https://polymarket.com/event/taylor-swift-pregnant-in-2024?tid=1731713186818

I thought there was a fascinating spike in odds on July 3rd so I naturally had to investigate why they would shoot up like that.

I believe I narrowed it down to an interview Kelce did with Jason Sudekis on a skit show around that time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19t6ZHlNXW0

Just wanted to share a fascinating insight into how people pick odds on these sites

There’s also a pool for whether Mike Tyson will bite off Logan Paul’s ear, so they go wild there

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    My boss asked me what the odds were on the Tyson v Paul fight were and this is the best way I knew how to look

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      Fair enough. Have you ever placed any bets at yourself? I know here in the United States we are technically not supposed to be able to use it, but you can do so with a VPN as long as you set your location to be outside the US.

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        Nah, I’m in the U.S. and also have minimal interest in betting. I have more interest in how people bet because it’s so interesting