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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
After destroying the Jaguars 52-6 in Week 11, oddsmakers have the Lions as +350 to win it all.
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Andy Scholes, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
His speed figures at those distances top the hundred-point mark, which is yet another reason that he’s been slotted in by the Del Mar oddsmakers over Sierra Leone.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This marks the first time Trump has taken the lead since mid-August when the odds, which U.S. oddsmakers cannot legally participate in, shifted decisively in Harris’s favor following the Harris-Walz ticket's post-announcement boost.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Sep. 2024
Presidential election prediction markets drifted Friday toward Vice President Kamala Harris, giving Harris the strongest and former President Donald Trump the weakest probability of winning next week’s election in more than a week on betting sites, though oddsmakers still favor Trump.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Andy Scholes, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
His speed figures at those distances top the hundred-point mark, which is yet another reason that he’s been slotted in by the Del Mar oddsmakers over Sierra Leone.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This marks the first time Trump has taken the lead since mid-August when the odds, which U.S. oddsmakers cannot legally participate in, shifted decisively in Harris’s favor following the Harris-Walz ticket's post-announcement boost.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Sep. 2024
Presidential election prediction markets drifted Friday toward Vice President Kamala Harris, giving Harris the strongest and former President Donald Trump the weakest probability of winning next week’s election in more than a week on betting sites, though oddsmakers still favor Trump.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Hill and Decision Desk HQ in October gave Republicans a 71 percent chance of winning the Senate, and other handicappers viewed them as favorites.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nonpartisan handicappers have moved Georgia from a state that leans Republican to toss-up status in recent days as Harris makes gains.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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Since his arrest Monday thanks to a tipster at a McDonald’s, the 26-year-old’s background is starting to come into focus.Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after, however, unverified rumors began circulating on social media, including an anonymous tipster suggesting infidelity involving an TikTok influencer.Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 7 Dec. 2024
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For sports bettors and bookmakers, the start of the holiday season at Thanksgiving is also the busiest sports betting week of the year.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Burgum was another name bookmakers linked to Trump's 2024 ticket before Vance got the nod.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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In 1973, Burroughs was broke and sold a chunk of his archive to a financier in Liechtenstein, a collector of such things, perhaps a speculator.Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Large speculators turned net long on the VIX futures for the first time since January 2019, data compiled by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed earlier this month.Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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