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Kalshi ChatGPT 9% +1Thursday, 8 October 2026
The day in one page: what moved and why, what the market saw coming, where it disagreed with the news, and what resolved.
Story of the day
Biggest moves
- Polymarket Spread: Cowboys (-9.5) 51% +4
On: Cowboys host Buccaneers in Thursday Night Football Week 5 matchup
- Kalshi Republican Party 40% +2
On: Iowa Senate Debate Highlights Health Care and Agriculture
- Kalshi Ken Paxton 36% +1
On: Trump Calls for Debate as Paxton and Talarico Texas Senate Race Intensifies
- Kalshi Las Vegas 37% −1
On: Unbeaten Chiefs Defeat Las Vegas Raiders in Blockbuster NFL Matchup
- Kalshi Democrats sweep 62% +1
On: Johnson Uncertain of Future If GOP Loses House; Trump Faces Midterm Headwinds
- Polymarket Will Benjamin Netanyahu be the next Prime Minister of Israel? 37% +1
On: Netanyahu Faces Reckoning as Oct. 7 Anniversary Approaches Amid Global Criticism
- Kalshi Georgia 48% −1
On: SEC Officials Expect Alabama-Georgia Game to Proceed Despite Storm Threat
- Polymarket Will Donald Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026? 0%
On: Trump Claims He Deserves Nobel Peace Prize Amid Doubts Over Winning It
The market moved first
odds −17 in the day before the first report · −11 after
odds +14 in the day before the first report · +12 after
odds +8 in the day before the first report · 0 after
odds −7 in the day before the first report · 0 after
odds +6 in the day before the first report · −5 after
odds −5 in the day before the first report · −1 after
News vs. market
Big story, market unmoved
12 publishers in 24 hours · odds up 1 point
11 publishers in 24 hours · odds down 2 points
8 publishers in 24 hours · odds down 3 points
7 publishers in 24 hours · odds up 1 point
6 publishers in 24 hours · odds down 1 point
6 publishers in 24 hours · odds up 2 points
Market moving, news quiet
no new coverage in 24 hours · odds up 12 points
Gaining speed
+7 new publishers
+5 new publishers
+4 new publishers
+4 new publishers
+6 new publishers on top of 3
+3 new publishers
+3 new publishers
+3 new publishers
Resolved
- Shamrock Rovers vs. Drogheda United FC: O/U 2.5 Over · market had Over at 56% · called it
- Shamrock Rovers vs. Drogheda United FC: O/U 7.5 Under · market had Under at 99% · called it
- Shamrock Rovers vs. Drogheda United FC: O/U 5.5 Under · market had Under at 93% · called it
- Shamrock Rovers vs. Drogheda United FC: O/U 4.5 Under · market had Under at 84% · called it
- Will Shamrock Rovers win on 2026-10-08? Yes · market had Yes at 70% · called it
- Shamrock Rovers vs. Drogheda United FC: O/U 3.5 Over · market had Under at 67% · missed
- Shamrock Rovers vs. Drogheda United FC: O/U 6.5 Under · market had Under at 97% · called it
- Shamrock Rovers vs. Drogheda United FC: Drogheda United FC O/U 2.5 Under · market had Under at 53% · called it