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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. 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 ...

  4. Betting on horse racing - Wikipedia

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    A bet to win, sometimes called a "straight" bet, means staking money on the horse, and if it comes in first place, the bet is a winner. In a bet to place, you are betting on your horse to finish either first or second. A bet to show wins if the horse finishes first, second or third. Since it is much easier to select a horse to finish first ...

  5. 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 ]

  6. NFL Week 9 odds: Point spreads, moneylines, over/unders ... - AOL

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    Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season features some interesting matchups. What do the betting odds say about each game? Look at the spreads, lines and totals.

  7. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    Here the bettor picks a horse and bets it will win, and makes an additional bet that it will show, so that theoretically if the horse runs third it will at least pay back the two bets. The Canadian and American equivalent is the bet across (short for across the board ): the bettor bets equal sums on the horse to win, place, and show.

  8. Each-way - Wikipedia

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    A £10 each-way single on a 10-1 selection in a horse race and paying 1 ⁄ 4 the odds a place 1, 2, or 3 would cost £20. Returns on the win part of the bet would be £10 × (10/1 × 1) + stake = £110 (£100 winnings + £10 stake) Returns on the place part of the bet would be £10 × (10/4 × 1) + stake = £35 (£25 winnings + £10 stake)

  9. NFL Week 13 odds: Point spreads, moneylines, over ... - AOL

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    Take a look at the point spread, moneyline and over/under for every game on the Week 13 NFL schedule. NFL Week 13 odds: Point spreads, moneylines, over/unders for this week's games Skip to main ...