• Best Bets For Craps
• Best Bets In Craps And Why

He elsewhere once gave an example of a Come bet up on 5 with maximum Odds behind it increasing the overall house edge by 0.377% by turning the Odds off through come-out. To perfectly grasp why the Wizard likes free odds at all, you have to understand that he is framing the use of it in the context of the amount of action the player wants. For the basic Pass Line bet the house edge is 1.41. The idea is that you’ll lose on average 1.41% of whatever you’ve wagered when you play this bet. This is actually one of the best odds in craps. However, in a free odds bet there is no house edge. The odds aren’t stacked against you.

Types of Craps Bets

• The best bet at the craps table is the free odds bet, because it has no house edge. It pays off at the same odds as the odds of winning it are. But you can only take the free odds bet after you’ve taken one of the other basic bets. The Pass-line bet and the come bet are both bets on the dice to win.
• The payoff for the odds bet are exactly the same as the odds on a pass line bet: 4 and 10 pay 2-1; 5 and 9 pay 3-2; and 6 and 8 pay 6-5. Fast forward to 3:16 and you will see that RoadGambler now has two come bets that have points. RoadGambler has a come bet + odds on the 6, and a come bet + odds on the 9. Two active come bets + odds on the 6.
• The house edge for the pass and come bets is the same, 1.41%, which means they qualify. The house edge for the don’t pass and don’t come bets is even lower, 1.36%, but the 0.05% isn’t worth worrying about. Most people prefer to root for the shooter to succeed. The other bet to think about at the craps table is the odds bet.

The come bet works much like the pass line bet and it is one of the most popular wagers on the table with some of the best odds and lowest house edge. The only difference between the come bet and the pass line bet is that you are wagering on the come bet only after a point has been established. The rules are still the same as the regular pass line bet.

Basically, you can wait until the shooter has established a point. The shooter will have rolled a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 and established a point. Once this has happened, you can place a come bet. When you have wagered, the shooter will keep rolling. You will lose if a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled and win if a 7 or 11 is rolled.

Any come bet is almost like an individual pass line bet on every roll. For example, if you roll anything other than 2, 3, 12 or 7, 11 or the original point, you will land on some other number which could be thought of as a 'secondary' point. Your chips will then be moved up to that other number you rolled and you can actually keep making come bets which can establish to other 'secondary' point numbers. The shooter must roll these same point numbers in order to win.

Also, if the shooter rolls the original point number (where the puck is displayed as on), the round ends, but your come bets still remain and players can make pass line bets again as well. The player will lose all of their come bets once the shooter rolls a seven.

This bet pays even odds or 1:1 and the actual odds are 251:244, which leaves a small house edge of 1.41%. In fact, this is exactly the same odds as the pass line bet, which is expected. I displayed a photo of the bet below for illustration. First, the shooter throws the come out roll, which ended up being 8. The number 8 became established as the point and players could then make come bets. I made a come bet of $88. I would lose that bet if the shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12 and win if they roll a 7 or 11. Also, if the dealer throws a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, then my chips would move up to one of those numbers and the shooter would have to throw that number again for me to win. I could also make an additional come bet at any time on any roll as long as a point is established.

Best Bets For Craps

In addition to the come bet, players have the option to place a come odds bet as well, which has a 0% or no house edge! This is the same as the free pass odds wager.

Best Bets In Craps And Why