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Winner-take-all · 4 outcomes4 contractsKalshirefreshed 9 min agoCloses Jul 15, 2026 · 72d10pp · 30h

Western Conference Finals Winner

Leader sits at 57% across 4 bound outcomes, runner-up at 27%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

57%

Colorado Avalanche

runner-up 27¢leader 57¢

Outcomes

4

winner-take-all

Runner-up

27¢

Vegas Golden Knights

Spread

30pp

contested

24h volume

$121K

liquid

Closes

Jul 15, 2026

72 days

Venue

Kalshi

4 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayColorado Avalanche: 47% (26 days, 25 points)Colorado Avalanche: 47% on 2026-05-03Vegas Golden Knights: 24% (26 days, 21 points)Vegas Golden Knights: 24% on 2026-05-02Minnesota Wild: 18% (26 days, 20 points)Minnesota Wild: 18% on 2026-05-02
Colorado Avalanche47¢Vegas Golden Knights24¢Minnesota Wild18¢
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 Colorado Avalanche are currently favored at 47% to win the 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals, reflecting market views on their roster strength and playoff positioning. Trading volume and price distribution across contracts show significant uncertainty, with Oklahoma City at 66 cents on a separate contract indicating disagreement between market structures. The probability would shift based on injury status of key players, playoff seeding outcomes, and team performance through the postseason. The Western Conference Finals themselves will resolve this question definitively once the matchup occurs in May-June 2026, at which point actual playoff results will eliminate speculation about team capabilities.

  • Colorado's 47% price reflects current roster health and regular-season performance; major injuries to star players would likely move this probability down materially
  • Oklahoma City's 66-cent price on a direct comparison contract indicates the market sees meaningful win probability there, yet Colorado trades higher, suggesting structure-dependent valuation or different contract specifications
  • Los Angeles is priced at only 3 cents despite having the highest 24-hour trading volume ($284k), suggesting either different contract language or low perceived championship probability
  • Playoff seeding and matchup composition are not yet determined, leaving path-dependent factors unresolved that could shift probabilities as the postseason approaches
  • Vegas Golden Knights at 27% represent the second-highest probability on this specific contract, but the 20-point spread from Colorado suggests clear separation between top contenders

What moved the line

  • May 1Vegas Golden Knights6pp1420¢ · Kalshi
  • Apr 29Minnesota Wild5pp813¢ · Kalshi
  • May 1Minnesota Wild5pp1419¢ · Kalshi
  • May 2Colorado Avalanche4pp4751¢ · Kalshi
  • May 3Colorado Avalanche4pp5147¢ · Kalshi

Recently closed in general

These markets stopped trading. Last odds and any captured outcome are shown above — full settlement detail lives at the venue.

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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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