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Contrary to most preseason forecasts by oddsmakers and pundits who gave the Snakes a slight edge, the Padres have turned this year’s two-club race into a rout.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 However, the oddsmaker still shows her with only a 6 percent chance of winning the party's primary—behind Buttigieg, Ocasio-Cortez, Newsom, Shapiro and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 The list of potential prop bets on a player is as far and as wide as the imagination of the bookie, or oddsmaker.—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025 More than 57 percent of the respondents felt the oddsmakers had pegged Minnesota's outlook correctly, that the Vikings would likely win around 6.5 games.—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for oddsmaker
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