Will the Boston Red Sox win more than 85.5 games in the 2026 MLB Regular Season?

Q: Will the Boston Red Sox win more than 85.5 games in the 2026 MLB Regular Season?

Prediction markets currently price this at 85%. A YES share costs 85.0¢ and pays $1 if it happens. That is a return of 17.6% over 1.8mo.

MLB: 2026 Regular Season Win Totals$1k liquidity$1k volumecloses 1.8mo

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Trade on Polymarket

BUY YES

Cost: 85.0¢
Implied chance: 85.0%
Return if right: 17.6%
Spread cost: 43%

If you put in $100

You get 117.6 shares at 85.0¢ each.

YES wins: $117.65 back, a profit of $17.65. YES loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $13.07 of that profit. Without it you would make $30.72.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

Buy YES on Polymarket

BUY NO

Cost: 32.0¢
Implied chance: 32.0%
Return if right: 212.5%
Spread cost: 35%

If you put in $100

You get 312.5 shares at 32.0¢ each.

NO wins: $312.50 back, a profit of $212.50. NO loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $113.03 of that profit. Without it you would make $325.53.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

Buy NO on Polymarket

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How this market resolves

This market will resolve to "O 85.5" if the Boston Red Sox win more than 85.5 games during the 2026 MLB Regular Season. If at any point it becomes statistically impossible for the Boston Red Sox to record more than 85.5 wins per the rules of the MLB, the corresponding market will resolve to "U 85.5". If the MLB Regular Season is cancelled, partially completed, or postponed after November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "50-50". The resolution source will be official information from Major League Baseball (https://www.mlb.com/standings/); however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Source: https://www.mlb.com/standings/