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  2. 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).

  3. Odds - Wikipedia

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    Decimal odds are favoured by betting exchanges because they are the easiest to work with for trading, as they reflect the inverse of the probability of an outcome. [13] For example, a quoted odds of 5.00 equals to a probability of 1 / 5.00, that is 0.20 or 20%. Decimal odds are also known as European odds, digital odds or continental odds. [9]

  4. Chō-han - Wikipedia

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    More often, the players will bet against each other (this requires an equal number of players betting on odd and even) and the house will collect a set percentage of winning bets. Of the 36 possible outcomes, there are six distinct doubles that result in an even (丁) outcome (e.g., (1,1), (2,2), etc.) and 30 pairings of different numbers: 18 ...

  5. Kelly criterion - Wikipedia

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    Example of the optimal Kelly betting fraction, versus expected return of other fractional bets. In probability theory, the Kelly criterion (or Kelly strategy or Kelly bet) is a formula for sizing a sequence of bets by maximizing the long-term expected value of the logarithm of wealth, which is equivalent to maximizing the long-term expected geometric growth rate.

  6. 59 Prop Bets for Super Bowl LIX - AOL

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    The same probably holds true for those thinking of betting on the Eagles (+107), too. --Super Bowl Props: Touchdown Scorer (odds via FanDuel) The Eagles are averaging 35 points per game during the ...

  7. Betting exchange - Wikipedia

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    A betting exchange is a marketplace for customers to bet on the outcome of discrete events. [1] Betting exchanges offer the same opportunities to bet as a bookmaker with a few differences. Gamblers can buy (also known as "back") and sell (also known as "lay") the outcome, and they can trade in real-time throughout the event, either to cut their ...

  8. Super Bowl 59 betting: Coin toss, Gatorade bath and odds on ...

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    Prop betting used to be popular for Super Bowls and rare for all but the biggest NFL regular-season and even playoff games. ... passing touchdowns is 1.5 (with -175 odds on the over ...

  9. NFL MVP odds still favor Josh Allen, but Lamar Jackson is ...

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    A week before, he was -1000, which put his implied odds of winning at more than 90%. So while -250 is still a pretty big favorite, the race is a lot closer than it has been through most of December.