Analysis
Original coverage of prediction markets, written for people who want to understand the why behind the numbers
Aug 31, 2026 · 2:30 AM
American forces struck Larak Island on Sunday. We explain what would actually have to happen for the island next door to change hands.
Aug 31, 2026 · 1:00 AM
A jury decides Lindsay Clancy's fate this week. We explain what 41 juries did with her defense, and what backing it pays.
Aug 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM
Can somebody be wrong 13 times in a row, be down over $100,000, and still be an insider?
Aug 29, 2026 · 3:30 PM
Iran’s last confirmed hits on Saudi were in the spring. With no fresh trigger, what’s the market missing in the fine print?
Aug 28, 2026 · 4:50 PM
Today's prediction market analysis, whale alerts, and arbitrage spreads
Aug 28, 2026 · 4:30 PM
The well-known Polymarket wallet Djdjdjekekek made $7,302,336 in seven days and then did something nobody expected
Aug 28, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Haaland’s path to most-searched athlete in 2026 hinges on a unique edge no rival can match right now.
Aug 28, 2026 · 2:30 PM
Why is 86% of the money in this market on coaches who can't win? We explain the odds and who the real pick is.
Aug 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM
We explain how we target a 33% return before Christmas using a simple betting strategy.
Aug 27, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Google names the world's most-searched show in December. One show on this board has already won that list once, and it did it the hard way.
Aug 27, 2026 · 2:00 PM
9 of the last 10 Italian titles went to the same few clubs. We outline a proven basket strategy that removes the need to predict a single winner.
Aug 27, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Bulgaria votes for president on October 25. We explain which candidate is the clear favorite and how our bet targets a 37% return.
Aug 27, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Rio de Janeiro has not had an elected governor since March, and the man about to become one lost this election before in 2018.
Aug 27, 2026 · 10:00 AM
In October the second-biggest Brazilian state elects a governor, and the likely winner is not the one you would think it is.
Aug 27, 2026 · 12:00 AM
22 world leaders are on this list, and only one has a scheduled way out of office before the New Year
Aug 24, 2026 · 2:30 AM
One of these teams has never won a World Series in 57 years of trying.
Aug 24, 2026 · 2:00 AM
Astronomers keep a list of every object that might hit Earth. The one most likely to arrive in 2026 is not on it.
Aug 21, 2026 · 12:30 PM
One of these two has every advantage a Democratic primary can hand a candidate. The other has a reason to think it will not be enough.
Aug 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM
What is left of Trump's Russia diplomacy after a year of phone calls, a summit canceled in five days and no envoy in Moscow since January?
Aug 21, 2026 · 11:30 AM
Oklahoma's attorney general won June by 1,141 votes. The man who lost has since borrowed $11.6m. Is that enough to turn a runoff?
Aug 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM
The job has been open since August 12, and the man most likely to take it would lose more than half his salary to do it
Aug 21, 2026 · 4:30 AM
A wallet that did not exist in February is now among the biggest crypto accounts on the Polymarket, betting on one specific idea
Aug 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM
What is a player actually worth to a club that will not sell him at any price and cannot replace him either?
Aug 20, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Two governments that own destroyers and missiles spent last month arguing about who hit whom with a wooden oar
Aug 20, 2026 · 3:30 AM
There is a way to back the Premier League title without picking a champion, and it has worked nine years running
Aug 20, 2026 · 3:00 AM
The trial that just succeeded is not due to finish until 2029, and no application has been filed with anybody yet
Aug 19, 2026 · 2:30 PM
The order landed 41 minutes before Atlético de Madrid and Málaga CF's kickoff, which is after the point where La Liga publishes its team sheets
Aug 19, 2026 · 8:30 AM
Democrats have not won this job in 32 years. Their answer this time is a man who spent most of his career as a Republican.
Aug 19, 2026 · 8:00 AM
The favorite team is led by an 18-year-old and coached by the man who won the first tournament in 2011. Is that enough to beat three former champions?
Aug 19, 2026 · 7:30 AM
There is a way to bet on this final without picking a winner, and it pays on Sunday, whichever of the five best teams lifts it
SUMMARY
Today
What happened today
- 27 new signals - 1 whale alerts, 26 arbitrage opportunities
- Largest whale: $151,630 on “Sofia Kenin wins”
- Widest spread: 14% on “Will the Federal Reserve Hike rates by 25bps at their October 2026 meeting? - Hike 25bps”

