Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Thunder, while the market favors Trail Blazers (54%). 7 of 9 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

Thunder vs. Trail Blazers

7 of 9 top Polymarket traders hold Thunder (78%) · Thunder at 47¢ · $1K held · ends Nov 12

Thunder47¢Trail Blazers53¢Ends Thu, Nov 12, 2026View on Polymarket

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Thunder

Consensus Traders

Thunder 78%

2 arb excluded

Total Value

$1.2K

Combined PnL

-$6.6

Smart Money Entry

46.6¢ → 46.5¢

+0% since entry · 7 traders

Research grade

AvoidThunder at 47%

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.
Side priced 30–50¢Full year, out of sample: 0.30–0.50 lost −4.8 % a trade (n 16,830, 95 % CI −6.6 to −3.1), worse than the plain consensus.

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

Thunder

7 of 9 top traders (78%)Underdog side (market favors Trail Blazers 54%)2 arbitrage traders dimmed7 hold an outcome priced under 50%7 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

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Outcome Probabilities

Thunder47%

Trail Blazers54%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

Thunder7 traders

Total Value$481.49

Total Shares1,053

Combined PnL-$7.12

Trail Blazers2 traders

Total Value$27.76

Total Shares54

Combined PnL+$0.52

Thunder — 78%Trail Blazers — 22%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 85%

Freshness

Fresh

0h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

80% of non-arb traders are on Thunder. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 85% of that side's value.

Cohort consensusHand-picked vs top 1000 · whales, sharps, snipers, contrarians

ctrThunder 67% · 3

Aligned

Top 1000Thunder 80% · 5

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
OD OddstormARB<$100	Thunderavg 48¢	$484.4	$501.69	+$17.29	21% 28-104 (132)
└ Thunder leg	Thunderavg 48¢	$309.89	$274.52	-$35.37
└ Trail Blazers leg	Trail Blazersavg 44.2¢	$174.51	$227.17	+$52.66
0X 0x2c335066FE58fe9237c3d3Dc7b275C2a034a0563-1759935795465CTR	Thunderavg 46¢	$172.77	$170.89	-$1.88	51% 3684-3525 (7209)
65 6512395314597884ARB<$100	Thunderavg 45.2¢	$140.38	$141.45	+$1.08	51% 3200-3120 (6320)
└ Thunder leg	Thunderavg 45.2¢	$100.95	$101.64	+$0.69
└ Trail Blazers leg	Trail Blazersavg 54¢	$39.42	$39.81	+$0.39
GT gt7238CTR	Thunderavg 45.8¢	$100.97	$92.54	-$8.44	3% 15-447 (462)
RollAwayTheDewCTR<$100	Thunderavg 53.7¢	$72.93	$71.95	-$0.98	4% 10-227 (237)
LU LuckyLooCTR<$100	Thunderavg 43¢	$63.64	$66.6	+$2.96	39% 136-210 (346)
LI LightParadoxCTR<$100	Thunderavg 47¢	$29.06	$29.37	+$0.31	29% 320-793 (1113)
GH ghorrockCTR<$100	Thunderavg 48.4¢	$78.17	$28.63	+$0.91	54% 461-396 (857)
CI cigarettesCTR<$100	Thunderavg 43¢	$21.5	$21.5	+$0	53% 5580-4967 (10547)
FO forecastication4<$100	Trail Blazersavg 53.1¢	$18.04	$18.36	+$0.32	13% 28-196 (224)
TA takeormake<$100	Trail Blazersavg 46¢	$9.2	$9.4	+$0.2	59% 3145-2227 (5372)

OddstormARB<$100

Thunder

Invested

$484.4

Value

$501.69

PnL

+$17.29

Record

21%

28-104 (132)

Both legs:

Thunder$309.8948¢-$35.37

Trail Blazers$174.5144.2¢+$52.66

0x2c335066FE58fe9237c3d3Dc7b275C2a034a0563-1759935795465CTR

Thunder

Invested

$172.77

Value

$170.89

PnL

-$1.88

Record

51%

3684-3525 (7209)

6512395314597884ARB<$100

Thunder

Invested

$140.38

Value

$141.45

PnL

+$1.08

Record

51%

3200-3120 (6320)

Both legs:

Thunder$100.9545.2¢+$0.69

Trail Blazers$39.4254¢+$0.39

gt7238CTR

Thunder

Invested

$100.97

Value

$92.54

PnL

-$8.44

Record

15-447 (462)

RollAwayTheDewCTR<$100

Thunder

Invested

$72.93

Value

$71.95

PnL

-$0.98

Record

10-227 (237)

LuckyLooCTR<$100

Thunder

Invested

$63.64

Value

$66.6

PnL

+$2.96

Record

39%

136-210 (346)

LightParadoxCTR<$100

Thunder

Invested

$29.06

Value

$29.37

PnL

+$0.31

Record

29%

320-793 (1113)

ghorrockCTR<$100

Thunder

Invested

$78.17

Value

$28.63

PnL

+$0.91

Record

54%

461-396 (857)

cigarettesCTR<$100

Thunder

Invested

$21.5

Value

$21.5

PnL

+$0

Record

53%

5580-4967 (10547)

forecastication4<$100

Trail Blazers

Invested

$18.04

Value

$18.36

PnL

+$0.32

Record

13%

28-196 (224)

takeormake<$100

Trail Blazers

Invested

$9.2

Value

$9.4

PnL

+$0.2

Record

59%

3145-2227 (5372)

Research grade

AvoidThunder at 47%

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.
Side priced 30–50¢Full year, out of sample: 0.30–0.50 lost −4.8 % a trade (n 16,830, 95 % CI −6.6 to −3.1), worse than the plain consensus.

Smart Money Signal

Thunder

7 of 9 top traders (78%)Underdog side (market favors Trail Blazers 54%)2 arbitrage traders dimmed7 hold an outcome priced under 50%7 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 85%

Freshness

Fresh

0h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

80% of non-arb traders are on Thunder. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 85% of that side's value.

Cohort consensusHand-picked vs top 1000 · whales, sharps, snipers, contrarians

ctrThunder 67% · 3

Aligned

Top 1000Thunder 80% · 5

Aligned

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EV Calculator

Your estimated chance that Thunder wins (%)

Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance48.7%

46.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 1.2¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$105.14

Max Loss

-$100.00

205.1

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.