-256 DEFINITION

What does odds of -256 mean?

If you were to bet $10 on -256 odds you would receive $3.90 in profit if this outcome won. Odds accompanied with a negative sign (-) indicate that this is the favorite and this outcome will have a higher chance of winning compared to the underdog, however underdogs will yield a higher profit if they win.

The implied win probability of -256 odds is 71.94%. If you'd like to see the implied win probability of other odds values you can check our Moneyline Converter.

American Odds of -256 when converted to decimal odds are $1.39 and when converted to fractional odds are 39/100. If you’d like to convert other odds values in different formats, please check out our Odds Converter.