Boxing Odds?? help!!!

[Williamb45]

Can someone explain to me how the boxing odds work.

example:
Pacquiao M -345
Barrera M A +285

[frankpaganini]

Can someone explain to me how the boxing odds work.

example:
Pacquiao M -345
Barrera M A +285

when you see the + and - it means favorite and underdog.

the - means you are a favorite to win the fight

a + means you are an underdog.

so if you want to pick the favorite you have to stake more money for a small return.

if you pick the underdog you can risk a lower amount for a higher return.

in this case pacquiao is a favorite...

so to win $100 picking pacquiao you'd have to bet $345. (you obviously get your $345 back if you win PLUS the extra $100)

so if you bet 3450 you'd win 1000. if you bet $3.45 you'd win $1.00

but remember YOU GET WHAT YOU BET BACK...PLUS what you won... (some people think you wouldnt bet because you'd win less than you'd be beting BUT you always get back what you bet PLUS winning if you win the bet)

barrera is the underdog.

so if you bet $100 for barrera (and he wins) you'd get that $100 back PLUS $285.

or if you bet 1000 you'd win 2850

or if you bet $1.00 you'd win $2.85

you can bet any amount you wish (must be a $1.00 or higher) and you dont have to bet the exact numbers i've shown...you can bet anything but using a whole number (like 100 dollars) makes it easier to explain

does this explain everything to you? or do you have any other questions?

[Williamb45]

when you see the + and - it means favorite and underdog.

the - means you are a favorite to win the fight

a + means you are an underdog.

so if you want to pick the favorite you have to stake more money for a small return.

if you pick the underdog you can risk a lower amount for a higher return.

in this case pacquiao is a favorite...

so to win $100 picking pacquiao you'd have to bet $345. (you obviously get your $345 back if you win PLUS the extra $100)

so if you bet 3450 you'd win 1000. if you bet $3.45 you'd win $1.00

but remember YOU GET WHAT YOU BET BACK...PLUS what you won... (some people think you wouldnt bet because you'd win less than you'd be beting BUT you always get back what you bet PLUS winning if you win the bet)

barrera is the underdog.

so if you bet $100 for barrera (and he wins) you'd get that $100 back PLUS $285.

or if you bet 1000 you'd win 2850

or if you bet $1.00 you'd win $2.85

you can bet any amount you wish (must be a $1.00 or higher) and you dont have to bet the exact numbers i've shown...you can bet anything but using a whole number (like 100 dollars) makes it easier to explain

does this explain everything to you? or do you have any other questions?

thanks you so much, the post explained everything.

[Williamb45]

when you see the + and - it means favorite and underdog.

the - means you are a favorite to win the fight

a + means you are an underdog.

so if you want to pick the favorite you have to stake more money for a small return.

if you pick the underdog you can risk a lower amount for a higher return.

in this case pacquiao is a favorite...

so to win $100 picking pacquiao you'd have to bet $345. (you obviously get your $345 back if you win PLUS the extra $100)

so if you bet 3450 you'd win 1000. if you bet $3.45 you'd win $1.00

but remember YOU GET WHAT YOU BET BACK...PLUS what you won... (some people think you wouldnt bet because you'd win less than you'd be beting BUT you always get back what you bet PLUS winning if you win the bet)

barrera is the underdog.

so if you bet $100 for barrera (and he wins) you'd get that $100 back PLUS $285.

or if you bet 1000 you'd win 2850

or if you bet $1.00 you'd win $2.85

you can bet any amount you wish (must be a $1.00 or higher) and you dont have to bet the exact numbers i've shown...you can bet anything but using a whole number (like 100 dollars) makes it easier to explain

does this explain everything to you? or do you have any other questions?

Sergio Mora -110
Kassim Ouma -120

so this is pretty much an even money. to win $100 with ouma i have to bet $120 right?

[Ramamaiden]

oh...i didnt knew this myself xD...thanks a lot for the explanation =D

[Kball15]

Sergio Mora -110
Kassim Ouma -120

so this is pretty much an even money. to win $100 with ouma i have to bet $120 right?

yea. I hate it when they do they do that, they should be required to make one guy a "+" lol