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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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Nonpartisan election handicappers Cook Political and Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia Center for Politics rate the New Jersey gubernatorial race as leaning Democratic.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
27 Sep. 2025
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Late last year, though, the handicappers came out hot with their 2025 targets, which sent expectations high and set up investors for a nasty early-year setback, even before the tariff shock in April crushed the tape, humbled the bulls and then eventually set a trap for the bears.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
27 Sep. 2025
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Born in the Bronx to an Irish-American mother and a father with Neapolitan roots—a bookmaker and co-owner of a bar on the Throggs Neck peninsula—Ferrara spent his first eight years in the borough’s Morris Park neighborhood.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bejarano Colin was the bookmaker and administrator of the operation, the FBI alleged in a criminal complaint, and Tellez is the property owner.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 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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This steady growth has led some speculators to consider whether Dogecoin could return to its all-time high—and possibly even surpass it.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The hunt for Decker spanned three countries and yielded false alarms from tipsters across the US.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
19 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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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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