Zab Judah vs. Jose Armando Santa Cruz Boxing Odds: Tonight on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Zab Judah will try to take the first step towards resurrecting his once promising career when he takes on rugged Mexican Jose Armando Santa Cruz in a 10-round main event at 9 PM ET. Judah, 38-6, 26 KO’s, is 4-4 in his last eight bouts and his future as a world-class fighter is on life support. Cruz, 28-4, 17 KO’s, is a mean booger that is no pushover for Judah and will try to test the erratic Brooklyn speedster with his pressure. Below is a winning free sports picks play on this intriguing Jr. welterweight match-up from our boxing picks team of experts.
 

Boxing Picks Analysis: Zab Judah has traditionally been an overrated fighter and the heavy “chalk” that he is laying against Santa Cruz is no exception. Judah is clearly the more talented fighter but it has been several years since he has really looked impressive. Cruz is a solid volume puncher that is accustomed to playing the role of spoiler as he almost did to Joel Casamayor as a 3-1 underdog a few years back. The Zab Judah vs. Jose Armando Santa Cruz Boxing Odds have Santa Cruz as a +400 underdog.

Volume punchers typically give boxers like Judah trouble and we expect the Mexican to make like difficult for Zab. Cruz is not a big enough puncher to puncture Zab’s suspect chin and Judah is not the killer puncher that the media makes him out to be. Judah is the “house” fighter and we expect him to win but laying the heavy boxing odds on the moneyline is risky given his history of uneven performances. The real value is taking the plus money on the OVER 9.5 Rounds prop for 1 boxing betting unit.

Boxing Predictions Play: OVER 9.5 Rounds +120 Boxing Betting Odds

Boxing Picks: Zab Judah vs. Jose Armando Santa Cruz Tale-Of-The-Tape

Judah

Ht. 5'7"
WT. 141 Lbs.
Reach: 72"
Age: 32
Style: Slickster/Puncher
Rounds Fought: 259

Cruz

Ht. 5'10"
WT. 143 Lbs.
Reach: 74"
Age: 29
Style: Volume Puncher
Rounds Fought: 179
 
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