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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For all those acting as if the Knicks are odds-on to win the Eastern Conference next season, the Cleveland Cavaliers would like a word.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Remember 2019-20, the beginning of the 213 Era, when the Clippers were odds-on favorites to win the championship and people were talking about George and Leonard as possibly the greatest wing duo ever?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
And that fixture looked odds-on when Serhou Guirassy scored twice in the first 24 minutes to put the German side in control, only for Jobe to pick up a needless booking three minutes later.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Now, Bennett is the odds-on Conn Smythe Trophy favorite.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Remember 2019-20, the beginning of the 213 Era, when the Clippers were odds-on favorites to win the championship and people were talking about George and Leonard as possibly the greatest wing duo ever?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
And that fixture looked odds-on when Serhou Guirassy scored twice in the first 24 minutes to put the German side in control, only for Jobe to pick up a needless booking three minutes later.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Now, Bennett is the odds-on Conn Smythe Trophy favorite.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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“Odds-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odds-on. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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