With no chance to win or even affect the outcome, why run?

Especially when the result affects the outcome of the season for another team.

And there is nothing you can do to affect the outcome now.

This may affect the outcome of cases, the study said.

"This game could affect the outcome of our entire season."

The cut opened at times throughout the fight but was not enough to affect the outcome.

He did not want his strong political influence to be used to affect the outcome of the election.

In addition to language, the setting can affect the outcome, too.

Players have decisions to make that can affect the outcome of the game.

That's a battle he lost last season, and it still didn't affect the outcome of the war.