No one, other than those in the know, were aware of the participants and tournament matches when the markets were installed. However, now that there are brackets - as well as results of the first batch of quarter final matches, from Friday's Smackdown - I can spotlight the early odds for the participants.
During Smackdown, the winners of the first couple of King of the Ring matches were Finn Balor and Sami Zayn.
Both men were offered by Sky Bet ahead of the bracket's release with Finn Balor a 9/2 second-favourite and Zayn at 12/1.
Balor scored his win over Rey Mysterio, who was not one of the selections in Sky Bet's market. Zayn's victory came at the expense of Cesaro, who was 7/1 to win the tourney.
Balor and Zayn will meet in Smackdown's semi-final this coming Friday.
I dislike using the word 'lock' when it comes to any sort of sports betting. However, with no match markets available, I'll state that I strongly believe Sami Zayn is losing on Friday due to the fact that the final is being held in Saudi Arabia - a country that he has been unable to visit for previous WWE events due to his religion.
Tomorrow night's WWE Raw has scheduled Kofi Kingston .vs. Jinder Mahal and Xavier Woods versus Ricochet as its quarter final matches.
Sky Bet had Woods as the 4/1 favourite to win the tournament when its book was opened. Kofi Kingston was 10/1, Ricochet was 20/1 and Jinder Mahal was surprisingly 33/1.
The Queen's Crown market listed Liv Morgan as a 2/1 favourite. She fell to Carmella (10/1) in one of the quarter final matches on Friday's Smackdown.
The second quarter final had Zelina Vega - who was 16/1 to win the tournament - go over 10/1 Toni Storm.
Monday will see 3/1 second-favourite, Shayna Baszler, take on Dana Brooke (25/1) in one match while the other will be contested between Natalya (16/1) and Doudrop (8/1).
Considering Baszler's nickname is the 'Queen of Spades', and with her being second-favourite behind a now eliminated Liv Morgan, I feel it's safe to conclude that she has become the fave to win the crown.
Both finals are scheduled for WWE Crown Jewel which takes place a week from Thursday.
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