What Does +500 Mean in Sports Betting?
+500 odds are underdog odds. A $100 bet returns $600.00 ($500.00 profit), and the price implies about a 16.7% chance to win. You only risk $20.00 to win $100.
At a glance
- Side
- Underdog
- $100 returns
- $600.00
- Profit on $100
- $500.00
- Implied probability
- 16.7%
- Decimal odds
- 6.00
- Fractional odds
- 5/1
Run the numbers
What does +500 mean in sports betting?
+500 is an underdog price. The plus sign means the team is the underdog, and the number is how much you win on a $100 bet. At +500 a winning $100 bet profits $500.00, because the market sees this outcome as less likely.
What does a $100 bet at +500 pay?
A $100 bet at +500 returns $600.00 total, which is $500.00 in profit. Scale it to any stake with the betting calculator. The payout is the same idea at any book; what changes is how much vig is buried in the price.
Implied probability of +500
+500 implies a win probability of about 16.7%. That is the break-even rate: if you think the real chance is higher, the bet has value. Devig the market to compare it to the fair number.
+500 in decimal and fractional odds
+500 American equals 6.00 in decimal odds and 5/1 in fractional odds. Decimal is the easiest format for comparing prices, since a bigger number always means a bigger payout. Convert any price with the odds converter.
Get a better price than +500
Every American price at a sportsbook includes the vig. On BettorEdge you trade at market-fair odds with other bettors, so the same outcome can pay more than +500 and you keep more of the win. No house margin in the middle.
Frequently asked questions
What does +500 mean in betting?+
+500 is an underdog price in American odds: a $100 bet profits $500.00. +500 implies about a 16.7% chance to win, the break-even rate the price asks you to beat.
What does a $100 bet at +500 pay?+
A $100 bet at +500 returns $600.00 total, which is $500.00 in profit. The ratio holds at any stake, so scale it up or down for your bet.
What is +500 as a probability?+
+500 odds imply about a 16.7% win probability. That implied probability is the break-even win rate: win less often than that long term and you lose money at this price, win more often and you profit.
What is +500 in decimal and fractional odds?+
+500 American odds equal 6.00 in decimal odds and 5/1 in fractional odds.
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