undeserved good luck; dumb luck; luck of the devil
Refers to luck that seems undeserved or almost supernatural, often with a negative or envious tone. Used when someone escapes trouble or succeeds without apparent merit.
He has the devil's own luck and always gets out of tight spots.
I'm amazed at that guy's dumb luck.
Less common than the 'undeserved good luck' sense. Can be ambiguous; context usually clarifies whether it means good luck that seems undeserved or actual misfortune.
Struck by bad luck, his business failed.
悪運 originally denotes bad fortune; its favorable sense refers especially to the persistent luck by which a wrongdoer escapes punishment or disaster.