Platform comparison
| Platform | YES odds | NO odds | Fee | KYC | Settlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polymarket (via Trump Prediction) Pick polygram.ink (preferred broker) |
89% | 11% | 0% (USDC on-chain) | No-KYC up to $1,500 | USDC, auto via UMA oracle | Live odds → |
Polymarket (direct) polymarket.com |
89% | 11% | 0% | Geo-blocked in US/UK/EU | USDC, on-chain | Live odds → |
Kalshi kalshi.com |
— | — | Up to 7% per trade | US-only, KYC required | USD | Live odds → |
Betfair Exchange betfair.com |
— | — | 2-5% commission | Full KYC from first trade | GBP / EUR | Live odds → |
Manifold Markets manifold.markets |
— | — | Play-money (mana) | None — play-money | Mana (no cash-out) | Live odds → |
Outcome probabilities
Current market-implied probability for each outcome, from the live order book.
| Outcome | Probability |
|---|---|
| O/U 29.5 | 89% |
| O/U 31.5 | 86% |
| O/U 33.5 | 85% |
| O/U 35.5 | 80% |
| O/U 37.5 | 75% |
| Kent State O/U 23.5 | 73% |
| O/U 39.5 | 71% |
| Spread -2.5 | 66% |
| Spread -5.5 | 66% |
| 1H Spread -3.5 | 65% |
| O/U 45.5 | 61% |
| 1H Spread -2.5 | 61% |
| O/U 41.5 | 60% |
| O/U 43.5 | 60% |
| Spread -3.5 | 59% |
| Spread -4.5 | 56% |
| 1Q Spread -0.5 | 56% |
| 2Q Moneyline | 56% |
| 1Q Spread -1.5 | 53% |
| 1Q Spread -3.5 | 53% |
| 1Q O/U 3.5 | 53% |
| 1Q O/U 6.5 | 53% |
| Kent State O/U 26.5 | 52% |
| 1H Spread -1.5 | 51% |
| Spread -12.5 | 50% |
| Spread -0.5 | 50% |
| Spread -0.5 | 50% |
| Spread -18.5 | 50% |
| Spread -21.5 | 50% |
| Spread -24.5 | 50% |
| 1H Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 1H Spread -0.5 | 50% |
| 1H Spread -5.5 | 50% |
| 1H O/U 18.5 | 50% |
| 1H O/U 21.5 | 50% |
| 2H Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 2H Spread -0.5 | 50% |
| 2H Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 2H Spread -2.5 | 50% |
| 2H Spread -3.5 | 50% |
| 2H Spread -5.5 | 50% |
| 2H O/U 18.5 | 50% |
| 2H O/U 21.5 | 50% |
| 2H O/U 24.5 | 50% |
| 2H O/U 27.5 | 50% |
| 2H O/U 30.5 | 50% |
| 2Q Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 2Q Spread -0.5 | 50% |
| 2Q Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 2Q Spread -2.5 | 50% |
| 2Q Spread -3.5 | 50% |
| 2Q Spread -5.5 | 50% |
| 2Q O/U 8.5 | 50% |
| 2Q O/U 11.5 | 50% |
| 2Q O/U 14.5 | 50% |
| 2Q O/U 17.5 | 50% |
| 2Q O/U 20.5 | 50% |
| 3Q Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 3Q Spread -0.5 | 50% |
| 3Q Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 3Q Spread -2.5 | 50% |
| 3Q Spread -3.5 | 50% |
| 3Q Spread -5.5 | 50% |
| 3Q O/U 3.5 | 50% |
| 3Q O/U 6.5 | 50% |
| 3Q O/U 9.5 | 50% |
| 3Q O/U 12.5 | 50% |
| 3Q O/U 15.5 | 50% |
| 4Q Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 4Q Spread -0.5 | 50% |
| 4Q Spread -1.5 | 50% |
| 4Q Spread -2.5 | 50% |
| 4Q Spread -3.5 | 50% |
| 4Q Spread -5.5 | 50% |
| 4Q O/U 7.5 | 50% |
| 4Q O/U 10.5 | 50% |
| 4Q O/U 13.5 | 50% |
| 4Q O/U 16.5 | 50% |
| 4Q O/U 19.5 | 50% |
| Ball State O/U 17.5 | 50% |
| Ball State O/U 26.5 | 50% |
| Ball State O/U 29.5 | 50% |
| Kent State O/U 20.5 | 50% |
| Kent State O/U 29.5 | 50% |
| Kent State O/U 32.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 1H O/U 10.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 1H O/U 12.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 1H O/U 14.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 1H O/U 12.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 1H O/U 14.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 1H O/U 16.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 2H O/U 9.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 2H O/U 11.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 2H O/U 13.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 2H O/U 11.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 2H O/U 13.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 2H O/U 15.5 | 50% |
| 2H Moneyline | 50% |
| Ball State O/U 2.5 | 50% |
| Kent State O/U 3.5 | 50% |
| 1H Moneyline | 50% |
| 3Q Moneyline | 50% |
| 4Q Moneyline | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score a Touchdown | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score a Touchdown - 1H | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score a Touchdown - 2H | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score a Touchdown - Q3 | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score a Touchdown - Q4 | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score a Touchdown - Q1 | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score a Touchdown - Q2 | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score Points - Q2 | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score Points - Q4 | 50% |
| Kickoff or Punt Return Touchdown | 50% |
| Pick-Six Scored | 50% |
| Both Teams to Score Points - Q3 | 50% |
| Game Goes to Overtime | 50% |
| Ball State vs. Kent State: Total Touchdowns O/U 6.5 | 50% |
| Ball State vs. Kent State: Total Touchdowns O/U 5.5 | 50% |
| Ball State vs. Kent State: Total Touchdowns O/U 7.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Passing Touchdowns: O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Passing Touchdowns: O/U 1.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Passing Touchdowns: O/U 2.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Passing Touchdowns: O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Passing Yards: O/U 200.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Passing Touchdowns: O/U 1.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Passing Touchdowns: O/U 2.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Passing Yards: O/U 225.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Passing Yards: O/U 250.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Passing Yards: O/U 225.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Rushing Yards: O/U 125.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Passing Yards: O/U 250.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Passing Yards: O/U 200.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Rushing Yards: O/U 150.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Rushing Yards: O/U 175.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Rushing Yards: O/U 125.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Rushing Yards: O/U 150.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Rushing Yards: O/U 175.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Scrimmage Yards: O/U 350.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Scrimmage Yards: O/U 375.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Scrimmage Yards: O/U 400.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Scrimmage Yards: O/U 350.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Scrimmage Yards: O/U 375.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Scrimmage Yards: O/U 400.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 40+ Yard Field Goals Made: O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Ball State 40+ Yard Field Goals Made: O/U 1.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 40+ Yard Field Goals Made: O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Kent State 40+ Yard Field Goals Made: O/U 1.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Field Goals Made: O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Field Goals Made: O/U 1.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Field Goals Made: O/U 2.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Field Goals Made: O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Field Goals Made: O/U 1.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Field Goals Made: O/U 2.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Receptions: O/U 14.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Receptions: O/U 19.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total Receptions: O/U 24.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Receptions: O/U 14.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Receptions: O/U 19.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total Receptions: O/U 24.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total First Downs: O/U 19.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total First Downs: O/U 23.5 | 50% |
| Ball State Total First Downs: O/U 21.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total First Downs: O/U 21.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total First Downs: O/U 23.5 | 50% |
| Kent State Total First Downs: O/U 19.5 | 50% |
| Ball State vs. Kent State: Total 4th Down Conversions O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Ball State vs. Kent State: Total Defensive/Special Teams Touchdowns O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Ball State vs. Kent State: Total Successful Two-Point Conversions O/U 0.5 | 50% |
| Spread -1.5 | 49% |
| 1H O/U 24.5 | 49% |
| 1H O/U 27.5 | 49% |
| 1Q O/U 9.5 | 47% |
| 1Q O/U 12.5 | 47% |
| 1Q O/U 15.5 | 47% |
| Ball State O/U 20.5 | 47% |
| Spread -7.5 | 46% |
| O/U 47.5 | 45% |
| 1Q Spread -3.5 | 45% |
| 1Q Spread -1.5 | 45% |
| 1Q Spread -0.5 | 45% |
| 1Q Moneyline | 45% |
| Both Teams to Score Points - Q1 | 45% |
| Spread -8.5 | 43% |
| Spread -9.5 | 41% |
| Spread -12.5 | 37% |
| O/U 49.5 | 37% |
| Spread -6.5 | 35% |
| O/U 51.5 | 34% |
| Spread -10.5 | 33% |
| 1H O/U 30.5 | 32% |
| Spread -11.5 | 31% |
| Ball State vs. Kent State | 30% |
| O/U 53.5 | 30% |
| Spread -2.5 | 27% |
| O/U 55.5 | 27% |
| Spread -14.5 | 24% |
| Ball State O/U 23.5 | 24% |
| Spread -1.5 | 23% |
| O/U 67.5 | 22% |
| Spread -17.5 | 18% |
| O/U 57.5 | 18% |
| O/U 61.5 | 18% |
| Spread -20.5 | 17% |
| O/U 59.5 | 17% |
| O/U 63.5 | 17% |
| O/U 65.5 | 17% |
| Spread -3.5 | 15% |
| Spread -16.5 | 13% |
| Spread -4.5 | 13% |
| Spread -9.5 | 12% |
| Spread -6.5 | 12% |
| Spread -10.5 | 9% |
| Spread -13.5 | 5% |
| O/U 69.5 | 5% |
Market context
Live Polymarket data shows 89% YES probability for Ball State vs. Kent State. In the upcoming college football game between Ball State and Kent State, scheduled for September 26 at 12:00PM ET: This market will resolve to "Ball State" if Ball State win the game. This market will…
Live Data & Statistics
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Methodology
This page tracks Ball State vs. Kent State across four political prediction venues. Live odds come from the Polymarket order book (the deepest political prediction-market book). Kalshi is the CFTC-regulated US alternative, Betfair the established UK sports-exchange with politics markets, Manifold the open play-money variant. For users geo-blocked from Polymarket directly, brokers like Trump Prediction provide a 0%-fee route into the same order book.
Resolution & payout
For political markets the resolution source is decisive. Polymarket defines a concrete source per contract (e.g. AP, Reuters, official electoral commission) and uses the UMA Optimistic Oracle as the on-chain dispute mechanism. With a clearly defined outcome the USDC payout lands within minutes of the final confirmation.
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- Kalshi must follow CFTC compliance — strict definitions, clear resolution sources, US citizens only with KYC. Polymarket operates globally without CFTC oversight — deeper liquidity, but also higher regulatory risk.
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