Numbers and sports go hand in hand. Watch any live broadcast and you will see and hear commentators and pundits talking about possessions, chances created, and the new expected goals (xG) statistic.

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Phrases such as ``just in case'' and ``not even one in a million'' are used casually, but in English the phrase ` `a million chance' ' is often used to mean the same thing. The Statistics Bureau of ...

When mathematics lecturer Gene Kim turned a $15 daily fantasy sports (DFS) lineup into a $50,000 win in April, it would not be his last victory of the year — Kim launched a new introductory seminar ...

WE ARE in a bar, and agree to toss a coin for the next round. Heads, I pay; tails, the drinks are on you. What are your chances of a free pint? Most people – sober ones, at least – would agree: ...

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