Sentences with phrase «oddsmakers favorite»

On the Democratic side, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine leapfrogged Julian Castro (who dropped from +255 to +410) to become the oddsmakers favorite.

-- The season has ended and the San Antonio Spurs are the new league champions, but the Heat are still the oddsmakers favorites to win the title in 2015.

Not exact matches

He's the oddsmakers» favorite, and with good reason, though he may have taken his hero worship a bit too far: An unconfirmed rumor (that I just started) has it that Day popped his rib back into place during a Tuesday practice round (see Tiger, wrist bone, 2015 Masters).

Soon after this news, there was a steam move triggered that led oddsmakers to move the Sooners to 15.5 - point favorites.

Oddsmakers don't seem to think the Bears battle will be much of a competition with Glennon opening at the -1200 favorite to earn the job for Chicago.

The Spartans are among the oddsmakers» favorites to win the national championship, and have two potential NBA draft lottery picks in Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr..

With Elliott fortifying his position as the prohibitive favorite for the league's top honor, here's how his closest competition — according to oddsmakers — gave him some extra latitude at the top.

His absence opens up the field, and the oddsmakers have tabbed Luke Donald as the favorite.

Over the years, oddsmakers have done a great job at setting the favorite.

Oddsmakers currently have him as the second favorite to take over the job, and Rodgers has done a nice job with Celtic.

Now the oddsmakers are pegging the two teams as the favorites to find their way to the big game again next season, but this time with a different outcome.

Now that the 2013 NFL Draft is over, oddsmakers at pregame.com have tabbed the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos as favorites to reach Super Bowl XLVIII.

The Broncos are the betting favorite according to oddsmakers, which could bode well for Hancock.

Stranger Things, which Netflix subscribers may be familiar with, is the favorite to win best drama series, but oddsmakers aren't ruling out a few other shows.

Despite their Week 4 struggles, oddsmakers like the Patriots, who opened as 10 - point favorites.

Oddsmakers were certainly bullish about Miami's prospects, installing the Heat as +175 favorites to win the championship.

Several analysts have stated that this Warriors roster is among the best of all - time, and many respected oddsmakers have speculated that Golden State would be a small favorite against Michael Jordan's 1995 - 96 Chicago Bulls squad that went 72 - 10 en route to an NBA title.

Earlier this week a prominent offshore oddsmaker, Sportsbook.com, posted Coach of the Year odds for all thirty NBA head coaches with Popovich (+275) once again listed as the favorite.

Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, with some Dustin Johnson sprinkled in, owned the headlines — and oddsmakers» nods as prohibitive favorites — entering last week's Open Championship.

One - sided action on Alabama has forced oddsmakers to adjust the line a few times, moving the Crimson Tide from 22 - point to 24 - point favorites.

If a 90 % of the money is being placed on a 5 - point favorite, oddsmakers will move that team to -5.5 or -6 to encourage action on their opponent.

I should start by noting that the line can move for a variety of reasons including injuries, weather and officials, but most of the time oddsmakers shade their opening lines to account for public money on the favorite and then allow sharp money from their most respected clients to shape the line.

Oddsmakers know that the public disproportionately bet's Favorites.

Alabama would be a 3/3.5 - point favorite over Ohio State on a neutral field, according to five Las Vegas oddsmakers.

Oddsmakers know that the public disproportionately bets on Favorites.

Last season, Karl - Anthony Towns was the first overall pick in the NBA Draft but oddsmakers questioned whether he was ready to make an immediate impact and installed Jahlil Okafor (+350) as the preseason favorite.

The oddsmakers must feel very confident in their beliefs on this division considering that each of the four spots in the standings has a team that is an odds - on favorite.

Oddsmakers know that the public disproportionately bets Favorites.

However, before the draft even took place oddsmakers had already installed Simmons as the favorite to win the Rookie of the Year Award.

Although oddsmakers initially listed the Miami Heat as the heavy favorite to retain LeBron's services, the tide has shifted and the Cleveland Cavaliers have emerged as the new front runner.

The 88th Academy Awards ceremony doesn't take place until February 28, 2016, but more than eight months out oddsmakers have already offered their thoughts on the early favorites.

Tiger's always the favorite, in everything he enters, because the oddsmakers know how much money rushes towards the singular superstar of the game.

Casual fans love to bet favorites and overs, so oddsmakers will typically shade their opening line to account for the inevitable influx of public money on large favorites and popular square teams (a la the Cowboys, Packers, Patriots).

On the other hand, oddsmakers certainly respect the 10th - seeded Shockers, opening them as 6.5 - point favorites against the 7th - seeded Dayton Flyers.

Last year the oddsmakers were exceptionally accurate, with the favorite winning 20 of 24 categories.

Setting the odds for these prop bets is a departure from just establishing a favorite to win and the point spread, according to Pat Morrow, Bovada's head oddsmaker.

Newton is viewed as the clear - cut favorite to win the Most Valuable Player award for the regular season, so it's not surprising to see that oddsmakers have also installed him as the favorite to be named the Super Bowl 50 MVP.

It's interesting to see that oddsmakers have the Warriors listed as the largest preseason favorite since the 1998 Chicago Bulls considering that these two dynasties share so much in common.

If oddsmakers open the Raptors as a 3 - point second half favorites, bettors could take the Heat (+3) to create a middling opportunity between Toronto -6 and Toronto -18.

Apparently oddsmakers are optimistic about the Eskimos chances of repeating, with Edmonton listed as the favorite (+400) to win the championship.

Rory McIlroy - The oddsmakers» favorite struggled early, making a couple bogeys on a frustrating opening nine.

Those disconcerting losses and Minnesota's undefeated home record resulted in the oddsmakers listing the Vikings as 4 1/2 - point favorites.

Thomas, by the way, shares 25 - 1 odds of prevailing at Augusta with reigning U.S. Open victor Brooks Koepka, while 2015 Masters winner Jordan Spieth is the oddsmaker's favorite, at 7 - 1, to win a second green jacket.

Stenson, the oddsmakers» favorite to follow up his Royal Troon win with a gold medal in Brazil, appeared unstoppable in his opening 2 - under nine holes.

Some big names populate the first page of the leaderboard after 18 holes at Hoylake, but Rory McIlroy is now the sole favorite according to the oddsmakers.

With the Patriots streaking and facing a flailing Dolphins team in Week 12, oddsmakers opened the Pats as 17 - point home favorites, the largest spread of the season.

The Falcons opened as three point favorites and if you factor in the value of home - field advantage, oddsmakers feel these teams are very evenly matched.

Interestingly, there are two favorites that are still being undervalued by oddsmakers; the Houston Astros (+105) and Los Angeles Dodgers -LRB--185).

The Blue Devils were such large favorites against the 16th seeded Arkansas - Pine Bluff Golden Lions, that oddsmakers did not even set a line.

With nearly two - thirds of bettors taking the Crimson Tide, it could be expected that oddsmakers would make Alabama a larger favorite to encourage action on Clemson.