1.   But Hull, a Republican favored to win re-election in November, is staying out of the lottery fray.

2.   But this is a season of flailing and frustration for a club favored to win its division.

3.   Certainly, the best campaign statement Hamilton could deliver would be a win over the team favored to win the national title.

4.   Favored to win, she had gone out too fast at the Olympic trials, exhausting any fuel in her reserve tank for the home stretch.

5.   He reads those monotonous matchup graphics, in which one guy is ranked over the other, one team favored to win the series in so many games.

6.   Heavily favored to win re-election in his North Texas district, he has been darting across the country on behalf of other GOP candidates.

7.   If the Suns were healthy, they would be feeling the pressure of being favored to win an NBA championship in June.

8.   Italy is headed for the polls on Sunday, with the center-left coalition favored to win.

9.   Kentucky, heavily favored to win the championship before and during the season, had to scratch and claw to gain its sixth championship.

10.   Like Brazil, Italy may be a traditional power and favored to win Tuesday, but there the similarities end.