Are Sports Bettors Biased toward Longshots, Favorites, or Both? A Literature Review

A large body of literature on the favorite–longshot bias finds that sports bettors in a variety of markets appear to have irrational biases toward either longshots (which offer a small chance of winning a large amount of money) or favorites (which offer a high chance of winning a small amount of mon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philip W. S. Newall, Dominic Cortis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Risks
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/9/1/22