{"id":26540,"date":"2016-07-24T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T03:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=26540"},"modified":"2016-07-24T22:23:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T03:23:27","slug":"wwe-battleground-potential-spoilers-oddsmakers-make-picks-match-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/24\/wwe-battleground-potential-spoilers-oddsmakers-make-picks-match-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Battleground Betting Lines accurately predict match outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3701561543\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>PPV Update:\u00a0<\/strong>The betting line favorites were victorious at\u00a0the Battleground PPV Sunday night, assuming The Miz was given a DQ win over Darren Young in the Intercontinental Title match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/BGOdds.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26914\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/BGOdds.png\" alt=\"BGOdds\" width=\"816\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/BGOdds.png 816w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/BGOdds-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/BGOdds-768x661.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ Thanks to PWTorch correspondent <a href=\"http:\/\/wweleaks.org\" target=\"_blank\">David<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-PPV\u00a0Update:\u00a0<\/strong>The late money has hit and the final pre-Battleground betting lines appear to indicate who will be winning tonight&#8217;s matches&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dean Ambrose -1200<br \/>\nSeth Rollins +1000<br \/>\nRoman Reigns +1400<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sami Zayn -1500<br \/>\nKevin Owens +700<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Cena, Enzo &amp;\u00a0Cass -750<br \/>\nStyles &amp;\u00a0The Club +450<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Miz -1050<br \/>\nDarren Young +550<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1224084001\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Wyatt Family -1500<br \/>\nThe New Day +700<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Natalya -1700<br \/>\nBecky Lynch +800<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rusev -1500<br \/>\nZack Ryder +700<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sasha Banks &amp;\u00a0Mystery Partner -1500<br \/>\nCharlotte and Dana Brooke +700<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Breezango -900<br \/>\nThe Usos +500<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 23 Update:\u00a0<\/strong>There have been big shifts in the international betting markets this weekend leading into WWE&#8217;s Battleground PPV.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if there is activity on Sunday indicating\u00a0even more last-minute booking decision changes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns has held steady with Ambrose as a -530 favorite to Rollins at +640 and Reigns at +640.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3364145930\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens moved from a pick &#8217;em to Zayn favored at -260 to Owens at +180.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John Cena &amp; Enzo &amp; Big Cass remain favorites at -675 over The Club at +425.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Wyatts have remained favorites at -425 over WWE tag champs New Day at +320.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; IC champion The Miz and Darren Young have gone back and forth this weekend. Miz opened the favorite, suddenly shifted to underdog, and is back to the favorite at -400. D-Young went from an underdog to -230 favorite back to +280 underdog.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; U.S. champion Rusev remains a strong favorite at -900 with Zack Ryder at +500.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sasha Banks &amp; her mystery tag partner are favorites at -650 over Charlotte &amp; Dana Brooke at +420.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Becky Lynch suddenly flipped from a big favorite of -750 to an underdog of +250 against Natalya, who is now at -350 after sitting at +450 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; On the pre-show, the Usos are now underdogs after opening as slight favorites over Tyler Breeze &amp; Fandango. Usos are +175 underdogs to Breeze &amp; Fandango at -245.<\/p>\n<p>[ Thanks to PWTorch correspondent <a href=\"http:\/\/wweleaks.org\" target=\"_blank\">David<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 21 Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WWE&#8217;s Battleground PPV has drawn interest from Las Vegas oddsmakers to go with the usual international coverage from European sportsbooks.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas sportsbook Bovada is\u00a0offering match odds for an in-between PPV like Battleground after typically only covering big WWE PPVs.<\/p>\n<p>The oddsmakers are reliable predictors of match outcomes, but the opening odds might shift when late money is bet\u00a0if there are changes in WWE&#8217;s booking plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Predicted Match Outcomes based on Betting Favorites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE Title match: Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ambrose is the favorite with Vegas and international to win the title match.<\/li>\n<li>Las Vegas: Ambrose is currently -300 to Reigns at +300 and Rollins at +400.<\/li>\n<li>Int&#8217;l: Ambrose is -180 to Rollins at +240 and Reigns a distant +515, reversing the challengers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; Six-Man Tag match: John Cena &amp; Enzo Amore &amp; Big Cass vs. The Club<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Las Vegas: Cena &amp; Co. are favorites at -350 to The Club at +225<\/li>\n<li>Las Vegas: Cena &amp; Co. are -260 to Club at +180<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; Six-Man Tag match: New Day vs. The Wyatts<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Las Vegas: The Wyatts are favorites at -240 over the tag champs at +160<\/li>\n<li>Int&#8217;l: Wyatts are also favorites at -145 to New Day at +105<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; IC Title match: The Miz vs. Darren Young<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Las Vegas: Miz is the favorite at -200 to D-Young at +160<\/li>\n<li>Int&#8217;l: Miz is -180 to Young at +140<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; U.S. Title match: Rusev vs. Zack Ryder<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Las Vegas: Rusev is a solid -600 favorite to Ryder at +350<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Las Vegas: Zayn is even money to Kevin Owens as a slight -140 favorite<\/li>\n<li>Int&#8217;l: Similar toss-up with Zayn at\u00a0-105 to Owens at -135<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ Thanks to PWTorch correspondent <a href=\"http:\/\/wweleaks.org\" target=\"_blank\">David<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1571292525\"><div id=\"pwtor-3927929721\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PPV Update:\u00a0The betting line favorites were victorious at\u00a0the Battleground PPV Sunday night, assuming The Miz was given a DQ win over Darren Young in the Intercontinental Title match. 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