Open Sharp Intel to research observed sports betting activity on Polymarket. Start with one selection, understand who is backing it, and check its current assessment before interpreting the activity as value.
The tabs
| Tab | Use it for | First thing to check |
|---|---|---|
| Picks | Compare selections and the sharps behind them | Sharp Score and opportunity status |
| My sharps | The sharps you follow and what tailing them has paid | Your follow scope and paused follows |
| Leaderboard | Find bettors by their record | Settled sample, adjusted ROI, and sport + bet type |
| Feed | Buys, adds, trims and exits as they happen | Activity time and exact selection |
| Markets | Where sharps have money on today's markets | Support on both sides |
| Tracker | The plays you tailed, graded | Your actual stake and entry price |
On Picks, Markets, the Feed and My sharps, pressing a row opens its detail in a side panel beside the list. On the Leaderboard, a row opens the sharp's profile in the side panel; the full profile is its own page. The Tracker is a full page. Plan access and follow limits differ: check your account's access message and the plan comparison.
Picks
Each row is one selection with its Sharp Score, the sharps behind it and the current price. Press it to open the side panel: the backing sharps and their records, their stake against their usual, the entry price against the price now, and the opportunity assessment.
Leaderboard
The Leaderboard ranks sharps by adjusted ROI, which pulls small samples toward zero. Rank by reorders the board by profit, beat the close, record, volume or open plays; the printed rank stays the board's own. Filter by sport, market, sample size and bet timing. Top by sport shows each sport's top three; it is on Syndicate. Press a sharp to open their profile in the side panel, and open the full page from there.
Sharp profile
A sharp's profile is a full page. It shows their performance over the window you pick, their lanes (sport + bet type), recent form, a calendar, what they have open now, live versus pregame, and what tailing every play would have paid. Compare lanes before following: an overall record can hide very different results by market. Follow a sharp, or follow one lane. Following needs Syndicate.
My sharps
The sharps you follow, with your groups and what tailing them has paid. Their record, the lanes you follow and paused follows decide what shows up. Your view does not change the market-wide score for a selection.
Feed
Individual buys, adds, trims and exits from tracked sharps. Check the time and tell a new entry apart from a change to an existing position. Activity is not automatically a qualified opportunity.
Markets
Where tracked sharps have money on today's markets. Look at both sides: a large stake total alone does not mean current value. Open the exact selection for its assessment and quote.
Tracker
Every play you tailed and tracked: a profit card, what is live and up next, and your tails by day as a list or a calendar, with a breakdown beside it. Filter by sport, sharp, book, dates and status. A tracked play is your record of a bet, not proof that the app placed it. Use Edit wager when your accepted ticket differs, or Remove from tracker.
Your first selection, step by step
- Open Picks, choose a sport, and check whether you are viewing every pick or only your sharps' picks.
- Read the selection, line, market, and game status. Two positions on different lines are not the same bet.
- Press the row to open its side panel. Inspect sharp support, opposing support, stake versus usual, and the supporting bettors' records.
- Read the opportunity assessment and its reason. A high score can still be labeled Research.
- Compare the historical entry with the current quote. Check the quote timestamp, available size, and any maximum-entry condition.
- If you decide to bet, do it at the book. Then track it with the price and stake you actually got; it shows in the Tracker.
Read the numbers correctly
| Metric | What it tells you | What it does not tell you |
|---|---|---|
| Sharp Score | A 1–100 ranking of observed backing, accounting for opposing support | A win probability or promised return |
| Sharp support | Eligible sharps observed on this exact side | Independent confirmation from every bettor |
| Watching | Tracked wallets without eligible sharp support | The same evidence as qualified sharp support |
| Bet vs. usual / conviction | Stake relative to that bettor's usual stake for the sport and bet type | A multiple of the chance of winning |
| Entry | Historical average entry price | A price you can still obtain |
| Now | Current displayed market price | A guaranteed fill for your desired size |
| Adjusted ROI | Historical ROI with small samples pulled toward zero | A forecast for the next bet |
A dash means unavailable information; it is not zero. A + beside a count or stake can indicate an observed minimum when coverage is incomplete. Every pick and your sharps' picks use the same market-wide score for the same selection; your followed-bettor stake can differ from the full market's stake.
Understand opportunity status
- Research: activity worth investigating; the edge has not been validated.
- Qualified: the current model, quote, execution, and timing checks pass.
- Price moved: the assessed economics no longer meet the entry requirements.
- Split: conflicting evidence prevents a recommendation.
- Live / Finished: in-game context or history, rather than a new recommendation under the pregame method.
- Unavailable: a required input is missing, stale, or unsupported; read the stated reason.
Example: A selection can score 85 while showing Research. That means substantial observed support, not an 85% win probability and not proof of positive expected return. Switching to your sharps' picks does not turn that same selection into a validated opportunity.
Timing and slippage
Price move since entry compares the sharp's old entry with the current market. Execution slippage compares an executable quote with an obtained or assumed order price. These are different measurements.
Where an assessment is available, all-in price includes recorded execution-cost assumptions; maximum entry is a conditional price ceiling. If the quote expires or the game starts, the old assessment should not guide a new entry. A screenshot is a dated snapshot: reopen the selection.
A displayed sizing guide is conditional on its inputs and saved bankroll. It can appear during Research without establishing an edge. Review the assumptions and edit the tracking amount to match your actual ticket. Do not treat the score alone as an instruction to bet a particular amount.
Follow and track deliberately
Open a sharp's profile and compare performance by sport + bet type, including the settled sample. An overall record can hide very different results in different markets. Follow all activity or select only the supported sports and bet types that interest you. Pausing a follow preserves its settings while stopping new followed activity and alerts until resumed.
Saving a tracked bet records a receipt; it never places a wager. Correct the receipt if your actual odds or stake differ from the prefilled values. Your manual record, a sharp's historical record, and the strategy's published evidence are separate records.
Troubleshooting
- Qualified now is empty: that can be correct. Current model and execution checks may exclude visible Research activity.
- My sharps is quiet: check follows, paused status, sport/bet-type scope, and whether those bettors have new activity.
- A score or sizing guide disappeared: required context may have expired, the price may have moved, or the game may have started.
- An alert links to unavailable activity: the exact selection may no longer be eligible. Check the current state rather than a substitute side.
For help, include the selection, view, filters, time, and a screenshot in sharp-intel-chat or app-help in Discord.