How do bookmakers establish odds if sports events are unpredictable, considering the multitude of factors at play that prevent precise probability estimation?

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How do bookmakers establish odds if sports events are unpredictable, considering the multitude of factors at play that prevent precise probability estimation?

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They don’t care about the outcome. Their goal is to find odds that result in an equal amount of money being bet on both sides. They tweak the payouts so that no matter the outcome, one side is paid out less than the other side bet leaving them a profit.

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