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• Once again, we’re joined in the weekly picks against-the-spread by handicapper Raphael Esparza, of Doc’s Sports.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2019
• And yes, the way a horse looks right before can affect the way a handicapper wagers.
  — Rachel Aretakis, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2018
• Lukas has been used on national shows as a handicapper and has been known to make a bet or two.
  — Jeff Nahill, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 July 2017
• All four of those top runners had gone off with — so the globe's best handicappers thought — better chances at the pot of gold than the horse that beat them.
  — Guy Martin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• Here’s how all the TVG handicappers, who posted their picks on the website, did.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 23 Oct. 2017
• The handicappers keep fitting him for a pine overcoat, but the voters haven’t gotten the memo.
  — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 4 Dec. 2019
• Ciaran Thornton is the handicapper for Californiapick4.com, which offers daily full card picks, longshots of the day, best bets of the day.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
• Ciaran Thornton is the handicapper for Californiapick4.com, which offers daily full-card picks, longshots of the day, best bets of the day.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2021
• And like all sports, there's a certain evil genius to baseball handicappers who know how to set a run total.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 May 2018
• Miestowski and Rossiano, a single-digit handicapper, grew close over the last four years.
  — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2017
• These are the cameras that are lined up under the rails like handicappers at betting windows.
  — Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018
• The app isn’t just for food; guests can also use it to place bets on races or interact with a virtual handicapper.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 13 May 2021
• In each episode, teams of two contestants, advised by a racing handicapper, will bet on three races.
  — Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 May 2017
• Show handicappers have already wondered whether the NCAA's limits will hurt her chances.
  — Jacob Bogage, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• The series pits two-person teams of novice bettors, each coached by a pro handicapper, against one another.
  — Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Sep. 2017
• One of the things handicappers look at when making their decisions is workouts.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Asked who was the best baseball player/handicapper he's had, Lemos cited Joey Harmon, a 2014 grad now at Chapman.
  — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 22 Apr. 2018
• But even with all those signs of a potential shift in Texas, political handicappers still show Cruz as the front-runner.
  — Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
• Vegas handicappers aren’t waiting to see where LeBron James ends up.
  — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 9 June 2018
• Even so, a face-off is nigh that media handicappers will delight in tracking: Kelly vs. Kelly.
  — Frazier Moore, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017
• Governing magazine’s Lou Jacobson, the best state-level handicapper in the business, thinks the race for the Colorado Senate is a toss-up.
  — Dylan Scott, Vox, 30 July 2018
• Potantico deserved the 15-1 price in what can be best described as a very poor effort. Ciaran Thornton is the handicapper for Californiapick4.com, which offers daily full card picks, longshots of the day, best bets of the day.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2021
• Some handicappers consider the state a toss up in 2020, though his viability there may be in question after Democrats saw key gains in last year’s midterms.
  — Todd Spangler, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2019
• Some handicappers consider the state a tossup in 2020, though his viability there may be in question after Democrats saw key gains in last year’s midterms.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2019
• Our resident handicapper, Bob Ike, takes off those weeks.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 28 June 2018
• Smart handicappers hammered the Crimson Tide on first quarter and first half sides and totals as well as the team total, nearly going undefeated 30 bets through the first six weeks.
  — Christopher Smith, al, 26 Nov. 2019
• His score is the lowest recorded at Medinah, the brawny track that can send double-digit handicappers to therapy.
  — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2019
• As a result, political handicappers have shifted the seat from a toss-up to likely Democrat.
  — Jeffrey Mervis, Science | AAAS, 8 May 2018
• Most often horse race outcomes are described in the antiseptic language of the handicapper.
  — Tim Layden, SI.com, 2 May 2018
• Actually, most election handicappers give Kennedy closer to a 100% chance of losing, but no matter.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024