Point spread betting lines for college basketball games are displayed at a viewing party for the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament inside the 25,000-square-foot Race & Sports SuperBook at ...

In sports-betting vernacular, favorites lay or give points, and underdogs get or receive points. For example, if a team is a 6.5-point favorite, it will “lay six-and-a-half points.

Akhund is also the founder and CEO of Mercury, a banking startup that recently raised a $300 million Series C round at a $3.5 billion valuation led by Sequoia.

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Akhund is also the founder and CEO of Mercury, a banking startup that recently raised a $300 million Series C round at a $3.5 billion valuation led by Sequoia. Leaving his ego at the door ...