point spread


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point spread

n.
See spread.
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The contest between No.3 Purdue and No.2 Tennessee features the smallest point spread. The Volunteers are one-point favorites after surviving overtime in the round of 32.
The two most common bets in the National Football League (NFL) wagering markets are the point spread and the over/under.
Aha, a clever person might say, why don't I bet on Chicago in Las Vegas, where I get a better point spread, and bet against Chicago in Chicago, where the odds now favor their opponent?
Bookmakers set prices, either in the form of a point spread, common in sports where scoring is frequent, or betting odds, common in lower scoring sports.
JSC Galt & Taggart served as the sole placement agent for the GEL 64 million issuance at a floating coupon rate equivalent to the 3-month (91-day) National Bank of Georgia Certificate of Deposit plus a 20 basis point spread with a maturity of three years.EeEe"I am pleased to note Galt & TaggartEe's role in the successful issuance of ADB bonds.
We think they'll win, but back the Texans to hold them underneath the 10.5 point spread.
Fie reported a temperature and dew point spread of one degree approximately 30 minutes prior to sunset.
Under the terms of the current agreement, financial details of which were not available, Cubed is providing Esportclub with the ability to deliver specially designed Cubes to its subscribers with unprecedented access to sports odds and point spread information, along with the day's first overnight lines, futures odds, props, opinions and the latest inside information.
Wolfers (2006) developed evidence from point spread betting indicating that as many as one in every 50 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball games involved illegal "point shaving." Larsen, Price, and Wolfers (2008) explored the idea that betting markets contain information about referees' racial biases.
The Packers are 10-11 at William Hill to cover a 7.5 point spread while in the earlier clash, Paddy Power rate New England at 10-11 to make light work of the four-point spread given to Buffalo.