House Advantage Craps
Lesson 4 - The House Advantage Why have a table of a good many bets and their corresponding house advantage? The answer is easy, it will help you develop clearer and more intelligent betting choices. I've heard it said many times, 'in the short term, the vig has no bearing on craps wagering because anything can happen in the short term...' Well, how you wager your money is your business, this table is here to lay out in black and white, the facts. |
- Dice Control Advantage.The Player Advantage, Assuming He Can Influence The Dice.
- House Edge Craps 10x Odds
Bet | Payoff if bet wins | Number | Ways to Win | Ways to | Total | Win $ Amount | Bet $ Amount | Wins + Losses times Bet Amount | Win $ + Bet $ | House Advantage |
$6 | $7 | 6 or 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | $35 | $30 | $66 | $65 | 1.52% |
$5 | $5 | Big 6 or Big 8 | 5 | 6 | 44 | $25 | $25 | $55 | $50 | 9.09% |
$5 | $7 | 5 or 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | $28 | $20 | $50 | $48 | 4% |
$5 | $9 | 4 or 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | $27 | $15 | $45 | $42 | 6.67% |
$1 | $15 | 3 or 11 | 2 | 34 | 36 | $30 | $2 | $36 | $32 | 11.11% |
$1 | $30 | 2 or 12 | 1 | 35 | 36 | $30 | $1 | $36 | $31 | 13.89% |
$1 | $4 | Any 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | $24 | $6 | $36 | $30 | 16.67% |
$3 | $13 | Hop 7's | 6 | 30 | 36 | $78 | $18 | $108 | $96 | 11.11% |
$5 | $5 | Field - no 2X/3X on 2 or 12 | 16 | 20 | 36 | $80 | $80 | $180 | $160 | 11.11% |
$5 | $5 | Field | 5.26% | |||||||
$5 | $5 | Field | 2.78% | |||||||
$2 | $29 | Horn 2 & 12 | 2 | 34 | 36 | $58 | $4 | $72 | $62 | 13.89% |
$2 | $14 | Horn 3 & 11 | 4 | 32 | 36 | $56 | $8 | $72 | $64 | 11.11% |
$4 | $43 | Combined Horn | 6 | 66 | 72 | $114 | $12 | $144 | $126 | 12.5% |
$5 | Whirl (World) | 12 | 96 | 108 | $138 | $18 | $180 | $156 | 13.33% | |
$1 | $9 | Hard 6 or 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | $9 | $1 | $11 | $10 | 9.09% |
$1 | $7 | Hard 4 or 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | $7 | $1 | $9 | $8 | 11.11% |
Some other common bets...
Pass Line No Odds Including Come Out | 1.42% |
Pass Line Single Odds Including Come Out | .85% |
Pass Line Double Odds Including Come Out | .61% |
Pass Line After Come Out No Odds (all six point #'s weighted) | 18.79% |
Don't Pass (Bar 2 or 12) (at 5 X odds, the percentage is approx. .23 %) | 1.4% |
Lay 4 or 10 Vig paid only if won | 1.64% |
Lay 5 or 9 Vig paid only if won | 1.96% |
Lay 6 or 8 Vig paid only if won | 2.22% |
Buy 4 or 10 Vig paid only if won | 1.64% |
Buy 5 or 9 Vig paid only if won | 1.96% |
Buy 6 or 8 Vig paid only if won | 2.22% |
Of course, the one addendum I must add here is that if you are wagering on a precision shooter (either yourself or someone else), this table is to be thrown out the window. Find the signature trend of the shooter and EXPLOIT IT regardless of the house advantage! See You At The Tables, Soft Touch PS Review the Books and products listed. I would love to see you at one of our live events! |
The game of craps has a reputation for offering some of the best odds of all casino games. Unless you play perfect Basic Strategy at blackjack or perhaps count cards, you can't beat the Pass Line (or Don't Pass Line) with odds for a friendly bet at the casino.
- The house advantage is 2.8%. Configuration #3: Pays triple when either a 2 or 12 shows. When the Field pays triple for both the 2 and 12, it’s a “zero expectation,” which means the casino has no advantage. Unfortunately, most casinos have tables with configuration #1 that pay double for both the 2 and 12 with a 5.5% house advantage.
- In crapless craps, however, the house still has an edge of 0.38% (5% minus 5.38%). Compared to the difference in pass line bets, the additional place bets on a crapless craps layout are even more heavily tilted to the house. Placing the 3 or 11 carries a house edge between 6.25 percent and 10 percent depending on the casino.
Here we list the house advantage for each of the lay bets: Laying against a 6 or 8 has a house advantage of 1.22 percent. Laying against a 5 or 9 has a house advantage of 0.90 percent. Laying against a 4 or 10 has a house advantage of 0.61 percent.
In fact, when a casino offers 3-4-5 odds on line bets, the overall house edge falls below one-half of one percent! That's a very tiny amount, and one that can keep you happily playing craps for hours at your favorite casino, unless you veer off-track and place bets all over the layout.
The genius of craps is that waiting for a decision on a Pass or Don't Pass bet can take a long time. A good hand at craps might be 15 or 20 rolls, and players get anxious and antsy. Then they make proposition bets that tank their good odds and send their bankrolls screaming into the night!
Dice Control Advantage.The Player Advantage, Assuming He Can Influence The Dice.
Some players turn to crazy craps systems to stem the flow of chips away from their pockets thinking that something like the Colonel's Craps system will help, but systems just reroute the wagers. They can be successful and fun, but the house still has the edge. The only way to beat the game of craps for any period of time is to stay will low house-edge bets and catch a lucky shooter or a hot game and press your wagers while good luck is on your side.
If you were introduced to a new table game called Any 7 where you knew the house edge was 16.7-percent, would you play it? There are six ways to roll a 7 and 30 ways to roll something else. It's a one-roll wager. You'll win once in 6 rolls and get paid 4-to-1 odds. Wanna play?
Probably not! However, players make the Any 7 bet all the time during a craps game. They also bet on long-shot wagers like boxcars (12) and snake eyes (2), where the house takes an average of nearly 14-percent. Sure, an occasional Hardway bet is fun, but it's going to drain your bankroll fast. Take a look below at the edge the house has on the wagers available at a craps game. Then, next time you play, try and keep your bets in the area of 5-percent or lower. You'll thank yourself in the morning.