If a mouse were to win a fight with a cat, it would be against "overpowering odds". The cat can easily overpower the mouse. "Winning out" is just an idiom that means the same as just "winning".
So, "The mouse team is winning out against the cats against overpowering odds."
It means that the odds are 4 to 1 against winning. This would translate into a 20% chance of winning.
If the odds of a horse winning a horse race are 2 to 7 then the odds against that horse winning the race are 7 to 2.
If the odds are 179 to 2, the probability of winning is 0.01105, or; the chance of winning is 1.11%
For 2 to 39 odds of winning;Probability of winning:0.95122, or;Chance of winning:95.12%
Your "odds" are your likelihood or probability of winning.
the lakers have a 99.9% chance !!
If you mean like a coin toss, it's 50% probability of winning, also known as even or 1:1 odds. Winning once has a probability of p=0.5. Winning twice has a probability of p*p = p^2 = 0.25 = 25% = 1/4 = "1 chance in 4" = "odds of 3 to 1 against."
The odds of winning are 10,000,000,000, to 1.
If the odds are 9 to 7, the chance of winning is 43.75%
What if total of 50 raffle tickets are sold for a contest to win a car If you purchase one ticket what are your odds against winning? 49 to 1
For 2 to 25 odds of winning;Probability of winning:0.925926, or;Chance of winning:92.59%
The odds of winning the Irish Lottery are 1 in 8,145,060 compare that to the odds of winning the Euromillions which are 1 in 76,275,360 so the Irish Lottery http://www.irishlottery.com/ attracts a lot of players as the odds of winning are much better.