1. Blackjack Odds Explained
2. Craps Odds Bets Explained
3. Craps Odds Explained

Since craps is a game of chance, you need to understand why you have a greater or lesser chance of rolling different numbers. Because you're rolling two dice, your chances of rolling a specific number in craps are determined by the number of die combinations that can add up to that number. To the untrained eye, the Craps table is an enigma surrounded by screaming zealots. But once you learn the bets, and the odds involved, it becomes a goldmine of betting strategy and potential profit. The craps “Free Odds” bet is unusual because it’s the only bet on the table that doesn’t have a house advantage. Yes, you read that correctlyzero house advantage. The Any Craps bet is located in the center section of the table layout, which is known as the area for “proposition bets.” A proposition bet in craps is defined as a bet on the outcome of a number or group of numbers that doesn’t affect the game’s final outcome.

I know that in craps if you have a point of 5 you can take $5 in free odds which wins 6. Point of 5 or 9 $4 on odds wins $6. And on a 4 or 10 your free odds pays double. So what changes in a 3,4,5 game? Isn't it the same?

It's referring to how much you can bet. 3x 4x 5x your passline bet.

Blackjack Odds Explained

You can take up to 3x odds on the 4-10 (2-1)
You can take up to 4x odds on the 5-9 (3-2)
You can take up to 5x odds on the 6-8 (6-5)
Basically a $5 pass bet, with max odds on each number would pay $30.

So with a $5 bet you could only make a $15 odds bet on a point of 10? You couldn't bet free odds for less? And likewise you would have to bet $25 on free odds on a point of 6 (same $5 pass line bet)?

Craps Odds Bets Explained

So with a $5 bet you could only make a $15 odds bet on a point of 10? You couldn't bet free odds for less?

You can bet anything you want between the minimum bet and the maximum.

You can bet less. If you want to play 2X odds at a 3-4-5X table, they won't stop you.
The 3-4-5X is the MAX odds for the table.

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The MAX odds. I get it. Thanks everyone.

Not as many people put free odds behind come and don’t come bets. Nevertheless, you can place odds behind both of these wagers.

The process works almost exactly the same as with pass line and don’t pass line bets. The only difference is the nature of come and don’t come.

Come and don’t come bets have the same rules as pass line and don’t pass line, respectively. The exception, though, is that you must wait for a point number to be established before making eitherof these wagers.

Here’s an example of making a come bet.

Craps Odds Explained

• The shooter rolls a 4, thus establishing a point
• You make a come wager
• The shooter’s next roll now becomes the come out roll for your come bet
• The shooter tosses a 6, thus establishing a point
• You take odds on the 6, meaning that your potential payout and true odds are both 6:5

Essentially, come and don’t come are like your own personal pass line and don’t pass line wagers. You can make these bets any time after the shooter’s initial point has been established and backthem with odds.

Many players stick to backing pass line and don’t pass line with free odds because it’s easy to do so at the start of a new shooter’s round.

But the methodology for backing come and don’t come bets with odds is almost the same. You just need to deal with more chaos since you’re doing so in the middle of a shooter’s turn.

When you do back come and don’t come bets with odds, place your chips above the respective space. Also, notify the dealer so that they don’t mistake your free odds for another come or don’t comewager.