oddsmaker

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Recent Examples of oddsmaker The oddsmakers seem to think so, but October is still several months away. Mark Ross, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 But that's not happening, said one longtime oddsmaker. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025 Never mind that the Bills had been favored to win that game by more than a touchdown, or that, before the start of the season, oddsmakers had ranked the Bills among the top eight teams, out of thirty-two, most likely to win the Super Bowl. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025 Some of the smartest people on earth are established NFL oddsmakers. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oddsmaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
Noun
  • The election handicapper rated the race as one of just three 2026 Senate toss-ups.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Or is there a dark horse lurking, ready to shatter the bookmakers’ expectations?
    Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • More news: Phillies' Bryce Harper Shades Dodgers Haters: 'Only Losers Complain' Fletcher knew Bowyer, who lives in Orange County, before Mizuhara placed his first bet with the bookmaker.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Count the times speculators lived to regret shorting what’s still the center of the financial universe in the last 30 years.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Deserts support abundant, diverse plant and animal life that can’t be found anywhere else, provide speculator views, and offer a vast landscape free of other people.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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