I'll take odds like that on a horse any day of the week.

I'll take odds that those tapes are gone by now.

"But for those who think we could be waiting a week like William's announcement can take odds of 3/1," they added.

Gary Richard, the company's president and chief executive, is willing to take odds that, in fact, they do.

Hugh was the sort who wouldn't take odds unless they were all in his favor.

Back in 2088, people were taking odds on which airline would be forced into bankruptcy first.

Anybody taking odds on which one I'll hit first?

Who's taking odds on how long that nuke plant is going to last?

They are taking odds of 5-4 for a boy with George and James favored.

Better than taking odds on when he plans to kill me, she mused darkly.

I'll take odds that they would come around.

The outcome wiped out the favorite-players who were taking odds of 1-5 to win and 1-20 to show.

And I'd take odds you've considered the same.

It does mean something to me and now I see that bookies are taking odds on me getting to 25 years.

This number becomes the "come-bet point" and the player is allowed to take odds, just like a pass line bet.

Play up to three Come Bets and take Odds on all of them.

Sure, it's possible I might last till the end of time, but I wouldn't take odds on that.

The odds against something like that were tremendous, but somehow, warfare didn't always take odds into account.

I wouldn't want to take odds on that," O'Brien muttered. "

We're not taking odds on it," said Ender. "

You can take odds on it.

An odds bet on the "pass line" and the "come" is called "taking odds".

I would take odds that by or at dawn someone is going to have a go at us.' '

Two dead, one wounded, and I'm taking odds on whether he'll live till morning!' '

On another subject, has Ken Lay taken odds that if he "opens" the books now, he can go back to cooking them later?