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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As mentioned here, Real—second and four points off champion Barcelona last time—is odds-on with the bookmakers to win La Liga on this occasion.
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers have persisted as the odds-on favorites to win the World Series after winning it all a year ago.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
For all those acting as if the Knicks are odds-on to win the Eastern Conference next season, the Cleveland Cavaliers would like a word.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Remember 2019-20, the beginning of the 213 Era, when the Clippers were odds-on favorites to win the championship and people were talking about George and Leonard as possibly the greatest wing duo ever?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers have persisted as the odds-on favorites to win the World Series after winning it all a year ago.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
For all those acting as if the Knicks are odds-on to win the Eastern Conference next season, the Cleveland Cavaliers would like a word.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Remember 2019-20, the beginning of the 213 Era, when the Clippers were odds-on favorites to win the championship and people were talking about George and Leonard as possibly the greatest wing duo ever?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
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“Odds-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds-on. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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