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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
The Czechs face an uphill climb at the Olympics, with Canada and Team USA atop the oddsmakers’ leaderboards.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 2 Jan. 2026
While this accomplishes the goal of giving bettors a desirable user experience, the barriers to entry to become an oddsmaker seem to contradict an insistence that prediction markets are open, peer-to-peer and not gambling.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Both outcomes are on the table, according to Vegas oddsmakers, who have installed Buffalo as a 1-point road favorite.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
That unexpected success has positioned the 49ers as competitors for Hendrickson, and one oddsmaker proclaimed San Francisco as the most likely destination for the Bengals defensive end on Monday night.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 2 Jan. 2026
While this accomplishes the goal of giving bettors a desirable user experience, the barriers to entry to become an oddsmaker seem to contradict an insistence that prediction markets are open, peer-to-peer and not gambling.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Both outcomes are on the table, according to Vegas oddsmakers, who have installed Buffalo as a 1-point road favorite.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
That unexpected success has positioned the 49ers as competitors for Hendrickson, and one oddsmaker proclaimed San Francisco as the most likely destination for the Bengals defensive end on Monday night.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
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The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper of congressional elections, has predicted that neither party will gain an overall advantage due to redistricting.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Five of the defendants were described as fixers; three with connections to players through coaching and training and two described as gamblers and sports handicappers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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In 2023, the NCAA released a study finding that 67% of college students living on campus had engaged in sports betting, 41% had bet on their school’s teams, and 35% had used a student bookmaker.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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They're followed followed by usual suspects--England, France, Brazil and Argentina--although the exact hierarchy varies depending on the bookmaker.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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If the yellow metal rises less than speculators expected, or if those exploration companies don’t strike gold, or, of course, if gold falls, then ASA could fall, as well.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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In Altadena, activists were focused on real estate speculators, the county Fire Department and Southern California Edison, suspected of triggering the Eaton fire.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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