point spread

noun

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

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While talk of the point spread or the game total or odds was once taboo during broadcasts, commentators now frequently reference how betting markets are predicting the game will turn out. —

David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025 There was a $1,050 bet on a live runs line, a baseball equivalent of a point spread, and the bet won and paid $1,550. —

Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 Just as your neighborhood now smells like the late, great Bill Walton’s favorite bong in the wake of the legalization of the devil’s lettuce, $5,000 says there’s no dispelling the funky odor of the point spread and the parlay. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2025 The Chargers are a league-best 12-4-1 against the point spread. —

Jack Magruder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for point spread