variants
or betters
as in gamblers
one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)
bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race
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The last three weeks have seen more public bettors profit on NFL teams as favorites, who are 33-8 SU and 28-12-1 ATS grading the Chicago Bears as a favorite in Week 6 when the line flipped to Jacksonville Jaguars favorites just ahead of the game in London.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
And that likely has to do with the number of shares large bettors have invested in these two separate markets.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
This discrepancy correlates with the idea that bettors are attempting to influence the public perception of the presidential race, Bonier said.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
So favorites covering the spread also meant moneyline bets and parlays paid off for more bettors.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Each week during football season, public bettors support more NFL teams as betting favorites than underdogs.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania Senate races are the only three others where bettors gave the incumbent party a notable chance to lose.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024
The Week 6 schedule was a good one for public bettors, as NFL favorites went 12-1 straight up and 10-2-1 against the spread (ATS).
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The spread serves as a benchmark, giving both bettors and analysts a reference point for how close or lopsided a game is expected to be.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
And that likely has to do with the number of shares large bettors have invested in these two separate markets.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
This discrepancy correlates with the idea that bettors are attempting to influence the public perception of the presidential race, Bonier said.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
So favorites covering the spread also meant moneyline bets and parlays paid off for more bettors.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Each week during football season, public bettors support more NFL teams as betting favorites than underdogs.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania Senate races are the only three others where bettors gave the incumbent party a notable chance to lose.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024
The Week 6 schedule was a good one for public bettors, as NFL favorites went 12-1 straight up and 10-2-1 against the spread (ATS).
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The spread serves as a benchmark, giving both bettors and analysts a reference point for how close or lopsided a game is expected to be.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Bettors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettors. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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