DraftKings Combo Report Card: What DK Parlays Actually Pay Back
Every day DKeX — the exchange DraftKings Predictions runs on — publishes every trade and every settlement. We add them up: for each $1 traders put into combos, how much came back, and how that compares with single contracts. Latest settle day: September 22, 2026.
DK Tape · combos vs single contracts
DraftKings combos paid back 79¢ on the dollar over the last 14 settle days. Single contracts paid back 97¢.
Aug 31 – Sep 22, 2026 · 1,748,448 combos · $57,247,873 of combo contracts traded
The more legs, the less comes back
Cents back per $1 of combo contracts, by number of legs. The thin line is single contracts (97¢).
The cheaper the ticket, the less comes back
By the average price paid for the combo.
By sport
A combo counts toward one sport only when every named leg is from it.
The Public’s Combo: this week’s most-used legs
The legs that showed up in the most DraftKings combos over the last 7 settle days.
| Leg | Combos |
|---|---|
| PHI Eagles · Moneyline | 43,604 |
| KC Chiefs · Moneyline | 36,293 |
| 45.5 · Total Points | 35,929 |
| TB Buccaneers · Moneyline | 35,037 |
| BAL Ravens · Moneyline | 34,925 |
| Kenneth Walker III · Anytime TD Scorer | 34,255 |
| LA Dodgers · Moneyline | 32,118 |
| CHI Bears · Moneyline | 30,780 |
| Derrick Henry · Anytime TD Scorer | 30,702 |
| 48.5 · Total Points | 30,607 |
What to do with this
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DraftKings combos — frequently asked
Do DraftKings parlays (combos) actually pay out?
On average, less than they cost. Across 1,748,448 DraftKings Predictions combos settled Aug 31 – Sep 22, 2026, traders got back 79¢ for every $1 of combo contracts traded, against 97¢ on single contracts over the same days. Individual combos hit and pay well; the average across all of them is what this page tracks, and it is computed from DKeX's own public daily reports.
Are more legs worse on DraftKings Predictions?
Yes, in the data so far. Aug 31 – Sep 22, 2026, 2-leg combos paid back 91¢ per $1 and 8-leg combos 50¢, with every leg count in between falling in order. Each extra leg adds another outcome that has to land.
Do cheap DraftKings combos pay back less?
Yes. Combos in the cheapest price bucket paid back 54¢ per $1 Aug 31 – Sep 22, 2026, while those in the most expensive bucket paid back 97¢.
Where does this data come from?
From DKeX, the CFTC-registered exchange DraftKings Predictions runs on (legally Railbird Exchange). It publishes three free daily reports — every listed contract, every trade and every settlement — at railbirdexchange.com. We ingest them every day, check that the three reports agree, and publish only the aggregates, never the raw rows. Numbers are T+1: yesterday’s trades, not a live quote.
Is DraftKings Predictions cheaper than Kalshi?
On single contracts the two tend to be close, and the same game often trades on both — compare the price on each before you enter. Combos are a different product: this page shows what they pay back on average. If you are building one, price the same legs on our free Combo Edge Builder first.
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