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I believe the phrase may have originated in Alaska first referring to ratio of men to women, but then lamenting the quality of the men.

There were many more men than women; so:

"The odds are good"

However, the women were not impressed with the quality of the men leading to:

"but the goods are odd"

I've heard this same slogan applied to colleges (especially tech colleges) that have high male to female ratios.

Plausible?

I have also heard this phrase in reference to the men in Alaska. The first time I heard it was in the summer of 2005 from a cruise ship lecturer.