Betting odds for football

Question

i live in england and im probaly gonna start betting this season ... and so im pretty good at maths but i just cant work out how betting odds work ... 2/1... 9/6 ... 11/10 wtf lol

Answer 1

No worries mate, this is an easy one!  Simply take the odds such as 9/6 and convert to a decimal form by dividing the top number by the bottom 9 divided by 6 = 1.50  You take the answer and multiply by your wager amount to get your payout.  It's that easy.

Answer 2

Football matches have 3 possible outcomes all of which are quoted, typically home 6-4 draw 9-4 away 13-8. These convert into probabilities as 4/10, 4/13 and 8/21,and into decimals as 0.40, 0.307 and 0.38, totalling 1.087. True probabilities always add up to 1 so the extra 0.087 is what is known as the bookmaker’s take. This means that if all the bets he takes are in the proportions as given above he will retain £87 for every £1087 he takes in bets.

Answer 3

Simple:

2/1 - for every pound you bet, you get 2 pounds (plus your stake) winnings.

9/6 - for every 6 pounds you bet, you get 9 pounds (plus your stake) winnings

and so on.

You then have to work out the actual amount you win by multiplying or dividing the amount you bet.

Answer 4

Odds explained at http://www.bettingwise.com/bettinghelp.h...

But basicaly you can change them to decimal, they look like 1.5 for example which is easier.All sites offer to change the odds to decimal and some are default.