bets
Risks on outcomes
Bets is the plural of bet—a wager on an uncertain outcome.
When someone bets, they stake money or reputation on a prediction: She bets on horses every weekend.
The plural often appears in figurative expressions: All bets are off means previous assumptions no longer hold.
Hedging your bets is protecting yourself by not committing fully to one position.
Stake on uncertainty
- stakeSharpened post or share
- casinoFacility for wagering
- bookieOne who takes wagers
- bookmakerOne who takes bets
sportsbook · parlay · accumulator · lottery · jackpot · roulette · blackjack · poker
Binding promise given
- promiseCommitment to act
- stakeSharpened post or share
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- backingAid or sponsorship
To distribute widely
- over-underBet on point totals
- moneylineWager on outright victor
- evensIntegers divisible by two
- favoritesMost preferred choices
underdogs · handicap · vig · juice · edge · line · prop · futures
Likelihood of occurrence
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- hazardSource of potential harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
liability · jeopardy · vulnerability · contingency · precariousness · uncertainty · danger
Prediction of future conditions
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- estimationApproximate value judgment
projection · anticipation · expectation · calculation · hunch · guess · intuition · call
Trust without proof
- optimismTendency to expect good
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- trustConfidence in another
- beliefTrust held as true
conviction · aspiration · wishful thinking · leap of faith · fingers crossed
wager
Stake on uncertainty
bookmaker · sportsbook · parlay · accumulator · lottery · jackpot · roulette · blackjack · poker · craps
pledge
Binding promise given
- promiseCommitment to act
- stakeSharpened post or share
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
spread
To distribute widely
- over-underBet on point totals
- moneylineWager on outright victor
- evensIntegers divisible by two
favorites · underdogs · handicap · vig · juice · edge · line · prop · futures · point spread
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- hazardSource of potential harm
exposure · liability · jeopardy · vulnerability · contingency · precariousness · uncertainty · danger
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
estimation · projection · anticipation · expectation · calculation · hunch · guess · intuition · call
faith
Trust without proof
- optimismTendency to expect good
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- trustConfidence in another
belief · conviction · aspiration · wishful thinking · leap of faith · fingers crossed
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- raisinglifting, hoisting, elevating, rearing, parenting
- sports bettingodds, bookmaker, sportsbook, spread, point spread
- risk contractsinsurance policies, life insurance, fire insurance, car insurance, home insurance
- gamblinggambling, casinos, casino, wager, wagers
- playplay, free play, games, played, toys
betsguarantees
Promises ensuring specific outcomes
certainties · sure things · locks · safe bets · known quantities
- get betterTo progress or heal
- getting betterProgressing toward wellness
- you betEmphatic casual affirmation
- better offIn a preferable position
- got betterExperienced positive change
- I betSarcastic expression of doubt
better, betting, bet, abettor, abetting, abetted, bettor, betters, bettors