Spread: Milwaukee Brewers (-1.5)

Named source: MLB official · End date Oct 27, 8:00 PM ET · Live market: Spread: Milwaukee Brewers (-1.5) · View rules on Polymarket (international site) ↗

Explain it simply

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1.What this market is really asking

This market is about: Spread: Milwaukee Brewers (-1.5).

The game is scheduled for October 27 at 8:00 PM ET.

2.Words to know

Spread: The gap between the highest price someone will pay and the lowest price someone will accept.
ET: Eastern Time, the time zone of New York.
Share: One unit of a market. A share pays $1 if its result happens and $0 if it doesn’t.
Price in cents (¢): Prices run from 0¢ to 100¢ and work like a percent chance. 94¢ means the crowd gives it about a 94% chance.
Official source: The organization named in the rules whose report decides the result.
Settle (resolve): When a market is decided and shares pay out. Venues use “resolve” to mean the same thing.
50-50: Every share pays 50¢, whichever side it is. Markets use this when the rules say a result can’t be decided.
Overtime: Extra playing time added when a game is tied at the end of normal time.
Credible reporting: When major news outlets agree on a result. Polymarket often uses this before official counts are final.
Regulation time: The normal length of a game, before any overtime.
Polymarket: The prediction market whose prices we show. Its main site is not available to US residents.
Kalshi: A US exchange that lists similar markets. It is regulated by the CFTC, and its rules can differ from Polymarket’s.

3.Each possible result

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay RaysCrowd’s chance: about 53%
What it would mean: This result happens.
What has to happen: The question’s answer is yes.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay Rays: O/U 7.5Crowd’s chance: about 45%
What it would mean: This result happens.
What has to happen: The question’s answer is yes.
Spread: Milwaukee Brewers (-1.5)Crowd’s chance: about 40%
What it would mean: This result happens.
What has to happen: The question’s answer is yes.

Each result is its own market, so these chances come from separate prices and may not add up to exactly 100%.

4.How the payout works

Each Milwaukee Brewers share pays $1 if Milwaukee Brewers win and $0 if not. Tampa Bay Rays shares work the same way.

At 40¢, the crowd gives Milwaukee Brewers about a 40% chance.

In the special cases listed under the fine print, every share pays 50¢ instead.

Prices change all the time. This is a snapshot of what traders think, not a forecast from us.

5.Why the price is where it is

We haven’t found an official source explaining this yet.

6.Fine print in plain English

If the game is postponed, the market stays open until it is played.
If the game is canceled with no make-up game, the market settles 50-50.

The short version

How to read this page

Traders give Milwaukee Brewers about 40% and Tampa Bay Rays about 60% in “Spread: Milwaukee Brewers (-1.5)”.

There is no price change on record for today yet, and there are too few orders waiting near the price to compare buy orders and sell orders.

Low surprise risk: the official final result settles it, overtime included.

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The details

Rule note: full game including overtimeSettled by MLB official

Fine-print risk

Low (5/100)

Match / Game Final

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Official source: settlement runs on MLB official results; credible reporting as a last resort. Posts the final result after the game. No recorded moves for this market yet.
Fine print: Settles on the official final result as played, overtime included. Postponed games stay open until completed; cancellations follow the stated fallback. Deadline: Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 PM ET (scheduled start). Check regulation vs. overtime inclusion, the postponement rule (Polymarket holds open until the game is played) and cancellation handling (50-50 on Polymarket vs. void/refund on sportsbooks and Kalshi's own contract terms).

Source named: MLB official (not a tracked official feed, no release history)

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Spread: Milwaukee Brewers (-1.5)

5-point rule check

Polymarket

Named source: MLB official

Fine-print risk: Low (5/100)

Source
Deadline
Counts as Yes
Backup rules
Other venues

Fine-print risk Low 5

Who settles it (official source)

MLB official results; credible reporting as a last resort

Deadline and time zone

Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 PM ET (scheduled start) America/New_York

What counts as Yes

Match / Game FinalFinal margin of victory: the named side must win by 2 or more runs; the text does not exclude overtime. Rule text: "…s, scheduled for October 27 at 8:00 PM ET: This market will resolve to "Milwaukee Brewers" if the Milwaukee Brewers win the game by 2 or more runs. Otherwise, this market will res…"

Backup rules (delays, cancellations, revisions)

If the game ends in a tie, this market will resolve to "Tampa Bay Rays". If the game is postponed, this market will remain open until the game has been completed. If the game is canceled entirely, with no make-up game, this market will resolve 50-50. To know when a postponed game will be played, please check the home team's schedule on MLB.com for the listed team and look for the game described as a makeup game. However, if the governing body or event organizers have not published final match statistics within 24 hours after the event's conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead.

Fine print and other venues

Cross-venue & fine-print settlement trap: Check regulation vs. overtime inclusion, the postponement rule (Polymarket holds open until the game is played) and cancellation handling (50-50 on Polymarket vs. void/refund on sportsbooks and Kalshi's own contract terms).

Rules text on file (Polymarket)

In the upcoming MLB game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays, scheduled for October 27 at 8:00 PM ET: This market will resolve to "Milwaukee Brewers" if the Milwaukee Brewers win the game by 2 or more runs. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "Tampa Bay Rays". If the game ends in a tie, this market will resolve to "Tampa Bay Rays". If the game is postponed, this market will remain open until the game has been completed. If the game is canceled entirely, with no make-up game, this market will resolve 50-50. To know when a postponed game will be played, please check the home team's schedule on MLB.com for the listed team and look for the game described as a makeup game. The primary resolution source for this market is the official final statistics of the event as recognized by the governing body or event organizers. However, if the governing body or event organizers have not published final match statistics within 24 hours after the event's conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead.