College football · October 31, 2026
The championship market through October
Follow the weekly top 25 from August 29 to October 31, among teams quoted by all three tracked sportsbooks. These are market shares, not poll rankings.
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Stories from
sports data.
A closer look at the numbers behind sports.
Sports Market Observatory uses analysis and visual design to explore patterns in sports data. Explore animated championship market races and an archive of historical market observations.
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Championship market races
How the field changed over time.
These animated races follow championship markets across the season. Bubble area represents normalized title-market share at each observation; the movement between observations is interpolated.
Sources and methodologyMLB · October 29, 2026
A season in the championship market
The MLB review follows all 30 teams across 218 daily captures from March 25 to October 28. The final odds snapshot precedes Game 5; the closing bubble sizes illustrate the result.
Watch the season review on YouTube ↗Market-implied shares describe observed prices, not calibrated probabilities or betting advice.
From the archive
Earlier market stories
The Weekly Market Trace archive preserves earlier charts, measurements, and methodology for individual observations.
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About the project
How we approach
the work.
Sports Market Observatory brings data and visual design together to examine questions about sports. We look for patterns that are worth explaining, then present the evidence alongside the context needed to interpret it.
The work currently includes championship market races and historical betting-market observations, with the source and scope of each visual explained alongside it.
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Understanding the market archive.
Our current library documents historical sports-market observations. Each story identifies its scope, timing, and methodology. Market-implied probabilities describe a captured market—not a prediction or a pick.
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