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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
Which is to say when looking beyond basic measures, not only do oddsmakers believe the Bills are the better team, but appreciably better.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Coach Mike McDaniel has been dropped to No. 2 by Las Vegas oddsmakers for Person Most Likely to Be Fired, falling behind Kash Patel.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 5 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
In those 9 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, Rozier had four rebounds, which is a lot of rebounds for a guard in a single quarter and was above the line set by oddsmakers for Rozier’s total rebounds in that game.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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Which leaves market handicappers trying to sort out how much latent buying power remains among investors.—
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Barrett's is one of 18 seats viewed as a toss-up by nonpartisan election handicapper The Cook Political Report.—
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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.—
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Two years ago, the NCAA released a study finding 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.—
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With a speculator urban class in the Northeast becoming wealthy and a rural farming class in the South and the Midwest caught in the monetary brace of the Gold Standard, American democracy was ripe for change.—
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The talking heads, always a key ingredient to the Ken Burns Experience, go to great lengths to describe not only the greatness of men like George Washington in particular, but also the darker side of their lives, like Washington’s position as a slaveholder and land speculator.—
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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