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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Their relegation price has now dropped to 8/11, flipping Spurs from extreme outsiders to odds-on for relegation in a matter of months.
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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
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
Spirited Boss, at 18-1, held off Amorita as well as defending champion and odds-on favorite Queen Maxima, to win for trainer Jose Francisco D’Angelo.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
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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
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
Spirited Boss, at 18-1, held off Amorita as well as defending champion and odds-on favorite Queen Maxima, to win for trainer Jose Francisco D’Angelo.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Odds-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds-on. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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