
Bucks vs. Knicks: O/U 205.5
3 of 8 top Polymarket traders hold Over (38%) · Over at 64¢ · $10K held · ended Nov 11
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Avoid
Over
8
Over 38%
3 arb excluded
$9.7K
$133.29
47.3¢ → 63.5¢
+34% since entry · 3 traders
Research grade
AvoidOver at 64%
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
3 of 8 top traders (38%)3 arbitrage traders dimmed5 hold an outcome priced under 50%3 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)
Outcome Probabilities
Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome
Signal Intelligence
Momentum
Flat
+0 pts consensus
Breadth
5 traders
Top 2 hold 89%
Freshness
Fresh
0h old
Flip Quality
Clean
0 consensus flips
63% of non-arb traders are on Over. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 89% of that side's value.
| Trader | Position | Invested | Value | PnL | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KE keeptheblueflagflyinghigh | Overavg 47¢ | $4.8K | $4.9K | +$55.35 | 54% 1657-1434 (3091) |
0X 0x228B8d11EBa89BF1c554f8879a9293B7106DaF4c-1765442354872ARB<$100 | Underavg 39¢ | $1.6K | $1.7K | +$178.31 | 56% 488-383 (871) |
| └ Under leg | Underavg 39¢ | $780 | $1.1K | +$360 | |
| └ Over leg | Overavg 56.1¢ | $775.89 | $594.2 | -$181.69 | |
FL FlaznorpARB<$100 | Overavg 67.1¢ | $1.1K | $919.86 | -$205.88 | 50% 1504-1508 (3012) |
| └ Over leg | Overavg 67.1¢ | $807.2 | $607.49 | -$199.71 | |
| └ Under leg | Underavg 50.5¢ | $318.54 | $312.37 | -$6.18 | |
0X 0x9b11866433281ade9f2811dbde8acdefc45f5375CTR | Underavg 49.6¢ | $780.7 | $822.08 | +$41.38 | 54% 217-188 (405) |
JU justaluckydudeCTR | Underavg 38¢ | $382.28 | $513.06 | +$130.78 | 30% 134-317 (451) |
VE Venusian | Overavg 49.9¢ | $460.12 | $405.98 | -$54.14 | 28% 279-730 (1009) |
![]() RN1CTR | Underavg 51.3¢ | $238.52 | $206.71 | -$31.81 | 58% 3802-2784 (6586) |
LI LimousinARB<$100 | Overavg 49¢ | $153.43 | $128.32 | +$11.06 | 28% 285-731 (1016) |
| └ Over leg | Overavg 49¢ | $85.97 | $97.38 | +$13.49 | |
| └ Under leg | Underavg 48¢ | $33.38 | $30.95 | -$2.43 | |
TA takeormake<$100 | Overavg 51¢ | $80.17 | $75.46 | -$4.72 | 59% 3119-2207 (5326) |
LI LightParadoxCTR<$100 | Underavg 49¢ | $66.74 | $61.29 | -$5.45 | 28% 275-716 (991) |
GH ghorrockCTR<$100 | Underavg 28.8¢ | $3.65 | $2.86 | +$1.89 | 54% 383-322 (705) |
Invested
$4,801.19
Value
$4.9K
PnL
+$55.35
Record
54%
1657-1434 (3091)
Invested
$1,555.89
Value
$1.7K
PnL
+$178.31
Record
56%
488-383 (871)
Both legs:
Invested
$1,125.74
Value
$919.86
PnL
-$205.88
Record
50%
1504-1508 (3012)
Both legs:
Invested
$780.7
Value
$822.08
PnL
+$41.38
Record
54%
217-188 (405)
Invested
$382.28
Value
$513.06
PnL
+$130.78
Record
30%
134-317 (451)
Invested
$460.12
Value
$405.98
PnL
-$54.14
Record
28%
279-730 (1009)
RN1CTRInvested
$238.52
Value
$206.71
PnL
-$31.81
Record
58%
3802-2784 (6586)
Invested
$153.43
Value
$128.32
PnL
+$11.06
Record
28%
285-731 (1016)
Both legs:
Invested
$80.17
Value
$75.46
PnL
-$4.72
Record
59%
3119-2207 (5326)
Invested
$66.74
Value
$61.29
PnL
-$5.45
Record
28%
275-716 (991)
Invested
$3.65
Value
$2.86
PnL
+$1.89
Record
54%
383-322 (705)
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Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.
63.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 1.1¢ 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.
Market Info
Traders in this Market
keeptheblueflagflyinghigh
Over — $4.9K
0x228B8d11EBa89BF1c554f8879a9293B7106DaF4c-1765442354872
ARBArbitrage — excluded
Flaznorp
ARBArbitrage — excluded
0x9b11866433281ade9f2811dbde8acdefc45f5375
CTRUnder — $822.08
justaluckydude
CTRUnder — $513.06
Venusian
Over — $405.98

RN1
CTRUnder — $206.71
Limousin
ARBArbitrage — excluded
takeormake
Over — $75.46
LightParadox
CTRUnder — $61.29