When you bet the Pass line, even if you don’t roll a 7, you can win instantly with an 11, or by hitting the point. You have to remember that although you have 6 AND 8 with the bet you suggest, there are 26 rolls that you will lose straight away with. I wouldn’t put you off betting on the 6 or 8, but there’s no distinct advantage over the Pass/Don’t Pass bets, in fact there’s even less. So, while the difference is small, it’s down to what the casinos actually pay you that makes those bets value. So, for every 100 bets, you’re going to lose $1.52, in theory. On the 6 and 8 bets, the chances are 6-5 and they pay 7-6. So, for every 100 bets, you’re going to lose, in theory, $1.40. There’s 6 chances of a 7 coming out, which is a 19.44% chance if you’re interested.Īnyway, there’s almost an 50/50 chance that the Pass/Don’t Pass bet wins. There are 36 combinations that can come out when rolling two dice. Is my logic faulty? Why, since 5 plus 5 is a 10?)

Additional Big 6 & Big 8 Questions: It seems to me that since the ways to roll the 6 or the 8 is 5, betting on both at the same time would offer better odds since the ways to make a 7 is 6.

Big 6 and 8 in craps