Possible Spoilers: Big Favorites For Men's Royal Rumble And Other Top WWE Royal Rumble Matches
It's not clear if the smart money is in for tonight's WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, but there have been some significant shifts in the betting lines for several of the top matches for tonight.
Shinsuke Nakamura is now a sizable favorite to win the men's Royal Rumble match at -475. Roman Reigns is the closest behind him at +500. Normally you would see much bigger odds when the results are leaked and the smart money comes in, however that hasn't happened since last July with the WWE Battleground pay-per-view. It should be noted that last year when the smart money came in, Randy Orton was a major -2600 favorite to win the Rumble.
WWE Champion AJ Styles is now a heavy favorite to retain his title at -825, while Brock Lesnar is an even bigger favorite to retain the WWE Universal Championship at -1500.
Below are the current betting odds from 5 Dimes. Note that there are no odds on the Kickoff show matches. 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 a $100 dollar bet on Kane would yield $2500 were he to win the WWE Universal Championship Triple Threat match.
WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) -1500 vs. Braun Strowman +950 vs. Kane +2500
WWE Championship (2-on-1 Handicap Match)
AJ Styles (c) -825 vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn +475
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Shinsuke Nakamura – 475, Roman Reigns +500, Daniel Bryan +1100, Dolph Ziggler +1100, John Cena +1500
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Asuka -125, Ronda Rousey +130, Becky Lynch +1100, Nia Jax +1600, Sasha Banks +2250
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan (c) +150 vs. Sheamus & Cesaro -190
WWE SmackDown Championship – 2 Out Of 3 Falls
The Usos (c) +180 vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable -190
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Rob Park contributed to this article.