This one-page chart ranks craps bets by house edge. The pass line costs 1.41%, the don’t pass costs 1.36%, and free odds cost 0%, while one-roll proposition bets cost between 11% and 17%. The edge is the share of each bet the casino keeps on average.
Print it and check each bet before you place it. For the odds of making each point, use the craps odds calculator, and for the game itself see our craps hub.
What does the craps house edge chart show?
The chart lists 20 common craps bets in two groups: those at 4.00% or lower and those above it. Each row gives the payout, the house edge and a note on how the bet works. Edges are measured as a share of the amount bet on one resolved bet, or one roll for single-roll bets.
| Bet | Pays | House edge |
|---|---|---|
| Free odds | True odds | 0.00% |
| Don’t pass / don’t come (bar 12) | 1 to 1 | 1.36% |
| Pass line / come | 1 to 1 | 1.41% |
| Place 6 or 8 | 7 to 6 | 1.52% |
| Field (12 pays 3 to 1) | 1 to 1, 2 to 1 or 3 to 1 | 2.78% |
| Place 5 or 9 | 7 to 5 | 4.00% |
| Buy 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 (5% fee) | True odds less fee | 4.76% |
| Field (12 pays 2 to 1) | 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 | 5.56% |
| Place 4 or 10 | 9 to 5 | 6.67% |
| Hard 6 or 8 | 9 to 1 | 9.09% |
| Hard 4 or 10 | 7 to 1 | 11.11% |
| Any craps | 7 to 1 | 11.11% |
| Eleven | 15 to 1 | 11.11% |
| Any seven | 4 to 1 | 16.67% |
Which craps bets have the lowest house edge?
Free odds have no edge, but you can only take them after a pass line or don’t pass bet. The don’t pass is 1.36%, the pass line 1.41% and place 6 or 8 is 1.52%. These are the lowest edges on a craps table. Everything else costs more.
Which craps bets have the highest house edge?
One-roll proposition bets cost the most. Any seven pays 4 to 1 and has a 16.67% edge, the highest on the chart. Hard 4 and 10, any craps, three and eleven are all 11.11%, and two or twelve at 30 to 1 is 13.89%. These bets also resolve every roll, so money moves fastest.
Some casinos pay less on certain bets. Eleven at 14 to 1 raises the edge from 11.11% to 16.67%, and two or twelve at 29 to 1 raises it from 13.89% to 16.67%. Check the payouts printed on the table.
How do free odds lower the combined edge?
Free odds pay at true odds, so they add money to the bet without adding any edge. That lowers the edge on your total money wagered, from 1.41% with no odds to 0.85% at 1x odds, 0.37% at 3-4-5x, and 0.18% at 10x. The pass line portion still carries its 1.41% edge.
| Odds allowed | None | 1x | 2x | 3-4-5x | 5x | 10x | 100x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge on total bet | 1.41% | 0.85% | 0.61% | 0.37% | 0.33% | 0.18% | 0.02% |
A lower percentage is not a smaller expected loss. The odds bet puts more money at risk, so swings get bigger even though the average loss comes from the pass line bet alone.
How is the craps house edge measured?
The edge is the expected profit divided by the amount bet, shown as a loss. Ties are normally ignored. For don’t pass and don’t come, the 1.36% figure counts ties as money bet, while 1.40% counts only bets that are resolved. Both appear in published tables, so check which one a source uses.
Buy and lay bets charge a 5% fee. The 4.76% buy figure assumes the fee is charged on every bet. If a casino takes the fee only on a win, the edge on a buy bet is lower: 1.67% on 4 and 10, 2.00% on 5 and 9, and 2.27% on 6 and 8.
What does the edge cost over a session?
Multiply the total amount you bet by the edge. If you make 100 pass line bets of 10 units, you wager 1,000 units and the average cost is 1,000 x 1.41% = 14.1 units. The same 100 bets on any seven cost 1,000 x 16.67% = 166.7 units. Real results swing well above and below these averages.
A bet with a low edge still loses over time. Decide your limit before you start, and see the safer play toolkit if you want help with that.
What does the chart not cover?
The chart covers common bets only. It does not cover every proposition bet, odds limits that differ between casinos, or side bets and variants. Dice have no memory, so no pattern of bets changes the edge on any bet. Payouts and fees vary by venue.
How to read the result
Read down the House edge column. Lower is cheaper. The edge is the share of each bet the casino keeps on average, measured per resolved bet, or per roll for one-roll bets. Rows marked with a fee assume 5%. A low edge is still a loss over time, and free odds can only be taken behind a line bet.
How it is calculated
House edge = -(expected return / amount bet). Pass line = 7/495 = 1.414%. Place 6 or 8: win chance 5/11 at 7 to 6 gives 1 - 5/11 x 13/6 = 1.52%. Hard 6 or 8: 1/11 x 9 - 10/11 = -9.09%. Any seven: 6/36 x 4 - 30/36 = -16.67%. Free odds blended edge = 1.414% / (1 + expected odds multiple), using the chance of each point. All figures were recomputed in code from the 36 dice outcomes.
Worked example
Worked example
A player makes 100 pass line bets of 10 units, wagering 1,000 units. Average cost = 1,000 x 1.414% = 14.1 units. The same 100 bets on any seven cost 1,000 x 16.67% = 166.7 units. With 3-4-5x odds the pass line portion still costs 1.41% of the line bets, which is 0.37% of the average total wagered.
Limits
The chart covers common bets only, not every proposition or side bet. Payouts, fees and odds limits vary by casino. The don't pass figure is shown per roll including pushes, and per resolved bet it is 1.40%. Edges are long-run averages, not predictions for a session, and no betting system changes them.