1
: having or viewed as having a better than even chance to win
the odds-on favorite
2
: not involving much risk : pretty sure
an odds-on bet
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The winner will be the odds-on favorite to win the general election in the deep-red state.
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
If Donald Trump, who’s to be inaugurated Monday, has a successful second presidency, Vice President JD Vance will be the odds-on favorite for the GOP nomination to succeed him.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
In William Klein’s 1975 film, Muhammad Ali: The Greatest, there’s a sequence from just prior to the 1964 fight with Liston in Miami Beach, in which a camera moves down a line of men who cite Liston as the odds-on winner, in a few rounds at best.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Since the Bucs spoiled Daniels' debut, he's become one of the league's most exciting young quarterbacks and the odds-on favorite for offensive rookie of the year.
—Jeff Weiner, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
If Donald Trump, who’s to be inaugurated Monday, has a successful second presidency, Vice President JD Vance will be the odds-on favorite for the GOP nomination to succeed him.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
In William Klein’s 1975 film, Muhammad Ali: The Greatest, there’s a sequence from just prior to the 1964 fight with Liston in Miami Beach, in which a camera moves down a line of men who cite Liston as the odds-on winner, in a few rounds at best.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Since the Bucs spoiled Daniels' debut, he's become one of the league's most exciting young quarterbacks and the odds-on favorite for offensive rookie of the year.
—Jeff Weiner, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Odds-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds-on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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