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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
NCAA championship game: Monday, April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
Who do oddsmakers have winning the national title?
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Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Going into the season, the six least likely teams to make the playoffs according to oddsmakers were Anaheim (+250), Boston (+375), Seattle (+550), Pittsburgh (+600), San Jose (+1200) and Chicago (+1600).
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
That means that oddsmakers believe the Seahawks have a 60-to-65% chance of winning, which feels fair.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 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
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Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Going into the season, the six least likely teams to make the playoffs according to oddsmakers were Anaheim (+250), Boston (+375), Seattle (+550), Pittsburgh (+600), San Jose (+1200) and Chicago (+1600).
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
That means that oddsmakers believe the Seahawks have a 60-to-65% chance of winning, which feels fair.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
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The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rates the 2026 Michigan Senate race as one of just four toss-ups among the 35 upper-chamber seats up for grabs in November.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2026
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One highlight on the undercard came in the third race when Surfin’ U.S.A., a 3-year-old filly owned by Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer and Barry Siegel, brother of the late handicapper Jeff Siegel, cruised to victory in an $80,000 optional claiming race.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bowie Kuhn, who served as commissioner from 1969 to 1984, suspended All-Star pitcher Denny McLain in 1970 for his involvement with bookmakers.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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One bookmaker, who was offering odds of 7-2 on Spurs winning the Premier League title this time 10 years ago, has them at 9-2 to go down.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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What better way to wrap up a hectic work week than with your favorite speculator right here at The Athletic!—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cities tax buildings more than the land beneath them, which critics call an incentive for speculators to hold onto empty lots and derelict properties rather than develop them with housing and commerce that could draw jobs and capture sales tax revenue.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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