All matches this weekend have been cancelled by the FA due to unusual bettingpatterns.
The Sun (2008)
The inquiry was prompted by irregular bettingpatterns during the half-time interval of the Championship match.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One official explained how investigators identify dodgy results by strange bettingpatterns.
The Sun (2008)
Definition of 'pattern'
pattern
(pætəʳn)Explore 'pattern' in the dictionary
countable noun
A pattern is the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done.
Definition of 'bet'
bet
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verb
If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.