Matty Betss said the sneakiest way to attack the Reese-Todorovic banger is the “Dusko & Under 1.5 Rounds” special sitting at +425 on Hard Rock. He pointed out that Reese has nine first-round finishes while four of Todorovic’s five UFC losses ended inside 7:30, so the fight almost always resolves early. The prop gives bettors the full opening round plus an extra 2:30 of Round 2, adding cushion compared with his earlier Round-1 exposure. Because neither man has attempted a takedown in their last three bouts and both defend strikes under 49 %, Matty envisions an instant phone-booth war where one clean shot ends it. If Reese’s notorious cardio dump shows or Todorovic’s questionable defense gets cracked, that 6:01-7:30 window cashes the ticket. Betss called the +425 price a perfect long-shot leg for violence parlays.

JJ Carvalho lumped the Zach Reese–Dusko Todorovic scrap into his "Round 1 or bust" bucket. Reese owns nine first-round finishes in ten career wins, while all five of Todorovic’s UFC defeats ended inside the opening frame. With both men happy to stand and trade, JJ is betting Reese Round 1 KO/TKO (around +120) and backing "Fight Ends in Round 1" at roughly –105 to hedge a potential Dusko ambush. He reminded listeners that Reese’s cardio cratered in January’s ground-and-pound loss to Anthony Hernandez, so any ticket past the opening five minutes should shift to Todorovic via live betting. Still, the convergence of statistical violence—14 combined first-round outcomes—makes front-loaded exposure the sharpest pre-fight angle in Carvalho’s eyes.

Sniper called Zachary Reese a must-have centerpiece for tournaments at $9,200 and labeled Reese–Todorovic an 'all-in' fight. The matchup boasts a −600 Inside-the-Distance line and a −200 Under 1.5 Rounds, signalling one of the highest finish probabilities on an 11-fight slate. Reese is the superior athlete with better defensive metrics (3.5 sig. strikes absorbed per minute vs Todorovic’s 5.0) and faces an opponent whose porous striking defense has produced first-round KO losses to Puna Soriano, Chidi Njokuani, and Christian Duncan. Sniper expects 75-25 exposure in favor of Reese but will still sprinkle Dusko to hedge against a potential early firefight given both men’s suspect durability. He warned that any lineup fading this fight likely has no path to the optimal lineup if the bout ends quickly, which he views as the overwhelmingly likely outcome.

Dan Tom labeled this matchup a classic "dog-or-pass" fight and is eyeing Dusko Todorovic at the current +200 money-line for his round-robin builds. Todorovic changed camps after a year-long layoff and told media he must "take my head off the center line," directly addressing the defensive flaw that has produced three of his four UFC losses. Tom believes fixing that single issue removes "50 percent of his problems" because Todorovic already owns a BJJ black belt, violent ground-and-pound and a size advantage that plays even bigger in the Apex’s small cage. Zach Reese, while training at Xtreme Couture with southpaws like Sean Strickland, remains an opportunistic finisher whose process Tom called "no plan, all flash" and who has yet to face a UFC-level grappler. Because oddsmakers expect violence (Under 1.5 rounds ‑200), Tom will either pass on totals or take Todorovic straight, noting that a +200 ticket provides enough equity to hold its value as a round-robin leg even if he ultimately picks Reese outright in his breakdown.

Gumby Vreeland endorsed Zachary Reese at the –238 price tag, forecasting a finish over the increasingly fragile Dusko Todorovic. Vreeland emphasized that Todorovic has been knocked out in back-to-back fights and four times overall, whereas Reese enters with eight finishes in eight wins and an aggressive, pressure-heavy striking style. He loves Reese’s commitment to ripping the body, predicting sustained liver shots will sap Todorovic’s already-suspect durability even if an early one-punch KO doesn’t land. Vreeland added that Reese’s willingness to mix in clinch elbows and grappling gives him a secondary path, but believes the most likely outcome is a mid-fight TKO once the Serbian’s gas tank and chin inevitably give way. Given Todorovic’s 3-5 UFC mark and lack of notable wins outside a 2022 stoppage of Jordan Wright, Vreeland called Reese a justified favorite and a viable parlay anchor or inside-the-distance prop.

On his PrizePicks slip Guru took the UNDER 5.25 minutes of fight time for Zachary Reese-Dusko Todorovic. He expects Reese to starch Todorovic in the first round, citing Reese’s all-action finishing style and Todorovic’s historically porous striking defense (five UFC knockdowns absorbed, three KO losses). Guru noted Reese has never seen a second round in his pro career and Todorovic’s last four defeats all ended inside seven minutes. With both men swinging heavy and little grappling expected, he views anything past the opening frame as unlikely.