Peter wins big in sports betting while Angela wants to stick to minor leagues.
Peter introduces Angela to his bookie for high-stakes betting, but she declines.
Peter explains the concept of a point spread in sports betting.
Betting on Sports
Betting on Sportsという題での二人の会話があります。
Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos!
Angela: Where did you get all that money?
Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager with high
odds and won big.
Angela: Wow, I always put money in the pools at work, but I’ve never won
anything like $2,000.
Peter: I’ll introduce you to my bookie if you want to do some serious betting. But
I warn you: he only deals in high-stakes wagers, not penny ante bets.
Angela: You bet through a bookie? You must do some serious gambling. I don’t
think that’s for me.
Peter: You can’t win big if you don’t play big. I’ve just placed a bet on this
weekend’s game.
Angela: But the Minnesota McQ’s are the favorites by a wide margin.
Peter: There’s a 10-point point spread. Come on, what do you say? Are you in or
out? I’ve just put $500 on it.
Angela: That’s too rich for my blood. I think I’ll stick to the minor leagues.
会話の中で
Peterが There’s a 10-point point spread.と言っています。
その説明が以下の通りです。
A “point spread” is a prediction about予測 the differences in the
final scores of the games.
So, for a specific game, let’s say you have one very good team playing one not very good team in basketball.
There might be a 20 point spread, meaning the team that’s good has to win by 20 points if you bet on them to win.
If they don’t, even though they win the game, if they win it by less than 20 points, you don’t win the bet.
スポーツ賭博についてよくわからないのと、
Peterは本命チームのthe Minnesota McQ’sに賭けたのでしょうか。
ただし、10ポイントの差で勝たないと賭けに負けるということでしょうか。
以上です。
よろしくお願いいたします。
お礼
Him-hymnさん 回答をありがとうございました。 私は10ポイント差で勝たないと、と思っていましたが、 それ以上で勝たないと負けるというのが、文中のless thanだったんだと思い直しました。 とても参考になりました。 ありがとうございました。