UFC 296 odds, picks: Veteran MMA analyst reveals selections for Edwards vs. Covington and other fights for December 16 card

Colby Covington will get another chance to earn the UFC welterweight championship when he battles defending champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington. The main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will get underway at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Edwards is a -165 favorite (risk $165 to win $100), while Covington comes back at +140 in the latest MMA odds for UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington. The co-main event features a flyweight title bout between Alexandre Pantoja (-195) and Brandon Royval (+165). Before making any UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington picks of your own, you NEED to see the latest MMA predictions from SportsLine MMA analyst Kyle Marley. Over the past three-plus years, $100 bettors who have followed Marley's picks are up nearly $11,000! 

The accomplished MMA analyst has provided consistent winners for SportsLine members for the past four years. His accomplishments include hitting five consecutive main-event underdog winners in 2020 following the UFC's brief pause in action because of the pandemic. Anyone who has followed Marley is WAY UP!

This week at UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington, we can tell you Marley is backing Josh Emmett (+185) in a battle of featherweights on the main card. "This should be a striker vs grappler matchup. If Emmett can't stuff takedowns, then Mitchell is going to dominate him on the mat and possibly finish him. If Emmett can stop takedowns, then he probably knocks Mitchell out. I think we get a finish either way, but I'll take Mitchell by sub," Marley told SportsLine.

Marley also has strong picks for Edwards vs. Covington, and other bouts on the UFC 296 card. He's also backing a fighter who has "an offensive and defensive wrestling edge" to emerge with a huge victory! You MUST see his UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington picks before making any of your own.