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Winner-take-all · 15 outcomes15 contractsKalshirefreshed 2 min agoCloses Nov 1, 2026 · 176d

Women's Pro Basketball Playoff Qualifiers

Leader sits at 93% across 15 bound outcomes, runner-up at 93%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

93%

Las Vegas

runner-up 93¢leader 93¢

Outcomes

15

winner-take-all

Runner-up

93¢

New York

Spread

0pp

contested

24h volume

$1K

modest

Closes

Nov 1, 2026

176 days

Venue

Kalshi

15 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayLas Vegas: 93% (12 days, 9 points)Las Vegas: 93% on 2026-05-08New York: 97% (12 days, 6 points)New York: 97% on 2026-05-02Indiana: 91% (12 days, 8 points)Indiana: 91% on 2026-05-07
Las Vegas93¢New York97¢Indiana91¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 12d

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

This 97% probability reflects strong market confidence that women's professional basketball playoffs will proceed as scheduled in 2026. The high likelihood stems from stable league operations and no indication of labor disputes, scheduling conflicts, or other disruptions that would prevent qualification rounds from occurring. Market pricing shows concentrated bets on specific series outcomes—particularly San Antonio and Oklahoma City advancing in round two and Toronto winning a close first-round series—suggesting traders believe these matchups and results are probable. The probability would shift downward if unexpected cancellations, lockouts, or operational issues emerge. Resolution depends on whether the actual playoff bracket and early-round results align with current market expectations through June 2026.

  • San Antonio and Oklahoma City series prices (34-36¢ for 4-0 wins) indicate these teams are heavily favored to advance, implying high confidence in the overall playoff format proceeding
  • Toronto-Cleveland first-round contract at 27¢ for a 4-3 outcome shows expectation of competitive early-round play, supporting the baseline assumption of normal playoff operations
  • Combined volume across top five contracts ($47,936 in 24-hour volume) reflects meaningful participation but concentration in a few specific series rather than broad market depth
  • The 4-point gap between leader (97%) and runner-up (93%) is modest, indicating some underlying disagreement about playoff certainty or specific outcomes
  • No visible contracts pricing severe disruptions (lockouts, cancellations, or league suspensions), suggesting traders assign negligible probability to worst-case scenarios

What moved the line

  • May 8Minnesota8pp7668¢ · Kalshi
  • May 6Chicago4pp2630¢ · Kalshi
  • May 7Los Angeles3pp7370¢ · 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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