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• n  someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)

• From these cryptic figures the patient handicapper may judge a thoroughbred's breeding, consistency and condition, its ability to carry the assigned weight, the skill of the .
• The signs suggest an anti-Republican wave is building, says nonpartisan electoral handicapper Stuart Rothenberg, whose Rothenberg Political Report is closely followed in Washington.
• The movie (which I resisted, but I'm speaking as a handicapper here) has other attractive aspects.

• odds-maker

News & Articles

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• Horse Racing: Handicapper Amello speaks at National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — When handicapper Tom Amello spoke to a roomful of horse racing enthusiasts Saturday afternoon at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, the former schoolteacher knew some of the challenges he might face.
  July 13, 2013 - The Saratogian
• Horse Racing: Amello to host handicapping seminar Saturday
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — The plight of the professional handicapper is a grind, breaking down races from all angles.
  July 10, 2013 - The Saratogian

Quotes

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• Simon Dyson in Los Angeles Times
  The 29-year-old Englishman Simon Dyson said, "You put a four-handicapper on that first tee and they'd probably shoot 100."
• Tiger Wood in San Francisco Chronicle
  If you're a 10-handicapper, there is no way you're breaking 100 out there,Woods said, presumably speaking more to fans watching this horror show than the 35 players who couldn't break 80 on Friday.
• Carl Nafzger in Forbes
  I'm not a gambler and I'm the world's worst handicapper, but this is what I know,Street Sense trainer Carl Nafzger said. "One thing gets you to the winner's circle - the horse is what gets you there."