Originally coined by a sports writer in Sports Illustrated's Mitch Goldich in 2024, the term Octopus is used to describe a football player scoring a touchdown and then scoring the subsequent two-point conversion.

The first and one of the most well-known sports betting and casino strategies on how to win is the martingale system. In its basic variant, each time you lose a bet, you should wager double on the next match. This way, whenever you win, you cover all your previous losses and gain money for the next bet.