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We checked Kalshi's public data for a college basketball game series on Sep 19, 2026 and found no open markets, which fits a season that starts in November. Until a series is confirmed, this page teaches the method instead of showing a board.
Season: The season starts in November. Markets checked closer to tip-off.
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Markets checked closer to tip-off
We looked for a Kalshi college basketball game series on Sep 22, 2026 (KXNCAABGAME and KXNCAAMBGAME) and neither returned markets. When a series is confirmed, this spot becomes a live board. We won't show a board we can't source.
How game markets work
Each team gets a YES contract that pays $1.00 if it wins and $0 if it doesn't. A 30¢ price reads as roughly a 30% chance. You buy at the ask and sell at the bid.
What to check
Is the spread narrow? What happens in overtime or a postponement? Is the stake one unit or less? What's your sell target, and what do you do if it never trades?
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Series checked with Kalshi's public API on Sep 22, 2026. PM Countdown isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Kalshi.
Method, not picks
How we approach College basketball
What we look at before we write a plan. Every plan still has three lines: the buy price, the sell target and the hold rule.
Hundreds of teams, thin information
Most games get little coverage and little trading. We only look at games where the price has a narrow spread.
Big favorites pay little
A 95¢ contract can make at most 5¢ before fees. We don't collect pennies on mismatches.
Size down on uncertainty
Player availability news is less complete than in the pros. Less information means a smaller stake, or none.
The plan comes first
Buy price, sell target and hold rule are written before tip-off, the same as every other sport.
Before you trade
What to check first
- In November the visitor is often a paid opponent. Those teams won about 8% and lost by 21 on average.
- In conference play the home edge drops to about 59% and under 3 points.
- Outside March there is no league-wide injury report. Disclosure depends on the conference.
- In the NCAA tournament the report lands the night before and again 2 hours before tip.
- 40 minutes of play locks your result in. Overtime counts toward it.
- College games move for travel and venues more than pro games. Past 48 hours you get the last price.
- Depth does not track prestige. Two CAA games have drawn more than $8M each.
Every market on Kalshi has its own rules page. When our checklist and the rules disagree, the rules win.
Basketball contracts on Kalshi
| Result locks at | 40 minutes of play |
|---|---|
| Overtime | Counts |
| Delay over 48 hours | Last fair price |
Read from Kalshi's filed contract terms for basketball. The one-line summary on a market page is not the contract; the terms are. Rules vary by series, so check the market you are actually trading.
Basics
How College basketball markets work
One YES per outcome
Each side gets its own YES contract. It pays $1.00 if that outcome happens and $0 if it doesn't.
Price reads as a chance
A 22¢ YES price means the market puts it near 22%. What matters is the gap between that and your own estimate.
Bid, ask and the gap
You buy at the ask and sell at the bid. The gap between them is a cost you pay every time you go in and out.
Fees move break-even
Kalshi's taker fee is 0.07 × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up to the cent. Resting orders on many markets pay a lower maker rate. Fee schedule
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