handicapper

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for handicapper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicapper
Noun
  • Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • According to Vatican analysts and bookmakers, the following candidates currently have the strongest odds.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The Wire Act does not distinguish between bookmakers and exchanges.
    Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yet this London gathering demonstrated a stark separation between price speculators and practical users.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • No war materialized, so there was more speculation: No gangster would have dared to kill Lansky’s stepson, the speculators said.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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