What exactly is the difference between these two phrases. How does けど/が affect
the meaning and how does it relate to its meaning of 'but'?

I asked a native speaker how to say "I hope I will be able to eat everything."
(When presented with a very large meal). I was told 全て食べる事が出来るといいんですけど
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grammar sentence-final-particles
といいんです and といいんですけど
The が・けど makes you sound more modest and tentative/hesitant.
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The difference between the two is the percentage of conviction in what you are
saying.

Ending sentences with です usually indicates 100% of conviction.

On the other hand, sentences ending in といいんですけど would be lower than 100%.

Though the two phrases would mean the same thing, the nuance is slightly
different.

Note: Sometimes ですけど can just be used as a conjunction while speaking, without
any nuance of "but". It really depends on the entire context of the
conversation.
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> ~といいですね

'I hope/wish X' (hope/wish for someone else)

> ~といいんですが
>
> ~といいんですけど

'I hope/wish X' (hope/wish for yourself)

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  * [E-Japanese: ～といい /～to ii /I hope, I wish.'](http://www.e-japanese.jp/?p=232)
  * [gonihongo: Genki 2: Lesson 16 Grammar](http://www.gonihongo.com/genki2_grammar/16.html)
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