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Final WWE Royal Rumble Betting Odds; Smart Money Is In, Who’s Favored to Win the Rumble Match?

January 29, 2017

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The smart money appears to be in for tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble PPV event, and below are the current betting odds:

Below are the current betting odds from 5 Dimes with the favorites listed first. Just a reminder that a – sign indicates the favorite and the + is indicates the underdog. The number after the plus or minus represents how favored or unfavored they are in their match. Right now better a dollar on Roman Reigns has the potential to win $1000 were he to defeat Kevin Owens.

2017 Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 33

Randy Orton (-2600)

WWE Championship

John Cena (-4500) vs. AJ Styles (+1500)

No DQ Match for the WWE Universal Championship

Kevin Owens (-2000) vs. Roman Reigns (+1000)

RAW Women’s Championship

Charlotte (-1950) vs. Bayley (+950)

WWE Cruiserweight Championship

Neville (-1750) vs. Rich Swann (+850)

Kickoff Pre-show Match

Natalya vs. Nikki Bella, Naomi & Becky Lynch (-675) vs. WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James (+425)

Kickoff Pre-show Match

Nia Jax (-1200) vs. Sasha Banks (+600)

Kickoff Pre-show for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson (-1500) vs. Cesaro and Sheamus (+700)

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

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