Craps Odds
Learn Odds to win at Craps
If you understand the rules of online craps then you can move on to the advanced concept of craps odds. Understanding online craps is all about understanding the odds of the game. Since the game is played with a set of two dice each combined number that can be rolled has it's own set of odds based on how many possible combinations exist in order to make that number.
Let's look at some examples: There are several way the shooter can roll a six using two dice: 5+1, 4+2, 3+3, 2+4 and 1+5. In contrast the number 2 can only be rolled one way with two dice: 1+1. Because the number six offers greater odds of coming up (since there are so many ways to roll a six in online craps), it doesn't pay out as much as numbers like two which have lesser odds of being rolled.
Winning craps odds are based on the frequency by which a number can be rolled. The more common the number, the lower the payout since the odds of rolling that number are higher. Rare numbers tend to payout higher. Note: hardway bets are bets that try to predict not just the number that will be rolled but how it will be rolled (for instance betting a six will come up as 3+3).
Below is a diagram of the numbers that can be rolled by the shooter in craps, how many possible combination exist in order to roll that number and what the odds of rolling that number are according to the laws of statistics.
# ROLLED |
DICE COMBINATIONS |
% CHANCE |
# WAYS |
2 |
1/1 |
2.77% |
1 |
3 |
1/2 2/1 |
5.55% |
2 |
4 |
1/3 2/2 3/1 |
8.33% |
3 |
5 |
1/4 2/3 3/2 4/1 |
11.11% |
4 |
6 |
1/5 2/4 3/3 4/2 5/1 |
13.88% |
5 |
7 |
1/6 2/5 3/4 4/3 5/2 6/1 |
16.66% |
6 |
8 |
2/6 3/5 4/4 5/3 6/2 |
13.88% |
5 |
9 |
3/6 4/5 5/4 6/3 |
11.11% |
4 |
10 |
4/6 5/5 6/4 |
8.33% |
3 |
11 |
5/6 6/5 |
5.55% |
2 |
12 |
6/6 |
2.77% |
1 |