| Die #1 |
Die #2 |
Die #1 |
Die #2 |
| 1 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
| 3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| 5 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
There are 5 ways to roll a six OR an eight!
Now that we have the number of possible ways these numbers come up, we can calculate some odds in terms
of the game of Craps!
Odds question #1:
What are the odds that I will roll a six BEFORE I roll a seven?
There are 6 ways to roll a seven.
There are 5 ways to roll a six.
Therefore the odds are 6 to 5 that I will roll a six before I roll a seven!
That was pretty simple??
For every five dollars bet, I will win six dollars EACH time I roll a six BEFORE I roll a seven.
The same calculation holds true for the eight.
In fact, when we calculate the odds for the other eight numbers, you will soon see that numbers are
linked to each other by how many ways you can roll them.
The link occurs around the number 7.
For each increment you go past seven plus
or minus, those numbers are linked in terms of how many ways you can
roll them in craps.
The way you can see this is by the
following table:
| |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Ways to roll |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Therefore the
following numbers are "linked"
Numbers |
Ways
to roll the combinations |
| 6
and 8 |
5 |
| 5
and 9 |
4 |
| 4
and 10 |
3 |
| 3
and 11 |
2 |
| 2
and 12 |
1 |
At the core
of the game of craps is the idea that you are betting that any one of these numbers will
appear before the seven.
Remember that it is only the CORE of the
game. The game itself is a little more involved. In order to fully understand craps you
should try to come up with odds for each of the number pairings listed
above.
Question #2:
What are the odds for each of the numbers listed being rolled BEFORE you roll a seven?
For 6 and 8 the odds are 6-5.
For 5 and 9 the odds are 6-4 or 3-2.
For 4 and 10 the odds are 6-3 or 2-1.
For 3 and 11 the odds are 6-2 or 3-1.
For 2 and 12 the odds are 6-1.
Can't get much easier.
