Interpreting Decimal Odds

[crookedlink]

Hi guys, real noob question here I suppose, but I've been wagering soccer matches on bodog using moneylines for ever and this has been fine, but sometimes when reading picks on forums for soccer matches that are posted in decimal odds, i have a hard time understanding them. Someone already gave me a basic guideline of how it works but any additional info would be great.

for example when i come upon this on a forum im like :WTF:

FC Barcelona - VFB Stuttgart 1,40 4,20 7,60

whats with the three sets of numbers?

 

[fhmesq44]

Barca 1.40 (bet 100 and you win 40)
Draw 4.20 (bet 100 and you win 320)
Stuttgart 7.60 (bet 100 and you win 660)

If you bet Barca or Stuttgart and the game draws, you lose. Many sites will also have +.5, -.5 and PK lines. With a PK, a draw refunds all bets.

 

[TTinCO]

Not a noob question at all. The decimal stuff was like f'ing Chinese to me until I found this simple calculator.

http://www.sportsbook.com/info/euro-odds.php

 

[crookedlink]

Not a noob question at all. The decimal stuff was like f'ing Chinese to me until I found this simple calculator.

http://www.sportsbook.com/info/euro-odds.php

wow, nice link. thanks alot dude.