against
on
handicap
suboptimal
writing on the wall
oddsmaking
foredoom
value bet
speculative
unbackable favourite
reverse implied odds
disimprovement
reddans
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
gambling system
slough of despond
worsely
firm
worserer
winnings
outsuck
shite
pessimism
hazard
pessimize
Cassandraic
doomward
unhappily
the British are coming
overchance
tant pis
mischance
mishap
misprognostication
underprediction
cess
bad luck
rip-off
unpredictability
lesser of two evils
wusser
misboding
fool's bargain
Hunger Games
dead pool
misprognosticate
stake
bet
stakes
plunge
distortion
wager
deformation
overplay one's hand
appalling
throw one's luck in with
catastrophize
doomedness
fat tail
dismalize
rearguard action
at worst
overbet
lady or tiger
rubbish
betting
past-posting
hiding to nothing
pricemaking
aggravating
back out
dumb luck
downbet
Cassandra
exacerbating
Job's news
go wrong
dire
exasperating
take a flyer
jinx
sixth-rate
wong
play
short
stakehorsing
own goal
underbet
must have killed a Chinaman
comeout
feydom
pessimistic
overspeculative
fourth-rate
just as well
Pyrrhic victory
jeopardize