Sports Betting
Probability/odds
Break Even
% increase/decrease
Bam Adebayo
100

(-125) Arizona vs (+125) Michigan

Whose favored 

Arizona 

Work:

Arizona is -125 to win and if the number is negative then that indicates that that team is the favorite.

100

What are the odds a piano falls from the sky is the probability is 1/3?

1:2



100

Whats the equation for the break even when the odds are negative?

100/(100/odds+1)

100

A shirt cost $74 and increases to $79, did the percentage increase or decreased?

Increased 


Work:

79-74=5, this is a positive number and when its positive using the new price-old price formula, that means its increased 

100

How tall is (Wilt) BAM (Kobe)

(How to is Bam)

6'9 feeling fine

200

What does it mean when the odds are -120?

You would have to bet $120 to win $100


Work:

When the odds are in the negatives, that means you have to bet that amount to win $100 and here the number 120 is negative, which indicates to tell that you need to bet $120 to win $100

200

What are the odds if the probability is 4/10

4:6

200

What's the break even equation when the odds are positive?

100/(odds/100+1)

200

A shirt cost $40 and increases to $50, what percentage increase was this?

25%


50-40        100

    /      x      /        = 25%

   40            1

200

What's Bam's career high in points in a single game?

An ethical 83

300

If the odds are +50 how much do you have to bet to win $150

75


Work:

50             x

/       =      /        equals 75

100          150

300

If the probability of Draymond Green getting ejected are 50/50, what are the odds?

50:50

300

Use the break even equation when the odds are +100

$50

300

An item goes on sale from $60 to $45, what's the percentage decrease?

30%


60-45           15

    /       =       /     times 100 equals 30%

  60               60

300

True or False, Bam Adebayo is better than Kobe Bryant

🤷‍♂️

400

If you won $3 betting on the Wizards to win on +300 odds, how much did you bet?


$1


Work:

100            x

/         =     /       which equals $1

300            3

400

What is the probability of Bobby Boo becoming rich if the odds are 1/1,000,000,000,000,000,000?

1/1,000,000,000,000,000,001

400

Use the break even formula when the odds -182

Round to nearest hundredth 

$64.54

400

Somebody was $500 rich, that increased by 40%, how much money they got rn?

$700


Work:

500x0.4=200

200+500=700

400

Who had the previous single game scoring franchise record after Bam scored 83?

Lebron James

500

Steven is very poor, wherever he goes he gets moved, so he decides to bet on the Grizzlies to win the NBA Finals (+1000000), he won $3,457,325 after this bet, how much did he bet? 

(He got the money off a loan from the mafia)

$345.73


Work:

100                      x

/                  =      /              which equals 345.7325

1,000,0000         3,457,325      round to 345.73



500

If the odds against Brian getting a good grade are x:100 and the probability is 100/700 for him getting a good grade, what is x?

600

500

Which would be a higher price to break even +382 or -217?

-217

500

Bill Gates has 103 billion dollars, if he lost 99.9% of that, how much money would he have?

 $103 million


Work:

103,000,000,000x0.999=102,897,000,000

103,000,000,000-102,897,000,000=103,000,000

500

What NFL trade got rescinded the same day Bam Adebayo scored 83?  

The Maxx Crosby trade to the Ravens