- LA Knight
- Bayley
- Logan Paul
- Drew McIntyre
- Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits
Monday 8 April 2024
WrestleMania XL Betting Favourites For Night 2
Sunday 7 April 2024
A Couple Of Mania XL Betting Updates
Here are a couple of brief updates in a follow up to this afternoon's post.
- LA Knight's odds have now dropped into -600 from -400 for his bout with AJ Styles (now +350, was most recently +250)
- Seth Rollins' price to successfully retain the World Heavyweight Championship against Drew McIntyre has been snipped from +250 into +185. A win for the challenger has moved to -280 from the -400 from this morning
WrestleMania XL Night 2 Odds Update For Sunday Afternoon
I have visited the BetOnline Sportsbook's WWE WrestleMania XL markets a couple of times since the conclusion of night one. The first was immediately after the event and the second was a little over half an hour from when this post was published.
Here are all the price adjustments I have been able to record from those visits along with everything else I have been able to note down since each market was created along the Road to WrestleMania.
World Heavyweight Championship
Philadelphia Street Fight
Sometime during night one, the odds for Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits to beat The Final Testament were shortened.
They were at -250 following night one. The last adjustment I had before that was when they had dropped into -230, from -200, yesterday evening.
LA Knight .vs. AJ Styles
LA Knight's odds have declined at least a couple of times since the start of night one.
When I looked over the market at 4:35AM BST, Knight's price had been cut from -220 into -300. They have since been lowered into -400.
Moving in the opposite direction, the AJ Styles selection has moved from last night's +160 to +250 with a stop along the way at +200.
US Championship Triple Threat
The US Championship market was still showing Logan Paul as a -350 favourite over Kevin Owens (+325) and Randy Orton (+425) when I looked through in the early hours of this morning. However, this afternoon's visit has told a slightly different story with both Owens and Orton moving into +300 and +400 respectively.
Logan Paul remains a favourite to retain his title. However, his price has drifted up to -300.
WWE Women's Championship
The market for Bayley's challenge of Iyo Sky's WWE Women's Championship is unchanged from yesterday morning when Sky was lowered from +400 into +250.
Bayley remains a -400 fave.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Cody Rhodes' odds have declined at least a couple of times since I last wrote an update about this match.
As you'll see below, the 2024 Royal Rumble winner was -300 yesterday. However, following his tag team loss - alongside Seth Rollins - against Roman Reigns and The Rock, I noticed that his price to avenge his defeat with a win on tonight's card had dropped into -350.
Rhodes' odds have continued to fall and currently stand at -600.
A decision for Roman Reigns, which was +200 yesterday, was moved out to +225 sometime during, or slightly after, night one. It has since risen to +350.
WrestleMania XL Betting Favourites For Night 1
- Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi
- Roman Reigns and The Rock
- Rhea Ripley
- Gunther
- Awesome Truth
- Jey Uso
Saturday 6 April 2024
Note About Mania XL IC Title Match Market
There has been another flip in the market for the WWE Intercontinental Championship market for WrestleMania XL that's available from the BetOnline Sportsbook.
As you can see above, the price for a win by the titleholder, Gunther, has moved into -160. In my previous post, I noted that both men had levelled out at -115 apiece. But, earlier this morning, Sami Zayn was deemed the match favourite after falling in from +110 into -140.
Mania XL Night 1 Main Event Market Returns To BetOnline Coverage Plus More
The oddsmakers from BetOnline have republished the market for tonight's WrestleMania XL main event.
In a post published earlier today, I noted that the sportsbook had taken the market off the board. It is now back up with the underdogs - Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins - at a slightly shorter +500. They were previously +550.
Roman Reigns and The Rock remain favourites despite their odds moving up from -1,000 to -900.
A couple of other markets for this weekend's bouts are at pick 'ems.
Sami Zayn and Gunther are now both at -115 for their meeting for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Earlier today, I pointed out that Zayn's price had dropped into favouritism.
Jimmy Usos's price has been on the decline over the past few days. It has now reached -120 while Jey has moved out to -120 after starting out at a heavily-short -1,000.
Here are some other notes about the markets for this weekend.
- New Day's price to win the six-team ladder match were moved from +800 into +750 earlier this evening. Following that, A-Town Down Under were cut from +400 into +250. The current champions, Judgment Day, have moved up to +500 and DIY has risen from +350 to +450. New Catch Republic remain at +950 and Awesome Truth has been kept at -135 favourites
- Becky Lynch's odds to get a W over Rhea Ripley are now down from +300 into +250. Ripley is up from -500 to -400
WrestleMania XL Betting Notes For Saturday
I have just visited the BetOnline Sportsbook's WrestleMania XL markets in order to publish this update and have noticed a lot of adjustments have been made since I last wrote about the betting yesterday.
As well as that, the market for tonight's main event has also been taken off the board.
I'll point out all of the changes below. Those checking in for the first time will also be able to see all of the price changes I've been able to record leading into today with the tables I will add for nearly all of the matches.
Night 1
Women's World Championship
In betting on the Women's World Championship match, the titleholder - Rhea Ripley - has returned back to the -500 price she had been before moving up to -450 yesterday.
Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Awesome Truth are now odds-on to win the tag team ladder match comprising of six teams.
Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio .vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee
On Smackdown, an angle was done to write Dragon Lee out of this match. Andrade has replaced him.
As a result, this market should become obsolete even though it is still on the board as of the time of writing.
Jey Uso .vs. Jimmy Uso
Despite being an underdog, Jimmy Uso's odds to beat his brother - Jey - have continued to slide.
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi .vs. Damage CTRL
The market for the six-woman tag team match is interesting.
As of this morning, both selections have increased prices with the favourites up to -1,400 and their opponents out to +725.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
There has been a flip in the market for Gunther's WWE Intercontinental Title defence against Sami Zayn with the latter finally becoming the favourite.
I wrote 'finally becoming the favourite' in regards to Zayn because - as you'll be able to see above - the odds for the challenger to win the contest had declined for most of this betting period.
Both men were -120 when I began following the wagering on March 12th. The early price cuts sided with Gunther, as did a point earlier this week which saw the champion move into -160 from -150, but the wagering on Zayn force BetOnline to push Gunther out to +100.
Roman Reigns and The Rock .vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
As I mentioned in the opening of this post, the market for tonight's main event is currently unavailable. When I last wrote about this market, the team of Roman Reigns and The Rock was -1,000 while the opposing selection was +550.
European books, for example - Paddy Power, still have this market available. For contrast, Reigns and The Rock are -600 with that firm whilst Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins the equivalent of +350.
Night 2
World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins remains an underdog to successfully retain the World Heavyweight Championship against Drew McIntyre on tomorrow's card. However, his odds have continued to lower across the latter part of this week.
Rollins' price has fallen into +250 from +300 since yesterday's update.
Drew McIntyre is now a -400 favourite. He had started out this week at -800.
Philadelphia Street Fight
The market for the Philadelphia Street Fight has remained stationary with Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits -200 favourites over the +150 for a Karrion Kross and AOP victory.
I first began following this market on Tuesday morning.
LA Knight .vs. AJ Styles
LA Knight and AJ Styles got into a brawl at a WrestleMania XL media event yesterday. I don't know if this affected their respective prices, but - following the angle - Styles' odds were once again reduced. This time they fell from +350 into +225.
US Championship Triple Threat
Kevin Owens' price to beat Logan Paul and Randy Orton, in the triple threat match for Paul's US Championship, has once again dropped. Owens is now at +325. He was previously +350, but had been around +1,400 last month.
Orton's price has also moved in since yesterday. He is now at +350. That's a drop from +425.
The titleholder remains favoured, but has been pushed up from a recent -375 to -300.
WWE Women's Championship
Iyo Sky's price to keep the WWE Women's Championship - with a win over the 2024 Women's Royal Rumble winner; Bayley - has once again lowered.
Sky is now +250. The most recent price change saw her drop from +500 into +400.
Bayley's price as a favourite now stands at -400. The shortest price I saw the challenger at was -1,500 in the middle of February.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
The most recent price change for tomorrow night's main event surprisingly appears to have sided with the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion because Roman Reigns' odds as the match underdog have dipped into +200 from +265.
Odds from BetOnline's Pro Wrestling Page
Friday 5 April 2024
WrestleMania XL Betting Update For Friday
Here is yet another dive into the WrestleMania XL match markets that are available from the BetOnline Sportsbook.
This is a follow-up, of sorts, to the post I published a couple of days ago where I pointed out all of the price changes I've been able to record since each respective market was published by the bookmakers. This post will include the same times, but I will only be focusing on any changes that have occurred since the most recent updates.
Night 1
Women's World Championship
This move has forced the bookmakers to move the favourite up from -500 to -450.
Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
As noted a day ago, a market for the tag team ladder match was released sometime between Wednesday's update and yesterday. As you'll see below, of the six selections, I've only seen price change within the day and it has been on Awesome Truth. Their price has moved from +110 into +100.
Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio .vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee
In yesterday's update, I pointed out that the odds for Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee - to beat Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio - had dipped from +170 into +150. Since that post, their price has moved in further and currently rests at +140.
Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar have moved to -180 from -200 since yesterday.
Jey Uso .vs. Jimmy Uso
Jimmy Uso's odds to beat his brother, Jey, have once again moved in.
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi .vs. Damage CTRL
The betting on this trios match remains unchanged since I first began following it on Monday.
The team of Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi remain at -2,000 over the +700 for their opponents.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Sami Zayn's odds to get the W over Gunther - in the WWE Intercontinental Championship match - have dipped back into +110 after moving up to +120 yesterday.
Roman Reigns and The Rock .vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
Roman Reigns and The Rock remain -1,000 favourites to win the night one main event against Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins (+550).
Night 2
World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins' price to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, with a win over Drew McIntyre, has moved back into the +350 from last month.
As you'll see in the table, all of the early money came in on Drew McIntyre, who is currently a -500 favourite. However, the three most recent price deductions have sided with the champ.
Philadelphia Street Fight
Just like with the trios match for the women, the market for Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits .vs. The Final Testament has been stationary since I initially began following it earlier this week.
Lashley's team are -200 favourites while Karrion Kross and AOP are +150.
LA Knight .vs. AJ Styles
The LA Knight .vs. AJ Styles market still lists Knight as a -600 fave to Styles' +550.
US Championship Triple Threat
Kevin Owens' odds to win the triple threat match against US Champion, Logan Paul, and Randy Orton have once again slid down.
This time, the bookmakers have shortened Owens' price into +350 and have moved Logan Paul up from -450 favourite to -375.
Randy Orton remains at +425.
WWE Women's Championship
The Iyo Sky .vs. Bayley market is unchanged since previous updates.
Bayley remains a -700 favourite to Sky's +400.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Another market which hasn't changed since my recent updates is for the overall main event of the entire weekend.
A decision for Reigns remains priced at the +265 he was moved out to, from +250, earlier this week.
Thursday 4 April 2024
Mania XL Specials And Props Published
WrestleMania XL Betting Notes For Thursday
BetOnline has published a market for the tag team six-pack ladder match that is scheduled for this weekend's WrestleMania.
The bout is set to take place on Saturday's card and will see Finn Balor and Damian Priest, from The Judgment Day, defend the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against The Awesome Truth (+110), DIY (+250), A-Town Down Under (+400), The New Day (+700) and New Catch Republic (+800).
The titleholders are +400.
When I wrote about the market yesterday, I pointed out that Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar had moved into -250 from -200 while Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee had been pushed up from +150 to +170.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
A Dive Into BetOnline's WrestleMania XL Markets
With it being a little over three days away from the first night of this year's WrestleMania. It's about time for me to go through all of the price adjustments I have been able to record from the BetOnline website for the past few months.
In this post, I'll go through each match using the potential match order that was reported by Dave Meltzer a couple of days ago.
Night 1
Women's World Championship
The market for Rhea Ripley's defence of the Women's World Championship has been available since late January. At the time I first began following the betting, Ripley was a -300 favourite over the +200 for Becky Lynch.
Every adjustment has sided with the titleholder because Ripley has since fallen into -500. Her challenger is now up to +300.
Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
BetOnline does not have a market for this match which - based on how it has been advertised on TV - could end up with the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship split up once again.
Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio .vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee
Betting on this tag team match, which will see Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio face off against Latino World Order members Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee, opened a couple of days ago with the heels favoured. Their price has dipped from -200 into -250.
A win for Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee is currently priced at +170. That is up from the earliest price I saw of +150.
Jey Uso .vs. Jimmy Uso
When the market for the battle between The Usos was first installed, BetOnline had Jey as a heavy favourite with a price of -1,000 to his brother's +500. A few days after that, I noticed Jimmy's odds had been shortened to +200 and then - on Monday of this week - they had dipped into +170.
Jey is now a -250 fave, but - going by the betting - the punters evidently seem to be siding with the Bloodline member and that makes sense if the weekend is going to see a Bloodline sweep leading into the main event of night two.
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi .vs. Damage CTRL
The market for this trios match was available when I checked into the BetOnline website on Monday. The team of Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi are -2,000 faves. The Damage CTRL members are +700.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The BetOnline oddsmakers were hanging both Gunther and Sami Zayn out at -120 pick 'ems when I first came across the market for the Intercontinental Championship match on March 12th.
As you'll see, the early moves came in for the titleholder, Gunther, because his odds had dropped into -300 a day after I started following the market. The selection was then cut into -500.
The most recent bunch of adjustments have sided with Sami Zayn because his odds have descended from +300 into +110 between March 15th and this afternoon.
I strongly believe the most recent dip could be attributed to the report of this match being in the semi-main event slot of night one.
If the show is closing with Roman Reigns and The Rock going over (and I expect it will), then the feelgood story of the night could be the babyface winning the IC Strap in the bout ahead of the main event.
Before the match placement was reported, I suspected Chad Gable would involve himself in the match and cost Zayn the win. If this bout does end in the position it's reportedly in, I believe it's a positive for Zayn.
Roman Reigns and The Rock .vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
As I wrote on March 9th, I was very surprised to see BetOnline had initially placed Roman Reigns and The Rock as underdogs for the night one main event.
The stipulation that - should the Bloodline team members win - the night two main event will allow for outside interference stacks the odds against Cody Rhodes.
That should have been enough to hand Reigns and Rock favouritism in the market for night one's contest.
The wagering has been one-sided with the early underdogs now, unsurprisingly, down into -1,000.
Night 2
World Heavyweight Championship
The market for Drew McIntyre's challenge of the World Heavyweight Championship was priced up shortly after the Scot won the Elimination Chamber in late-February.
At the time I began following the wagering, McIntyre was -260 while the champ - Seth Rollins - was +180.
All of the early price drops sided with McIntyre. His odds fell from the aforementioned -260 into -800 within the first three weeks of wagering. Then, within the last week, his odds have slightly moved up. The challenger currently has a price of -600.
When McIntyre's price was on the decline, Rollins' price rose to +425. However, the most recent market adjustments have seen the selection for the champion to successfully retain dip into +350.
Philadelphia Street Fight
A market for the Philadelphia Street Fight was first installed earlier this week. The market hasn't changed since I noted Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits as -200 faves over The Final Testament (+150).
LA Knight .vs. AJ Styles
The first price changes I witnessed for LA Knight .vs. AJ Styles sided with Knight. His price was halved from -500 within the first two days of following the market. As a result, Styles' price was pushed out to +500 from +300.
Since then, however, the wagers appear to have sided with the underdog because a win for Styles has now been trimmed into +350.
Knight remains a fave. However, his odds are now at -600.
US Championship Triple Threat
BetOnline's market for Logan Paul's defence of the WWE United States Championship against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens had the champ a -200 fave on March 16th. Then, two nights later, that price had dropped into -400 while Orton and Owens went from +180 to +250 and +650 to +1,400 respectively.
On March 19th, I noticed Owens' price had dropped into +900. It was then at +800 this past Saturday and had been halved from that when I checked in the following afternoon.
March 19th also saw Paul's odds move into -500, however. They have since moved to -450 following the evident gambles coming in on Kevin Owens.
A win for Randy Orton is currently priced at +425. His selection is the only one - of the three - that has either moved out or stalled while the Paul and Owens offerings have fluctuated.
WWE Women's Championship
2024 Women's Royal Rumble winner, Bayley, was a -500 favourite to get a win over Iyo Sky when their market was installed in the days following the Rumble. By Valentine's Day, Bayley's price had plummeted into -1,500 while the WWE Women's Champion had drifted out to +650.
With all that noted, the most recent price drops have sided with Sky because her odds have fallen from the +650 into +400 between February 27th and Monday of this week.
Remember what I wrote about believing the position of Gunther .vs. Sami Zayn on the night one card could be a benefit to those looking to gamble on Zayn because I believe the heels will win the main event of night two? Well, a somewhat similar theory applies to this match.
If Cody Rhodes is winning the main event of night two, then Bayley coming up short in the semi-main makes sense to me. Even more if her loss is through outside interference. Bayley not winning in that manner, ahead of the main event, does well to sell the story of Cody's win if the audience have already seen a babyface challenger fall due to having the odds stacked against them from outside forces.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
As you can see, in the table below, there have been moments - in the wagering for the night two main event - where the challengers' price has shortened. You can also see moments when gambles on Roman Reigns appear to have been made.
The bottom line is this: Cody Rhodes has been the bookmakers' favourite since the market was first priced up following the 2024 Royal Rumble. #
However, both selections have shorter prices today than they did back on January 30th.
A victory for Cody Rhodes is currently priced at -425. Those looking for the upset can currently pick Reigns up at +265.
If you had visited the market at the start, you would have found Rhodes at -550 to the champion's +325.
This post will now be used to refer back when I write about further adjustments heading into - and during - the weekend.
Saturday 16 March 2024
More Mania XL Markets Published
With more WrestleMania XL matches confirmed by World Wrestling Entertainment this week, the oddsmakers from BetOnline have added new markets to their coverage of the April 6 and 7 extravaganza.
First up, the market for the battle between the Usos sees Jey a -1,000 favourite to Jimmy's +500.
The United States Championship market lists the titleholder, Logan Paul, as the fave. He's -200 over the other two match participants: Randy Orton (+180) and Kevin Owens (+650).
Finally, betting on the LA Knight .vs. AJ Styles match has Knight at -500. Those looking for Styles to get the W can currently find him at +300.