It was slightly easier to do today as most of the markets that included Brock Lesnar were removed on Saturday/Sunday before UFC 200 kicked off. Therefore there are only two markets available to bet on. The first is the market where the compilers have grouped names together for customers to predict/punt on whether the group will end up being drafted to the same show and the second are the head-to-head matchbets.
The 'Drafted To The Same Brand' prices remain as they were on Thursday. Here's a table showing the selections and how the odds have changed since the day they first went live at the start of June.
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The selection that stands out the most is the one for 'Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn' as, between its Monday removal and Thursday republication, the traders saw fit to shorten the price for Owens and Zayn to be on the same brand post-draft.
WWE has been hinting that Battleground could be their 'Final Battle' because they could be drafted to different shows and I think it's safe to presume that there will be a schism otherwise the last few weeks of acknowledging this could be the climax to their current feud has been leading to nothing.
I guess there must have been some interest in this market to warrant the deduction. This leads me to surmise the customers have wagered on WWE using reverse psychology to build interest to the match. The only problem I see with this approach is the fact that the bout takes place five days after the draft. If they're still on the same brand before Battleground, it'll weaken the build to their match somewhat.
There have been two changes in the head-to-head markets where the bettors can predict which wrestler is picked first out of two - or in one case, three - names.
Starting with the AJ Styles .vs. Finn Balor market - it appears as if the punters have gone with Styles to go ahead of Finn Balor in the betting that has taken place between Thursday and today.
I have a good feeling that Balor will be picked in next week's draft. The punters have evidently gone with Styles over the past four days. This action could be attributed to the reports that John Cena versus AJ Styles is pencilled in for SummerSlam. I've always felt it was a given that AJ and Cena's feud would continue all the way through the summer pay-per-view and beyond, and will remain staunch in the opinion that Balor should be a higher pick than Styles on draft night. With that said, and based on the knowledge that Styles is going to still be in the top program on the brand he ends up on, I totally understand why the fans have backed him ahead of Balor even if I am leaning the other way.
And then there's the Roman Reigns versus Seth Rollins head-to-head.
I went into detail about this on Thursday evening. To cut a long opinion short, I have a feeling Roman Reigns will end up being drafted ahead of Seth Rollins on draft night. The reasoning is all in the post I linked to. Rollins has been taking too many shots at Reigns on TV lately, it's leading to him having to show ass after being selected behind his suspended rival on July 19th.
As mentioned above, I expect GrosvenorCasinos.com to take down this market before Raw. The markets tend to be republished later in the week, so - when they return - I'll have another look over them and mention any changes I notice.
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