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Break-even Odds

Find the minimum odds required to break even based on your expected strike rate. Includes Sportsbook, Exchange Back and Exchange Lay tables.

Exchange commission: 2.00% · change in Settings
Probability → minimum oddsstep 1.25% · exchange 2.00%
Prob.SportsbookExch. BackExch. Lay
1.25%80.0085.0075.00
2.50%40.0042.0038.00
3.75%27.0028.0026.00
5.00%20.0021.0019.50
6.25%16.0016.5015.50
7.50%13.5014.0013.00
8.75%11.5012.0011.00
10.00%10.0010.509.80
11.25%9.009.208.60
12.50%8.008.207.80
13.75%7.407.607.00
15.00%6.806.806.40
16.25%6.206.406.00
17.50%5.805.905.60
18.75%5.405.505.20
20.00%5.005.104.90
21.25%4.804.804.60
22.50%4.504.604.30
23.75%4.304.304.10
25.00%4.004.103.90
26.25%3.853.903.75
27.50%3.653.703.55
28.75%3.503.553.40
30.00%3.353.403.25
31.25%3.203.253.15
32.50%3.103.153.00
33.75%2.983.052.92
35.00%2.862.902.82
36.25%2.762.802.72
37.50%2.682.722.62
38.75%2.602.622.54
40.00%2.502.542.46
41.25%2.442.462.38
42.50%2.362.402.32
43.75%2.302.322.26
45.00%2.242.262.18
46.25%2.182.202.12
47.50%2.122.142.08
48.75%2.062.082.02
50.00%2.002.041.98
Prob.SportsbookExch. BackExch. Lay
51.25%1.961.981.93
52.50%1.911.931.88
53.75%1.871.881.84
55.00%1.821.841.80
56.25%1.781.801.76
57.50%1.741.761.72
58.75%1.711.721.68
60.00%1.671.691.65
61.25%1.641.651.62
62.50%1.601.621.58
63.75%1.571.591.55
65.00%1.541.551.52
66.25%1.511.521.49
67.50%1.491.501.47
68.75%1.461.471.44
70.00%1.431.441.42
71.25%1.411.421.39
72.50%1.381.391.37
73.75%1.361.371.34
75.00%1.341.351.32
76.25%1.321.321.30
77.50%1.301.301.28
78.75%1.271.281.26
80.00%1.251.261.24
81.25%1.241.241.22
82.50%1.221.221.20
83.75%1.201.201.19
85.00%1.181.191.17
86.25%1.161.171.15
87.50%1.151.151.14
88.75%1.131.131.12
90.00%1.121.121.10
91.25%1.101.101.09
92.50%1.091.091.07
93.75%1.071.071.06
95.00%1.061.061.05
96.25%1.041.041.03
97.50%1.031.031.02
98.75%1.021.021.01
Formulas
Sportsbook (no commission): d_min = 1 / p
Exchange Back (commission c): d_min = (1/p − 1) / (1 − c) + 1  — rounded UP.
Exchange Lay (commission c): L_max = 1 + (1 − p)(1 − c) / p  — rounded DOWN.
Exchange tick: Betfair ladder — 0.01 up to 2.00, 0.02 to 3.00, 0.05 to 4.00, 0.10 to 6.00, 0.20 to 10, 0.50 to 20, 1.00 to 30, 2.00 to 50, 5.00 to 100, 10.00 to 1000.
c = 0.02

Provides break-even odds tables for Sportsbook, Exchange Back and Exchange Lay betting. The tables account for Exchange commission and show the minimum odds required for long-term profitability based on your expected strike rate. Use them as a quick reference when assessing whether available odds meet your required edge.

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