Sentence examples for make odds on from inspiring English sources

In the period between the announcement of a six-book short list for the Booker, on September 15th, and the televised awards dinner, on October 14th, bookies make odds on the winner, and front-page stories dissect and debate the nominees.

I'm not a turf accountant, so I don't make odds on a double-dip economic setting for next year.

Immediately, the London bookmakers make odds on his replacement.

The victory has led to McIlroy being made odds-on favourite with bookmakers to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011.

If Mr. Abbas does not meet his deadline, then Mr. Arafat is expected to appoint a new prime minister; Palestinian officials were making odds tonight on the potential candidates.

Bearing in mind that Marquez has been in the top three at every race he has finished this season, you have to make him odds-on favourite.

Are the conditions favorable enough to make Republicans odds-on favorites to gain six seats and win the Senate majority?

Schwartzel is currently 51st in the world and another victory would make it odds-on that he will earn a Masters debut at Augusta in April.

The bookies make him odds-on favourite.

A dry week has seen Treve eased to around even money but a few bookmakers still make her odds-on.

The bookmakers still make England odds-on to qualify for the last eight, but their odds on winning the tournament itself have gone out to 20/1.