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Add your legs, set a stake, and see the combined odds, payout, and profit instantly. Pure math, no signup.

Questions, answered

How are parlay odds calculated?+

Each leg's American odds convert to a decimal multiplier; the multipliers multiply together, and the result converts back to American odds and a payout on your stake. This calculator does the conversion for any number of legs.

Why do parlays favor the sportsbook?+

The book's margin on every leg compounds. Two legs at -110 each carry roughly double the hold of a single bet, and it grows with each added leg — the payout looks big because the true probability is small.

What's the difference between payout and profit?+

Payout is what the book returns including your stake; profit is the payout minus the stake. The calculator shows both so there's no ambiguity at the window.

Leg 1
Leg 2
Combined odds
+264
3.64
Payout
$364.46
Profit
$264.46

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How it works

  • A parlay multiplies each leg's decimal odds together — the payout grows fast, but so does the chance any one leg misses.
  • Combined odds = the product of every leg's decimal price; payout = stake × combined odds.
  • Longer parlays are higher-variance by construction — the math here is just the price, not a recommendation to play it.

The honest explainer

What parlay math actually does

A parlay multiplies decimal prices — and, because each price includes margin, it multiplies the book's cut too. The payout grows geometrically while your chance of collecting shrinks geometrically. Both facts are the same multiplication.

This calculator shows the honest combined price of independent legs. That word — independent — is load-bearing: legs from the same game don't multiply cleanly, which is why books route those through SGP pricing instead.

Worked example

Three legs at −110 each: decimal 1.909³ = 6.96, listed as roughly +596. If each leg is a true coin flip, the parlay hits 12.5% of the time — fair decimal 8.00. You're being paid 6.96 for an 8.00 shot: about 13% total margin, versus ~4.5% on a single −110 bet. Each added leg compounds the cut.

When NOT to use it

  • Correlated legs from one game — independence math misprices them in both directions. Use the SGP Calculator to see the correlation tax instead.
  • Don't use the combined price to convince yourself a long parlay is 'worth a shot' — the compounding margin is the entire story, and it only grows with legs.
  • Round-robins and teasers have their own pricing structures; this multiplication doesn't describe them.