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  2. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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    The eventual score is Underdog 8, Favorite 13: 8 + 4 < 13, so the gambler loses. If the gamblers bet on the "favorite", they give the points (sometimes called lay the points) and will win if the favorite's score minus the spread is greater than the underdog's score: The eventual score is Underdog 5, Favorite 10: 10 – 4 > 5, so the gambler wins;

  3. Doomsday argument - Wikipedia

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    Assume, for simplicity, that the total number of humans who will ever be born is 60 billion (N 1), or 6,000 billion (N 2). [6]If there is no prior knowledge of the position that a currently living individual, X, has in the history of humanity, one may instead compute how many humans were born before X, and arrive at say 59,854,795,447, which would necessarily place X among the first 60 billion ...

  4. Human population projections - Wikipedia

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    As of 2016, 757 million people live in the 101 largest cities; [41] these cities are home to 11% of the world's population. [41] By the end of the century, the world population is projected to grow, with estimates ranging from 6.9 billion to 13.1 billion; [41] the percentage of people living in the 101 largest cities is estimated to be 15% to ...

  5. Over–under - Wikipedia

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    A variant of over-under betting, known as Under Over, [5] is a dice game played at various festivals. The object of the game is to predict whether the dice will roll to a total of under 7, over 7, or at 7. The game is typically played with 2 dice. A player typically places a wager on one of three spaces. These spaces are: Under 7 (usually pays ...

  6. Football pools - Wikipedia

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    In order to secure this £3 million prize, or a share of it, the punter must successfully guess the nine score draws (draws of 1–1 or higher) when these are the only score draws on the coupon. The other pools games currently provided by The Football Pools are based on entrants predicting the outcome; of results, scores and events in a variety ...

  7. Asian handicap - Wikipedia

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    Asian handicaps start at a quarter-goal and can go as high as 2.5 or 3 goals in matches with a huge disparity in ability. What makes Asian handicaps most interesting is the use of quarter goals to get the "line" as close as possible. Taken in conjunction with the posted total for the game, the handicap essentially predicts the game's final score.

  8. Polity data series - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 March 2025. Political science project ranking states by democraticity For overview of democracy indices, see Democracy indices. Number of nations 1800–2003 scoring 8 or higher on the Polity IV scale, a measure of democracy. World map showing findings from the Polity IV data series report for 2017 ...

  9. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    If the final adjusted score is a tie, the bet is considered a push. The half point at the end is sometimes added to eliminate the possibility of a push. This is the most common type of bet in American sports betting. Total (Over/Under) bets are wagers made based on the total score between both teams. In an example, if an MLB game has a total of ...