Definition of oddsmaker
:one who figures betting odds
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Even Las Vegas oddsmakers don't have high expectations for UAB, setting its over/under win total at 2.5 wins.
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Entering this season, the 6-foot-3 junior has been given the fourth-best odds to win the Heisman (again) by at least one Vegas oddsmaker.
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Anyway, ESPN’s SportsCenter anchor and perennial all-star in the Cool-Ass White Guys league, Scott Van Pelt advised viewers that Vegas oddsmakers were betting that Curry couldn’t shoot a round under 76 in the tournament.
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The oddsmakers at the book report that their odds on the Cavaliers winning the 2017-18 NBA championship would drop from 4-to-1 to 7-to-1 should Irving be dealt.
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Del Mar oddsmaker Russ Hudak was set to post the morning-line odds on Thursday and projected that Arrogate would be a 1-5 favorite.
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The online gambling site Bovada on Tuesday released over-under win totals for all Division I football teams and oddsmakers appear optimistic both Oregon and Oregon State can improve off 4-8 seasons in 2016.
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Although Konta is seeded only sixth, she has been elevated to the favorite by the local oddsmakers, in part because of her rising form on the court, and because the women’s field is devoid of a dominant player.
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Oddsmakers immediately were predicting a Steiner/Mathews slaughter, but, in recent days, many are saying, for unknown reasons, that JB and Park very well could pull off the upset.
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