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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He's also led the Chiefs to win five of their last six games and sits as the odds-on favorite to win league MVP.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Seattle and Las Vegas remain the odds-on favorites, and the price tag is likely to hit $6 billion, although it could be structured where the net present value is lower.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Maybe there’s no such thing as an odds-on favorite, but former Giants catcher and Rangers special assistant Nick Hundley sure seems to check all the boxes.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Futures markets have odds-on chances for quarter-point cuts at the next three meetings of the Federal Open Markets Committee, spanning September, October and December.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Seattle and Las Vegas remain the odds-on favorites, and the price tag is likely to hit $6 billion, although it could be structured where the net present value is lower.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Maybe there’s no such thing as an odds-on favorite, but former Giants catcher and Rangers special assistant Nick Hundley sure seems to check all the boxes.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Futures markets have odds-on chances for quarter-point cuts at the next three meetings of the Federal Open Markets Committee, spanning September, October and December.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Odds-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds-on. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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