long odds vs numbers game

long odds

noun
  • poor chances; unlikeliness, improbability 

numbers game

noun
  • The use of inappropriate statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading). 

  • An activity that benefits from having many things to work with or on. 

  • A lottery in which bettors attempt to guess which numbers will later be drawn randomly. 

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