There is a strange dearth of games in which 12-point favorites win by, say, 13 or 16 points.

In each race, the favorite would have won if the distances had been equal.

Over the same period in 2004, the favorites won 28 percent of the time.

The most common assumes the favorite will win the game (or first half) by a certain number of points (called a spread.)

When favorites won the first two legs, every small bettor began to dream.

The lukewarm turnout may also reflect the fact that favorites at even money or less have won in the last three years.

History suggests otherwise; a favorite hasn't won the Belmont since 1995.

You're allowed to vote once a day, so get to it, and may all your favorites win!

The fields are small, and overbet favorites win more than their usual share.

She has connections to humans and gets weak if her chosen favorites don't win.