even game

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Bet a dollar on an even game and you can only win 90 cents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In a 4-2-3-1 shape Arsenal should be PSG's equals, immediately solving a lot of problems and creating a more even game territorially.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

“He just brings great energy pretty much every day, even game days making sure everybody’s locked in pregame before we take the court … making sure everybody’s excited to go play,” Curry said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

“It was obviously a real competitive game, it was a pretty even game, there was a fine line between winning and losing and we ended up on the wrong side of it tonight,” Sullivan said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2023

The text move, on the other hand, assures Black an even game at the very least, as will soon be seen.

From Chess Fundamentals by Capablanca, José Raúl