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Sports Betting Math 101
High School Math Review (Optional)
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Percents
Decimals
Ratios
Module 1 Quiz
Probability for Sports Betting Basics
So what is probability and why do I need it for sports betting?
Understanding the Sample Space in Sports Betting
How to Calculate the Probability of a Single Event
What is Sample Size and Why Does it Matter?
What Exactly is a Random Variable and Why Does it Matter?
Conditional Probability for Sports Betting 1
Conditional Probability for Sports Betting 2
Statistics for Sports Betting Basics
The importance of sample size
Bayesian priors for early season betting
Law of large numbers
Central Limit Theorem
Understanding Different Types of Odds - Deep Dive
American Odds
Decimal Odds
Fractional Odds
Module 1 Quiz
Question 1: A basketball player has a free-throw success ratio of 4:5. What is this ratio as a percentage?
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80%
40%
20%
50%
Question 2: A soccer player has scored goals in 30% of the games they played. What is this percentage as a decimal?
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0.03
0.3
3.0
30.0
Question 3: In baseball, a player's batting average is 0.325. What is this decimal expressed as a percentage?
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3.25%
32.5%
325%
0.325%
Question 4: A football quarterback has a completion ratio of 18 completions to 25 attempts. What is this ratio as a decimal?
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.72
.25
7.2
2.5
Question 5: A tennis player wins 75% of their service games. What is this percentage as a ratio?
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3:4
4:3
1:4
4:1