As craps is a game of real chance you need to focus on the bets that give you the best odds in craps to win. Craps Odds of success with the best bets are surprisingly good and you can play at almost even with the house, making craps odds on best bets, better than those in other games of chance such as roulette and slots. Let's look at the bets with the best odds in craps. To understand the game better, and why Craps Odds on the right bets give you great chance of winning, lets look at the various bets you can make, and what advantage (in percent) they give to the house. Although there are over 40 bets you can make in Craps, here are the most popular and the odds (advantage) they bring to the house. SEVEN -16.66% ELEVEN -16.66% PLACE BETS1.51%. BUY BETS4.76%. Note: Player pays 5% "vigorish" to get true odds on all numbers. Only the 4 and 10 make buy bets are worth it. They reduce the house edge to 4.76%. HARD WAYS This bet can be made in two ways on 4, 6, 8 and 10. Payoff is 9 to 1 on the 6 or 8 and 7 to 1 on the 4 or 10. The house edge is 9.09% and 11.11%, respectively PASS LINE1.414% DON'T PASS1.402% COME BETS & DON'T COME Same house percentages of 1.414% and 1.402%, as pass line bets. THE FIELD5.55%. ANY CRAPS11.11% BIG 6 & 89.09% How to get it even. As each throw of the dice is unique, systems cannot predict anything, especially what will fall on the next throw. All you will need to know, to play well and win is how to bet with the best Craps Odds bets. First, you need to know how to bet on the passline and then how to apply Craps Odds. The passline bet is first made before the new shooter begins his throw. If he throws a 7 or 11, you win with him. If he throws a 2, 3, or 12, you lose with him. But if he throws a 4 or 5 or 6 or 8 or 9 or 10, he achieves a "point" (a number he will roll to make again before he rolls a 7), and here you can apply Craps Odds. The Odds Bet As we said, the Odds bet will reduce the house advantage. Here is how it's done. After you bet on the passline and the shooter has his point, the house may allow you to make an additional bet known as an Odds bet. You place this bet behind your original passline bet on the table. If the shooter makes his point, you are paid even money for your passline bet and additionally you are paid the true odds for you odds bet reducing the house advantage. These are: If the point is 4 or 10 your win is paid 2 to 1. If the point is 5 or 9 your win is paid 3 to 2. If the point is 6 or 8 your win is paid 6 to 5. Some casinos will allow you to take double Crap Odds on your passline bet. For example if you put $50 on the passline, you would be able to place odds bet of $100. Statistically, the passline bet has a house advantage of 1.41%. When you place an additional odds bet, you bring this way down. A passline bet with single odds has a house edge of 0.85% and with double odds the edge is further too just 0.61% 4, 5, 6 Times Odds. A player sometimes allowed to take three/ four / five times odds, depending on the point number. If the point is 4 or 10 you can take 3 times odds If the point is 5 or 9 you can take 4 times odds. If the point is 6 or 8 you can take 5 times odds. Always take odds when you have the opportunity to do so The best bet? When betting you need to keep the odds of craps bets in your mind and only play the ones with the best chances of success. For right bettors (those betting with the shooter) are pass and come bets with full odds on both for wrong bettors (those betting with the house) are don't pass and don't come with full odds on both. Focus on the bets with the best craps Odds and you will increase your chances of winning dramatically and keep in mind craps is a fun game to but more fun, when you're winning! |
