Kai Kamaka @ Luke Riley
Pricing the Kai Kamaka side — Kalshi contract vs. the devigged sportsbook consensus.
Kalshi ask
27¢
Fair line
26.6¢
Edge
-0.4¢
Book by book
5 books · Kai Kamaka to winEach bar = that book's price with the vig removed · median across books = the fair line
What an edge is worth
worked example · Kai Kamaka · Kai Kamaka @ Luke RileyKalshi asks 27¢ for a contract the devigged consensus prices at 26.6¢. Pick a position size:
Position
925 contracts
If it hits / if it misses
+$661 / −$250
Expected value per trade
−$18
That's the honest shape of edge trading: no single bet is a lottery ticket — a repeatable few-percent advantage, compounded over volume, is the entire game. The terminal's job is finding you that advantage before it closes.
Expected value ≠ guaranteed outcome · fees approximated · variance is real · not betting advice
Kai Kamaka is priced at 26.6% to win by the devigged consensus, while the Kalshi YES contract asks 27¢ — a -0.4¢ gap per contract before fees. Prices move fast — verify at the venue before trading.