Mathematics & Gambling Episode 5: Yet More Sports Betting

Mathematics & Gambling Episode 5: Yet More Sports Betting

From Carry the Two by IMSI

April 23, 2026 · 15 min · Season 6 · Episode 5

About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of mathematics and sports betting, focusing on prop bets and parlays with guest David Taylor.

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats intersect with the world of gambling. This episode is all about sports prop bets and parlays. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by David Taylor mathematician, Assistant Vice President at SUNY Erie, and creator of a course and author of a book on the mathematics, statistics, and probability of gambling. Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Make sure to check out David's Book Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Hansen, Sadie Witkowski

Guest: David Taylor

Topics covered

  • sports betting
  • gambling
  • mathematics
  • statistics
  • prop bets
  • parlays

Keywords

  • sports betting
  • gambling
  • mathematics
  • statistics
  • prop bets
  • parlays
  • David Taylor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, SUNY Erie

Books & works: Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics

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