Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland odds, prediction, start time: March 2 fight card picks from top Boxing expert
Influencer boxing pioneer Jake Paul returns to the ring Saturday for an eight-round match against journeyman professional Ryan Bourland. The main Paul vs. Bourland fight card is set for 7 p.m. ET from Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland matchup is the co-main event on a boxing card headlined by women's unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano, who defends her belts in a 12-round main event against top-rated challenger Nina Meinke.
Paul is a -3000 betting favorite (risk $3,000 to win $100), while Bourland is priced at +1300 (risk $100 to win $1,300) in the latest Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland odds. The over/under for total rounds completed is 1.5, with the Over favored at -165. Serrano is a -3500 favorite (risk $3,500 to win $100), while Meinke returns a price of +1350 (risk $100 to win $1,350) in the latest Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke odds. Before making any Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland or Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke picks, make sure you see the boxing predictions and betting advice from SportsLine combat expert Brandon Wise.
Wise, who is the combat sports editor for CBS Sports, is an experienced boxing and mixed martial arts analyst who has consistently provided winning selections for SportsLine members. For the past four years, he has hit numerous boxing selections in big-time matchups.
For instance, Wise called for Gervonta Davis to win in Rounds 1-6 (-110) against Rolando Romero for the WBA regular lightweight title. Davis scored a sixth-round stoppage to give Wise's followers another winner, and the under 6.5 rounds (-130) that Wise predicted also connected. Moreover, he also predicted a stoppage victory between rounds No. 10 and 12 for Canelo Alvarez against Caleb Plant in their super middleweight unification bout. The proposition wager paid +450 and Alvarez stopped Plant in Round 11. Anyone who has followed Wise's combat sports picks has seen massive returns.
Now, with Saturday's fight card in sight, Wise has studied the matchup from every angle and released confident picks for the fights. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland preview
Paul (8-1) is the former child actor and YouTube star who remains committed to finding success as a professional boxer. His first couple of fights came against fellow social media influencers before he took a slight step forward in competition by challenging numerous fading MMA fighters who had varying degrees of boxing ability.
He knocked out former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley before taking decisions against retired UFC icons Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz. As his matchups against MMA opponents began to lose their novelty appeal, Paul vowed to turn his attention toward facing professional boxers.
The 27-year-old's lone defeat came against Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The younger Fury is similarly a social media influencer who is attempting to make his way in professional boxing. Fury defeated Paul by split decision in February of last year.
Paul's last performance came against Andre August, a low-level pro from Texas. Paul scored a first-round knockout in their December fight.
Paul appears to be at least taking a slight step up against Bourland (17-2), who has fought just once in the past six years. Following a four-year layoff, the 35-year-old Bay Area native scored a fifth-round TKO against Santario Martin in September 2022. Bourland hasn't fought since. See who to pick here.
Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke preview
Serrano (46-2-1), 35, is one of the most accomplished women boxers in the sport's history. She is a Puerto Rico native who will be fighting before her hometown fans for the first time in three years.
Serrano's last defeat came in a split decision against Katie Taylor for the unified lightweight title in April 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The action-packed fight is generally regarded as one of the best women's boxing matches the sport has ever produced.
Serrano has since won four consecutive fights, all by unanimous decision, to defend her unified featherweight belts.
Meinke (10-3) is a seven-year pro who has held numerous lower-tier titles but lost in her lone prior quest for a major belt. The 30-year-old German boxer dropped a unanimous decision to Sarah Mahfoud in September 2022 for the IBF world featherweight title. See who to back here.
How to make Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland and Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke picks
Wise likes the over 11.5 rounds at a price of -160 for the Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke fight. He also has confident money-line, over/under total and method-of-victory prop picks for Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland. He's only sharing his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
