point spread

noun

: the number of points by which an oddsmaker expects a favorite to defeat an underdog

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Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-8 (.500); season 67-55-1 (.549). —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 10-5 (.667); season 59-47-1 (.557). —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 Next Saturday’s biggest game on Nov. 2 is Ohio State at Penn State, where FanDuel has an advance point spread of Buckeye’s -3.5 point favorite and game total of 49.5 points. —

Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-6 (.571); season 40-37-1 (.520). —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point spread