Introducing Taylor's Pro Football Gambling Annual 2026

Here's some news about a project I've been working on outside of WWELeaks.org for the past eighteen months or so.

As long-time visitors are likely aware of, one of the other sports I follow (and bet on!) is American football. I've been a fan since the NFL first became popular over here in the 1980s. I suppose my enjoyment was enhanced once I was old enough to gamble on the games.

One of the things I always do ahead of each season is purchase annuals with previews of the season ahead. I had longed for a yearbook which looked at the NFL from a betting perspective. The one I love the most is the Marc Lawrence Playbook. However, one of the things I also wanted was something similar to books written by the Racing Post /Racing and Football Outlook for football (soccer) in which I could look over stats between teams ahead of their respective games throughout the season.

In 2025, I published Taylor's Pro Football Gambling Annual. The main content of the book looked at each game of the season with a focus on spread and totals history between the respective sides dating back to the 1995 season.

As well as those week-by-week breakdowns, I also introduced readers to some other betting angles I follow during the course of the season.

As you can see, this year's edition has now been published. I thought I'd share the news with anyone who - like me - also enjoys gambling on the NFL as well as WWE. Or, if you don't bet on the NFL, please tell somebody who does!

Taylor's Pro Football Gambling Annual 2026: Week-by-Week Angles, Stats and Trends for the 2026 NFL Season is available from Amazon and Other Bookstores. 

Three WWE SummerSlam 2026 Betting Markets Published

The oddsmakers from BetOnline have priced up betting markets for the three matches that are scheduled for WWE SummerSlam 2026.

As of the time of writing, the website lists Brock Lesnar as a +900 underdog for his Hell in a Cell meeting with the 2026 King of the Ring tournament winner - Oba Femi (-3,000).

Another member of WWE royalty, Iyo Sky, will take on fellow Queen of the Ring finalist - Liv Morgan - for the Women's World Championship. Sky has been given outside odds of +150 to repeat the result from last weekend's Night of Champions match.  A decision for Morgan will pay out at -200.

The two-night event will also host a clash between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins for the former's World Heavyweight Championship. 

Reigns is -500 to successfully defend the strap over his challenger (+300).

SummerSlam 2026 is scheduled to take place on August 1st and 2nd from US Bank Stadium in Minnesota.

Prices from BetOnline.

WWE Night Of Champions 2026 Betting Favourites

Here are the closing betting favourites for tonight's WWE Night of Champions event.

• Trick Williams
• Cody Rhodes
• Iyo Sky
• Seth Rollins
• Jade Cargill
• Oba Femi

The selections are ranked in order of strength. For example, Trick Williams was -4,000 while Oba Femi was -135.

Odds from BetOnline.

WWE Night Of Champions '26 Betting Update For Early Saturday Evening

The BetOnline Sportsbook's oddsmakers have made some adjustments to the markets for this evening's WWE Night of Champions event.

Here's how the prices have changed since this morning's post.

• Jey Uso is now -105, from +100, to win the King of the Ring final. A decision for Oba Femi has moved up from -140 to -135
• There has finally been movement in the market for the Queen of the Ring final. Liv Morgan has dipped from +500 into +300. Iyo Sky remains a favourite, but her odds have moved up from -900 to -500
• The Undisputed WWE Championship market now has Sami Zayn down from +700 into +475. Gunther has risen to +325 from +250 and Cody Rhodes has been kept at -550
• Trick Williams remains a -4,000 favourite to retain the WWE US Championship with a win over Ricky Saints (+1,000)
• Jade Cargill is now -140, from this morning's -135, for her WWE Women's US Championship challenge against Tiffany Stratton. The champ is now +100 from -105
• Seth Rollins has dropped into -160, from -150, to beat Bronn Breakker inside a steel cage. A win for Breakker has been pushed up from +110 to +120 

Prices correct as of 4:45PM BST. The latest can be found on BetOnline's Website.

WWE Night Of Champions '26 Betting Odds As Of Saturday Morning

WWE's next PLE, Night of Champions 2026, is set for this evening. BetOnline's oddsmakers have been accepting wagers on all of the matches set for the event. In this morning's post, I'll run through the card and point out how betting has gone so far.

WWE Women's US Championship

The early bets, for Tiffany Stratton's defence of the WWE Women's Championship, sided with her challenger - Jade Cargill.

As you'll see - in the table below - Cargill was +250 when I first began following the market on Monday. By the following afternoon, both selections were at -120 pick 'ems with Stratton being pushed up from -400 favourite.

Cargill fell into -175 later that same day. As a result, the champion rose to +135.

Following those moves, the next two adjustments sided with Stratton. The titleholder's selection was lowered into +110 by Wednesday evening. It was then -110 on Thursday afternoon.

The most recent cut saw Jade Cargill's price dip from -130 into -135.

BETONLINE	Tiffany Stratton	Jade Cargill
22/6 4:15PM	-400	+250
23/6 12:45PM	-120	-120
23/6 7:15PM	+135	-175
24/6 7:15PM	+110	-130
25/6 12:00PM	-110	"
26/6 5:45PM	-105	-135
27/6 9:30AM	"	"

Trying to make sense out of the moves, I believe the Cargill interest could be coming in because of the location of SummerSlam.

Punters could be expecting Jade to win the strap here, so it would allow for Tiffany Stratton to get a title shot in her home state of Minnesota on the weekend of August 1st and 2nd.

WWE US Championship

The market for the men's WWE United States Championship has had titleholder, Trick Williams, a short-priced favourite from the off. Those odds have even reduced further.

BETONLINE	Trick Williams	Ricky Saints
22/6 4:15PM	-2,500	+800
23/6 7:15PM	-4,000	+1,000
27/6 9:30AM	"	"

Williams was -2,500 on Monday. That price tumbled into -4,000 by the following evening.

A win for Ricky Saints is currently being offered at +1,000. That's up from an earlier price of +800.

Bron Breakker .vs. Seth Rollins

Wagering on the steel cage match, between Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins, has sided with the latter.

BETONLINE	Bron Breakker	Seth Rollins
17/6 11:30	-600	+350
18/6 10:00AM	VPN ERROR	VPN ERROR
19/6 2:15PM	-400	+250
22/6 4:15PM	-120	-120
26/6 5:45PM	+100	-140
27/6 9:30AM	"	"

Rollins started out a +350 underdog on Wednesday 17th June. However, two days later, he was down into +250. Sandwiched in-between those two days is a day I was unable to access the website because of a connection error on my end.  Therefore, Rollins' price could have shortened before I was able to make note of a drop a little over forty-eight hours later.

With that said, both Rollins and Breakker were at -120 apiece early on Monday evening of this week. The most recent adjustment pushed Breakker up to +100 while his opponent has dropped into -140.

WWE Queen of the Ring Final

The market for the Queen of the Ring final has remained stationary since I first came across it on Monday.

Iyo Sky is a -900 favourite over Liv Morgan's +500.

If Sky does end up winning this match, that would perfectly set up Sky as Morgan's challenger for SummerSlam. With that said, I'd like WWE to pull a swerve and have Sky choose to take on Rhea Ripley, for the WWE Women's Championship, instead.

WWE King of the Ring Final

After opening as an underdog, Oba Femi has gradually become a favourite to beat Jey Uso in the King of the Ring final.

BETONLINE	Oba Femi	Jey Uso
22/6 4:15PM	+110	-150
23/6 12:45PM	-105	-135
24/6 7:15PM	-110	-130
26/6 5:45PM	-140	+100
27/6 9:30AM	"	"

As you can see, the two selections were at +110 and -150 respectively on Monday. By the following day, Uso was -135 to Femi's -105. From there, Uso moved up to -130 against his opponent's -110 by Wednesday evening.

When I checked in yesterday, I noticed Oba Femi had officially became the favourite, with odds of -140. A winning gamble on Jey Uso is currently being offered at even money.

Undisputed WWE Championship

The first noticeable adjustment I witnessed, in the betting for Cody Rhodes' defence of the Undisputed WWE Championship, had Sami Zayn slip from +450 second-favourite into +300. That move forced BetOnline to push Cody Rhodes up to -600 from -1,000 while Gunther jumped from +500 to +600.

Following that change, which occurred between Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon, was one move which saw Gunther fall into +250 and replace Zayn in the second spot of the market.

Zayn has since risen to +700. Cody Rhodes remains the betting favourite, but he's up to -550.

BETONLINE	Rhodes	Zayn	Gunther
22/6 4:15PM	-1,000	+450	+500
23/6 12:45PM	-600	+300	+600
26/6 5:45PM	-550	+700	+250
27/6 9:30AM	"	"	"

I plan to check in with the markets ahead of today's event. In the meantime, you can find the live prices below.

Check Out BetOnline's WWE Markets

WWE Clash In Italy (2026) Betting Favourites

Betting markets, for tonight's WWE Clash in Italy, have now closed.

Here are the closing favourites from BetOnline's coverage of the event.

• Rhea Ripley
• Roman Reigns
• Brock Lesnar 
• Cody Rhodes

As noted in recent posts, the market for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship flipped on Friday with Becky Lynch backed from long odds into favouritism to win over Sol Ruca. BetOnline took the market off the board yesterday.

The William Hill Sportsbook had Sol Ruca as a favourite before its market closed today.

Another conflict, between the BetOnline market and William Hill's, was present in the respective markets for the Undisputed WWE Championship bout.

Gunther was Hill's favourite, but Cody closed as BetOnline's chalk.

WWE Clash In Italy (2026) Betting Odds For Sunday Morning

I have been keeping tabs on the WWE Clash in Italy betting markets from BetOnline since each one has been published and, in one case, unpublished across the past few days. In today's post, I'll go through each one separately and show you how each selection's price has been moving.

I'll start with a market that has been taken off the board.

If you read Friday's post, you'd already be aware that the odds for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship match had flipped with Becky Lynch moving into favourite to get the win over her challenger - Sol Ruca.

I visited the markets a couple of times yesterday and, upon my second browse through, I noticed the firm had suspended wagering on Lynch .vs. Ruca.

BETONLINE	Becky Lynch	Sol Ruca
26/5 3:35PM	+200	-300
27/5 12:35PM	+225	-350
29/5 11:15AM	+200	-300
29/5 6:05PM	-275	+185
30/5 12:50PM	-260	+175
30/5 8:15PM	OTB	OTB
31/5 10:30AM	"	"

As you can see, the last change I was able to capture was for Sol Ruca because she was snipped from +185 into +175. 

Lynch, on the other hand, was moved up from -275 to -260. 

It's the second week in succession that a Lynch .vs. Ruca match had been taken off the board by BetOnline. The oddsmakers reacted to the confusion over whether the Saturday Night's Main Event bout, from May 23rd, would be for the title or not. 

SNME 23/5/26	Sol Ruca	Becky Lynch
20/5 1:38PM	+300	-500
20/5 7:09PM	+115	-155
20/5 10:47PM	OTB	OTB
23/5 9:10PM	"	"

Another market I focused on, in Friday's post, was the one for WWE Women's Championship match.

Betting had forced the bookmakers to slash Rhea Ripley's odds into -2,500 to retain her strap with a win over previous champ - Jade Cargill.

BETONLINE	Rhea Ripley	Jade Cargill
26/5 3:35PM	-800	+425
27/5 12:35PM	-900	+500
29/5 11:15AM	-950	+525
29/5 6:05PM	-2,500	+800
31/5 10:30AM	"	"

The market has stalled since Friday's adjustment for Ripley.  A decision for her challenger is currently priced at +800.

The Oba Femi versus Brock Lesnar market has been back-and-forth somewhat.

BETONLINE	Oba Femi	Brock Lesnar
26/5 3:35PM	+200	-300
29/5 11:15AM	+215	-325
29/5 6:05PM	+200	-300
30/5 12:50PM	+210	-320
31/5 10:30AM	"	"

The first price change I noticed had Brock Lesnar move into -325 from -300 by Friday morning. Then, later that day Obe Femi's price was moved back into +200 from +215. 

After returning to -300, Lesnar's price was down into -320 yesterday afternoon and has remained at those numbers since.

A win for Oba Femi is currently offered at +210.

There have been reports that Jacob Fatu could be injured going into the Tribal Combat match for Roman Reigns' World Heavyweight Championship.

I don't know if it's just a coincidence (because I expected Reigns to win somehow - McIntyre interference?), but - since that news began to circulate - the odds for Reigns slid from -500 into -750.

The earliest price change had Fatu move from +400 underdog into +300.

BETONLINE	Roman Reigns	Jacob Fatu
22/5 4:00PM	-700	+400
27/5 12:35PM	-500	+300
30/5 12:50PM	-550	+325
31/5 10:30AM	-750	+450

I wrote that the betting for the Oba Femi versus Brock Lesnar match 'has been back-and-forth somewhat'. Well, in the case of Cody Rhodes' Undisputed WWE Championship defence against Gunther betting has been a see-saw.

BETONLINE	Cody Rhodes	Gunther
18/5 1:30PM	-300	+200
22/5 4:00PM	-120	-120
25/5 8:00PM	-125	-115
27/5 12:35PM	-120	-120
28/5 8:55AM	-125	-115
28/5 12:45PM	-120	-120
31/5 10:30AM	-140	+100

That's back and forth if ever I saw it. 

The most recent change has witnessed Rhodes move from -120, a price he and Gunther have shared at numerous points in this betting period, into -140. That moved the challenger up to +100 underdog.

It would not surprise me if both men find themselves back at pick 'em (or close to it) by showtime.

Prices correct as of 10:30AM BST. The latest can be found on BetOnline's WWE Page.

Odds Flip In Clash In Italy Betting Market

The betting market for the Women's WWE Intercontinental Championship match, set for this weekend's WWE Clash in Italy, has flipped at BetOnline Sportsbook.

Heading into today's price change, Sol Ruca was favoured to beat titleholder - Becky Lynch. She has now been placed at +185.

Lynch, who was +200 initially, is now a -275 favourite.

BETONLINE	Becky Lynch	Sol Ruca
26/5 3:35PM	+200	-300
27/5 12:35PM	+225	-350
29/5 11:15AM	+200	-300
29/5 6:05PM	-275	+185

Another women's title market has seen the favourite's odds tumble today.

Rhea Ripley, who started out at -800 for her defence of the Women's World Championship, has been backed into -2,500 across the week.

Ripley's challenger, Jade Cargill, is now +800.

BETONLINE	Rhea Ripley	Jade Cargill
26/5 3:35PM	-800	+425
27/5 12:35PM	-900	+500
29/5 11:15AM	-950	+525
29/5 6:05PM	-2,500	+800

Prices from the BetOnline Sportsbook.