Pass and Come
Pass Line and Come have a house edge of about 1.414% per initial wager under standard rules. They are mathematically equivalent once a Come bet begins its own come-out roll.
The wager cannot normally be removed after a point is established because the player would otherwise avoid the unfavorable part of the contract.
Don’t Pass and Don’t Come
With 12 barred, the edge is about 1.364% per initial wager. The lower percentage does not mean every session will be less volatile or socially comfortable at a live table.
Lay odds behind the Don’t side risk more than they win because seven is more likely than any individual point.
Taking odds
Pass/Come odds pay according to the true point probability: commonly 2:1 on 4 or 10, 3:2 on 5 or 9, and 6:5 on 6 or 8. Because payout matches probability, expected value of that added portion is zero.
Casinos cap odds using formats such as 3-4-5x, 5x, 10x, or higher.
The denominator issue
Adding odds leaves expected loss from the line wager unchanged while increasing total action. The blended edge per total dollars wagered falls, but bankroll swings grow.
Do not describe this as making the original bet safer. It improves the price per dollar of combined action while putting more dollars in play.
The decision players tend to flatten
For Pass, Come and Odds Bets, the table combines contract bets, one-roll propositions and optional odds, so “the craps edge” is not a single useful number.
For Pass, Come and Odds Bets, judge the legal choices at the exact decision point. A correct action can lose this hand and still be the better decision.
For Pass, Come and Odds Bets, compare the legal actions using only the information available at that decision. The final outcome is not evidence that the choice was sound.
What to record for Craps
- Information available
- amount already committed
- cost of the next action
If a Pass, Come and Odds Bets boundary comes from a different pay table or procedure, it belongs to that model—not automatically to this one.
Pass, Come and Odds Bets is reviewed against the Craps rules described above. A different pay table or procedure is a different model. Editorial review updated September 24, 2026.