Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Boston Red Sox

Platform comparison

Market context

Polymarket has this Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox contract at 1% YES, which implies the market is treating a Diamondbacks win as a deep long shot and leaning heavily to Boston’s side. On-chain, that price is set against USDC collateral on Polygon, with the outcome represented through conditional tokens that settle once the official result is in.

That low number looks much more like a game-state filter than a simple moneyline read. Both clubs entered the 17 August meeting close in the standings, with Boston listed around -130 and Arizona around +120, so the market is not pricing a mismatch so much as an event-specific read on the matchup, venue, and starting pitching context. For Polymarket users, the key point is that the contract settles only on the final official result; postponement keeps it open, while a cancellation or tie would resolve 50-50.

The main catalysts are straightforward: line-up confirmations, late pitching changes, and any schedule disruption at Fenway Park before the settlement window closes on 24 August. The game was scheduled for 7:10 pm ET on 17 August, with subsequent meetings in the same series listed on 19 August, so a postponement or doubleheader arrangement would matter more here than in a normal single-game market. Recent listings pointed to Boston starting Gamboa and Arizona starting Bratt, which is the sort of pre-game dependency that can move a thin-price contract quickly if either side changes late.

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Methodology

This page reviews Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Boston Red Sox across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Polymarket Scam?, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

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How does resolution work?

Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

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