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−500 odds: payout and meaning
A minus sign means an odds-on price, the kind usually offered on the favorite. −500 means you have to stake $500.00 to win $100 in profit; a $100 bet wins $20.00 and returns $120.00 including your stake.
−500 payout chart
| Stake | Profit if it wins | Total payout |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| $20 | $4.00 | $24.00 |
| $25 | $5.00 | $30.00 |
| $50 | $10.00 | $60.00 |
| $100 | $20.00 | $120.00 |
| $200 | $40.00 | $240.00 |
| $500 | $100.00 | $600.00 |
| $1,000 | $200.00 | $1,200.00 |
Payout = stake + profit. A losing bet loses the stake; a push (tie, where offered) returns it. In pounds: £100 wins £20.00. Any stake: bet calculator.
How much to bet to win a set amount at −500
| To win (profit) | Stake needed |
|---|---|
| $10 | $50.00 |
| $50 | $250.00 |
| $100 | $500.00 |
| $500 | $2,500.00 |
Break-even win rate at −500
The implied probability of −500 is about 83.33% (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 −500 bet is good value depends only on whether your honest estimate of the chance beats that number — the EV calculator does the comparison.
−500 in a parlay
Two −500 legs parlayed combine to decimal odds of 1.44 (≈ −227, rounded): a $100 two-leg parlay pays $144.00 if both win. Three legs: decimal ≈ 1.73 (−137, rounded), paying $172.80 on $100. For independent selections from different events, those prices imply a break-even chance of about 57.87% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1000 | 1/10 | 1.10 | 90.91% | $10.00 |
| −500 | 1/5 | 1.20 | 83.33% | $20.00 |
| −400 | 1/4 | 1.25 | 80.00% | $25.00 |
| −300 | 1/3 | 1.33 | 75.00% | $33.33 |
| −250 | 2/5 | 1.40 | 71.43% | $40.00 |
Full betting odds chart → · How betting odds work · 18+ — odds describe a price, not a prediction or a recommendation to bet.