Sean Zerillo plans to pounce on Viacheslav "Slava Clauss" Borshchev the moment Terence McKinney’s inevitable early storm subsides. McKinney has finished 15 of 16 wins inside the first round (longest UFC win: 2:17) but gasses badly whenever an opponent survives. Borshchev owns a shaky 43% takedown defense yet has never been knocked out and typically rallies once he finds striking distance. Zerillo advised having the live-bet window open because the fight may not reach the horn; any McKinney knockdown or dominant grappling exchange should balloon Slava’s price well above the pre-fight +150. For those needing pre-fight action, Zerillo likes Borshchev in round 2 (+750) and round 3 (16-to-1), arguing those markets capture the most likely comeback narrative: McKinney dominates the first three minutes, starts to fade, and gets finished by body work or a head-shot as fatigue sets in.

Tim Welch highlighted the PrizePicks fight-time line set at just 4:00 for Terrance McKinney’s clash with Viacheslav Borshchev and implied he still leans to the under. Welch reminded listeners that “when Terrence fights, you always know someone’s going to sleep,” pointing to McKinney’s trademark first-round blitzes and Borshchev’s own head-hunting striking style. With both men preferring all-offense and minimal defense, Welch expects a knockout or club-and-sub scramble almost immediately, making an inside-four-minutes prop—despite its tiny cushion—an appealing violence bet.

MMA Guru backed Terence McKinney, citing a decisive grappling advantage over Vyacheslav Borshev. He argued Borshev’s 8-5 record and age show he is already capped skill-wise, and past fights exposed glaring wrestling holes—Marc Diakiese rag-dolled him and Chase Hooper dominated positions. Conversely, McKinney’s wrestling is "underrated": he quickly submitted Fares Ziam and recently steamrolled Demir Hadzovic. Guru expects McKinney to shoot early, rack up control, and either find a first-round submission or bank dominant minutes before Borshev can settle into a striking rhythm.

Brian Campbell took a contrarian swing on the McKinney-Borshchev fight going the full 15 minutes at +500. Campbell acknowledged McKinney’s video-game finish rate—16 career wins, all by stoppage, 15 ending in Round 1—but argued the 30-year-old is finally fighting with patience after moving to a new camp. McKinney has talked about focusing on ‘poise over fireworks,’ saying his last first-round KO ‘just happened’ rather than being hunted. Campbell thinks the matchup is perfect to showcase that maturity because Slava Claus is absurdly durable (only one career stoppage loss, a second-round submission to Chase Hooper) and rarely presents knockout power himself. Borshchev is a technical kickboxer who happily eats damage—swollen eyes, busted nose, he never quits—so Campbell expects McKinney to dominate positionally, flirt with finishes, but ultimately learn how to bank rounds and stack wins. With the market pricing a finish as inevitable, Campbell believes the plus-500 decision prop is a classic ‘streaks are made to be broken’ value shot.

Jeff Fox backed Terrance McKinney at –170, arguing the market is underrating his wrestling edge against Viatislav “Slava Claus” Borshov. McKinney has finished all 23 pro bouts (8 KOs, 8 subs in 16 wins) and owns a +3.32 significant-strike differential thanks to a four-inch reach advantage and the willingness to chain takedowns. Fox pointed out Borshov’s 50% takedown defense and the fact he has been out-grappled in four of seven UFC appearances. With McKinney two years younger, holding better striking volume, and carrying legitimate submission chops, Fox expects T-Rex to shoot early, secure top control, and either snatch a rear-naked choke or pound out a fatigued Slava before the midway point of Round 2. He likes pairing the money-line with the fight-does-not-go-the-distance prop for plus-money exposure.

Sniper is going nearly all-in on Terrance McKinney, calling him the closest thing to a "lock" on the UFC 317 slate even though the moneyline has slipped from −190 to −160. He argues the reverse line movement reflects public fear of McKinney’s high-variance style, not a real skill shift. Sniper sees a bigger gap than the odds indicate: McKinney owns nuclear power plus the wrestling upside (career 4.33 takedowns per 15 with 85 % control rate) to exploit Borshev’s 43 % takedown defence. Borshev absorbs 5.50 significant strikes per minute and has been out-controlled 88 % to 12 %. Sniper plans to lock McKinney in GPPs while staying field-weight on Borshev for game theory. He expects the fight to end inside the distance (market −800) and believes any McKinney victory—whether flash KO or grind-out TKO—scores the 110-130 DK points needed for tournament success.

Monk said Terrance McKinney is one of the easiest click-and-pray targets on the UFC 317 DraftKings slate. McKinney has landed in the optimal lineup in four of his six UFC victories and his opponents have hit the optimal in three of their four wins, signalling that his bouts are DFS gold regardless of winner. Monk expects McKinney to lean on wrestling—he controls 85 % of the grappling time he’s involved in—against Vyacheslav Borshev, whose 43 % takedown defence has led to an 88/12 control-time split against him. Borshev has lost every fight in which he’s been taken down (other than a draw), while McKinney has never even seen Round 3 in his entire career. Monk projects either an early finish or a dominant top-control decision that still piles up 9+ minutes of control and a huge DraftKings total. At an $8,600 salary, he plans to be "a bunch" overweight on McKinney in GPPs, with only punt-level exposure to Borshev for game-theory leverage.

Bedtime MMA sided with Vyacheslav "Slava Claus" Borshev to defeat Terrance McKinney by KO late Round 1 or early Round 2. He labeled McKinney the archetypal "glass cannon," noting every UFC win has come in the first round while losses to Drew Dober, Ismael Bonfim, Nazim Sadykhov, and others show he wilts once opponents survive. Borshev’s durable kickboxing background lets him weather the early blitz, and he "builds as the fight goes on," attacking the body and reading defensive patterns. The tout expects McKinney to fade after early wrestling attempts, get walked to the fence, and eat a head-kick or counter left hook for the knockout. Recommended plays: Borshev ML, KO, or R2 KO props.