User blog comment:EpicnezzEmily/175th Hunger Games - Quell/@comment-5564675-20121027223208/@comment-3552817-20121027232308

Odds are mostly for betting. Like, if you've ever been to a horse race odds work like this:

People with odds like 3-1 are more likely to win, and if they do win, you'll get 3x the money you bet on them. Say you bet $5 on a horse. If that horse wins, you get $15.

People with odds like 37-1 are less likely to win, but if they do win, you'll get 37x more than what you bet.