straight bet
Single outcome gamble
A straight bet is the simplest form of sports wager—picking one team or outcome against the point spread or moneyline: I put a straight bet on the Lakers to cover.
The term distinguishes single-game wagers from parlays, teasers, or other combinations that link multiple outcomes.
In horse racing, a straight bet backs a single horse to win, place, or show.
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- singleOne in number
- moneylineWager on outright victor
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- laying oddsBetting on favorites
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- bettingbet, ante, wager, odds, stake
- numbers racketnumbers runner, bookie, runner, banker, controller
- racing betsexacta, trifecta, quinella, superfecta, perfecta
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