Calculate payouts, house edge, true odds, expected loss, and risk for common craps bets.
Default calculation: Pass Line with a $10 flat bet.
| Bet | Win condition | Typical payout | Approx. house edge | Risk rating | Plain-English note |
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It shows the payout, probability, house edge, and expected loss behind each selected craps bet. The point is not to predict dice. The point is to make the cost of the bet visible before you put money on the layout.
Odds bets behind pass, come, don’t pass, and don’t come pay true odds. That part has 0% house edge. The flat bet still has a house edge, so the combined edge drops only because the odds bet adds more money at fair odds.
Pass line, don’t pass, come, don’t come, free odds, and place 6 or 8 are usually among the cleaner bets. They do not guarantee profit, but they usually cost less over time than the high-edge center bets.
Any seven, hardways, horn-style bets, and many one-roll proposition bets carry high house edges. They can hit and feel exciting, but the math is expensive.
Craps odds do not remove risk. Lower house edge only means slower expected loss over time, not guaranteed profit.
Free odds have 0% house edge, but they must be attached to a pass, come, don’t pass, or don’t come bet. Among flat bets, pass line and don’t pass are usually among the better choices.
Any seven is one of the worst common bets, with a house edge around 16.67%.
No. The odds part has no house edge, but the required flat bet still does.
Because the come-out and point rules slightly favor the casino over the full cycle of the bet.
They are among the better place bets, with a house edge around 1.52%.
They are expensive bets. Hard 4 and hard 10 have a house edge around 11.11%, while hard 6 and hard 8 are around 9.09%.
Expected loss is the average mathematical cost of the bet over time. A $10 bet with a 5% house edge has an expected loss of $0.50 per bet.
No. It only shows probabilities and payouts. Dice rolls are random.