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Reading a line: odds, the margin and implied probability

Decimal and American odds, how to turn a price into a probability, and why you need to win more than 52% of bets at -110 to break even.

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Regular season and playoff games from official box scores. Season-long numbers are regular season unless you ask for the playoffs.

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