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Most oddsmakers have installed the Celtics and Nuggets as co-favorites to win the title this season.
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Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
The Mariners are considered to be 1.5 point favorites playing at home tonight, so oddsmakers seem to have them as the most likely winners of this one.
—oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
Las Vegas oddsmakers have moved the betting lines significantly in the last three months.
—Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2023
The Mariners are considered to be 1.5 point underdogs playing on the road tonight, so oddsmakers seem to have them as the most likely losers of this one, though their chances of a win don’t seem too far off as only a +135 pick on the moneyline.
—oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
Vegas oddsmakers currently list New England’s over/under win total at 7.5.
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
But some are skeptical, which is why oddsmakers have hung the following number on Colorado’s first game of the season Sept. 2 at TCU.
—USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
This year’s finals are on May 13, and ahead of them, Charlie and I listened to the six contenders that oddsmakers have deemed most likely to win and discussed the musical qualities of the tracks.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 5 May 2023
Saturday, April 15 (Game 1) - ESPN More:Are the Bucks the oddsmakers' favorites to win the NBA Finals?
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
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Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
The Mariners are considered to be 1.5 point favorites playing at home tonight, so oddsmakers seem to have them as the most likely winners of this one.
—oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
Las Vegas oddsmakers have moved the betting lines significantly in the last three months.
—Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2023
The Mariners are considered to be 1.5 point underdogs playing on the road tonight, so oddsmakers seem to have them as the most likely losers of this one, though their chances of a win don’t seem too far off as only a +135 pick on the moneyline.
—oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
Vegas oddsmakers currently list New England’s over/under win total at 7.5.
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
But some are skeptical, which is why oddsmakers have hung the following number on Colorado’s first game of the season Sept. 2 at TCU.
—USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
This year’s finals are on May 13, and ahead of them, Charlie and I listened to the six contenders that oddsmakers have deemed most likely to win and discussed the musical qualities of the tracks.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 5 May 2023
Saturday, April 15 (Game 1) - ESPN More:Are the Bucks the oddsmakers' favorites to win the NBA Finals?
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddsmaker. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.
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