Are Parlays Worth It? Only If You're Actually Good
Parlays get called a sucker bet, but the math is simpler than that. A parlay compounds whatever edge you bring. Good legs compound profit. Bad legs compound the leak.
Read moreSee what any bet returns before you place it - with parlay, hedge, and edge modes, plus instant conversion between American, decimal, and fractional odds.
See exactly what a single bet or multi-leg parlay returns before you place it.
Find the stake that locks in a guaranteed profit across both outcomes.
Compare your win probability to the market and size bets with the Kelly criterion.
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Get StartedConvert each leg to decimal odds, multiply them together, then multiply by your stake. A two-leg parlay of +150 (2.50) and -110 (1.91) gives combined odds of about 4.77, so a $50 stake returns roughly $238. The calculator above does it for any number of legs.
For positive American odds, divide by 100 and add 1, so +150 becomes 2.50. For negative odds, divide 100 by the number and add 1, so -110 becomes about 1.91. Type any format above and the rest update automatically.
Implied probability is the break-even win rate a price represents. Divide 1 by the decimal odds: 2.50 implies 40%. If you think the real chance is higher than that, you have an edge.
A hedge is a bet on the opposite outcome that locks in a result no matter what happens. The hedge mode calculates the exact stake to place on the other side so your return is the same either way.
Edge, or expected value, is how much you expect to win or lose per dollar on average. Multiply your true win probability by the decimal odds: above 1 is positive EV, below 1 is negative. The edge mode also returns a Kelly stake.
Parlays get called a sucker bet, but the math is simpler than that. A parlay compounds whatever edge you bring. Good legs compound profit. Bad legs compound the leak.
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