the lakers have a 99.9% chance !!
If the odds of a horse winning a horse race are 2 to 7 then the odds against that horse winning the race are 7 to 2.
The odds of that comeback happening are just as great as someone winning the lottery three times in a row. The Lakers were down 40 points at one time, which was astounding. If the Lakers were to make a comeback, they would have had to injure all of the Boston Celtics and get every call going there way along with making only three point shots. They could have. But unlikely.
If a mouse were to win a fight with a cat, it would be against "overpowering odds". The cat can easily overpower the mouse. "Winning out" is just an idiom that means the same as just "winning".So, "The mouse team is winning out against the cats against overpowering odds."
If the odds are 179 to 2, the probability of winning is 0.01105, or; the chance of winning is 1.11%
You just used one.. "I am totally, 100% against bullying." "I don't understand why so many people are against Julia Gillard. What did she ever do to you?" I like to lean against the wall when watching a basketball game. The Lakers are playing against the Celtics. Against all odds, she fought cancer and won.
It means that the odds are 4 to 1 against winning. This would translate into a 20% chance of winning.
According to the betting odds, and Bill Simmons, ESPN's Sport's Guy and a Celtics fan, no they won't. But nothing in sports is certain until the last second of the last game has been played.
The odds of winning with a pocket pair against another pocket pair in poker are approximately 80 to 20.
In heads-up poker, the odds of winning with a pair of aces against a random hand are approximately 85.
The odds of winning with pocket aces in Texas Hold'em poker are approximately 85 against a random hand.
The odds of winning are 10,000,000,000, to 1.
Some observers are already saying the Celtics have more depth and size than during the 2009-2010 season. But it's way to early to quote odds on their chances for another NBA championship.