All formats represent the same probability. Decimal odds are the base unit — the
cleanest form because they directly express payout-per-unit-staked including stake return.
Every other format converts through decimal.
American ↔ Decimal
Positive moneyline (underdog): decimal = american / 100 + 1.
At +200: 200 / 100 + 1 = 3.00.
Negative moneyline (favorite): decimal = 100 / |american| + 1.
At -150: 100 / 150 + 1 = 1.667.
Reverse (decimal → American): if decimal ≥ 2,
american = (decimal − 1) × 100 (positive).
If decimal < 2, american = −100 / (decimal − 1) (negative).
Fractional ↔ Decimal
Fractional odds express profit per unit staked. 5/1 means
$5 profit on $1 staked. To convert to decimal:
decimal = numerator / denominator + 1. So
5/1 → 5/1 + 1 = 6.0. And
10/11 → 10/11 + 1 = 1.909.
Reverse (decimal → fractional): subtract 1 to get the fraction value, then find the
nearest simple ratio with denominator ≤ 100. This is why the converter sometimes rounds
fractional odds slightly — UK bookmakers do the same.
Implied probability
probability = 1 / decimal × 100%. At 1.909 decimal:
1 / 1.909 × 100 = 52.38%. Reverse:
decimal = 1 / (probability / 100). At 40%:
1 / 0.40 = 2.50.
Implied probability is the bookmaker's embedded estimate of that outcome's chance of
occurring — inflated by the vig. Strip the vig with the
no-vig calculator
to find the true probability the market implies.
Quick reference table
| American | Decimal | Fractional | Prob |
| +500 | 6.00 | 5/1 | 16.67% |
| +200 | 3.00 | 2/1 | 33.33% |
| +150 | 2.50 | 3/2 | 40.00% |
| +110 | 2.10 | 11/10 | 47.62% |
| −110 | 1.909 | 10/11 | 52.38% |
| −150 | 1.667 | 2/3 | 60.00% |
| −200 | 1.500 | 1/2 | 66.67% |
| −400 | 1.250 | 1/4 | 80.00% |
Fractional odds to decimal and American
UK and Irish prices are quoted as fractions. The decimal is the fraction plus one:
decimal = numerator ÷ denominator + 1, so 1/2 is
1.50 and 11/8 is 2.375. For American odds, a decimal of 2.00 or more becomes
(decimal − 1) × 100, and anything shorter becomes
−100 ÷ (decimal − 1). American figures that land on
a half are rounded to the nearest whole number.
| Fractional | Decimal | American | Prob |
| 1/10 | 1.10 | −1000 | 90.91% |
| 1/5 | 1.20 | −500 | 83.33% |
| 1/4 | 1.25 | −400 | 80.00% |
| 1/3 | 1.333 | −300 | 75.00% |
| 2/5 | 1.40 | −250 | 71.43% |
| 1/2 | 1.50 | −200 | 66.67% |
| 4/5 | 1.80 | −125 | 55.56% |
| 1/1 | 2.00 | +100 | 50.00% |
| 11/10 | 2.10 | +110 | 47.62% |
| 6/5 | 2.20 | +120 | 45.45% |
| 5/4 | 2.25 | +125 | 44.44% |
| 11/8 | 2.375 | +138 | 42.11% |
| 6/4 | 2.50 | +150 | 40.00% |
| 13/8 | 2.625 | +163 | 38.10% |
| 7/4 | 2.75 | +175 | 36.36% |
| 15/8 | 2.875 | +188 | 34.78% |
| 2/1 | 3.00 | +200 | 33.33% |
| 9/4 | 3.25 | +225 | 30.77% |
| 5/2 | 3.50 | +250 | 28.57% |
| 11/4 | 3.75 | +275 | 26.67% |
| 3/1 | 4.00 | +300 | 25.00% |
| 10/3 | 4.333 | +333 | 23.08% |
| 7/2 | 4.50 | +350 | 22.22% |
| 4/1 | 5.00 | +400 | 20.00% |
| 9/2 | 5.50 | +450 | 18.18% |
| 5/1 | 6.00 | +500 | 16.67% |
| 6/1 | 7.00 | +600 | 14.29% |
| 8/1 | 9.00 | +800 | 11.11% |
| 10/1 | 11.00 | +1000 | 9.09% |
| 12/1 | 13.00 | +1200 | 7.69% |
| 15/1 | 16.00 | +1500 | 6.25% |
| 20/1 | 21.00 | +2000 | 4.76% |