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handicapping

1 6.1

Predicting the likely result of an event, often for betting

noun
/ˈhændɪˌkæpɪŋ/

Literature

: evaluación de hándicap

Never had the bad handicapping problem of betting a "can't lose" horse at 2/5 and having to bite my nails the entire trip.

Examples

My quick handicapping of Democratic at-risk Senate races in 2014.

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Sports Handicapping Forum

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This guy's gig was sports handicapping - predicting winners for people who bet.

Two for the Money (2005)
Ask The Bookie - The Internet's favorite sports betting and handicapping community.

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It took some great handicapping on my part, but I finally doped out a can't miss winner, and at odds too.

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Sports analysts often use handicapping to predict the outcome of games and help bettors make informed decisions.
For the upcoming races, expert handicapping has suggested that several underdogs may surprise with their performance.
Many fans appreciate the handicapping reports that highlight which teams are favored to win and why.

How Certain

modeling

103 3.7

handicapping

Literature

1 6.1

forecast

197 1.8

estimate

370 2.6

guess

768 1.0

Surface Forms

handicapping singular

handicappings plural

Morphology

handicapping = handicap (transparent) = handicap + ing

Formed by adding the productive English suffix '-ing' to the verb 'handicap'; the meaning 'the act of handicapping' is directly derived.

Etymology

Handicapping comes from an old game called hand-in-cap, where people put a hand into a cap to decide payments or trade before a race. So handicapping now means judging the chances of each competitor, especially when people use those judgments for bets.