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Enter the original price, boost percentage, and stake. We show the boosted price, payout, and price-lift math.

Questions, answered

Does a boost change the probability?+

No. A boost only changes the payout math. The event probability is exactly the same before and after the boost.

How is EV delta calculated?+

The calculator compares boosted profit to unboosted profit at the original price's break-even probability. Your real result still depends on the event.

Should I always use boosts?+

No. Read the terms, maximum stake, market restrictions, and expiration. A better price is still just a price.

Boosted price
+150
2.50
Boosted payout
$250.00
was $200.00
Profit lift
+$50.00
boosted profit $150.00
EV delta
+$25.00
at listed break-even

A boost improves the price, not the probability. The EV delta shown uses the original listed price's break-even probability; the real result still depends on the event. 21+ · Bet responsibly

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How it works

  • A profit boost increases only the profit portion of the odds.
  • At +100 with a 50% boost, $100 profit becomes $150 profit, so the boosted price is +150.
  • EV delta here uses the original break-even probability as a neutral reference.

The honest explainer

What a boost actually changes

A profit boost changes the price, not the probability. Whether the boosted price clears fair value depends entirely on what the unboosted market says the outcome is worth — which is what this calculator measures.

Books cap boosts small for a reason: an above-fair price is real money, and they know exactly how much they're giving away. The cap, not the percentage, is usually the number that matters.

Worked example

A 50% boost turns +100 into +150, capped at $25. If the fair probability is 50% (a true coin flip), the boosted bet's expectation is 0.5 × $37.50 − 0.5 × $25 = +$6.25. Real, positive — and $6.25. The same offer with a $5 cap is a $1.25 decision dressed up as a 50% headline.

When NOT to use it

  • Don't assume the pre-boost price was fair — it carried vig, so the boost first has to buy that back before adding anything.
  • Boosted parlays: the correlation and compounding taxes usually exceed the boost. Run the legs through the Parlay and SGP calculators first.
  • When the cap makes the upside trivial against your time — a positive EV of pocket change is still pocket change. Heavy boost-only account patterns also age accounts fast (see the guide below).

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