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Betting Odds Converter

Enter any line in any notation. The other six fill in as you type.

Why bookmakers use different notations

Behind every line on a sportsbook screen is one number: the implied probability the bookmaker is pricing the outcome at. The format you see is just how that probability is rendered. Decimal at most exchanges and across Europe, fractional at UK windows and on horse racing boards, American everywhere in the US, and three further variants (Hong Kong, Indonesian, Malay) common across Asian markets. Same maths underneath, different way of writing it down.

This tool reads any of the seven and instantly shows the other six. Useful for comparing prices across books that quote in different conventions, or working backwards from a probability estimate to see what the equivalent American or fractional line would look like.

Five reference prices, side by side

The table below lists five common price points and shows each one in every format. A 40% implied probability, for example, is the same bet whether your book displays it as 2.50, +150, 3/2, or any of the Asian variants.

Scenario Decimal American Fractional Implied % HK Indo Malay
Strong chalk1.25−4001/480.000.25−4.00−0.25
Marginal favourite1.67−1492/359.880.67−1.49−0.67
Pick'em2.00+1001/150.001.001.001.00
Marginal underdog2.50+1503/240.001.501.50−0.67
Long dog5.00+4004/120.004.004.00−0.25

Reading implied probability

The implied number is the win rate a bet would need to break even at the offered price. If your own probability estimate is higher than the book's implied figure, the bet carries positive expected value. If it's lower, you are paying the bookmaker's margin with no edge of your own.

Every market on a sportsbook screen has the operator's margin (the vig, the juice, the overround) baked into both sides of the line, so summed implied probabilities across a two-way market almost always exceed 100%. Comparing the book's implied figure to your own estimate is the shortest sanity-check available before staking.

What each format actually means

Decimal (2.50)
Total return per unit staked, with your stake included in the number. Multiply your stake by the decimal to see what hits your wallet on a win.
American (+150 / −200)
Tied to a $100 reference. Positive figures show profit on a $100 stake, negatives show the stake required to win $100. Used at every US sportsbook.
Fractional (3/2)
Net profit numerator over stake denominator. 3/2 reads as "risk 2 to win 3" plus stake back. Default at UK windows and on horse racing boards.
Implied probability (40%)
The break-even hit rate the bet requires. Calculated as 100 divided by the decimal odds.
Hong Kong (1.50)
Net profit per unit, stake not included. Equivalent to decimal odds minus one.
Indonesian (1.50 / −2.00)
American odds scaled by a factor of 100. Positive means profit per 1 unit, negative means stake required to win 1 unit.
Malay (0.50 / −0.67)
Bounded between −1 and +1. Positives are underdogs (profit per 1 unit), negatives are favourites (stake to win 1).