Friday, 18 December 2015

Unibet's 'Best Finishing Position' Odds For The 2016 WWE Royal Rumble

The traders at Unibet.com have opened a series of Royal Rumble themed markets where customers can wager on the wrestler who tops a group list. The bands that the oddsmakers have set up are: League of Nations Members, The Wyatt Family, Former WWE Champions and Previous Royal Rumble winners.

League Of Nations

This one is relatively easy as it contains all the members of Sheamus' army. The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion is favourite at odds of 4/6 while Rusev is second at 6/4. They're both followed by Alberto Del Rio (3/1) and King Barrett (10/1).

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Who I would pick: My money would go on Rusev. I am basing this on the possibility that Sheamus will get a rematch against Roman Reigns in the title match on the night, so will not be in the Royal Rumble match itself. The bookmaker has a 'No refund on non-starters' policy so bear this in mind if you want to back Sheamus.

Wyatt Family Members

This one has Bray Wyatt as a favourite (4/6) and Braun Strowman is EVENS. Next up is Luke Harper (13/2) and then Erick Rowan (9/1).

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Who I would pick: Once again, I'll settle for the second-favourite here. Braun Strowman might have one of those nights where he eliminates the most wrestlers and remains in there for some time before he is thrown out by the eventual winner.

Former Champions

Brock Lesnar tops this list with odds of 1/2. This makes sense considering he is the favourite to win. 

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Who I would pick: I'm still on the 'It'll be HHH' mindset, so cannot look beyond him until I see anything different on WWE TV over the next three weeks. As I have already backed Hunter to win the Rumble, there's little point me betting on him here. To be fair, the same goes for any of the possible winners (Lesnar, HHH, Cena, Undertaker). If you want value, the best option is to back them to win the Royal Rumble rather than here because a former WWE Champion will likely be victorious on January 

Former Royal Rumble Winners

This market includes previous winners of the battle royal. Brock Lesnar is favourite (obviously!),

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Who I wold pick: Just like with the previous market, I cannot find any value whatsoever because I believe one of the names in this list will walk away as a winner. The best way of tackling this is to back the men in the outright winner market.

After going through the four markets, the only two selections that appeal the most are Rusev in the League of Nations group and Braun Strowman to do better than his Wyatt Family brethren,

If you are a customer at Unibet.com, you'll find these odds under 'WWE' on the A-Z menu. They can also be found at 888Sport.com and 32Red.com.

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