How to Read American Odds

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A visual primer on American odds: what +150 actually pays, why -110 is not 10% juice, and how to convert between American, decimal, and fractional formats without a calculator.

Lesson objectives

  • Translate plus and minus American odds into payout intuition.
  • Connect American, decimal, and fractional odds formats.
  • Explain why -110 implies more than a coinflip.