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College football game markets
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.
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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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 the spread first. If bid and ask are far apart, the game is thin.
- Read the rules for overtime and postponement.
- Confirm the game date from the ticker, since the API close time comes later.
- Keep the stake inside your unit, whatever the slate looks like.
Every market on Kalshi has its own rules page. When our checklist and the rules disagree, the rules win.
10 contracts, 22¢ buy, 35¢ sell order
| Buy 10 YES at 22¢ | $2.20 |
|---|---|
| Taker fee0.07 × 10 × 0.22 × 0.78 = $0.12012, rounded up | $0.13 |
| If the 35¢ sell order fills$3.50 back, minus a $0.04 maker fee if Kalshi charges one on that market (0.0175 × 10 × 0.35 × 0.65, rounded up) | +$1.13 |
| If it never trades and winsSettles at $1.00 × 10 = $10.00, minus the $2.33 cost | +$7.67 |
| If it never trades and losesSettles at $0. This is the most you can lose. | −$2.33 |
Fee formulas from Kalshi's fee schedule. Same numbers as our UFC 331 plan. An example, not a recommendation.
Basics
How College football 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%. Your edge 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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