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  2. How are point spreads made for NFL games? Veteran Vegas ... - AOL

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    The first spread Andrews comes to for an NFL game is simple math, using the power ratings: If Team A is 90, Team B is 91 and at home with a 2.5-point home-field advantage, the line is Team B -3.5.

  3. NFL betting: Bills' big win over Lions means Buffalo and ...

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    The Bills and Lions are now co-favorites to win the Super Bowl. Buffalo’s odds to win Super Bowl LIX improved significantly at BetMGM after its 48-42 win over Detroit in Week 15. Detroit entered ...

  4. Each-way - Wikipedia

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    An each-way bet is a wager offered by bookmakers consisting of two separate bets: a win bet and a place bet. [1] For the win part of the bet to give a return, the selection must win, or finish first, in the event. For the place part of the bet to give a return, the selection must either win or finish in one of the predetermined places for the ...

  5. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    E.g. £100 each-way fivefold accumulator with winners at Evens ( 1 ⁄ 4 odds a place), 11-8 ( 1 ⁄ 5 odds), 5-4 ( 1 ⁄ 4 odds), 1-2 (all up to win) and 3-1 ( 1 ⁄ 5 odds); total staked = £200 Note: 'All up to win' means there are insufficient participants in the event for place odds to be given (e.g. 4 or fewer runners in a horse race).

  6. Betting strategy - Wikipedia

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    A betting strategy (also known as betting system) is a structured approach to gambling, in the attempt to produce a profit.To be successful, the system must change the house edge into a player advantage — which is impossible for pure games of probability with fixed odds, akin to a perpetual motion machine. [1]

  7. Commanders-Lions preview: Will Detroit's Super Bowl ... - AOL

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    The Lions are the favorite to win the Super Bowl, via BetMGM's odds, after securing the NFC's No. 1 seed. Their first matchup is against the Washington Commanders, led by Daniels.

  8. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    Decimal odds of 2.00 are an even bet. UK format (fractional odds) are used by British bookmakers. They are the ratio of the amount won to the stake – the solidus "/" is pronounced "to"; for example, 7/1 is "seven to one". Fractional odds of 1/1 are an even bet. US format odds are the amount won on a 100 stake when positive, and the stake ...

  9. Fixed-odds betting - Wikipedia

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    In making a bet where the expected value is positive, one is said to be getting "the best of it". For example, if one were to bet $1 at 10 to 1 odds (one could win $10) on the outcome of a coin flip, one would be getting "the best of it" and should always make the bet (assuming a rational and risk-neutral attitude with linear utility curves and have no preferences implying loss aversion or the ...