Beginner

Odds

How to read decimal odds, convert them into a probability, work out your payout and spot the bookmaker's margin.

  1. 1

    Decimal odds

    4 min

  2. 2

    Fractional and American odds

    4 min

  3. 3

    Implied probability

    4 min

  4. 4

    Payout and profit

    4 min

  5. 5

    The margin made simple

    4 min

  6. 6

    Overround in three-way markets

    4 min

  7. 7

    Juice: the cut in the price

    4 min

  8. 8

    Comparing bookmakers

    4 min

  9. 9

    Favourite and underdog prices

    4 min

  10. 10

    Opening and closing lines

    4 min

  11. 11

    Mistakes in reading prices

    4 min

  12. 12

    Practice: breaking down a price

    4 min