WWE Royal Rumble News: Betting Odds, WWE Staff Predictions, Record Ticket Prices, More Stats

- Seven WWE.com editors posted their predictions here about who will win the 30-man Royal Rumble match this Sunday, which each person giving a different pick. Some of the picks included Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Bad News Barrett and Rusev. Joey Styles actually picked Brock Lesnar to win, predicting that he will lose the WWE Championship earlier in the evening and then take another wrestler's place in the Rumble.

- BetWrestling.com sent word that Brock Lesnar is the current favorite in the WWE Championship match at -475, which is a significant margin. John Cena is a +350 underdog and Seth Rollins is longshot at +1000. These lines are constantly changing and the other matches on the Royal Rumble Event including the Rumble itself will be revealed very soon.

- As always, we will be providing live free coverage of the Royal Rumble this Sunday, as well as the latest breaking news leading to the PPV.

- Tickets for the Royal Rumble on the secondary market are averaging $594.14, and have increased 14% this week when most events decrease in the days leading to the show. It is the most expensive WWE event on the secondary market since at least 2010. A full breakdown of top events leading to Wrestlemania can be found here at TiqIQ.

- In case you missed it yesterday, our own Sean Ross Sapp has a great article at this link with many interesting Royal Rumble facts and statistics, including Owen Hart once winning a Royal Rumble match, Scott Hall never being in the Rumble, every Royal Rumble featuring a former WCW Champion and more. HalloweenCostumes.com also passed along the infographic below featuring nearly three decades of Royal Rumble stats.

Infographic Created by HalloweenCostumes.com