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- noun Plural form of
bettor .
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Examples
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"I'm sticking close to these guys," said Mr. Johnson before the Brazil-Chile match, nodding to a group of Latin American bettors in the corner of the Hilton sports book.
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Unless, that is, the bettors are right, and aliens really do arrive at Windsor for the wedding.
What I want to know is: how did they calculate these odds? mariness 2005
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Colorful fancy hats dominated the view and money flowed just as fast as bettors could say, "Horse Number 5."
Triple Crown Jewel Lifts Tarnished Maryland Horse Racing Industry 2011
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The reason bettors can win, the sharps say, is because they can zero in on one or two teams and devote much more study to them than the casino can.
An Early Way to Beat the Odds Darren Everson 2011
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An onslaught of threats from the Swiss National Bank about a currency peg or tighter monetary controls over the Swiss franc helped silence speculative bettors the past couple weeks, though it's likely just a matter of time before they come shooting back into the market.
Swiss Franc Bets Likely Only Temporarily Stymied By Peg Talk Stephen L. Bernard 2011
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Because only two Las Vegas sports books—the Golden Nugget's and the M Casino's, run by Cantor Gaming—offer the betting lines so early, and because so little is known about teams at this early stage, knowledgeable bettors say there are under- and overrated teams to be exploited.
An Early Way to Beat the Odds Darren Everson 2011
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"When I saw the original lines, I said, oh, those are probably a little too far away for Georgia," said Phil Steele, who publishes an annual, statistic-laden college-football preview that's popular among bettors.
An Early Way to Beat the Odds Darren Everson 2011
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Miller says the initial lines are very "soft," which means they tend to fluctuate significantly when bettors side heavily with one team, "but they bring in hundreds and hundreds of bettors."
An Early Way to Beat the Odds Darren Everson 2011
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The sharps, or expert bettors, love this time of year, and most of them weighed in weeks ago.
An Early Way to Beat the Odds Darren Everson 2011
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Two schools that the bettors have been picking on: Georgia and Michigan, but for different reasons.
An Early Way to Beat the Odds Darren Everson 2011
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