Sports is the King of PMs: Long Live the King...
Prediction markets are like restaurants with many items on the menu, and the categories traders choose to trade in say a lot about their interests and where they may think they have an edge. Here are some of the main categories we see in prediction markets, along with a little about each.
In prediction markets, Sports are king, which is why you see six of the 12 weekly markets or news items we focus on here in every volume of TPR, taking up the last six entries in chronological order, as anyone consuming this information for trading, sports betting, or news would want it.
Since starting, a revealing 86.4% of Kalshi’s volume was in the Sports category. Sports can involve predicting winners of games, tournaments, or leagues, as we saw in the NFL, with the Seahawks beating the Patriots in Super Bowl LIX earlier this year, where Kalshi saw over $1 billion in volume.
At Kalshi in its ‘Sports’ category, besides the more popular leagues and Sports like Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, and Soccer, everything under the sun is covered, from the Olympics to Motorsports to Darts, Esports. Boxing, MMA, Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Rugby, Lacrosse, and more.
The reason for its popularity on prediction markets? Sports fill a void for men (primarily) in states who don’t have access to legal sports gambling, those who prefer the prediction market exchanges, or those into other categories where they may feel they have a trading edge or just enjoy more.
The larger and more serious (real money) prediction markets usually employ the Binary (‘Yes-No’) format of contract trading in their sports markets, where a contract pays out 0 to 100 cents ($1) depending on the event’s outcome.
The CFTC-regulated Kalshi and the decentralized crypto platform Polymarket are, and have been, the clear leaders in this lucrative space. Much like DraftKings and FanDuel in the online sports betting space and Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the soft drink market.
Other PMs with sports trading menus in this still-new online wilderness include Novig — a peer-to-peer “no-vigorish” platform live in 45 states—Robinhood (via integration), and DraftKings Predictions and FanDuel Predicts, the spawn of the online sportsbooks DraftKings and FanDuel.
People argue that PMs are really sportsbooks dressed up in fancy clothing, and that one day they will all be evaporated, with the Supreme Court probably passing a final judgment. Who knows? States have done this silly, time-wasting legal dance before with casinos and their sportsbooks.
For the majority, trading in the Sports category is more of a personal, recreational pursuit for fun, not a means to extract mass profit from a given market. For others, it is really serious business.
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Bigger Than You Think: Politics and Geopolitics
After Sports, traders seem to gravitate toward the Politics category at Kalshi and even more so at Polymarket, with the category recently making up around 12% to 13% of Polymarket’s monthly trading volume, about the same as at Kalshi (less than 15%).
Of course, when there are major elections around the world or when the US is in a Presidential election cycle, the volumes can surge to as high as 65%. We all saw how popular PMs became in the 2024 US Presidential election and just how much volume that one main market can generate.
The Politics and Geopolitics categories aren’t just limited to elections, as other things like ‘How many federal agencies will Trump cut?’ and ‘Who will be the next Supreme Court justice?‘, (Kalshi), and ‘Balance of Power: 2026 Midterms’ and ' Trump out as President before 2027? (Polymarket).
Unfortunately, trading in the Politics—and War-related categories—can be shady, with one trader busted for insider trading on the capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, suspicious trades in Oil markets in new accounts, and the reality you have to root for (or against) on what you’ve traded.
The Wall Street Journal reported that one man opened 11 accounts on Polymarket and made $85 million by betting on President Donald J. Trump to win the 2024 US Presidential election.
The biggest market in this category now—and for the next two years—is the 2028 Presidential Election winner, where Vice President J.D. Vance (20.4%) was leading Secretary of State Marco Rubio (15.4%) and California Governor Gavin Newsom (12.3%), with over $645 million in volume.
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Crypto, Economics, Finance, and Earnings
While Sports and Politics make up a solid category framework in the popular prediction markets, categories like Crypto, Economics, and Finance help make up the walls of the house, and although somewhat boring to many, traders who know these fields may be able to find and exploit edges,
The daily, weekly, monthly, and overall level of the top cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), is an extremely popular topic, and traders can bet on the direction the invisible online money will go in specific (even very short) timeframes, or if it will rise or fall to specified amounts in the market.
For a blip in time, we saw ‘When Will Bitcoin Hit $150,000?’ as it raced past $120,000 and then hit a new all-time high of $126,198.07 on October 6, 2025, before doing an about-face and then tumbling back down from November 2025 until now, where it currently sits at $62,615,80 (July 3).
Other popular markets we find in the categories here include Gross Domestic Product (GDP), interest rate movements (or non-movements) by the Federal Reserve, the direction stocks may take, and trading on released monthly data such as the unemployment rate and company earnings reports.
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Entertainment, Culture, and Popular Culture
These are fun categories that cover a broad range of subjects, including Movies, TV, Music, and Art. Collectibles, award shows, box office opening weekend amounts, year-end winners at the box office, the Top Artist on Spotify, and even Google searches.
The Academy Awards, the Grammys, the Top Artist on Spotify, and the Top US Netflix Movie This Week are some of the more popular offerings in these prediction-market right-brain categories.
But like the Politics and War categories, we have already seen some trading shadiness in the Entertainment sector, with the Survivor: Season 50 market on Polymarket, where eventual season winner Aubrey Bracco opened as a massive favorite on the PM—even before the opening episode.
A taped show until the live finale, Survivor 50 revealed the same things about human nature: greed and possession of facts unknown to most others can lead to insider trading, as we saw in the Venezuelan Maduro capture, MrBeast editor, and the Google Search incidents. Naughty, naughty.
But not everyone needs to cheat, and not all markets are created equal; some focus on extremely specific niches, like the trader @TheGrandeTop10 (Twitter) and a fanboy who specializes in Ariana Grande markets and has done a very respectable job over the last trading year.
Weather and Climate, Health & Science
Markets in the Weather and Climate and Health & Science categories generally account for less than 1% of total volume on Kalshi and Polymarket. Unlike Sports, Finance, Crypto, Entertainment, and Mentions markets, it’s hard to just flip your TV on to watch the rain or wind reach (or not reach) a level.
Do we bet or trade on anything? Yes, we do. This is proof. Here are some interesting Climate and Science markets at Polymarket:
Is Earth Flat? 2.0%
Markets trading on specific weather events, prospective temperatures, rainfall amounts, hurricane and tornado paths, and even earthquakes and volcanoes can be found at the bigger PMs, and yes, some specialize—and make money off these niche markets, as we will look at in the future.
In the Health and Science categories, you can find markets involving scientific breakthroughs, potential disease outbreaks like Ebola and potential pandemics, measles, and others. At Kalshi, the Science and Technology category features space, aliens, and even cryptids.
Polymarket also serves up a Conspiracy Theories menu, and the rules in one market are well worth the price of admission. And buying ‘No’ at 98.1 cents a share can’t be a bad trade? Despite getting less attention than other categories, these can be entertaining and also profitable.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if conclusive proof that the earth is flat becomes public by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
Mentions Markets
Mentions that prediction markets are growing in popularity, and, like many categories we see across the various prediction markets in the space in the US, are creating new markets like sports announcers and even social media.
In these markets, the ‘Yes-No’ trading “targets” are the words or phrases spoken by the main person, persons, or announcers within the specific market. The most common Mentions markets are Political and Rallies, Live Sports Broadcasts, and Corporate Earnings Calls.
To track and even watch most live speeches, you can check out Kalshi’s Mentions Predictions page, and to find the dates and specific times of a US company's quarterly Earnings Reports, use the aforementioned Earnings Prediction reports page at Polymarket, which we often feature here.
Like when trading in the Sports category on prediction markets, users here need to do their homework and really pay close attention, as much of what politicians or sports announcers can say is usually off the cuff and not scripted, unlike what you see on Earnings calls.
This is actually a fun market to watch be traded as the savvy Kalshi kids Prediction Market Trader (@PredMTrader) and locksy (@locksy) demonstrate on Twitter (X). Both try to educate the public about Mentions markets and can be entertaining at times, depending on the situation.
These two are also proof that homework is essential and that studying past speeches and rallies, and reacting quickly, are part of the evolution toward becoming a respectable Mentions market trader. And unlike most Sports, you never know how long a news conference or the like will last. This matters.
Big Brother 28 Winner Market Opens at Kalshi
One of the biggest reality TV shows in history, Big Brother US just kicked off its 28th season on Thursday, July 9, with 18 Houseguests moving into the famous house built on a parking lot in Studio City, California to fight to win the $750,000 grand prize.
The primetime episodes of Big Brother will air on CBS and Paramount+ on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday nights (8 ET/PT), with the legendary Big Brother Live Feeds being aired on the show’s Big Brother US YouTube channel as well as on the free ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV,
Big Brother debuted in the US on July 5, 2000, and will celebrate its 1,000th episode this season. The show had its cast “Broveal” on YouTube on Tuesday, July 7, as host Julie Chen-Moonves showed off the new house theme (“Time Trip”), and introduced most of the show’s Houseguests.
So who will be the first BB Houseguest eliminated this season? The first “Live Eviction” episode of BB28 will air Thursday, July 16 (Episode 5), and we’ve seen a man eliminated first in four of the last five seasons and 18 men (67%) and nine women (33%) out first from Big Brother seasons 1-27.
Unlike CBS’s Survivor, where pretty much everyone knew the winner before Episode 1, with the show taped until the Live Finale and some already knowing who made the Final 3—ruining any trading on Polymarket—the Big Brother 28 Winner on Kalshi should be active and fair, with everything to be seen live.
No one wanted to buy into a market whose integrity and fun had already been drained before the season debut. Here, BB traders and fans will buy a mix of these players and see them leave weekly, just like Survivor, American Idol, Top Chef, and many other popular Reality TV competition shows.
Heading into the opener, it was a former American Idol contestant, Lyric Medeiros (13%), who had the early ‘Yes’ money. followed by Kamu Kirk (12%), Melody Morris (9%), Drew Campbell (9%), and Haley Togmartin (8%) with just $7,671 in early trading volume on the exchange on July 9.
A number of HGs were at 7%, including Mallory Aurichio, Rome Seymour, Chuck Anyanwu, Yash Patel, Ashley Trail, and Taylor Brown, followed by Jason De Puy (5%) and LaTrice Verrett (3%), but remember that this was not the full cast of all 18 HGs and that others would be revealed.
One man not on the docket (at this writing) was Survivor castaway Rick Devens, who said he hated Big Brother on Survivor—the perfect Houseguest. Another was Angela_Murray, a past HG from BB26. We’ll cover the BB28 market every third week this Summer here at The Prediction Report.
➤Trading Thoughts: I have actually seen every season of this show and written about it in another role and have watched the Live Feeds every season they have aired, so there are things I have noticed and seen which may help in your trading. Producers here tend to favor some HGs.
Another thing? Women and minorities have done very well for whatever reason(s). An African American has won four of the last six seasons, a minority has won five of the last six seasons, and a woman has won four of the last five seasons. Women can win four straight for the first time ever.
My trading advice? Watch the first week and Live Feeds, and buy a Houseguest or HGs you like, or bet against most of them. One wins the $750,000. The rest cry. I wouldn’t buy ‘Yes’ contracts for any men. The early sentiment of Lyric Medeiros seems justified. She should last until September.
Lyric is 25, is from Hawai’i, and is also an attorney, something she may try to hide from fellow HGs. The thought is to buy many Lyric Medeiros winner contracts at a low level, and then potentially cash out, hold, or split whatever shares you have left when you want. This show is very hard to win.
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WC Quarterfinals Preview: Spain vs Belgium
On Friday night at SoFi Stadium (Matrix Turf) in Inglewood, California, UEFA nations Spain and Belgium meet in the Quarterfinals of the World Cup (FOX, FOX One, Telemundo, 3 ET/2 CT/12 PT), with the winner advancing to the Semifinals to face the winner of France-Morocco in Inglewood.
Spain has made some history getting here, recording five clean sheets in all five games, including ousting CR7 and Iberian Peninsula rivals Portugal (1-0) in his last World Cup appearance on Monday on a late goal by La Roja sub Mikel Merino. Spain is currently ranked #3 by FIFA.
Belgium (#8 FIFA) advanced by beating co-hosts USA in Seattle on Monday (4-1) after going just 1-2-0 in Group G play (7 GF-2 GA) against Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand —hardly The Police — and then Senegal in AET (3-2), also in Seattle, so the Red Devils were acclimated to the Emerald City.
At Kalshi, Spain were predicted to win by 73% of the traders, with Belgium getting 27% of the ‘Yes’ contract love in the “To Advance” market after eliminating the USMNT on Monday. In the 3-way Regulation Time Moneyline market at Kalshi, Spain was at 60%, Belgium at 17%, with a Tie at 24%.
➤Trading Thoughts: Neither Spain (6-3-0) nor Belgium (6-3-0) have lost this calendar year, but after a wake-up call in a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde in its Group H opener, Spain focused, winning four straight and outscoring opponents, 9-0. What’s scary is Spain has three solid Goalkeepers.
Even though highly ranked by FIFA (#8), the Red Devils are sort of lucky to be here, and it will be interesting to see if HC Rudi Garcia starts Jeremy Doku, Kevin de Bruyne, and Romelu Lukaku against Spain. All three came in late vs the USMNT in what seemed like a confident player stash.
But the Red, White and Blue and The Red (La Roja) are two very different animals. Spain hasn’t allowed a goal in the World Cup. The USMNT allowed three goals it didn’t have to vs Belgium, looking like a high school girls soccer team in the back at times as Tim Ream and Matt Freese froze.
Mikel Oyarzabal, Rodri and Spain have gone 12-5-5 vs Belgium, winning the last five straight meetings, and La Roja are unbeaten in their last eight (7-1-0) vs Thibaut Courtois and Red Devils (20 GF-4 GA), but the last meeting was some 10 years ago (2016) in a meaningless Friendly.
Friday World Cup Quarterfinals Picks: Spain 60¢ (Regulation Time Moneyline), Over 1.5, ‘Yes’ 36¢
WC Quarterfinals Preview: Norway vs England
What could be another instant World Cup Classic on Saturday will see Erling Haaland and Norway collide with Harry Kane and England at Hard Rock Stadium (Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass) in Miami Gardens, Florida (FOX, FOX One, Telemundo, 3 ET/2 CT/12 PT) with the winner making the Semis.
After making the KO Stage for the first time in 28 years, Norway defeated Brazil in the Round of 16 (2-0) as Haaland scored twice to make it here. England played Mexico at Azteca in a stadium where El Tri had lost just twice, but Jude Bellingham made sure they didn’t cage the Three Lions.
Bellingham scored two quick goals to put England up 2-0, and then saved a potential goal from Mexico minutes after. And after playing so poorly the match before, Bellingham and GK Jordan Pickford put 10-man Jolly Old England on their shoulders and held on for a 3-2 victory.
➤Trading Thoughts: The Vikings have been a joy to watch and never seem to get rattled, and where we see other teams displaying anger and playing a more dirty version of The Beautiful Game, Norway just keeps being classy and smiling, shows great sportsmanship, and entertains.
But can Norway knock off Bellingham and an inspired England? The Three Lions have gone 7-2-0 in 2026 (17 GF-6 GA), and lifetime, England is 7-3-2 vs Norway but just 1-1-2 (6 GF-5 GA) in the FIFA World Cup. Both Teams To Score (‘Yes’) is a profitable 13-1 in the last 14 Vikings games.
This is why this World Cup has been so great. Teams like Norway and England boasted their best rosters ever and played their best fútbol at the perfect time. With one of the most popular players in the EPL (Haaland, MCFC) facing the Three Lions and England's son, Kane, the movie continues.
⚽Friday World Cup Quarterfinals Picks: Norway, Both Teams To Score Yes
WC Quarterfinals Preview: Argentina vs Switzerland
Lionel Messi and Argentina face Switzerland in the Quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (NorthBridge Bermudagrass) in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday evening (FOX, FOX One, Telemundo, 9 EDT/8 CDT/6 PDT).
Argentina is 5-0-0 in this WC, going 3-0-0 in Group Stage play (8 GF-1 GA) and 2-0-0 in the Knockout Stage, eliminating upstart Cape Verde AET in an instant classic (3-2), then rallying from a 2-0 deficit to top Egypt (3-2) as Messi scored in every match in a quest to win the WC Golden Boot.
Granit Xhaka and Switzerland have gone 4-1-0 in the World Cup, with Nati going 2-1-0 to win Group B (7 GF-3 GA) before ousting CAF side Algeria (2-0) and CONMEBOL heavyweights Colombia in the last game of the KO Stage on Tuesday in a dramatic PK Shootout in Vancouver.
At Polymarket, World Cup traders are buying Argentina (72%) over Switzerland (48%) in the To Advance market to the Semifinals. In the 90-minute, 3-way market, defending champs Argentina were trading at 57%, Switzerland at 16%, and a tie at the end of 90 minutes at 27%.
➤Trading Thoughts: Argentina (#1, FIFA) and Switzerland (#15) should be a classic, like most of the matches in this magnificent tournament that we will never forget. The winner will move on to face the winner of the Norway-England Quarterfinal match (July 11) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 15.
So can GK Gregor Kobel and Switzerland upset La Albiceleste? Of course it can. We have seen tiny Cape Verde scare the shit out of Argentina. We have seen Egypt race out to a 2-0 lead against Argentina. And we have yet to see the Swiss behind in any match. And at this price? Sign me up.
⚽World Cup Quarterfinals Pick: Switzerland 12¢
UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 in LV on Saturday
The long-awaited return of Conor McGregor to the MMA octagon is finally over when the 37-year-old Irishman squares off with American Max Holloway in UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 in a Welterweight fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday (Paramount+).
The Early Prelims Card starts at 5 pm ET (2 PT), the Preliminary Card begins at 7 pm ET (4 PT), with the Main Card kicking off in prime time at 9 pm ET (6 ET) in Sin City, where there are no clocks on the casino walls or second hands to visibly count the remaining seconds of our lives away.
McGregor (22-6-0) and Holloway (27-9-0) previously fought 13 years ago on August 17, 2013, when McGregor defeated Holloway by a Unanimous Decision (UD) at UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston, Massachusetts, when Holloway was just 21 years old. McGregor tore his ACL in Round 2.
At Polymarket, Holloway is being given a 65% chance of beating McGregor (36%) in the scheduled 5-round headlining fight on the Las Vegas Strip.
➤UFC 329 Trading Thoughts: Southpaw McGregor must have serious ring rust after last fighting way back in 2021. A scheduled comeback bout with Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June 2024 had to be scrapped when McGregor suffered a broken toe during training.
Chandler is 3-2 in his last 5 fights, losing to Charles Oliveira by UD (as the headliner) at Holloway vs Oliveira 2 on March 7, 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise (LV), Nevada. Right-hander Chandler’s last two fights have ended in UDs, with the previous three all being KO/TKO.
This might not last long, despite the aforementioned UDs, given that McGregor has been off for so long. Much will depend on whether it evolves into a boxing or a wrestling battle. McGregor has the 3-inch reach advantage, but Holloway (5-11) is 2 inches taller than The Notorious (5-9). Lean to Holloway.
🥊UFC 329 Picks: Max Holloway 65¢
A Classic Pitching Duel in Pittsburgh on Sunday
There is a dream starting pitching matchup set for Sunday—two days before the 2026 All-Star Game—where the Milwaukee Brewers (58-33, 29-14 Road) face the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-45, 24-22 Home) at PNC Park (Kentucky Bluegrass) in Pittsburgh (Peacock, 12:15 ET/9:15 PT).
Two of the best young right-handed hurlers in some time meet in the Steel City when Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (6-8, 3.62 ERA, 1.01 WHIP) duels Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski (9-4, 1.47 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 156 K) in an NL Central date and their last game of the first half of the season.
At Robinhood Predictions in the National League Champion market, the Brewers (16¢) are still the trader’s second choice behind the two-time defending Los Angeles Dodgers (39¢), with the Bucs getting no love. At DraftKings sportsbook, the Pirates are 80/1 to win the 2026 World Series.
➤Trading Thoughts: Note the early start time here. Looking at the 2025 MLB Head-to-Head Grid, we see The Brew Crew went a dominant 10-3 vs the Pirates last year, with Milwaukee going 1-2 in the first series between the two in Wisconsin in April, in low-scoring games (6.67 RPG).
With the two throwing baseballs over 100 mph and such an early start, it’s hard to see more than 7 runs scored in this one, but oddsmakers know this and will make the Total either 7 or 6.5 and juice the Over. The Brewers have been good on the road, and The Miz may just be the new Paul Skenes.
⚾MLB Sunday Moneyline Pick: Brewers
Quaker State 400 Races in Atlanta on Sunday Night
The NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the running of the 260-lap 2026 Quaker State 400 Available From Walmart from the Atlanta Motor Speedway (Asphalt) in Hampton, Georgia this Sunday evening (7 ET/6 CT/5 PT, TV—TNT Sports, HBO Max, RADIO—PRN, SiriusXM).
Rebranded EchoPark Speedway, the 66-year-old venue is located 20 miles SE of Atlanta, Georgia. The track hosts two NASCAR races every year: the Autotrader 400 in the Spring—won by Tyler Reddick—and the Quaker State 400 in the Summer. Chase Elliott won this race last year.
At the return of the Chicagoland Speedway last week and the eero 400, Chase Briscoe (Toyota) captured the checkered flag in another night race as the city of Chicago officially moved on from actually holding a race downtown in Grant Park (2023-2025), with Joliet the site of the race.
Shane van Gisbergen (Sonoma), Corey Heim (Naval Base Coronado in San Diego), and Denny Hamlin (Michigan, Pocono, Nashville) won the previous five NASCAR races before last weekend in the Windy City, where the weather outside was frightful, but the tires were so delightful.
Kalshi Auto Racing traders like Chase Elliott (8%), Ryan Blaney (8%), Tyler Reddick (8%), William Byron (7%), Denny Hamlin (7%), Austin Cindric (6%), Brad Keselowski (6%), Carson Hocevar (6%), Joey Logano (6%), Kyle Larson (5%), and Christopher Bell (5%).
The longer shot to win the race in Hotlanta on Sunday are Chase Briscoe (4%), Ty Gibbs (4%), Bubba Wallace (4%), Chris Buescher (4%), Daniel Suárez (3%), Erik Jones (3%), Ross Chastain (3%), Austin Dillon (2%), Austin Hill (2%), Michael McDowell (2%), and Riley Herbst (2%).
➤Trading Thoughts: This 20th race of the NASCAR Cup Series season on the perfect oval under the lights in the Peach Tree State may say a lot about which direction the season goes. Can Reddick get back to his early-season form? Will Hamlin stay hot? Can a new driver possibly break through?
There is plenty of racing left in 2026, but Hamlin, Reddick, and Elliott have been fairly consistent this year, and not sticking with the drivers who delivered would be a mistake in offering up advice. Elliott won here last year, and Hamlin is proudly now sitting atop the NASCAR Cup Standings.
The Toyotas have been dominant in NASCAR this season, with the manufacturer taking seven of the top 10 spots at the eero 400 in Chicago, winning five of the last six races, and occupying the top two spots in the Drivers’ Standings (#1 Hamlin, 764 points, #2 Tyler Reddick, 720 points).
Next up on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule are the Window World 450 from the North Wilkesboro Speedway, in North Wilkesboro, NC (Sunday, July 19), followed by the Brickyard 400 from the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana (Sunday, July 26).
🏁NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Winner Picks: Chase Elliott Yes 8¢, Denny Hamlin Yes 7¢
➠ In the next issue of The Prediction Report, we’ll look at the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia, the Spotify controversy at Polymarket, the fight for PMs in Minnesota, along with previews for the NASCAR Window World 450, the F1 Moët & Chandon Belgian Grand Prix, and the two 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinal games.