[Whale Watch] $31K YES on Kentucky at Iowa St. Winner? at 68c (2:01:58 PM ET)
Someone just bet $30,600 on Iowa St. to win their men’s college basketball game against Kentucky. 45,000 YES contracts at 68 cents each, totaling $30,600. The trade produced no slippage, with price holding firm at 68 cents before and after execution. The market currently sits at 68 cents, implying a ~68% probability of an Iowa St. win. Across the last 200 trades spanning 6 minutes, YES volume totals $50,515 vs. $2,281 NO — a strongly one-sided flow.
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