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Exchange buyers before kickoff: which side buyers took (Kalshi, Polymarket (international), Novig, ProphetX)
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
How to read these numbers
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Kalshi
Moneyline$227k traded · 7.5k trades
Green Bay PackersDenver Broncos
Trades
Money
Spread$58k traded · 893 trades
Green Bay Packers +6.5Denver Broncos -6.5
Trades
Money
Total 47.5$519 traded · 65 trades
Over 47.5Under 47.5
Trades
Money
Light trading: $519 so far, percentages can swingPolymarket (international)
Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Moneyline$9.1k traded · 207 trades
Green Bay PackersDenver Broncos
Trades
Money
Total 40.5$3.1k traded · 35 trades
Over 40.5Under 40.5
Trades
Money
Light trading: $3.1k so far, percentages can swingLast read before kickoff .
Denver Broncos win price on Kalshi and Polymarket (international) as kickoff neared
Denver Broncos to win, from 167 hours before the start to 11 min before the start: Polymarket (international) 52% to 71%; Kalshi 76% to 71%. These are exchange prices, read as the chance the market gave Denver Broncos, not sportsbook odds. Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Polymarket (international)KalshiScale 50% to 80%
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Season win %
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Denver Broncos
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Thin Air, Thin Margins
The Denver Broncos sit at 1-0, atop the AFC West, with their own injury report looking far less alarming. Packers vs Broncos is the kind of game where the surface story (one team won, one team lost) hides the real story, which lives on the injury report and in the altitude. Let's dig in before the betting market even posts a number.
The Matchup
Denver enters at 1-0 and holds first place in the AFC West, one of the four divisions on the AFC side of the league. Green Bay is 0-1 and sits last, fourth of four, in the NFC North. Early-season standings can be noisy, but the direction of travel matters. One team banked a win, the other is already chasing. Add in the venue. Mile High sits at altitude, and visiting teams have to manage conditioning and pace in a way they do not anywhere else. For a Broncos vs Packers meeting this early in the season, that environmental edge is real even before we talk personnel.
Players to Watch
The names to track here come straight off the injury report. For Green Bay, tight end Tucker Kraft and running back Josh Jacobs are both listed as Questionable, which means their availability is genuinely in doubt. Those are two central pieces of any Packers game plan. If either sits, Green Bay's offense changes shape. For Denver, receiver Marvin Mims Jr. is Questionable and center Luke Wattenberg is Questionable as well, so watch the Broncos' interior line and return game. Whoever gets their questionable pieces active gains a quiet but meaningful edge.
The Numbers
Here is the honest situation: sportsbooks have not posted odds for this game yet. That happens, especially when injury statuses are unresolved. So let's use the time to get you ready. When lines appear, you will see three main markets. The spread is a handicap, meaning one team must win by more than a set number of points for that bet to cash. The moneyline is simpler, you are just picking the winner, with the favorite paying less and the underdog paying more. The total is a bet on the combined points scored by both teams, over or under a posted number.
Injuries
Green Bay: Tucker Kraft (Questionable), Josh Jacobs (Questionable), Marlon Jones (Injured Reserve, meaning he is out for an extended stretch). Denver: Luke Wattenberg (Questionable), Marvin Mims Jr. (Questionable), Matt Henningsen (Injured Reserve). The asymmetry matters. Denver's questionable players are complementary pieces. Green Bay's are foundational to the offense.
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Injury Report
DENLuke Wattenberg (Questionable), Matt Henningsen (Injured Reserve), Marvin Mims Jr. (Questionable)
GBTucker Kraft (Questionable), Josh Jacobs (Questionable), Marlon Jones (Injured Reserve)
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Packers vs Broncos FAQ
Who was favored in Packers vs Broncos?
An 0-1 Packers team limps into altitude to face a 1-0 Broncos squad in a matchup where health and home field could decide everything.
What was the pregame read on Broncos vs Packers?
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