Baccarat and -EV sportsbetting

[pico]

i think they're the same. betting on banker is taking the slight fav at -105 and betting the player is taking the slight dog at +100.

if you think about it, Bacarrat only have 5 cents juice.

[Ganchrow]

Using Shackleford's 8-deck figures, then in sportsbetting-equivalent terms (i.e., conditioning results on not pushing), a 49.318% win probability player bet (paying off at +100) would imply juice of -1.365%, while a 50.682% win probability bank bet (paying off at ~ ) would imply juice of -1.169%.

On a per-bet basis certainly much better than wagering at -110, but still firmly -EV any way you slice it.

Of course given that many Baccarat players tend to place considerably more wagers in a given "session" than sports bettors in order to extract the same level of enjoyment, wagering sports at -110 may still offer the better "bang-for-the-buck".

[pimike]

Bacarrat is the game. Yes it is about the same odds/as sports, except the results take longer in sports then with Bacarrat.


You have brought up a good point PICO. I love to bet both. I will not bet much money on anything else besides sports and Bacarrat.