Antecedent (if this happens)
KXNBAWEST-26-DEN
Will the Denver win the 2026 Pro Basketball Western Conference Championship?
Series: KXNBAWEST
Entity: Denver
Expiration: 2026-06-30T14:00:00Z
Volume: 1310279
YES ask: 0.0600
NO ask: 0.9500
Last: 0.0500
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Rules
If Denver wins the 2026 Pro Basketball Western Conference Championship, then the market resolves to Yes.
Consequent (then it means this happened or will happen)
KXNBAWEST1SEED-25-DEN
Will Denver be the Pro Basketball Western Conference #1 Seed in the playoffs?
Series: KXNBAWEST1SEED
Entity: Denver
Expiration: 2026-04-13T14:00:00Z
Volume: 8387
YES ask: 0.0100
NO ask: 1.0000
Last: 0.0100
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Rules
If Denver is the 2025-26 Pro Basketball Western Conference #1 Seed in the playoffs, then the market resolves to Yes.
Confidence: none
Model: claude-sonnet-4-6
Screened: 2026-03-18T08:02:00Z
Reasoning: Being the #1 seed does not guarantee winning the Western Conference Championship (they could lose in the playoffs). Winning the Western Conference Championship does not require being the #1 seed (a lower seed can win the conference). No logical necessity in either direction.
Strategy: Buy NO on antecedent + YES on consequent
Yield:
64.32%
PROFITABLE
Cost:
$0.9600
Days to maturity:
30
Hurdle yield:
4.22%
Excess yield:
+60.10%
PROFITABLE