Pereira vs. Hill odds, UFC 300 predictions, lines, picks, time: Best bets on the fight card by MMA expert

Kyle Marley reveals his picks for the UFC 300 fight card featuring Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill in Las Vegas on Saturday

Perhaps the most anticipated event in the history of mixed martial arts takes place Saturday in Las Vegas as a jam-packed UFC 300 card unfolds. The main event will feature light heavyweight king Alex Pereira defending the title against Jamahal Hill. Their showdown is the last of three five-round fights to mark the historic UFC 300 fight card, one for the mythical BMF title and two UFC championship fights. The main UFC 300 card is set for 10 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena. Pereira has quickly emerged as one of the promotion's brightest stars by winning titles in two separate divisions within his first two years with the promotion. He makes his first defense of the light heavyweight belt against the dangerous Hill, who held the title before a knee injury caused him to vacate the belt. He returns to a title shot following a 16-month hiatus from the Octagon. 

Pereira is a -125 favorite (risk $125 to win $100), while Hill fetches a price of +105 in the recent UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill odds. Before locking in your picks for UFC 300, make sure you see the MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine analyst Kyle Marley.

Marley won the first-ever "ToutMaster" UFC betting contest sponsored by MMAOddsBreaker and appears regularly on multiple MMA betting and daily Fantasy shows. He watches every single fight for every professional MMA card and does extensive research before each event. 

Over the past five years, $100 bettors who have followed Marley's picks are up nearly $10,000. In February at UFC Fight Night, Marley advised SportsLine members to back underdog Jack Hermansson (+220) against rising prospect Joe Pyfer (-275) in the middleweight main event. Hermansson won a unanimous decision to give Marley's followers another easy winner. Anyone who has followed him has seen massive returns. 

Now, with UFC 300 in sight, Marley has studied the card from top to bottom and revealed his top selections. Those picks are only available at SportsLine. 

UFC 300 preview

For months on end, speculation surrounded which two combatants would form the final missing piece of the puzzle for the UFC's celebratory and historic  300th pay-per-view card. Luminaries such as former champions Ronda Rousey and Georges St. Pierre were among the names that surfaced, and those avenues were reportedly pursued to no avail. But in the end, the UFC 300 main event was left to a pair of dynamic strikers and explosive athletes whose matchup could anchor any of the promotion's 2024 pay-per-view events. 

Pereira (9-2) has experienced one of the most rapid ascents in UFC history, going from a relative unknown prospect who was brought in to bolster competition in a stagnant division to a two-division champion celebrated for his highlight-reel knockouts and unwavering stoic demeanor outside of the cage. 

The 36-year-old Brazilian made his UFC debut in November 2021 and became a champion for the second time in November 2023, winning the vacant light heavyweight belt with a stoppage of dangerous contender Jiri Prochazka. 

Hill (12-1-1) made a somewhat similar acceleration from prospect to champion. He made his UFC debut as an undefeated prospect in January 2020 before becoming champion in January 2023, with just one setback to veteran Paul Craig amid a series of violent finishes against upper-tier competition. 

Although Hill is relatively unpopular with fans because of his relentlessly dour disposition and prickly interactions with MMA media, the 32-year-old Chicago native's accomplishments are indisputable, and he is destined to gain massive fan favor should he win Saturday's main event in impressive fashion. See all of Marley's UFC 300 picks at SportsLine.

Top UFC 300 predictions 

We'll reveal one of Marley's UFC 300 selections here: He is going with Deiveson Figueiredo (-325) to get the nod against Cody Garbandt (+250) in a bantamweight matchup on the preliminary card.

Figueiredo (22-3-1) is the former bantamweight champion known for his nonstop pace and sinister disposition in the cage. He moved up to bantamweight last year and won his debut with a decision against veteran contender Rob Font in December.

Garbrandt (14-5) became an undefeated champion in December 2016 before facing a series of setbacks that led to a stretch in which he lost five of six. However, he has sought to rebuild his career and comes into Saturday on a two-fight winning streak. 

"I like Figueiredo because I think he should be a bit better everywhere," Marley told SportsLine. See who else to back at SportsLine.

How to make UFC 300 picks 

Marley has strong picks for Pereira vs. Hill and every other bout on the UFC 300 fight card. He's also backing a combatant whose "wrestling should be enough to win at least three rounds" to emerge with a huge victory. Marley's picks and analysis are only available at SportsLine. 

Who wins UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill, and how exactly does each fight end? Visit SportsLine now to get detailed picks on every fight at UFC 300, all from the seasoned expert who's up nearly $10,000 on MMA, and find out.

UFC 300 odds, fight card

See full UFC 300 picks, predictions and best bets here.

Alex Pereira (-125) vs. Jamahal Hill (+105)
Zhang Weili (-480) vs. Yan Xiaonan (+360)
Max Holloway (+170) vs. Justin Gaethje (-250)
Charles Oliveira (+185) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (-225)
Bo Nickal (-2100) vs. Cody Brundage (+1100)
Jiri Prochazka (+100) vs. Aleksander Rakic (-120)
Aljamain Sterling (-170) vs. Calvin Kattar (+130)
Kayla Harrison (-500) vs. Holly Holm (+325)
Sodiq Yusuff (+110) vs. Diego Lopes (-135)
Jalin Turner (-250) vs. Renato Moicano (+190)
Jessica Andrade (-135) vs. Marina Rodriguez (+105)
Jim Miller (+170) vs. Bobby Green (-230)
Deiveson Figueiredo (-325) vs. Cody Garbandt (+250)