Craps Field Numbers
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Nov 17, 2020 The numbers 2, 3, and 12 are called craps numbers and mean bettors lose. The winning and losing numbers vary depending on the stage of the game. If the player establishes a point, 7 becomes a losing number.
The number 7 or a bet for any 7 to appear bones A slang term for the dice box numbers The place numbers (4,5,6,8,9,10) boxcars A roll of or bet on 12 C center field Nine, often called Center Field Nine change only when a player buys into a game specifically with cash, the 'only' means no bets are being placed at the time of the buy in. As we know from our article on basic craps math, there are 36 possible combinations when using two six-sided dice. Notice that the Field bet covers all the numbers 2 through 12. And notice that the total number of ways to make the winning numbers plus ways to make the losing numbers equals 36 (i.e., 16 + 20 = 36).
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Craps Field Numbers Chart
From Chapter 2
Craps Field Bet
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In This Chapter
- Craps Personnel
- Flow of the Craps game
- Dice totals and their frequencies, probabilities and odds
- Craps Bets
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Field Bet
The Field bet is a one-roll wager – it must win or lose every roll. This Craps bet can be made at any time, even on a come out roll. The Field bet occupies a large space on the layout marked with the word “Field”. It contains the numbers 2,3,4,9,10,11 and 12. If any of these numbers is thrown on the next roll, the Field bet wins. It loses to the numbers 5,6,7 and 8.
If a 2 or 12 are rolled, you get paid off double in most casinos. Some casinos will pay you triple for a 12 or 2. Any other Field numbers – a 3,4,9,10 or 11— are paid off at even money.
There are sixteen possible ways to roll all the Field numbers. The double pay for a 2 and 12 gives us eighteen winning units. There are, however, twenty ways to roll a 5,6,7 and 8. Thus, we have eighteen units won against twenty units lost. In result, the house edge for the Field bet is 5.55%. If casino gives 3 to 1 payoffs for a 12 or 2, that Field bet advantage is decreased to 2.7%.
All you have to do to make the Field bet is to place your chips in the area marked “Field”.
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Craps Number Odds
The Odds: Numbers
Since craps is a game of chance, you need to understand why you have a greater or lesser chance of rolling different numbers. Because you're rolling two dice, your chances of rolling a specific number in craps are determined by the number of die combinations that can add up to that number. For example, 2 can only be rolled with two 1s, but 4 can be rolled with either a 1 and a 3 or two 2s. That means you have twice the chance of rolling a 3 as you do a 2. Because the 7 has the greatest number of combinations (six), it is the number that has the potential to come up most often, which is why 7 is the magic number in craps.
There are 36 possible number combinations in craps. Here is a chart showing the possible combinations for each number using two die.
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From the chart, you can see that the most likely number you'll roll is a 7, followed by the 6 and the 8, then 5 and 9, then 4 and 10, then 3 and 11, and finally (and least likely) the 2 and the 12. This means you'll roll a 7 once out of every six rolls, a 6 or an 8 once out of every 7 to 8 rolls, and so on.
Craps Field Numbers Definition
Odds for Each Number
By looking at the possible combinations, the 'true odds' for each number can be established. Knowing the odds in craps is good so you have a feel for the likelihood of one number being rolled before another one (e.g., is the 4 going to be rolled before the 7?).
House Edge
Craps Field Numbers Game
Now, true odds are not what the casino pays you unless you're also betting 'free odds' on top of your main bet. Free odds, which is an additional wager you place with your original line bet, pay true odds so the casino's edge is reduced. (We'll talk more about free odds in Strategies the Winners Use.)
To better explain how the casino edge works, let's take the example of flipping a coin. You have a 50/50 chance of the coin landing on heads, and a 50/50 chance of it landing on tails. If that were a bet on which you were being paid true odds, you would be paid even money. The casino, however, has to have an edge in order to make a profit on the game. So, the payoff for any given bet is less than what true mathematical odds would dictate. For example, on a bet that had true odds of 1:1, you would think that if you bet $1 and win, you would be paid $1 in winnings. But in a casino, depending on the bet, you might only be paid $.96. The difference between the true odds and what they pay you is how they make money -- it's called casino odds.
Another way to better understand casino odds versus true odds is to look at the definition of the casino (or house) edge. WizardOfOdds.com defines it as, 'The ratio of the average loss to the initial bet,' going on to explain that it's based on the original wager rather than the average wager so that players can have an idea of how much they are going to lose when they place a bet. For example, by knowing that the casino has a 1.41 percent edge in craps, you can know that you'll be losing 14.1 cents for every $10 bet.
For charts of odds for all types of bets, visit the Wizard of Odds.com.
On the next page, we'll talk about types of craps bets, their odds and what the casino pays for each.