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Recent Examples of handicapper
My Oscar oracle, sports handicapper Danny Sheridan, has been uncannily correct picking the top six categories over the last five years.
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The election handicapper Cook Political Report found Republicans with an advantage to keep control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections in its initial ratings set for next year.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025
Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Late last month, the most respected political handicapper in the game moved its rating for the race from a GOP gimme to a click closer to the middle.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The election handicapper Cook Political Report found Republicans with an advantage to keep control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections in its initial ratings set for next year.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025
Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Late last month, the most respected political handicapper in the game moved its rating for the race from a GOP gimme to a click closer to the middle.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicapper
Noun
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Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Or is there a dark horse lurking, ready to shatter the bookmakers’ expectations?—
Julia Ranney,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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More news: Phillies' Bryce Harper Shades Dodgers Haters: 'Only Losers Complain' Fletcher knew Bowyer, who lives in Orange County, before Mizuhara placed his first bet with the bookmaker.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Count the times speculators lived to regret shorting what’s still the center of the financial universe in the last 30 years.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Deserts support abundant, diverse plant and animal life that can’t be found anywhere else, provide speculator views, and offer a vast landscape free of other people.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Although the Bucks have not been as strong on the road, the oddsmakers love their chance of coming out on top.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Due to the lack of upsets, Johnny Avello, an oddsmaker at DraftKings, said the bettor has done will this year due to a popular trend.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Handicapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicapper. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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