Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Cardinals, while the market favors Rams (90%). 5 of 8 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

Historically, consensus on sides priced under 40¢ lost money after costs.

Spread: Rams (-17.5)

5 of 8 top Polymarket traders hold Cardinals (63%) · Cardinals at 11¢ · $2K held · ended Nov 15

Rams90¢Cardinals10¢Ended Sun, Nov 15, 2026View on Polymarket

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Cardinals

Consensus Traders

Cardinals 63%

1 arb excluded

Total Value

$1.8K

Combined PnL

-$156.88

Smart Money Entry

57.6¢ → 10.5¢

-82% since entry · 5 traders

Research grade

AvoidCardinals at 11%

Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.

Consensus side under 30¢Full year, out of sample: 0.05–0.30 lost −8.1 % a trade (n 11,568), under 0.20 −20.5 % (n 3,615). Oct 22 backtest: −29.5 % (n 1,625). The strongest effect in every test.
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.

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

Cardinals

5 of 8 top traders (63%)Underdog side (market favors Rams 90%)1 arbitrage trader dimmed5 hold an outcome priced under 50%2 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

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Outcome Probabilities

Rams90%

Cardinals11%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

Cardinals5 traders

Total Value$1.2K

Total Shares2,380

Combined PnL-$156.92

Rams3 traders

Total Value$490.32

Total Shares1,816

Combined PnL+$0.04

Cardinals — 63%Rams — 37%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Surging

+17 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 82%

Freshness

Fresh

6h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

57% of non-arb traders are on Cardinals. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 82% of that side's value.

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

whaleCardinals 50% · 2

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ctrCardinals 50% · 6

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Top 1000Cardinals 57% · 7

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Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
AN Anon455CTR	Cardinalsavg 51¢	$697.71	$697.71	+$0	50% 563-572 (1135)
nigiri99	Ramsavg 27¢	$304.02	$304.02	+$0	51% 793-768 (1561)
0X 0x99F0d31fdced5B3A0e5Ee2867730A6644a6C9495-1779037126382CTR	Cardinalsavg 73¢	$382.56	$267.24	-$115.32	47% 536-593 (1129)
LI LightParadox	Ramsavg 27¢	$185.22	$185.22	+$0	38% 1454-2390 (3844)
0xheavy888CTR	Cardinalsavg 73¢	$163.52	$114.24	-$49.28	56% 710-561 (1271)
65 6512395314597884CTR	Cardinalsavg 51¢	$102	$102	-$0	50% 4146-4137 (8283)
NO NotJumpARB<$100	Cardinalsavg 50¢	$105	$81.9	-$23.1	49% 1261-1304 (2565)
└ Cardinals leg	Cardinalsavg 50¢	$52.5	$53.55	+$1.05
└ Rams leg	Ramsavg 50¢	$52.5	$28.35	-$24.15
KE keeptheblueflagflyinghighCTR<$100	Cardinalsavg 39¢	$24.96	$32.64	+$7.68	49% 2930-3029 (5959)
FO Forecastication2<$100	Ramsavg 26¢	$1.04	$1.08	+$0.04	44% 360-455 (815)

Anon455CTR

Cardinals

Invested

$697.71

Value

$697.71

PnL

+$0

Record

50%

563-572 (1135)

nigiri99

Rams

Invested

$304.02

Value

$304.02

PnL

+$0

Record

51%

793-768 (1561)

0x99F0d31fdced5B3A0e5Ee2867730A6644a6C9495-1779037126382CTR

Cardinals

Invested

$382.56

Value

$267.24

PnL

-$115.32

Record

47%

536-593 (1129)

LightParadox

Rams

Invested

$185.22

Value

$185.22

PnL

+$0

Record

38%

1454-2390 (3844)

0xheavy888CTR

Cardinals

Invested

$163.52

Value

$114.24

PnL

-$49.28

Record

56%

710-561 (1271)

6512395314597884CTR

Cardinals

Invested

$102

Value

$102

PnL

-$0

Record

50%

4146-4137 (8283)

NotJumpARB<$100

Cardinals

Invested

$105

Value

$81.9

PnL

-$23.1

Record

49%

1261-1304 (2565)

Both legs:

Cardinals$52.550¢+$1.05

Rams$52.550¢-$24.15

keeptheblueflagflyinghighCTR<$100

Cardinals

Invested

$24.96

Value

$32.64

PnL

+$7.68

Record

49%

2930-3029 (5959)

Forecastication2<$100

Rams

Invested

$1.04

Value

$1.08

PnL

+$0.04

Record

44%

360-455 (815)

Research grade

AvoidCardinals at 11%

Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.

Consensus side under 30¢Full year, out of sample: 0.05–0.30 lost −8.1 % a trade (n 11,568), under 0.20 −20.5 % (n 3,615). Oct 22 backtest: −29.5 % (n 1,625). The strongest effect in every test.
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.

Smart Money Signal

Cardinals

5 of 8 top traders (63%)Underdog side (market favors Rams 90%)1 arbitrage trader dimmed5 hold an outcome priced under 50%2 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Surging

+17 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 82%

Freshness

Fresh

6h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

57% of non-arb traders are on Cardinals. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 82% of that side's value.

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

whaleCardinals 50% · 2

Aligned

ctrCardinals 50% · 6

Aligned

Top 1000Cardinals 57% · 7

Aligned

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EV Calculator

Your estimated chance that Cardinals wins (%)

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

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance12.0%

10.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.5¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$732.72

Max Loss

-$100.00

832.7

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.