+260 odds: what they mean and what they pay
At +260 a $100 bet wins $260.00 in profit, $360.00 back in all. The price implies a 27.78% chance, so you need to win more than 27.78% of these bets to come out ahead.
The same price in every format
| American | +260 |
|---|---|
| Decimal | 3.600 |
| Fractional | 13/5 |
| Implied chance | 27.78% |
| Break-even win rate | 27.78% |
What +260 pays
| Bet | Profit if it wins | Total back |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $26.00 | $36.00 |
| $25 | $65.00 | $90.00 |
| $50 | $130.00 | $180.00 |
| $100 | $260.00 | $360.00 |
| $250 | $650.00 | $900.00 |
| $1,000 | $2,600.00 | $3,600.00 |
Is +260 good odds?
It depends on how likely the bet is to win, not on the number itself. +260 is a good price on a side that wins more than 27.78% of the time and a bad one on a side that wins less. If a market kept nothing, the other side of a +260 bet would be −260; real books price it worse than that, and the gap is their cut. At −110 on both sides, the most common spread and total price, the cut is 4.76%. Which book keeps the least differs: every sportsbook's cut, measured.
As a price, +260 makes the side a big underdog.
What a better price is worth
Find +265 instead of +260 on the same bet and the win rate you need drops from 27.78% to 27.40%. Over 100 bets of $100 that win 27.78% of the time, +260 breaks even and +265 comes out about $138.89 ahead: the same picks, a better price. Books often differ by that much on the same game: the board shows which one pays the most.
+260 in a parlay
Two legs at +260 combine to decimal 12.960 (about +1196): $100 would return $1,296.00. Each leg's cut compounds, so a parlay keeps more for the book than a single bet. Parlay calculator.
Questions
What does +260 mean in betting?
+260 means a $100 bet wins $260 in profit, returning $360 in all.
How much do I win on a $100 bet at +260?
$260.00 profit, $360.00 back in all if it wins.
What is +260 as a percentage?
+260 implies a 27.78% chance. That's also the share of bets you'd need to win to break even.
What is +260 in decimal odds?
3.600. In fractional odds it's about 13/5.
How often does a +260 bet win?
The price implies 27.78%, about 28 times in 100. The real chance can be higher or lower; the price includes the book's cut.