
Bucks vs. Knicks: O/U 217.5
3 of 6 top Polymarket traders hold Under (50%) · Under at 78¢ · $68K held · ended Nov 11
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Avoid
Under
6
Under 50%
1 arb excluded
$68.4K
$-12.3K
79.7¢ → 78¢
-2% since entry · 3 traders
Research grade
AvoidUnder at 78%
Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.
- BasketballFull year, out of sample: basketball lost −4.8 % a trade (n 1,747, 95 % CI −9.2 to +0.3); Oct 22 backtest: −12.0 % and −9.2 % in its two windows.
- Spread or totalOct 22 backtest: spreads and totals −14.5 % a trade in spring (95 % CI −27 to −1), +1.5 % in October: no edge.
- Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.
- Favourite (60–95¢)Full year, out of sample: 0.70–0.90 lost −0.9 % a trade (n 26,050, 95 % CI −1.5 to −0.3): the least bad band, still a loss. The Oct 22 backtest's +0.4 % (n 4,327) was not confirmed.
The rules come from our Oct 22 2026 backtest (one entry per market, held to resolution, after a 1¢ half-spread and Polymarket's taker fees). Our full-year test without hindsight (Oct 26 2026) found none of them profitable out of sample, and the plain consensus lost −3.0 % a trade. The grade describes the market; it is not a forecast, not an edge and not advice.
Smart Money Signal
3 of 6 top traders (50%)1 arbitrage trader dimmed3 hold an outcome priced under 50%2 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)
Outcome Probabilities
Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome
Signal Intelligence
Momentum
Flat
+0 pts consensus
Breadth
3 traders
Top 2 hold 99%
Freshness
Fresh
0h old
Flip Quality
Clean
0 consensus flips
60% of non-arb traders are on Under. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 99% of that side's value.
| Trader | Position | Invested | Value | PnL | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MD MD14 | Underavg 80¢ | $62.8K | $56.5K | $-6.3K | — |
0X 0x2c335066FE58fe9237c3d3Dc7b275C2a034a0563-1759935795465CTR | Overavg 20¢ | $13.4K | $7.0K | $-6.3K | 51% 3680-3510 (7190) |
FL FlaznorpARB<$100 | Underavg 68.4¢ | $3.6K | $3.6K | +$11.77 | 50% 1504-1508 (3012) |
| └ Under leg | Underavg 68.4¢ | $2.8K | $2.7K | -$34.89 | |
| └ Over leg | Overavg 30.7¢ | $798.06 | $844.73 | +$46.67 | |
0X 0x228B8d11EBa89BF1c554f8879a9293B7106DaF4c-1765442354872 | Underavg 59.6¢ | $683.73 | $998.09 | +$314.36 | 56% 488-383 (871) |
KE keeptheblueflagflyinghighCTR | Overavg 52¢ | $207.04 | $232.2 | +$25.16 | 54% 1657-1434 (3091) |
GH ghorrock<$100 | Underavg 49.9¢ | $32.25 | $33.04 | +$17.44 | 54% 383-322 (705) |
![]() RN1CTR<$100 | Overavg 28¢ | $13.96 | $7.48 | -$6.48 | 58% 3802-2784 (6586) |
Invested
$62,764.12
Value
$56.5K
PnL
$-6.3K
Record
—
Invested
$13,361.93
Value
$7.0K
PnL
$-6.3K
Record
51%
3680-3510 (7190)
Invested
$3,571.37
Value
$3.6K
PnL
+$11.77
Record
50%
1504-1508 (3012)
Both legs:
Invested
$683.73
Value
$998.09
PnL
+$314.36
Record
56%
488-383 (871)
Invested
$207.04
Value
$232.2
PnL
+$25.16
Record
54%
1657-1434 (3091)
Invested
$32.25
Value
$33.04
PnL
+$17.44
Record
54%
383-322 (705)
RN1CTR<$100Invested
$13.96
Value
$7.48
PnL
-$6.48
Record
58%
3802-2784 (6586)
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Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.
78.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.8¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.
A market order pays the taker fee and crosses the spread (assumed 1.0¢); a limit order pays no fee but may not fill. The fee category is a guess from the title.
Market Info
Traders in this Market
MD14
Under — $56.5K
0x2c335066FE58fe9237c3d3Dc7b275C2a034a0563-1759935795465
CTROver — $7.0K
Flaznorp
ARBArbitrage — excluded
0x228B8d11EBa89BF1c554f8879a9293B7106DaF4c-1765442354872
Under — $998.09
keeptheblueflagflyinghigh
CTROver — $232.2
ghorrock
Under — $33.04

RN1
CTROver — $7.48