David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez odds, picks: Boxing analyst reveals best bets for May 2 cruiserweight showdown

Gilberto Ramirez defends his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles Saturday against two-division champion David Benavidez in a 12-round boxing main event. The main card is set for 8 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be broadcast on Prime Video pay-per-view.

Benavidez is a -430 betting favorite (wager $430 to win $100), while Ramirez is priced at +300 (wager $100 to win $300) in the latest boxing odds for David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez. The over/under for total rounds completed is 11.5 

Before locking in your David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez picks, you NEED to see the boxing predictions and betting advice from SportsLine boxing analyst Josh Nagel.

Nagel, who is the combat sports editor for SportsLine, is an experienced and successful boxing analyst. He previously served as SportsLine's main boxing analyst and covered the sport for multiple outlets for more than 20 years. He has recently returned to his role as SportsLine's top boxing analyst and had a massively profitable 2025 campaign. Perhaps his biggest winner was calling Terence Crawford (+140) against Canelo Alvarez in their September mega fight, while also correctly advising SportsLine members to take Crawford specifically by decision (+220). 

His other notable 2025 winners include calling Dimitry Bivol (+110) to pull the slight upset of Artur Beterbiev in their February rematch. In April, he correctly called Jarron Ennis to beat Eimantas Stanionis by KO (+155) while also correctly predicting the Under 10.5 rounds (+165). He also correctly predicted Jake Paul by decision (-110) against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in June. He kept his hot streak going by recommending Katie Taylor (+170) against Amanda Serrano in their trilogy showdown in July. Anyone who has followed Nagel's combat sports picks this year could already be up more than $2,500!

Now, with  David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez approaching, Nagel has studied the boxing match from every angle and released confident picks on the money line, total rounds completed and a method-of-victory prop. 

We can tell you he likes the fight to go Over on total rounds, and he's also locked in a strong money-line and method-of-victory prop! You ABSOLUTELY need to see Nagel's picks before making any of your own!

Who wins David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez, and which method of victory prop presents massive value? ... Join SportsLine here to see which bets you need to make for the fight, all from the accomplished veteran combat sports analyst who has consistently delivered winners!