[Whale Watch] $27K YES on Maryland at North Carolina Winner at 95c (12:46:17 PM ET)
Someone just bet $27K on North Carolina to win the Maryland at North Carolina women’s college basketball game. 28,236 YES contracts were purchased at 95c each, totaling $26,824. The trade hit with immediate impact, moving the price down 8c before recovering 1c, with the market now sitting at 89–90c. Across the last 200 trades spanning 5 minutes, YES volume totals $81,085 versus $462 NO, with YES contracts representing 96% of all activity.
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