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If New York can win its battle with the New England front seven, this game could be a lot closer than oddsmakers expect.—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025 The Gophers were pegged by oddsmakers at 6½ wins in the offseason.—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025 The Kansas City Chiefs losing to the Buffalo Bills may have surprised oddsmakers, but not any of us who have been acquainted with Buffalo’s regular-season dominance over the Chiefs just to be eliminated in postseason play.—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 In those 9 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, Rozier had four rebounds, which is a lot of rebounds for a guard in a single quarter and was above the line set by oddsmakers for Rozier’s total rebounds in that game.—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oddsmaker
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