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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.
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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
But the reality is this — after posting a 5-7 record in 2024 (the second-best record in the program’s history), highlighted by Biff Poggi’s firing, the oddsmakers have the 49ers’ win total set at 3.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 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
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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
But the reality is this — after posting a 5-7 record in 2024 (the second-best record in the program’s history), highlighted by Biff Poggi’s firing, the oddsmakers have the 49ers’ win total set at 3.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
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Barrett's is one of 18 seats viewed as a toss-up by nonpartisan election handicapper The Cook Political Report, .—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Some longtime bullish technical market handicappers have been using 6,600 as an upside target for nearly a year (John Kolovos at Macro Risk Advisors and Craig Johnson of Piper Sandler among them).—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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With Ryder Cup week kicking off at Bethpage Black, Scheffler enters as the bookmakers’ favorite to be Team USA’s top points scorer.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Las Vegas bookmakers see Philadelphia as a favorite to defeat the Chiefs on Sunday, and the vast majority of NFL media members also like the Eagles’ chances to win at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Markets are now fully pricing in a 25-basis-point rate cut at the Fed’s upcoming Sept. 17 meeting, with speculators already eyeing additional cuts in October and December.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But a minority of speculators—just under 10%—in the CME Fed Funds futures market think 0.5% might happen.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mayor Eric Adams said a tipster initially alerted authorities to the post.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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The tipster said Xayavong had last been seen with Jorgenson.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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