Emily Giambalvo
@emilygiam.bsky.social
Washington Post sports + data reporter
We simulated what your bank account would look like if you kept betting parlays. Here we consider a five-leg parlay with -110 odds per leg. And we assume you're no better than random chance. (You probably aren't.)
You might get lucky every so often, but breaking even in the long run is very hard.
You might get lucky every so often, but breaking even in the long run is very hard.
October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We simulated what your bank account would look like if you kept betting parlays. Here we consider a five-leg parlay with -110 odds per leg. And we assume you're no better than random chance. (You probably aren't.)
You might get lucky every so often, but breaking even in the long run is very hard.
You might get lucky every so often, but breaking even in the long run is very hard.
We all know transfers rule college basketball … but to what extent? And how different is today vs. the past?
We quantified it by analyzing the careers of rotation players on every men’s & women’s NCAA tournament team since 2010. That’s 10,000 players!
Check it out (gift link): wapo.st/41By62h
We quantified it by analyzing the careers of rotation players on every men’s & women’s NCAA tournament team since 2010. That’s 10,000 players!
Check it out (gift link): wapo.st/41By62h
March 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We all know transfers rule college basketball … but to what extent? And how different is today vs. the past?
We quantified it by analyzing the careers of rotation players on every men’s & women’s NCAA tournament team since 2010. That’s 10,000 players!
Check it out (gift link): wapo.st/41By62h
We quantified it by analyzing the careers of rotation players on every men’s & women’s NCAA tournament team since 2010. That’s 10,000 players!
Check it out (gift link): wapo.st/41By62h