Detroit shows widest Kalshi discount to sportsbook NBA probability benchmark
SportsBookISH reports across 25 NBA games tracked on November 3, Kalshi prices the Detroit Pistons at 50.0 percent against a sportsbook median of 53.2 percent in their game with the Philadelphia 76ers, the largest buy edge on the board. Charlotte against Brooklyn is next at 43.0 percent on Kalshi against a 44.4 percent book median, and Oklahoma City against Cleveland sits at 55.5 percent on Kalshi against 56.6 percent at the books.
According to SportsBookISH, the Detroit Pistons had the largest buy-side pricing gap in a comparison of Kalshi and sportsbook probabilities across 25 NBA games tracked on November 3, 2026.
Detroit leads the comparison
Kalshi priced Detroit at 50.0 percent against the Philadelphia 76ers, compared with a sportsbook median of 53.2 percent. The difference was 3.2 percentage points, the largest buy edge on the board identified by SportsBookISH.
That comparison places Detroit at an even chance on Kalshi while the sportsbook median puts its probability above 50 percent. The figures describe a difference between market prices, not a confirmed advantage in predicting the result.
Smaller gaps for Charlotte and Oklahoma City
Charlotte against Brooklyn ranked next, according to SportsBookISH. Kalshi’s probability was 43.0 percent, versus a sportsbook median of 44.4 percent—a gap of 1.4 percentage points.
Oklahoma City against Cleveland was priced at 55.5 percent on Kalshi and 56.6 percent at the books. That 1.1-percentage-point difference was narrower than the gaps reported for Detroit and Charlotte.
What it means for prediction markets
- Detroit showed the greatest divergence: Its 3.2-percentage-point gap was the largest buy edge identified across the 25 NBA games tracked.
- The other cited differences were smaller: Charlotte and Oklahoma City were below their sportsbook benchmarks by 1.4 and 1.1 percentage points, respectively.
- The benchmark is not an outcome forecast: These comparisons show where Kalshi prices differed from sportsbook probabilities; they do not establish which market will prove more accurate.
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