Will LeBron James win the 2026-27 NBA MVP?

4 of 6 top Polymarket traders hold No (67%) · No at 100¢ · $128 held · ends Jul 1, 2027

Yes<1¢No>99¢Ends Thu, Jul 1, 2027View on Polymarket

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Consensus Traders

No 67%

Total Value

$127.95

Combined PnL

-$0.75

Smart Money Entry

99.6¢ → 99.8¢

+0% since entry · 4 traders

Research grade

AvoidNo at 100%

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.
Side priced over 95¢Full year, out of sample: 0.90–0.95 −0.2 % a trade (n 12,989, 95 % CI −0.6 to +0.3); above 95¢ little is left to win and the tests stop at 0.95.

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

4 of 6 top traders (67%)2 hold an outcome priced under 50%6 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes0%

No100%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No4 traders

Total Value$126.92

Total Shares128

Combined PnL-$0.95

Yes2 traders

Total Value$1.02

Total Shares93

Combined PnL+$0.2

No — 67%Yes — 33%

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
balthazar<$100	Noavg 99.7¢	$67.94	$67.4	-$0.54	61% 21345-13641 (34986)
KO korda77<$100	Noavg 99.7¢	$30.91	$30.66	-$0.25	52% 5046-4713 (9759)
ME merod<$100	Noavg 99.7¢	$15.42	$15.3	-$0.12	51% 2516-2391 (4907)
GH ghorrock<$100	Noavg 99.2¢	$13.6	$13.56	-$0.04	56% 14240-11046 (25286)
AB ABC12345654321CTR<$100	Yesavg 1.2¢	$0.77	$0.71	-$0.06	50% 1658-1652 (3310)
2B9SCTR<$100	Yesavg 0.2¢	$0.06	$0.32	+$0.26	18% 3833-17376 (21209)

balthazar<$100

Invested

$67.94

Value

$67.4

PnL

-$0.54

Record

61%

21345-13641 (34986)

korda77<$100

Invested

$30.91

Value

$30.66

PnL

-$0.25

Record

52%

5046-4713 (9759)

merod<$100

Invested

$15.42

Value

$15.3

PnL

-$0.12

Record

51%

2516-2391 (4907)

ghorrock<$100

Invested

$13.6

Value

$13.56

PnL

-$0.04

Record

56%

14240-11046 (25286)

ABC12345654321CTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.77

Value

$0.71

PnL

-$0.06

Record

50%

1658-1652 (3310)

2B9SCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.06

Value

$0.32

PnL

+$0.26

Record

18%

3833-17376 (21209)

Research grade

AvoidNo at 100%

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.
Side priced over 95¢Full year, out of sample: 0.90–0.95 −0.2 % a trade (n 12,989, 95 % CI −0.6 to +0.3); above 95¢ little is left to win and the tests stop at 0.95.

Smart Money Signal

4 of 6 top traders (67%)2 hold an outcome priced under 50%6 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

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Your estimated chance that No wins (%)

Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance99.9%

99.8¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.0¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$0.10

Max Loss

-$100.00

100.1

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.