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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
Campbell's team has challenging matchups remaining, including back-to-back home matchups against the Packers and Bills in Weeks 14 and 15, plus a Week 17 trip to San Francisco, but entering Week 12, oddsmakers see the NFC as the Lions' to lose.
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Tyler Everett, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Some of the smartest people on earth are established NFL oddsmakers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Even so, oddsmakers predict the Raven-Bills game could be the closest of the weekend.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Verse ended the regular season as oddsmakers’ favorite to win Defensive Rookie of the Year.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tyler Everett, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Some of the smartest people on earth are established NFL oddsmakers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Even so, oddsmakers predict the Raven-Bills game could be the closest of the weekend.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Verse ended the regular season as oddsmakers’ favorite to win Defensive Rookie of the Year.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
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My Oscar oracle, sports handicapper Danny Sheridan, has been uncannily correct picking the top six categories over the last five years.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Many handicappers and horse players are playing in online qualifying tournaments hoping to win a seat in the NHC, presented by Caesars Entertainment and Racetrack Television Network.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Riley's story began to unravel after an anonymous tipster — revealed in the docuseries to be her old friend, Lisa Berry — reached out to investigative podcast producer Nancy Moscatiello about the alleged scam.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Mangione was detained in Altoona, Pa. on Dec. 9 after a tipster called the police at a local McDonald's.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Her Fox News program shows the degree of influence the Trump family has over the American conservative movement, with bookmaker Betfair concluding earlier this month that Donald Trump Jr. is the second most likely 2028 Republican presidential contender.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The bookmakers believe there’s little chance Pep Guardiola can overcome this situation, as Madrid are priced at 1/7 to qualify.—
Sam Tighe,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The contracts, whose value can also be settled for cash, can be traded among speculators who hope to make money by betting that the price of gold will increase or decrease in value before the settlement date.—
Nathan Mahr,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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With the assistance of Brazil’s military government, speculators seized valuable waterfront land from Black residents, who retreated to the hills.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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