11.   They play the odds.

12.   Was he playing those odds?

13.   What I was doing was playing the odds, playing it safe, taking no chances.

14.   With three games in three days, Nelson decided to play the odds and rest the majority of his starters against the Jazz.

15.   With no other way to make money, Ms. Liu has decided to play the odds, in order to earn a few dollars a night.

16.   Acosta said the federation had determined that some coaches were trying to play the odds to keep their star players from being chosen at random for doping tests.