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Good Morning Craps players,
This is an easy question for which I managed to confuse myself with last night....I even dreamed of finding the right answer myself, but I'm going to "cut to the chase" and ask for your help.

When I'm playing the "Right Way" strategy and my Come bet moves to the number 6 or 8, how are the odds figured? Do I bet $5 to win $6 ? or Do I bet $6 to win $7 ?

And then conversely, when I'm playing the "Dark Side" strategy and move from the Don't Come to a 6 or 8, do I bet 6 to win 5, or
7 to win 6 ?

Thanks for your clarification on this,
Dick

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Good Morning Craps players,
This is an easy question for which I managed to confuse myself with last night....I even dreamed of finding the right answer myself,

seems like you'd have it pretty quick

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but I'm going to "cut to the chase" and ask for your help.

When I'm playing the "Right Way" strategy and my Come bet moves to the number 6 or 8, how are the odds figured? Do I bet $5 to win $6 ? or Do I bet $6 to win $7 ?

Bet amounts divisible by 5, pays 6 to 5

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And then conversely, when I'm playing the "Dark Side" strategy and move from the Don't Come to a 6 or 8, do I bet 6 to win 5, or
7 to win 6 ?

always the exact inverse, bet amounts divisible by 6, pays 5 to 6

it is not the same for placing the bets

Thanks odiousgambit,
Your explanation cleared up my confusion. What got me in trouble was trying to treat the 6 and 8 with a Place bet payoff---that's where the 7 came in and messed me up.
Thanks again,
Dick