Sentences with phrase «as slight favorite»

That 2nd round game has Kentucky as a slight favorite over the shockers so if you can have multiple entries you may want to switch up that game in every other bracket.

Jeff Gordon enters as a slight favorite over defending champion Jimmie Johnson.

Both players are evenly balance with Tago as the slight favorite but don't write off the youngster from Thailand.

Speight left the team's April 1 spring game as a slight favorite to win the job over redshirt juniors John O'Korn and Shane Morris.

Both players are evenly balance with Tago as the slight favorite but don't write off the youngster from...

Sixty - nine percent of the public is unsurprisingly going with the 6 - 1 team as a slight favorite, and 65 % have taken the over given the low total.

It's also worth noting that 2015 champion Matt «Megatoad» Stonie -LRB--140) actually closed as a slight favorite over Chestnut (+120) in last year's competition.

For starters, they listed TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin (+750) as a slight favorite over Elliott.

Last week Sportsbook.com had Johnny Manziel listed as a slight favorite to be drafted over Central Florida QB Blake Bortles -LRB--130 vs. -110), however, Manziel is now a -280 favorite to be selected first.

In a small surprise, they listed Caldwell as a slight favorite over McCoy.

Interestingly, the point spread opened with LSU as a slight favorite -LRB--1).

At the time of publication, Stonie -LRB--130) was listed as a slight favorite over Chestnut -LRB--110) although there are several different betting opportunities for this event.

Back in early June, Bovada posted their initial 2014 - 15 NBA Rookie of the Year odds with the more polished Parker (+500) listed as a slight favorite over the raw and athletic Wiggins (+550).

Due to that success, and a talented group of returning players on defense, Pittsburg will enter the season as a slight favorite to repeat as champions.

Bovada has Kidd - Gilchrist -LRB--125) as a slight favorite to be selected over Barnes (+125), with the rest of the field being a long shot (+200).

The NFL marketplace has some big line movement in this game, with CRIS opening the game with the Seahawks (who are at home), as slight favorites.

The Democrats -LRB--170) are listed as slight favorites over the Republicans (+150) with a third party candidate considered a long shot (+3,222).

With # 2 «Bama playing at home in this SEC showdown, Nick Saban's bunch enters as slight favorites.

B, it's because Arsenal will go there as slight favorites, thanks to Mourinho being himself.

Not exact matches

S&P + ranked West Virginia as the best team in the country (Ohio State was No. 4), and as much as it pains me to admit this, the Mountaineers might have been slight favorites.

Bettors haven't completely lost faith in the Preds yet, but they're getting just a slight majority (56 % of tickets) as -134 favorites in Game 6.

Although the Spurs were slight favorites to win the title prior to the series, LeBron James was listed as the clear front runner to win his third consecutive Bill Russell Award, given to the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

This time around, the odds are much less extreme as Jedrzejczyk is a slight favorite at -125 over Namajunas -LRB--105).

The current moneyline for Thursday's early game has Villanova -LRB--135) listed as a slight moneyline favorite over Oklahoma (+115).

The Hawks, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, opened as 8.5 - point favorites against the Nets for their Game 1, while the Grizzlies opened as 4 - point favorites, and the Clippers opened as slight 1.5 - point favorites.

The commercial hits the Albany airwaves tonight amid signs that Tedisco, who was once seen as the odds - on favorite for the seat vacated by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), is losing altitude against Murphy despite the district's slight Republican lean.

Given his status as an elected official, Rodriguez is at least a slight favorite in this race to represent East Harlem and parts of the South Bronx.

Due to the Christmas tree we had to remove one of the chairs in our sitting area but the remaining chair and ottoman received a slight update as well with my favorite faux fur throw and fur trimmed pillow (similar here).

As spring seems to be arriving at a rapid pace, I am having a slight panic attack giving up some of my favorite leather items, like my new patent leather jacket, the no fail «goes with everything» leather leggings I live in throughout the cold months, and my thigh high boots.

Take this look for example, mixing this cozy pink coat from SheIn with my favorite (as you may know by now, I have a slight obsession with white skinny jeans) white jeans!

or having a tad more chocolate and champagne, be sure to remember one of our favorite bad girls: the inimitable Miss Gloria Grahame, kittenish with a slight lisp and sexy as hell.

If you have a favorite thing of mine, leave a review on Amazon, or Goodreads... sign up for the free signed copy giveaway on Goodreads for my novel Gideon's Curse... buy «Remember Bowling Green» so I can donate the money to the ACLU... the thing that would make me feel the best on my birthday would be to entertain some people, and to feel as if I write — and I talk about that — and it's of more than slight, passing interest to a few of the thousands of folks who follow me between this profile and my author page... Going to put this on my author page as well, and on my blog so it goes to Goodreads, and on Wattpad, where literally tens of thousands of people read my novel Heart of a Dragon for free, and loved it (from the comments) but could not ring themselves to pay the $ 2.99 or $ 3.99 to read the rest of the series... writing is a lonely profession... help a fella out.

This biscotti had a slight licorice flavor, as anise seeds are the hallmark ingredient of this centuries - old Italian favorite.

I have a slight obsession with blue and white and ginger jars are becoming a favorite of mine as you can tell in the picture above.