How to Use odds-on in a Sentence

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• As such, Monday seems odds-on to be the day the software will land.
  — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
• Ronaldo, the odds-on favorite to lead that World Cup in goals, did not score.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
• 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
• The winner will be the odds-on favorite to win the general election in the deep-red state.
  — Marc Caputo, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
• The all-purpose running back entered the night as the odds-on favorite to win the redemptive award.
  — Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
• No odds-on passage as the Ouija Board has not proven adept at predicting tax law changes.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Geno Auriemma’s UConn Huskies are the odds-on favorite.
  — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
• 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.
  — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Hammers are 7/4 favourites to win the Championship and are odds-on for promotion.
  — Dean Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
• Defending champions Chelsea are odds-on to retain the title for the sixth successive time.
  — Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
• Colorado went from being the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup to falling eight wins short of that goal in a span of seven days.
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
• But all of these incumbents, including Gloria, appear the odds-on favorites at the moment.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
• Maduko was the odds-on favorite to become the chancellor of the sprawling system at a salary chugging toward a half million dollars a year.
  — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
• DeChambeau was the second odds-on favorite to win behind Scottie Scheffler.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2026
• 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
• Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Ludvig Aberg round out the top five odds-on-favorites to win.
  — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
• The Seahawks opened as the odds-on favorites in the Super Bowl XLIX rematch.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• 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
• The victor, former prosecutor Clay Fuller, fits the latter mold and is the odds-on favorite to win a full term in the northwest Georgia seat.
  — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
• 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
• Waller, viewed as the odds-on favorite to replace Powell when his term expires in May, is viewed as more of an institutionalist than a radical.
  — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
• 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
• McCarthy will start odds-on favorite Meaning (3-5) as well as Brooklyn Blonde (6-1).
  — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
• Their relegation price has now dropped to 8/11, flipping Spurs from extreme outsiders to odds-on for relegation in a matter of months.
  — Dean Jones, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
• The Celtics entered the NBA playoffs as the odds-on favorite to win the Eastern Conference.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026