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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While Trump, who owns several golf courses and hits the links on a regular basis, might be the odds-on favorite in such a match, there's one golf pro who likes Biden's chances: Earl Cooper, a golf instructor who previously gave Biden lessons.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 July 2024
Since early last year, Raisi has emerged as the odds-on favorite to become Iran’s next supreme leader.
—Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2017
Projected to do well DeSantis started as the odds-on favorite to mount a real challenge to Trump, only to pull out of the race after the first contest of the election, the Iowa caucuses.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
Mooney was endorsed by the anti-tax Club for Growth, which had vowed to spend millions in support of their candidate but ultimately didn't invest as significantly after Justice became the odds-on primary favorite.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 May 2024
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 July 2024
Since early last year, Raisi has emerged as the odds-on favorite to become Iran’s next supreme leader.
—Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2017
Projected to do well DeSantis started as the odds-on favorite to mount a real challenge to Trump, only to pull out of the race after the first contest of the election, the Iowa caucuses.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
Mooney was endorsed by the anti-tax Club for Growth, which had vowed to spend millions in support of their candidate but ultimately didn't invest as significantly after Justice became the odds-on primary favorite.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 May 2024
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“Odds-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds-on. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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