
Adelaide 36ers vs. Melbourne United: O/U 187.5
2 of 4 top Polymarket traders hold Under (50%) · Under at 63¢ · $323 held · ended Nov 12
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Avoid
Under
4
Under 50%
1 arb excluded
$323.38
-$1.15
Research grade
AvoidUnder at 63%
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
2 of 4 top traders (50%)1 arbitrage trader dimmed2 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)
Outcome Probabilities
Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome
Signal Intelligence
Momentum
Flat
+0 pts consensus
Breadth
2 traders
Top 2 hold 100%
Freshness
Fresh
0h old
Flip Quality
Clean
0 consensus flips
50% of non-arb traders are on Under. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 100% of that side's value.
| Trader | Position | Invested | Value | PnL | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FL FlaznorpARB<$100 | Overavg 60¢ | $264.83 | $268.7 | +$3.88 | 51% 2503-2397 (4900) |
| └ Over leg | Overavg 60¢ | $189.01 | $171.75 | -$17.26 | |
| └ Under leg | Underavg 35.6¢ | $75.82 | $96.95 | +$21.13 | |
SU suntori<$100 | Underavg 37.8¢ | $19.04 | $19.13 | +$0.09 | 47% 1485-1661 (3146) |
NO NotradecopyCTR<$100 | Overavg 59¢ | $17.6 | $16.41 | -$1.19 | 10% 20-174 (194) |
SE sentrio<$100 | Underavg 33¢ | $8.96 | $10.32 | +$1.36 | 41% 533-763 (1296) |
FE ferdinand2CTR<$100 | Overavg 56¢ | $10.23 | $8.82 | -$1.41 | 50% 1206-1230 (2436) |
Invested
$264.83
Value
$268.7
PnL
+$3.88
Record
51%
2503-2397 (4900)
Both legs:
Invested
$19.04
Value
$19.13
PnL
+$0.09
Record
47%
1485-1661 (3146)
Invested
$17.6
Value
$16.41
PnL
-$1.19
Record
10%
20-174 (194)
Invested
$8.96
Value
$10.32
PnL
+$1.36
Record
41%
533-763 (1296)
Invested
$10.23
Value
$8.82
PnL
-$1.41
Record
50%
1206-1230 (2436)
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Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.
63.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 1.2¢ 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.