Use this phrase for talking about things that you don't think will happen: I'd be surpri

Use this phrase for talking about things that you don't think will happen:

I'd be surprised if we made more than a few dollars from selling it.

When you use this phrase to make a prediction, you sound pretty confident in your guess. But you don't sound very emotionally invested. In other words, it sounds like you don't really mind if your prediction turns out to be untrue.

We also have another phrase for talking about things that you think are possible:

I wouldn't be surprised if it won.

This just means "it could win".