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Polymarket vs DraftKings — MLB

Which venue is currently the cheaper side of the same MLB props, de-vigged and counted live.

No MLB props are priced at both Polymarket and DraftKings at this moment. Prices repopulate as each slate's boards open.

How they differ

Polymarket's taker fee is a fraction of a percent, which in theory makes it the cheapest way to take a position anywhere on this site. In practice the constraint is liquidity: a thin order book can show a beautiful price with nothing behind it, while DraftKings will always take your bet at the number it posted. The comparison below shows where Polymarket is genuinely the better price on a DraftKings prop, and it is worth checking the size on the Polymarket side before acting on one.

Where Polymarket is cheaper

Polymarket is not currently the better price on any MLB props both venues list.

How each one charges

Polymarket
Polymarket is an order-book market: the price is whatever two traders agree on, and a share that settles at $1 quotes as a probability directly.
Polymarket's taker fee is a fraction of a percent, which makes its headline quote very close to the all-in cost and often the cheapest of the exchanges in the middle of the price range.
Polymarket runs deep liquidity on headline games and much thinner books on the rest of the slate, and its player-prop coverage is still filling in — check the size behind a quote, not just the quote.
DraftKings
The DraftKings sportsbook sets the line, prices both sides with its margin included, and takes the other side of your bet itself. DraftKings Predictions is a separate, CFTC-regulated product with its own pricing and its own state list.
DraftKings' margin is inside the price. You pay it on every bet you place, whether that bet wins or loses.
DraftKings offers the widest US player-prop menu of any venue on this site.

Polymarket vs DraftKings FAQ

Is Polymarket cheaper than DraftKings?

It depends on the prop, which is why this page measures it continuously rather than quoting a single number. Neither venue is cheaper on everything, and the answer changes as both boards move.

How do you compare a Polymarket price to a DraftKings price?

Every quote from both venues is converted to the implied probability of the same outcome, so a contract price and an American price become the same unit. The cheaper venue is the one implying the lower probability for the side you want.

What does Polymarket charge?

Polymarket's taker fee is a fraction of a percent, which makes its headline quote very close to the all-in cost and often the cheapest of the exchanges in the middle of the price range.

What does DraftKings charge?

DraftKings' margin is inside the price. You pay it on every bet you place, whether that bet wins or loses.

How often does this comparison update?

It is computed from the live board every time the page loads, so it reflects the prices both venues are showing at that moment rather than a snapshot taken on an earlier day.

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