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Vig Calculator

Every sports bet has a hidden cost built into the odds — called vig or juice. This calculator shows you exactly how much you're paying on any line, in any odds format.

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Sports betting vig calculator

Side A

e.g. -110, +150

Side B

e.g. -110, +150

Total vig

4.8%

Combined implied probability: 104.8%

Cost per $100 bet

$4.55

in expected losses to vig

Side A — implied prob

52.4%

True prob: 50.0%

Side B — implied prob

52.4%

True prob: 50.0%

Side A — break-even win%

52.4%

Must win this often to profit

Side B — break-even win%

52.4%

Must win this often to profit

Side A true probability: 50.0%Side B: 50.0%

What is vig?

Vig (vigorish) — also called juice — is the bookmaker's built-in profit margin. On a standard -110/-110 line, both sides imply more than 50% probability. Those implied probabilities add up to more than 100%, and that excess is the vig. It's the tax you pay on every bet, win or lose.

How to read these results

Total vig — the bookmaker's margin. A standard -110/-110 line has 4.55% vig. Anything above 5% is high; above 8% is very high.

Implied probability — what the odds say each side's chance of winning is, including the vig baked in.

True probability — the implied probability with the vig removed. This is the book's actual estimate of the outcome.

Break-even win % — how often you need to win this bet just to break even. On -110, that's 52.4%.