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Is there such a thing as a sure bet?

No. Every bet can lose, and anyone selling a lock or a sure thing is selling hope, not a promise.

Example: Even a $1.10 favourite loses about 1 time in 11 at a fair price, and when it does, a $100 bet is gone.

Long winning runs happen by luck too, and they end.

Only bet money you can afford to lose.

As of 5 October, the bookies keep about $5 of every $100 bet on who-wins bets across the games we track.

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