Point-spread
noun
1.
a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team’s actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team’s points to determine winning bets.
noun
The difference between the handicapping points added or subtracted for various teams in football and basketball betting (1973+ Sports & gambling)
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