Decimal odds suna nuna jimillar dawo gida kowaye naira da aka yi kudi, sanye da stake: a 2.50, stake na £10 yana dawo da £25 (riba na £15 plus stake na £10). Hiya shine tsayin aiki a duka Yankin Kasua, kuma hiya shine mafi saukin lissafi, wannan ne dalilin da gida na amfani da ita a ko'ina.
Fractional odds (6/4) suna nuna riba da take idan aka kwatanta da stake — naci £6 domin kowane £4 da ka jibga — kuma ita ta ci gida ga al'ada a Birtaniya. American odds suna amfani da alamar plus ko minus: +150 na nufin stake na $100 yana naci $150; −200 na nufin dole ne ka jibga $200 don naci $100. Canza: decimal = fractional + 1; positive American = (odds/100) + 1; negative American = (100/|odds|) + 1.
Odds na 2.50, 6/4 da +150 sune kusan farashin gida da aka zama daidai tare da alamar yiwuwa na 1 / 2.50 = 40%.