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Saturday slates run deep, and many of those games trade thin. Each team gets a YES contract that pays $1 if it wins, and a wide gap between bid and ask is the first thing to check.

GuidesKXNCAAFGAME checked Sep 19, 2026

Season: Saturday slates from late August through the January playoff.

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Open College football markets

YES prices in cents from Kalshi's public data. Only markets that close after right now are shown, grouped by game.

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BidThe most a buyer will pay right now. Selling now gets you this.
AskThe least a seller will take. Buying now costs this.
LastThe price of the most recent trade.
SpreadAsk minus bid. Amber at 10¢ or more, where the gap eats most edges.

Source: Kalshi public market data, series KXNCAAFGAME, checked for this page on Sep 19, 2026. Prices can be a few seconds old. They are market prices, not our picks and not a recommendation. PM Countdown isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Kalshi.

Previews

Every College football game we have written up

28 previews, Sep 26 to Oct 10. Records, the injury report, the season series and the price at the time we read it.

SatSep 2625 games

SatOct 103 games

Method, not picks

How we approach College football

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.

  1. Skip the thin games

    When we checked on Sep 19, 2026, some smaller games showed a 7¢ bid and a 93¢ ask. A gap that wide means the price tells you very little, so we pass.

  2. Size down when news is incomplete

    Player availability news in college football is less complete than in the NFL. When a key player's status is unclear, we cut the size or skip the game.

  3. Big favorites pay little

    A 93¢ contract can make at most 7¢ before fees. We would rather find a fair price on a closer game than collect pennies on a mismatch.

  4. Set the target, then step away

    Noon to midnight slates invite constant trading. We place the sell order before kickoff and let it work.

Before you trade

What to check first

  • Check whether it is a conference game. Out of conference there is often no injury report at all.
  • Big Ten posts a final report 2 hours out; the SEC posts 90 minutes out. Know which clock you are on.
  • Against an FCS opponent the visitor is nearer zero than the price looks. Only 9 have beaten Power Four sides since 2017.
  • Home field is about 2.8 points almost everywhere. Of 247 venues only 9 measured above average.
  • From the third overtime, teams trade two-point plays. A tied game resolves fast and flat.
  • 55 minutes of play locks your result in, even if the game is then abandoned.
  • Saturday volume is large in total and thin per game, spread over 60-plus matchups.

Every market on Kalshi has its own rules page. When our checklist and the rules disagree, the rules win.

How this market settles

Football contracts on Kalshi

Result locks at55 minutes of play
OvertimeCounts
Delay over 48 hoursLast fair price

Read from Kalshi's filed contract terms for football. 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 football markets work

One contract

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.

Probability

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.

Spread

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

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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Related lessons

All lessons
Lesson 03Kalshi prices and feesWhy 22¢ reads as about 22%, and how the spread and fees move your break-even.Lesson 01Bankroll and unitsSize every position from money you could lose without touching rent. One unit is 1 to 2% of it.Lesson 04Tilt and loss limitsMoney limits beat time limits. Chasing a loss raises the stake, not the edge.

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