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In response to "Folks, when you're right 52% of the time you're wrong 48% of the time. -- nm" by Cuzzin Todd

With a 10% to the house you need to be right almost 2/3rds of the time just to break even. -- nm

Posted by zeitgeist Mar 24 '24, 13:30

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Your math is wrong. It's about 55%. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 13:52 1
- Unless you choose really crappy wagers like 10 team parlays with a huge house edge. - Strongbad Mar 24, 13:54
A horse track bettor said the only fool proof way to win is to put some cash in an envelope when bet put more in, if you win take some out. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:32

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