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−125 odds: payout and meaning
A minus sign means an odds-on price, the kind usually offered on the favorite. −125 means you have to stake $125.00 to win $100 in profit; a $100 bet wins $80.00 and returns $180.00 including your stake.
−125 payout chart
| Stake | Profit if it wins | Total payout |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $8.00 | $18.00 |
| $20 | $16.00 | $36.00 |
| $25 | $20.00 | $45.00 |
| $50 | $40.00 | $90.00 |
| $100 | $80.00 | $180.00 |
| $200 | $160.00 | $360.00 |
| $500 | $400.00 | $900.00 |
| $1,000 | $800.00 | $1,800.00 |
Payout = stake + profit. A losing bet loses the stake; a push (tie, where offered) returns it. In pounds: £100 wins £80.00. Any stake: bet calculator.
How much to bet to win a set amount at −125
| To win (profit) | Stake needed |
|---|---|
| $10 | $12.50 |
| $50 | $62.50 |
| $100 | $125.00 |
| $500 | $625.00 |
Break-even win rate at −125
The implied probability of −125 is about 55.56% (1 ÷ the exact decimal odds, shown rounded). That is the break-even win rate: if you bet this price many times on win-or-lose bets, you need to win more often than that to come out ahead. Whether a −125 bet is good value depends only on whether your honest estimate of the chance beats that number — the EV calculator does the comparison.
−125 is a common price on spreads and totals. When both sides of a two-way market are −125, the implied probabilities add up to 111.11%: the extra 11.11% is the bookmaker’s margin, and the fair price for each side is even money (+100). See the vig calculator for other markets.
−125 in a parlay
Two −125 legs parlayed combine to decimal odds of 3.24 (+224): a $100 two-leg parlay pays $324.00 if both win. Three legs: decimal ≈ 5.83 (+483, rounded), paying $583.20 on $100. For independent selections from different events, those prices imply a break-even chance of about 17.15% for all three winning — an implied figure that includes each price’s margin, not a forecast; bookmakers may refuse or reprice related selections. Payouts use the exact, unrounded combined odds. Build your own with the parlay calculator.
Compare nearby odds
| Odds | Fractional | Decimal | Implied probability | $100 wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11 | 8/11 | 1.73 | 57.89% | $72.73 |
| −130 | 10/13 | 1.77 | 56.52% | $76.92 |
| −125 | 4/5 | 1.80 | 55.56% | $80.00 |
| −120 | 5/6 | 1.83 | 54.55% | $83.33 |
| −115 | 20/23 | 1.87 | 53.49% | $86.96 |
Full betting odds chart → · How betting odds work · 18+ — odds describe a price, not a prediction or a recommendation to bet.