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 for Iraola, his next move is still to be confirmed, although the 43-year-old is odds-on at 4/9 to be Crystal Palace manager for the first game of next season.
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Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Fudd, in the graduating class below her girlfriend, entered the 2026 WNBA Draft as the odds-on favorite first pick.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The Celtics entered the NBA playoffs as the odds-on favorite to win the Eastern Conference.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The consistent odds-on favorite to win this season’s crown, the drag queen from Spokane, Washington, is still very clearly processing her startling elimination in the improv challenge that would prove her undoing.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Fudd, in the graduating class below her girlfriend, entered the 2026 WNBA Draft as the odds-on favorite first pick.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The Celtics entered the NBA playoffs as the odds-on favorite to win the Eastern Conference.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The consistent odds-on favorite to win this season’s crown, the drag queen from Spokane, Washington, is still very clearly processing her startling elimination in the improv challenge that would prove her undoing.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Odds-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds-on. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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