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2. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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   Spread betting. Spread betting is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome, such as fixed-odds (or money-line) betting or parimutuel betting . A point spread is a range of outcomes and the bet is whether the outcome will be ...

3. Charles K. McNeil - Wikipedia

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   Died. April 7, 1981. (1981-04-07) (aged 77) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Known for. Creating the points spread in sports betting. Charles Kline McNeil[ 1] (16 August 1903 – 7 April 1981) [ 2][ 3] was the inventor of the point spread in sports gambling. [ 4][ 5] McNeil earned a Master's Degree from the University of Chicago.

4. 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.

5. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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   Odds boards in a Las Vegas sportsbook. 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 ...

6. Sports Betting 101: What does the point spread mean ... - AOL

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   The most popular way of betting is by laying or getting points.

7. Super Bowl betting, odds: Betting guide to 49ers vs. Chiefs ...

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   That was bad for sports books four years ago when the Chiefs and 49ers met in a Super Bowl the first time. Mahomes scored the first touchdown and his odds had opened at 21-to-1. This Super Bowl ...

8. Bookmaker - Wikipedia

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   By "adjusting the odds" in their favour (paying out amounts using odds that are less than what they determined to be the true odds) or by having a point spread, bookmakers aim to guarantee a profit by achieving a 'balanced book', either by getting an equal number of bets for each possible outcome or (when they are offering odds) by getting the amounts wagered on each outcome to reflect the odds.

9. NFL betting: Steelers are, by point spread, the biggest ... - AOL

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   The Steelers' point spread is huge, and unprecedented. Steelers got thumped by Chiefs once. The biggest reason the Steelers are massive underdogs is what happened on Dec. 26.