The Odds Lab
Read the Price. Test the Assumption.
Start with a payout. Then separate what the odds imply from what you believe will happen.
Return includes the stake. Losing means losing the stake. No fees included.
Understand Expected Value ↗02 / Expected Value
What If Your Estimate Is Wrong?
03 / Two-Outcome Market
Where Does the Margin Sit?
The Arithmetic
Positive American odds A become decimal odds 1 + A/100. Negative odds A become 1 + 100/|A|. Break-even probability is 1 ÷ decimal odds.
Expected net result = assumed win probability × profit if won − loss probability × stake. Overround = the sum of both implied probabilities − 1.
Read the Expected Value Guide →