How often does the underdog win in the NBA? The underdogs have a 32.55% win rate over the past five seasons of the NBA regular season which means on average they win roughly once in every three games. Positive Odds: 1 + (Odds /100) = Decimal Oddsįor our examples, the favorites would be which is decimal odds of 1.80 and this simply means that for a successful wager, for each $1 you place, you will receive back $1.80.įinally, for the underdog, the calculation would be which works out as 2.25 and that means for every $1 wagered if successful would return a total of $2.25.Negative Odds: 1 - (100 / Odds) = Decimal Odds.The underdog odds are how much profit you would make from a $100 wager, for our example of +125, if you staked $100 and they won then you would get $100 + $125 = $225 back for a $100 profit.Īn easier way of understanding odds would be to convert the American Odds to Decimal Odds which are what is used on the NBA Picks page and can be done by the following calculations: The favorites odds are how much you must wager to win $100, meaning odds of -125 would require a stake of $125 for you to make a $100 profit on your wager, a $125 wager would return $225, a $100 profit. ALSO READ A Profitable NBA System Backing a Winning Streak Aug 31, 10:42am
