Last Thursday Samoa Joe’s odds of winning the Royal Rumble were much higher than the current match favorites, which include The Undertaker, Braun Strowman, Randy Orton and Finn Balor. However, Joe’s odds have been slashed dramatically over the last few days.
Samoa Joe was 33/1 last Thursday, giving him a 2.9% chance of winning. Today his odds have been slashed and are as short as 4/1, which has improved his chances of winning to 20% according to bookmakers. Oddschecker users have been excited about Joe’s chances, with 10% of all bets placed on the event in the last week being placed on the former NXT Champ.
There are a few WWE superstars who are seeing their odds moving in the opposite direction for the Royal Rumble. At the start of 2017 Chris Jericho was among the favorites at 3/1 to win the Battle Royal, however the 46 year-old is now a 12/1 shot, which gives him just under an 8% chance of winning.
Similar to Jericho, Bill Goldberg’s odds have been on the drift since the beginning of the New Year. Goldberg was as short as 2/1 for the Royal Rumble in late December, however the bookies aren’t giving him much of a chance now, as he’s 16/1 to win the main event.
Another market which might appeal to the Oddschecker users is betting on the most eliminations. It’s no surprise that Braun Strowman is favorite for this, his odds range from 4/6 to as short as 2/7 with the bookmakers. Samoa Joe is second favorite and can still be backed at 3/1 with one bookmaker on Oddschecker.
Oddschecker spokesman, Sam Eaton, told us he thinks Samoa Joe will be amongst the favorites on the day, but he expects Braun Strowman to keep shortening and hit favoritism for the Royal Rumble in the next few days.
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