Can some one explian to me how the decimal money lines is different from the regula r ones? At Bet365 they have 1.90 and 2.05 for some priceing. How do converts work on that way?
Thank you,
Paul
natrass
SBR MVP
09-14-05
1242
#2
Best to use examples :
Bet £100 to win £100 = bet £100, return is £200 (incl stake) ... decimal = 2.0
Bet £100 to win £105 = bet £100, return is £205 (incl stake) ... decimal = 2.05
etc
If you multiply your stake by the decimal that is your total return.
If you want to know just your winnings, take 1.0 off the decimal.
So, +200 = 3.0.
In your examples, 1.9 would be +90. 2.05 would be +105.
I THINK I have the US odds correct (I only learnt those last week!!).
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Willie Bee
SBR Posting Legend
02-14-06
15726
#3
Guapo, the main thing to consider with the decimals is that your stake is included in the return, like natrass was saying. Take the decimal odds and subtract 1.00. So 1.90 would really be the same as -110, roughly (precisely, 1.9091 = -110).
Check out this site with a handy-dandy conversion tool:
I hate to drag this out ... but, as I recently understood it ...
the '+' and '-' signs refer to where the 100 goes in the division.
i.e 1.9 would be the same as 90/100 which would be +90 I thought.
But willie bee writes it as is usually written which is -110 (ie 100/110).
Do you change from + to - when you pass evens or 2.0 as a decimal?
Just curious as I thought I had it sussed.
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Winston Smith
SBR Wise Guy
09-26-05
752
#8
2.0 and above is a positive American line.
1-1.99 is a negative American line. (i.e. Pays out less than you lay)
The standard 1.91 comes from 1 + (100/110) = 1.91 for -110
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natrass
SBR MVP
09-14-05
1242
#9
Brilliant. Clear as a bell now. Thanks winston.
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Winston Smith
SBR Wise Guy
09-26-05
752
#10
No problem.
Just to be even clearer, the division within the parentheses is always (Win/Risk), hence a value greater than 1 for a positive line and less than 1 for a negative line.