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: October 13, 2026.
DK Tape · combos vs single contracts
DraftKings combos paid back 90¢ on the dollar over the last 14 settle days. Single contracts paid back 98¢.
Sep 29 – Oct 13, 2026 · 2,142,195 combos · $74,250,670 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 (98¢).
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 |
|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson · Anytime TD Scorer | 47,281 |
| 42.5 · Total Points | 45,434 |
| Derrick Henry · Anytime TD Scorer | 44,257 |
| HOU Texans · Moneyline | 39,480 |
| CIN Bengals · Moneyline | 39,188 |
| DAL Cowboys · Moneyline | 38,131 |
| 48.5 · Total Points | 36,004 |
| Texas · Moneyline | 35,519 |
| Javonte Williams · Anytime TD Scorer | 35,264 |
| 45.5 · Total Points | 34,964 |
What to do with this
Trading single contracts?
Singles give back far more of each dollar than combos. The same game usually trades on both DraftKings and Kalshi — check both prices before you enter.
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DraftKings combos — frequently asked
Do DraftKings parlays (combos) actually pay out?
On average, less than they cost. Across 2,142,195 DraftKings Predictions combos settled Sep 29 – Oct 13, 2026, traders got back 90¢ for every $1 of combo contracts traded, against 98¢ 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?
Mostly, though not in a straight line this window. Sep 29 – Oct 13, 2026, 2-leg combos paid back 95¢ per $1 and 8-leg combos 64¢. 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 65¢ per $1 Sep 29 – Oct 13, 2026, while those in the most expensive bucket paid back 104¢.
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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