This time last year, I was putting together the finishing touches on my annual Wrestlemania odds and thought to myself that the surest bet in the history of betting was on the Undertaker winning at Wrestlemania. Forget about trends and whatever counter-arguments people made about Taker’s Wrestlemania streak coming to an end. I even said that despite the Dead Man getting 1/9 odds against Brock Lesnar. Well, we all know what happened then. I’m recounting this story because here I am, one year later, bruised ego and all, to once again dive into Wrestlemania odds, or to be up to the times, Wrestlemania 31 odds.

It’s worth mentioning that not every sportsbook offers Wrestlemania odds, largely because leaked information on who wins in the event is enough of a deterrent that the negatives outweigh the positives. But some books do offer these types of bets and one of them, Paddy Power, has always been front and center on the action. This year, Paddy’s back with the opening betting odds for the so-called “Showcase of the Immortals” and just like in previous years, these odds could also serve as potential spoilers, albeit with a few swerves mixed in as I found out the hard way last year.

In typical WWE betting fashion, you rarely see any match that features close odds. One guy is always heavily favored over the other and it’s more of the same this year with one notable exception.

First up is the main event at Wrestlemania 31 between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. Much has been made of Lesnar’s recent contract dispute with WWE and his rumored return to the UFC so it’s easy to see why the reigning WWE World Heavyweight champion is a noticeable underdog at 9/4 odds compared to Reigns’ who is a 2/7 favorite. While I’m tempted to say that WWE has been working extra hard to put Reigns over ahead of his scheduled title run, I still have scars from Wrestlemania 30. That said, I don’t think that WWE would spend so much time pushing Reigns only to yank the carpet from under him with a Lesnar win. It may have fooled me once, but I’m certain that there won’t be a second time.