Let’s take a look at the top odds, picks, and predictions for Saturday’s UFC 279 event: Darian Weeks vs. Yohan Lainesse.

Darian Weeks vs. Yohan Lainesse

We are also looking another fight in the early prelims: Darian Weeks vs Yohan Lainesse. This welterweight bout should start the night off strong as these are two very capable fighters.

Weeks opened up as a -135 favorite and has since been bet slightly down to -125. Despite this line movement, I still like Weeks to take care of business on Saturday.

The likely reason for this line movement is Weeks’ 0-2 start in the UFC. However, he was immediately fed to the wolves as his first loss was to Bryan Barberena and his second was to highly touted prospect Ian Garry.

Both of those fights went the distance as Weeks is not afraid to mix in some grappling with his striking. We saw this in his loss to Barberena when he took him down four times and in his loss to Garry, who he took down once.

Meanwhile, Lainesse is 1-1 since he made his debut on Dana White’s Contender Series. While neither of those fights went the distance, he has not faced someone who will be looking for takedowns yet.

We are buying low on Weeks, and I think this step down in competition is exactly what he needs to grab a dominating win.

Pick: Darian Weeks to Win via Unanimous Decision (+400)

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