How often are these odds updated?

The odds are refreshed about every 15 minutes. Odds move quickly before a match, so always check the price on Stake before you place a bet.

What does the margin mean?

The margin is the bookmaker's built-in edge on a match. Add up 1 divided by each price: the amount above 100% is the margin. The lower it is, the closer the odds are to the real chances of each outcome.

How do I turn odds into a probability?

Divide 1 by the decimal odds. Odds of 2.00 mean a 50% implied chance, odds of 4.00 mean 25%. The implied chances of all outcomes add up to more than 100% because of the margin.

Why are only some tennis matches listed?

We list a match only when Stake has published a price for both players. Matches without a Stake price are left out instead of being shown with empty odds.

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How to read these odds

The prices are decimal odds. Multiply your stake by the odds to get the total return: a $10 bet at 2.50 returns $25, which is your $10 back plus $15 profit.

Implied probability

Under each price you see the chance the odds imply, worked out as 1 divided by the odds. A price of 2.00 implies 50%, a price of 4.00 implies 25%. It is the bookmaker's view of the match, not a prediction: the real result can and often does go the other way.

The margin

Add up the implied chances of every outcome and you get more than 100%. The extra is the bookmaker's margin, its built-in edge on the match. We show it on every card: the lower the margin, the fairer the price. Margins are usually lower on the biggest matches and higher on smaller events.

Why Champions League and tennis

We cover the Champions League and the ATP and WTA tours: competitions followed by players all over the world, with matches almost every week of the season. Football is shown as 1X2 (home, draw, away) and tennis as a straight win for either player, since a tennis match cannot end in a draw.

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