Modeling Fixed Odds Betting for Future Event Prediction

National Natural Science Foundation of China [71025001, 71621002, 71572169]; Guang Dong Natural Science Foundation [2015A030313876]; Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China [CityU 11503115]; Peak Discipline Construction Project of Education at East China Normal University

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