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.

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.