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2. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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   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 above or below the ...

5. Odds, lines, payouts: A guide to Super Bowl betting lingo - AOL

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   For example, if the team is +150, the decimal would be 150/100, or 1.5. So a $10 bet would pay $10 plus $15. Sports books typically use the odds to guarantee themselves a percentage of every ...

6. Two-point conversion - Wikipedia

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   In gridiron football, a two-point conversion or two-point convert is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown. In a two-point conversion attempt, the team that just scored must run a play from scrimmage close to the opponent's goal line and advance the ball across the goal line in ...

7. Oklahoma State football vs. BYU: TV channel, betting lines ...

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   More: What are the scenarios for Big 12 football championship game matchups? How to watch Oklahoma State vs. BYU. When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday. ... Line: Cowboys by 16. Over/under: 56.5.