How to Use odds-on in a Sentence

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• The Dodgers seem to be the odds-on favorites to land him.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
• The winner will be the odds-on favorite to win the general election in the deep-red state.
  — Marc Caputo, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
• Yet the Cubs are listed as the odds-on favorites to win the NL Central by most sportsbooks.
  — John Perrotto, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
• Now Duncanville — the state’s top team and the preseason odds-on favorite in 6A — will watch the playoffs from afar.
  — Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2023
• Now, Bennett is the odds-on Conn Smythe Trophy favorite.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
• Favorites won five of the nine races with even-money or odds-on favorites scoring four wins in as many starts.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• 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
• No odds-on passage as the Ouija Board has not proven adept at predicting tax law changes.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
• There was really no odds-on favorite for the women’s match.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
• The two-time defending champion United States is no longer the odds-on favorite to win the title.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• Like with Barcelona, all their attackers are odds-on to score or assist anytime, with Dembélé as short as 8/13.
  — Sam Tighe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
• Her improbable victory in the final came against an odds-on favorite in Jabeur, the world No. 6 and thus the sixth seed in the tournament.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 15 July 2023
• 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
• Defending champions Chelsea are odds-on to retain the title for the sixth successive time.
  — Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
• But all of these incumbents, including Gloria, appear the odds-on favorites at the moment.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
• Suddenly, with an entire week to prepare for a quarterback change, USC has found itself the odds-on betting favorite in a road matchup.
  — Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 17 Sep. 2024
• Dune: Part Two is the current odds-on favorite, and there’s no denying the stunning realism of the work done by the primary effects company DNeg.
  — Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Still, India is the odds-on favorites for this year’s trophy, with bookmakers citing their impressive roster of stars and the host nation’s advantage.
  — Tim Chan, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
• This may be the case for this year's race as well, as one of the Derby's odds-on favorites, Forte, has reportedly been scratched from the competition following an injury during a morning run.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 6 May 2023
• Because of that, the Dodgers seem like the odds-on favorites to sign the former Chicago Cubs slugger.
  — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025