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take that number and give points

English translation: betting jargon

14:26 Jan 19, 2023
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: take that number and give points
Chris thinks psychics are bullshit.
But he doesn’t want to piss Laura off, so he plays along when she brings over one of her friends from the coven for a “reading.”
“Gwendolyn is wonderful,” Laura said. “She predicted that I’d meet you.”
Yeah, Chris thought, she probably said that you’d meet a man, which, given your sexual history, was a high-probability bet. Chris would take that number and give points.

I'm not sure about the last sentence, does it mean that he would agree for the reading and then evaluate the "psychic's" abilities, or is it some betting jargon?
It's US English.
Thanks for your help.
allp
Poland
Local time: 15:52
Selected answer:betting jargon
Explanation:
https://www.rotowire.com/betting/faq/what-does-giving-points...

basically means betting on the favcourite. Here he would place a bet that Gwendolyn didn't have a hard time making the prediction "given your (Laura's) sexual history, was a high-probability bet"

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"Chris thinks psychics are bullshit".

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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs (2023-01-22 02:44:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
Selected response from:

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 14:52
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Yvonne!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5betting jargon
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
betting jargon


Explanation:
https://www.rotowire.com/betting/faq/what-does-giving-points...

basically means betting on the favcourite. Here he would place a bet that Gwendolyn didn't have a hard time making the prediction "given your (Laura's) sexual history, was a high-probability bet"

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Note added at 21 mins (2023-01-19 14:48:40 GMT)
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"Chris thinks psychics are bullshit".

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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs (2023-01-22 02:44:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Yvonne!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Didn't know that!
18 mins
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agree  James A. Walsh: Neither did I!
37 mins
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agree  Vetle Høyenhall-Hamarsnes
6 hrs
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agree  Daryo: Makes sense. //Yes, when get you tuned to that way of thinking you pick up a lot of strange jargon most people won't even notice.
1 day 18 hrs
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agree  Mattia Cuko
3 days 4 hrs
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