What does sweating mean in sports betting?
The short answer
Anxiously watching a game when you have money on it.
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In plain English
That nervous feeling watching your bet play out!
What to remember about Sweating
The definition
Anxiously watching a game when you have money on it.
In plain English
That nervous feeling watching your bet play out!
Example in context
I'm sweating the fourth quarter of a game I don't even care about.
Check yourself
Term quiz
Check yourself: Sweating
1.Sweating a bet means…
2.The lesson uses the Uncut Gems bet. What does the scene illustrate?
3.What does it suggest if you cannot bear to watch?
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