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2. Bye (sports) - Wikipedia

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   If the byes are all single first-round byes into the second round of a tournament, the number of byes required is the difference between the number of teams and the next-highest power of two. For example, a 12-team tournament will require four byes (16−12) to ensure that instead of six teams in the second round, eight advance (as the four ...

3. Gambling and information theory - Wikipedia

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   The point of betting is to rationally assess all relevant variables of an uncertain game/race/match, then compare them to the bookmaker's assessments, which usually comes in the form of odds or spreads and place the proper bet if the assessments differ sufficiently. [5] The area of gambling where this has the most use is sports betting.

4. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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   Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as "bookies". The term "book" is a reference to the books used by wage brokers to track wagers, payouts, and ...

5. Sports betting is the next frontier for Wall Street's ... - AOL

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   The number of "well-informed, deep-pocketed users" is growing on Novig, a sports-betting exchange, the startup's cofounder Kelechi Ukah told Business Insider.

6. NFL betting: Don't be afraid of laying a big number with the ...

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   After all, it’s still the NFL, the most efficient betting market in all of sports. ... Since 2015, teams that covered the first three weeks are only 24-34-1 to the number in Week 4. It makes ...

7. Fixed-odds betting - Wikipedia

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   Fixed-odds betting is a form of gambling where individuals place bets on the outcome of an event, such as sports matches or horse races, at predetermined odds. In fixed-odds betting, the odds are fixed and determined at the time of placing the bet. These odds reflect the likelihood of a particular outcome occurring.

8. Bettors don't believe in massive underdog Steelers against ...

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   Early betting moved a number of totals downward, but Avello said that shouldn't be confused with bettors expecting a series of low-scoring games. “Yeah, they got bet down a little, but the lowest total in all these games was 42 1/2,” Avello said. “There are no 37s or 38s. There's no team that consistently shuts down their opponent.” ___

9. Bracket (tournament) - Wikipedia

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   Within each pool, the number 1 team plays all the other number 1 teams within the other pools. Number 2s play number 2s, numbers 3s play number 3s, etc. Assuming an even number of pools (e.g., pool A, B, C, and D), each of the #1 ranked team based upon their pool play results play an initial game (A1 vs B1, C1 vs D1).