The greater the proportion of your bet that is on free odds, the lower the edge will get. When you back one of these bets with free odds, the overall effect is to reduce the house edge. The Free Odds bet has no house edge, but you cannot place it unless you have already made a bet that does have a house edge – either the Pass and Come, or the Don’t Pass and Don’t Come.
For example, a winning $10 Free Odds bet on the point of four will be paid 2 to 1, or $20. If the Pass Line bet wins, it is paid even-money – a ten dollar bet wins ten dollars. When you bet a Pass Line, the natural house edge is around 1.42%. The Pass Line bet is the most common wager on the table. But unless you can influence the dice, the odds are always stacked against you in craps.
Every wager one the table is presented in such a way as to make it seem like the player could win big at any time. The best bet on the table doesn’t even appear on the layout, while the worst ones are some of the easiest to make. Craps offers some of the best odds in the casino.
