A Look At Cody Rhodes' 2024 Royal Rumble Win

I was in such a rush after watching the conclusion to Royal Rumble this morning I forgot to hit 'Publish' on a post in which I had written about Cody Rhodes' win and noted something about his early and late betting odds both here and offshore.

The mistake, and the time in-between, has allowed me to create a couple of tables to highlight how Rhodes' odds fluctuated leading into last night's victory.

To start off, the BetOnline market for the Rumble opened - back in October - with Rhodes at +600. That price declined across the next few months and was down to +225 at the start of the week.

His price began to drift out following the interest coming in on Gunther following the Sports Illustrated article I dedicated a series of posts to during the week.

The last number I have saw Rhodes at +300 in the early hours of this morning (GMT). 

I found Cody Rhodes' selection in Sky Bet's market the most interesting of the two because it was at 11/2 (+550 US) when I first began to follow the betting on May 5th of last year. It rose and declined as the months led into showtime and managed to be back at 11/2 when I last took note of the odds at midnight.

The last man ousted - CM Punk - was the closing favourite with both sportsbooks (-300/BetOnline, 4/5 Sky Bet). As you've probably guessed, Punk was a late inclusion to Sky Bet's market because he was contracted to AEW in May.

For what it's worth, and it isn't worth much because he didn't win, the first time I saw Punk on Sky Bet's list of names was on September 15th. At that time, he was 14/1 (+1,400 US).

Punk was available at +2,500 (25/1 UK) when BetOnline's market launched in mid-to-late October.

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