Odds are.. = Chances are... ?

[Wookie]

Does "Odds are..." mean the same as "Chances are"?

 

[cropje_jnr]

Yes, that's correct.

 

[NewAmerica]

Below is an example of using "odds are..."

Does "Odds are you are" mean "the chances that you are a war pessimist are significant"?

Thanks in advance

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Are you a war pessimist? Odds are you are. For almost a decade now, I've been asking people if they think war will ever end. I've surveyed thousands of people, young and old, liberal and conservative, hawks and doves, male and female.

-Scientific American

Source: Let's Begin Talking about How to End Wars

 

[Uncle Jack]

More likely than not you are a war pessimist. 'Odds are' and 'chances are' have exactly the same meaning.