Outpoll Weekly Recap: Sport (January 12 – 18, 2026)

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Alright, folks, buckle up for a wild ride through the week that was. The NBA landscape got a seismic jolt with the Denver Nuggets shipping Jamal Murray to the Miami Heat in a blockbuster that nobody saw coming.Seriously, my group chat is still on fire. The prediction markets on Outpoll went absolutely bananas, with the Heat’s championship odds rocketing up from +1800 to +450 overnight—talk about a hype train leaving the station.Meanwhile, over in the football world, Real Madrid’s 3-1 El Clásico win over Barcelona wasn’t just a game; it was a statement that sent their La Liga title probability soaring to a dominant 78%. The post-match analytics are brutal for Barça fans, showing their xG was basically a sad trombone noise compared to Madrid’s clinical finishing.Speaking of analytics, the NFL conference championship picture is getting weirdly clear. The Kansas City Chiefs, after that gritty win in Buffalo, are now sitting at a 62% chance to win the AFC according to the smart money, which feels both terrifying and inevitable.Patrick Mahomes in January? We’ve seen this movie. Over in the NFC, the Detroit Lions’ Cinderella run has their Super Bowl odds tightening faster than a defensive secondary in the fourth quarter.The real drama, though, is in tennis, where Iga Świątek’s shock exit in the Australian Open third round has blown the women’s draw wide open. The prediction market for the women’s title is now a chaotic free-for-all, with Coco Gauff and a resurgent Naomi Osaka seeing their odds shorten dramatically.It’s the kind of unpredictable drama that makes you cancel plans to watch. Bottom line: this week was all about legacy-defining moves and market-crushing upsets. The data doesn’t lie, but man, it sure tells one heck of a story.

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