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SportsWinner-take-all · 7 outcomes7 contractsPolymarketrefreshed 6 min agoCloses Jun 16, 2026 · 42d2pp · 33h

NBA Playoffs

Leader sits at 66% across 7 bound outcomes, runner-up at 39%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

66%

Western Conference Champion : Oklahoma City Thunder

runner-up 39¢leader 66¢

Outcomes

7

winner-take-all

Runner-up

39¢

Eastern Conference Champion

Spread

27pp

contested

24h volume

$172K

liquid

Closes

Jun 16, 2026

42 days

Venue

Polymarket

7 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayWestern Conference Champion : Oklahoma City Thunder: 67% (26 days, 23 points)Western Conference Champion : Oklahoma City Thunder: 67% on 2026-05-03Eastern Conference Champion : New York Knicks: 36% (26 days, 20 points)Eastern Conference Champion : New York Knicks: 36% on 2026-05-03Western Conference Champion : San Antonio Spurs: 29% (26 days, 26 points)Western Conference Champion : San Antonio Spurs: 29% on 2026-05-03
Western Conference Champion : Oklahoma City Thunder67¢Eastern Conference Champion : New York Knicks36¢Western Conference Champion : San Antonio Spurs29¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 26d

Bracket family

How the bracket ladder is priced.

Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.

Analysis

The Oklahoma City Thunder are priced at 68% to win the Western Conference, reflecting strong regular-season performance and roster composition. This represents a decisive edge over other Western contenders. The price is driven by OKC's standing as a top seed and their depth, while the 32% gap to second place suggests the market views alternatives as substantially weaker. The Eastern Conference shows more fragmentation, with the Knicks at 38% but no Eastern team approaching OKC's dominance. NBA playoff outcomes depend heavily on injury status entering May, trade deadline effects, and how seeding shapes matchups. The remaining playoff series will determine whether OKC's regular-season strength translates to postseason success, with each round outcome either confirming or challenging current valuations. Key variables include roster availability at series time, performance variance in elimination games, and whether perceived Western weakness holds or teams like the Spurs execute better than priced.

  • OKC's regular-season metrics (win rate, net rating, seed position) compared to contemporaneous Western Conference standings and playoff seed assignments
  • Injury and roster availability status for OKC and top Eastern alternatives in the week leading into playoff tip-off
  • Historical variance between regular-season dominance and playoff advancement rates for similar-seeded teams over the last five years
  • Market pricing fragmentation: Eastern Conference leader (Knicks 38%) versus Western leader (Thunder 68%) indicates belief in conference-level difficulty differences
  • Daily trading volume and directional price movement across the 10 contracts as new information (game results, injury reports, playoff bracket confirmation) becomes available

What moved the line

  • May 3Eastern Conference Champion : New York Knicks8pp2836¢ · Polymarket
  • May 2Eastern Conference Champion : Cleveland Cavaliers8pp2517¢ · Polymarket
  • May 1Eastern Conference Champion : New York Knicks7pp1825¢ · Polymarket
  • Apr 29Eastern Conference Champion : Cleveland Cavaliers7pp2922¢ · Polymarket
  • Apr 29Western Conference Champion : Oklahoma City Thunder7pp6067¢ · Polymarket

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How we compute these odds

SimpleFunctions aggregates live prediction-market contracts from Kalshi and Polymarket. Each slug groups contracts that resolve on the same underlying event, identified by venue event_id.

For binary slugs, the headline probability is the liquidity-weighted mid-price across all bound contracts. For multi-outcome slugs (e.g. elections with 3+ candidates), the headline is the leader’s price; we never arithmetically average disjoint outcomes — that would produce a number with no real-world meaning.

Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours; daily aggregates are computed at 04:00 UTC. The 30-day sparkline is drawn from per-ticker daily means stored in market_indicator_daily; 24h delta and movement events are derived from the same source.

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