With the WWE Hell in a Cell 2021 PPV airing tonight, I've gone through all of the sportsbooks I've been following and have noted how this morning's lines compare - and contrast - with each other across a handful of local and foreign bookmaking websites.
I'll kick things off with what I consider a surprising move for someone I believe has a low chance of winning tonight considering her opponent and the current storyline.
Alexa Bliss .vs. Shayna Baszler
I've started off with the market for the Alexa Bliss versus Shayna Baszler match because all of the sports betting firms I have been following closely have been shortening the price for a win by Baszler.
Sky Bet's market has been available since Friday. When I first began to follow it, Bliss was a 1/16 favourite over the 7/1 for Shayna Baszler. However, when I checked in last night, Bliss had lowered into 1/20 while her opponent has risen to 8s.
As you'll see below - Baszler's price moved in overnight with the market returning to its original pricing.
Kambi's market, which opened yesterday, has seen Baszler backed in from 6/1.
The non-favourite was 11/2 last night and is now at a slightly shorter 5/1 this morning.
Alexa Bliss remains a favourite. However, her price has risen up from 1/16 to 1/10.
In offshore betting, a slightly similar pattern to Sky Bet's gamblers' interest in Baszler has occurred on the 5Dimes Website. Baszler - who was +600 yesterday morning - had risen during the day, but has since lowered.
Another firm - BetOnline, which has been accepting wagers since Wednesday, has kept Bliss at -1,000 and Baszler at +525.
Kevin Owens .vs. Sami Zayn
With Owens versus Zayn being a new addition to tonight's card, there hasn't been too much activity to note.
Sky Bet's market was on its website when I checked in at 5:30PM BST yesterday. It listed Owens as a 1/3 favourite to the 9/4 for Zayn. Those odds were still available at 10:00AM BST today.
Kambi was the first sportsbook to offer betting on this match opening with Owens at 1/4 and Zayn at 5/2. However, by 10:20PM BST last night, Zayn's price had been lowered into 9/4. It was once again changed sometime before 10:00AM BST today as the selection is now at 19/10.
5Dimes has also shortened Zayn's odds in the short period betting has been available for the match.
When I noticed the market available yesterday evening, 5Dimes listed Zayn at +240 with Owens a -320 favourite. Upon this morning's visit, I see Zayn at +180 and the favourite up to -260.
By last night, the odds for a Rollins win had decreased into 13/10 with Cesaro moving up slightly to 11/20.
As you can see in the table, Rollins' lowered again and is now at 27/25. A decision for Cesaro will now pay out at 4/6.
Over at 5Dimes, Rollins' price shortened from +140 into +100 overnight with Cesaro now a -140 favourite from a shorter -180.
BetOnline's market was released sometime between last night and this morning and lists Cesaro as a -200 fave. A win for Rollins is currently priced at +150.
Rhea Ripley .vs. Charlotte Flair
Yesterday morning, I noticed that BetOnline had lowered its price for Charlotte Flair to beat Rhea Ripley in the WWE Raw Women's Championship match.
In contrast to that, the other bookmakers have been shortening the odds for a Ripley victory.
BetOnline's market was one of the earliest to open. When I began to follow it, the favourite; Rhea Ripley, was -400 to Flair's +250.
As of yesterday morning, Flair is now at +175 and the champ is -250.
Sky Bet had the titleholder as a 1/2 favourite when I first began to follow the market on June 15th. The price was down to 4/9 the following day and had moved into 2/5 by 10:00AM BST today.
Bianca Belair .vs. Bayley
Even though Paddy Power / Betfair has become predatory and ambiguous with its WWE markets, and having made the decision not to extensively cover its WWE markets on this blog (Read This Post), I do feel it is worth pointing out that the sportsbook has cut Bayley's odds to beat Bianca Belair in the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship match.
As you'll see, Bayley had been 15/2 since moving up from 11/2 on June 16th. However, overnight, her price was moved into 4/1.
Bianca remains a favourite. However, her price has risen from a very short 1/25 to 1/8.
I haven't seen any interest in Bayley at the other sportsbooks.
Sky Bet, which had its book open since mid-June has made adjustments in favour of the titleholder with Belair dropping from 1/20 into 1/33.
Kambi - which opened yesterday with Bianca Belair a 1/20 fave - dropped the titleholder into 1/40 by the evening.
Similarly, 5Dimes cut Belair's odds between yesterday morning and evening (UK time) with Belair dropping into -1,750 from -1,700.
BetOnline has consistently offered Bianca Belair as a -2,500 favourite to Bayley's +750 since opening its market on Wednesday.
Bobby Lashley .vs. Drew McIntyre
The sports betting firms with markets for the WWE Championship the longest have both adjusted in favour of a win by the champ.
Sky Bet, which opened its market earlier this month, had Lashley as a 1/2 favourite to Drew McIntyre's 6/4 when I began to follow along.
Within twenty-four hours, the sportsbook had moved Lashley into 1/3 and then - on June 12th - I noticed the titleholder was down to 2/7.
The move has continued because Lashley is now - as of this morning - at 1/4
The challenger has risen from the early 6/4 right up to 11/4 in this time.
BetOnline's book opened on June 11th with Lashley at the equivalent of 1/3. His price had descended into -400 by yesterday morning after a stop at -350.
Of the two firms that have been taking bets on match the shortest, the betting on Kambi's market has remained consistent with the other two because Bobby Lashley - who was 1/3 yesterday - was lowered into 1/4 by this morning.
And that's all. BetOnline is the only sportsbook still with a market for the Reigns/Mysterio Hell in a Cell match that was brought forward to Friday's episode of Smackdown. It doesn't mean anything now, but it still has Roman Reigns at -3,000 and Rey Mysterio at +850.
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