Oddsmaker

And by the way, let's keep in mind that the "oddsmaker" who wrote about Romney's membership in "The Church of the Latter-day Saints" (always suspect a would-be pundit who can't get right the name of the church he's writing about) is a man named Al Giordano. ❋ John Schroeder (2010)

That one well-read oddsmaker has to take into account far more than just a writer's fame and body of work. ❋ John Lundberg (2011)

The oddsmaker: Fickle factors part of deal, Battaglia says ❋ Unknown (2010)

Butler's national-championship odds are 60-to-1—and the market didn't shift Thursday, said Andrew Patterson, a Las Vegas Sports Consultant oddsmaker. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia attaches one word — "crazy" — to the Derby. ❋ Unknown (2010)

British oddsmaker William Hill has installed Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani's capital city as a 6-1 underdog in the race for 2020, ahead of only Baku, Azerbaijan, at 8-1. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Borel said afterward that the filly was faster than any of the colts in the Derby field, and the oddsmaker agrees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the oddsmaker Jimmy the Greek had been alive 150 years ago, when the American Civil War broke out, he would have probably given the South a better-than-even chance of winning, for it was widely assumed that Great Britain would support the Confederacy to maintain its access to Southern cotton. ❋ Michael Burlingame (2011)

But handicapping Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic, the event's $5 million marquee race, isn't as difficult as you think—at least according to Churchill Downs' oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Adam Young, the head oddsmaker at Bodog, an online sports book, said that hockey has become the hardest sport to set lines for, and that this has been doubly true lately. ❋ Kevin Clark (2011)

To set the lines, Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller huddles with supervisor Aaron Kessler and former Las Vegas Sports Consultants oddsmaker Tony Sinisi, to create "power" ratings for each team. ❋ Darren Everson (2011)

Here's a look at this year's nominees, with their latest odds of winning from British oddsmaker Ladbrokes. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Mike Seba of Las Vegas Sports Consultants, a senior oddsmaker who sets odds for the top 30 golfers each week, said Mr. Vegas has yet to crack that list because he's still making "rookie mistakes." ❋ Scott Cacciola (2011)

British oddsmaker William Hill gives the movie a strong chance for best picture and actor. ❋ Michelle Kung (2011)

Richard Gardner, an oddsmaker for online sportsbook Bodog, who says he takes millions of dollars in wagers on the outcome, says the big advantage athletes have is their tendency to improve significantly over the season. ❋ Hannah Karp (2010)

But an old oddsmaker like myself has gotta love Betty's status as an alum of CBS's classic 1970s Saturday night line-up. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ray Paulick was once a protégé of oddsmaker "Jimmy The Greek" and is now editor of the thoroughbred industry insiders 'Paulick Report. ❋ Unknown (2010)