888Sport's MITB Outright Winner Odds Then & Now

With tonight's Raw being the first step on the road to Money in the Bank 2016, I thought I'd take a look at the current prices for the outright winner over at 888Sport.com.

I recorded the prices for all of the selections when the market was first installed earlier this year and thought I'd share with you the present number and point out what the odds were originally. It's possibly the last chance I can do a big post like this because we're likely to get an idea on some of the names who will definitely be in the match next month.

What I also noticed when going through the odds today is the fact that some of the names from a few months ago are no longer on the list. I'll put them in a group at the bottom just to show you who's out.

Here are the selections and their current odds. The previous price will appear in parenthesis

Current List

Kevin Owens 2/1 (23/2)

Dean Ambrose 4/1 (10/1)

AJ Styles 6/1 (7/1)

Bray Wyatt 6/1 (23/2)

Cesaro 6/1 (23/2)

Sami Zayn 6/1 (14/1)

Seth Rollins 6/1 (23/2)

John Cena 14/1 (7/1)

Randy Orton 14/1 (23/2)

Apollo Crews 20/1 (75/1)

Baron Corbin 20/1 (75/1)

Doc Gallows 20/1 (250/1)

Finn Balor 25/1 (14/1)

Samoa Joe 25/1 (14/1)

Shinsuke Nakamura 25/1 (33/1)

Brock Lesnar 33/1 (20/1)

Chris Jericho 33/1 (50/1)

Alberto Del Rio 33/1 (50/1)

Braun Strowman 40/1 (66/1)

Dolph Ziggler 40/1 (66/1)

Kalisto 40/1 (66/1)

Karl Anderson 40/1 (250/1)

Neville 40/1 (66/1)

Rusev 40/1 (66/1)

Sheamus 40/1 (66/1)

The Miz 40/1 (66/1)

Undertaker 50/1 (60/1)

CM Punk 100/1 (40/1)

The Rock 100/1 (100/1)

Thoughts

So, of all the names on the list, it's only The Rock who remains at the price he opened at. As a guess, I would say that the adjusted lines are not all down to people having bets on the names. I would guess the way the wrestlers have been booked (or not booked) has forced the odds to be changed. For example, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson were not on WWE TV at the point they were on the original list, so - now that they're on TV - I could see the compilers decide that 250/1 on either wrestler is too much of a liability. 

I've been predicting a Kevin Owens Money in the Bank win for quite some time, so am not surprised to see that he has moved into the role of favourite. 

The other names I have gone for - and this was a while ago - are Bray Wyatt and Finn Balor. 

Of the three, I am still rooting for Owens despite getting the better odds. I think his character is perfect for the Mr. Money in the Bank gimmick, More so than many of the previous winners, to be fair.

I'll leave you with all the other names that are no longer on the list. Expect more Money in the Bank posts soon.

Removed Names By Odds

20/1 - Ryback

25/1 - HHH

50/1 - Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon

66/1 - Bubba Ray Dudley, Big Show, Big E, Kane, Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett, Mark Henry, Erick Rowan, Titus O'Neil

125/1 - Kurt Angle

200/1 - Konnor, Luke Harper, Fernando, R-Truth, Diego, Jimmy Uso, Fandango, Damien Sandow, D-Von Dudley, Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, Jey Uso, Goldust, Sin Cara, Stardust, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Adam Rose, Xavier Woods, Alex Riley, Tyler Breeze, Viktor, Zack Ryder

250/1 - La Sombra, Hideo Itami

500/1 - ZZ Loupe