Craps bet guide · Reviewed August 18, 2026
A Put bet starts Pass Line or Come-style action directly on an established point, skipping the favorable come-out. The flat portion is expensive by itself; enough true Odds can reduce its weighted edge below the comparable Place bet.
Sam’s verdict
Put is not automatically irrational, but it is usually misunderstood. The correct question is not “Are Put bets allowed?” It is “How much flat money must I expose, how much Odds can I take, and is that combination better than Place or Buy at this table?”
How a Put bet works
- A table point already exists.
- You ask to put a flat Pass wager on that point, or put a Come wager directly on another box number.
- The flat portion pays even money if the number arrives before 7.
- You may add true Odds within the table limit.
- The flat portion is a contract wager after placement; the Odds portion is normally removable.
Availability is a house rule. Some layouts state “Put Bets Allowed”; others may accept the call without printing it. Let the dealer place and identify the chips.
Why skipping the come-out matters
| Put point | Chance point beats 7 | Flat-only conditional edge | Comparable Place edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 or 10 | 3/9 = 33.33% | 33.33% | 6.67% |
| 5 or 9 | 4/10 = 40.00% | 20.00% | 4.00% |
| 6 or 8 | 5/11 = 45.45% | 9.09% | 1.52% |
A normal Pass bet first receives come-out wins on 7 and 11. A Put flat begins only after that opportunity has disappeared, yet still pays 1 to 1. The separate Odds portion is fair and dilutes the weighted edge across more total money.
How much Odds reaches the Place-bet crossover?
| Point | Put flat + Odds multiple | Weighted edge | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 or 10 | Flat + 4x Odds | 6.67% | Equals Place 4/10 |
| 5 or 9 | Flat + 4x Odds | 4.00% | Equals Place 5/9 |
| 6 or 8 | Flat + 5x Odds | 1.52% | Equals Place 6/8 |
| Any point | More than crossover | Lower than comparable Place | More total dollars exposed |
The formula is the flat conditional edge divided by 1 plus the Odds multiple. For Put 6 with 5x Odds: 9.09% ÷ 6 = 1.52%. A $5 flat plus $25 Odds risks $30 to achieve that weighted percentage.
A 50x Odds example
On a table allowing 50x Odds, a $5 Put flat with $250 Odds has a very small weighted edge: about 0.65% on 4/10, 0.39% on 5/9, or 0.18% on 6/8. But the player risks $255 on one point-versus-7 decision. A low percentage does not make the dollar exposure small.
| Point | $5 flat + $250 Odds profit | Total loss if 7 wins |
|---|---|---|
| 4 or 10 | $5 + $500 = $505 | −$255 |
| 5 or 9 | $5 + $375 = $380 | −$255 |
| 6 or 8 | $5 + $300 = $305 | −$255 |
What the weighted percentage hides
At point 6, a $5 Put flat with $25 Odds risks $30. A winning 6 earns $5 from the flat and $30 from Odds, or $35 profit; a 7 first loses $30. Once the point exists, 6 has five combinations and 7 has six. The flat portion’s expected result from this stage is (5 × $5 − 6 × $5) ÷ 11, or about −$0.45 per completed decision. True Odds add $0 to that expectation.
Dividing the same roughly 45-cent expected loss by $30 of total action produces the 1.52% weighted edge shown above. If you remove the optional $25 Odds before the decision, only $5 stays at risk and the conditional expected loss on the flat is still about 45 cents, now 9.09% of the remaining exposure. Adding Odds changes the percentage denominator and the size of a win or loss; it does not refund the flat bet’s disadvantage.
Increasing an existing Pass flat
Suppose you started with a $5 Pass flat and already took the maximum 4x Odds of $20. If the house permits adding $5 to the flat after the point, the new $10 flat may support $40 Odds. The added flat money did not pass through the come-out and functions as Put exposure. Compare the additional flat-plus-Odds package with placing or buying the point instead.
Never add because a shooter has rolled for 15 minutes or a point feels due. The established point and 7 retain the same combination counts.
Put Come
A Put Come asks the dealer to place a Come-style flat directly on a selected number without taking the Come wager’s first roll. For example, “Put me on 9 with $5 flat and $10 Odds.” It has the same skipped-come-out issue as a Put Pass. A Place 9 may be simpler unless the Odds multiple makes the Put combination competitive.
Worked Put 6 comparison
- Point 6 exists and you want $30 total action.
- $30 Place 6 wins $35 profit.
- $5 Put flat plus $25 Odds also wins $5 + $30 = $35.
- Both packages lose $30 if 7 arrives first.
- At exactly 5x Odds, standard Put 6 and Place 6 match mathematically.
At 2x Odds, the Put package’s weighted edge is about 3.03%, worse than Place 6. At 10x it falls to about 0.83%, but exposure becomes $55.
Common mistakes
- Comparing only percentage edge while ignoring dollars at risk.
- Assuming every table permits increasing flat Pass after the point.
- Calling Put without stating flat, Odds, and number.
- Using recent roll length as evidence the point is more likely.
- Confusing Put Come with a normal Come bet that receives a first roll.
Decision checklist
- Is Put permitted on this table and on this number?
- What is the minimum flat amount?
- How much Odds is allowed on the added flat?
- What is the total dollar exposure?
- Would Place or Buy return more under this table’s exact rules?
Use the Place, Buy, and table-limits guides for the comparison.
Put 4 versus Buy 4 under two commission rules
Assume point 4, $5 Put flat with $20 Odds, and a $25 Buy 4. Each package risks $25 and wins when 4 appears before 7. The Put earns $5 on the flat plus $40 on Odds, or $45 profit. The Buy earns $50 before commission because 4 pays true odds of 2 to 1.
If the Buy commission is an exact 5% of the $25 stake and is charged only after a win, the fee is $1.25 and Buy profit is $48.75. That is $3.75 more than the Put profit for the same $25 exposure. If the same $1.25 fee is collected before every decision, a losing 7 costs $26.25 rather than $25, so the advantage narrows and the commission is exposed even when 4 never appears.
Casino chip units can change the comparison again. A house that rounds the $1.25 commission to $2 makes a win-only Buy profit $48; an upfront $2 fee creates $27 of total cash supplied. State the commission amount, timing, and loss-side treatment before choosing. Put can become competitive with enough Odds, but the name of the wager never replaces the dollar settlement.
Rule reference
- Massachusetts Gaming Commission standard craps rules for the underlying Pass/Come and Odds mechanics.
A real jackoff is going to spanglish the bet..just be a normal degenerate gambler and play the field..
Can you make multiple put bets on the Come? For example, after a come out roll, let’s say point is 4, instead of buying or placing the 6, 10 and 9, I put a pile of chips in the Come box and ask “put me on the 6, 10, and 9 coming with max odds” and I also leave the table min in the come box. Will all my bets be treated like normal Come bets and not have to go through the process of waiting for a come out roll to establish each point?