The BetOnline Sportsbook has been accepting bets on the matches scheduled for tonight's WWE Saturday Night's Main Event show since last week.
The first couple of match markets released were for the two title bouts on the card.
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BETONLINE
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Ethan Page
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Penta
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12/5 5:17PM EMAIL
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+425
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-800
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13/5 8:45PM
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+250
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-400
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15/5 3:00PM
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+150
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-200
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17/5 8:30PM
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+155
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-220
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18/5 1:30PM
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+200
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-300
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22/5 10:30AM
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+190
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-290
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23/5 10:00AM
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"
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"
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When I was alerted to the existence of the WWE Intercontinental Championship market, the firm had Penta as a -800 favourite to retain his title with a win over Ethan Page (+425). From there, the odds for the challenger began to slide. Page was down to +150 within three days of wagering.
The moves in favour of Ethan Page forced the bookmakers to improve Penta's price to -200.
A couple of days later, the money appeared to have sided with Penta because he was backed into -220 and then, a day after that, -300. As a result, his challenger was moved up to +200.
The most recent adjustment once again sided with Ethan Page because his odds as the match underdog were shortened into +190. Penta is the -290 favourite.
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BETONLINE
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The Street Profits
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Paul and Theory
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12/5 5:17PM EMAIL
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+300
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-500
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13/5 8:45PM
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+550
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-1,000
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23/5 10:00AM
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"
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"
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Logan Paul and Austin Theory were -500 favourites to overcome the threat of The Street Profits (+300) when the market for the WWE Tag Team Championship match was forwarded to me a week last Tuesday.
As you can see, the champs were backed into -1,000 within a day and have stayed at that level ever since.
A win for The Street Profits will now pay out at +550.
Another tag match, set for tonight, will see former champions - The Irresistible Forces - challenge Page and Brie Bella for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
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BETONLINE
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Scream Mode
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Irresistible Forces
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20/5 1:38PM
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-300
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+200
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20/5 7:09PM
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-175
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+135
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21/5 10:30AM
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-180
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+140
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23/5 10:00AM
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-175
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+135
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The first price drop I noticed had the challengers lowered into +135, from +200, over a few hours. That left Scream Mode (Paige and Brie Bella) to move up to -175.
By Thursday morning of this week, the champions had dipped into -180 while The Irresistible Forces moved to +140.
Upon visiting this morning, I see the challengers have slipped back into +130 while Paige and Bella return to being -175 favourites.
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BETONLINE
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Ripley, Bliss and Flair
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Cargill, Michin and B-Fab
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17/5 8:30PM
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-220
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+165
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20/5 11:00AM
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-200
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+150
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23/5 10:00AM
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-170
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+130
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The returning Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab were priced at +165 when the market for the the six-person tag team match against Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair (-220) was available last week.
With WWE Women's Champion - Ripley - on the favourite team, it's understandable to see the bettors side with the heels to get the win because Rhea losing for the team could lead to a title match with either of her opponents or even partners*. Their odds have dropped into +130 over the past week.
The Ripley, Bliss and Flair selection is currently -170.
BetOnline had priced up a market for Becky Lynch .vs. Sol Ruca, but the oddsmakers priced it up with the caveat that bets would be paid out on who is the WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion at the conclusion of the match (evidently indicating they felt Ruca could win via DQ or count-out but not claim the strap).
The market was priced during a time when there was confusion over whether the bout would be for the title or not. TV indicated it wouldn't be for the strap, but advertising sent out by WWE contradicted that suggestion earlier in the week. It has since been confirmed by Becky Lynch herself, that the match is non-title.
Coincidentally, I found out the market had been taken off the board exactly one minute before Lynch's post was published.
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BETONLINE
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Sol Ruca
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Becky Lynch
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20/5 1:38PM
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+300
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-500
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20/5 7:09PM
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+115
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-155
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20/5 10:47PM
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OTB
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OTB
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23/5 10:00AM
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"
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"
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Sol Ruca was priced at +300 when I noticed the market on Wednesday afternoon. Her selection was down into +115 by early evening before the removal later that night.
I caught Lynch move up to -155 from -500 before betting was suspended.
For what it's worth, Sol Ruca is favourite in markets here in the UK. She's currently 2/9 (-450 US) over the 3/1 (+300 US) for Becky Lynch at William Hill.
* I wrote this post before realising Rhea Ripley .vs. Jade Cargill - for the WWE Women's Championship - has been confirmed for next week's WWE Clash in Italy event. Notion still remains, though. The heels should go over with the champ on the opposite team.