Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua prediction, odds, picks: Boxing expert makes bets for Aug. 20 title fight

Oleksandr Usyk is out to prove that his first win over Anthony Joshua was no fluke when the heavyweights meet in a championship rematch Saturday. Their 12-round rematch, with Usyk’s three major belts at stake, tops the boxing card from King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The pay-per-view main fight card is set for noon ET. Last September, Usyk won a dominant 12-round decision against Joshua to become a heavyweight champion after he had already accomplished a unified domination of the belts at cruiserweight. Now, he will try to further his status as one of the sport’s emerging stars by winning a rematch with Joshua, who could see his once-massive profile dimmed with another defeat.

Caesars Sportsbook lists Usyk as the -200 favorite (risk $200 to win $100), while Joshua comes back at +170 in the latest Usyk vs. Joshua II odds. The over/under for total rounds completed is 10.5, with the over favored at -140 and the under priced at +120. Before locking in any Usyk vs. Joshua II picks, make sure you see the boxing predictions and betting advice from SportsLine combat analyst 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 two 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 in May. 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, last November he 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…