Do bookies want favorites to win?

When determining whether or not the bookies want the favourite to win, you need to look at the individual market and how the bookie has priced that market up. If they have put weight onto the favourite winning and put that edge into their pricing then they will want it to win.

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How often does the favorite win in horse racing?
On average favorites win about 35% of horse races. But, that win percentage can fluctuate based on the distance, surface, class, etc. For example, favorites are more likely to win dirt races than turf races.
2024-03-21 22:38:59

Do favorites always win?
If you bet a favorite on the money line, they only need to win, and it doesn't matter by how much.
2024-02-12 13:15:46

How often do favorites win in tennis?
In the 4,838 Grand Slam matches recorded, pre-game favourites won 78.5% of the time (increasing to 78.9 in the last seven years), which as the graph above shows was consistently higher, compared to other ATP tournament
ATP tournament
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organisation is the WTA Tour.
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2023-11-23 04:13:40

How often do favorites win in soccer?
The number of favourites who win varies per weekend, especially with not every favourite being odds-on, but the figure is usually around six out of 10.
2023-06-13 21:30:14

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