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.