morning line
noun
: a bookmaker's list of entries for a race meet and the probable odds on each that is printed or posted before the betting begins
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All other 3-year-olds are listed at No. 40 and made 9-2 in the Pool 4 morning line.
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Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
For Tuesday’s morning line rushes, he was replaced by Mikey Eyssimont at right wing on the Cirelli line.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
People are talking about…The betting odds on the election with the insiders quoting the morning line from the gamblers at Vegas and from the great betting house.
—Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
The bay colt was followed in the morning line odds by Sierra Leone at 3-1 and Catching Freedom at 8-1.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 3 May 2024
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Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
For Tuesday’s morning line rushes, he was replaced by Mikey Eyssimont at right wing on the Cirelli line.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
People are talking about…The betting odds on the election with the insiders quoting the morning line from the gamblers at Vegas and from the great betting house.
—Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
The bay colt was followed in the morning line odds by Sierra Leone at 3-1 and Catching Freedom at 8-1.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 3 May 2024
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“Morning line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning%20line. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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