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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
Flashback: Before the season, Las Vegas oddsmakers set the over/under on total wins for Minnesota at 6.5.
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Nick Halter, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Bill Hagerty: The GOP Senator from Tennessee is considered the biggest longshot by oddsmakers, though Axios reported Wednesday that Hagerty is still under consideration.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Eleven of the Chiefs’ 15 wins this season have come by eight points or fewer, a fact that hasn’t been lost on the oddsmakers.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
On the eve of the NFL playoffs, the oddsmakers have made their thoughts clear: There are five clear Super Bowl contenders, and then there’s everyone else.
—Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Nick Halter, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Bill Hagerty: The GOP Senator from Tennessee is considered the biggest longshot by oddsmakers, though Axios reported Wednesday that Hagerty is still under consideration.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Eleven of the Chiefs’ 15 wins this season have come by eight points or fewer, a fact that hasn’t been lost on the oddsmakers.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
On the eve of the NFL playoffs, the oddsmakers have made their thoughts clear: There are five clear Super Bowl contenders, and then there’s everyone else.
—Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
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Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The Hill and Decision Desk HQ in October gave Republicans a 71 percent chance of winning the Senate, and other handicappers viewed them as favorites.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2024
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Historic character and modern needs An anonymous tipster complained about Martinez’s driveway extension to city hall in late November.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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But three months later, police received a call from an anonymous tipster who identified herself as Michelle — but consistently used a phone associated with an Alameda woman of a different name — who inquired about the status of the investigation.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Providing the bookmakers are right and Birmingham are destined to go up this season, their financial landscape will change once again via a return to the profit and sustainability rules (PSR) employed in the Championship.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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It was expected to be less of a game than a slaughter: Georgia was favored by bookmakers to win the game by more than seven touchdowns.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2024
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In theory, hotel or airline companies could use the markets to hedge against the impact of a sporting outcome, alongside individual speculators.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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But the Herald’s reporting shows that these foreclosures have often had the opposite effect, taking properties out of the hands of individual owners and delivering them to real estate speculators, and at a discount.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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