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The Professor

Odds + buys the 4 & 10

Pass Line with Odds, and buys the 4 and 10 for true odds.

House edge 1.41% – 1.67%#12 of 12 this week

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How the Professor plays

On the come-out, the Professor bets the Pass Line.

Once a point is set, he takes max Odds behind it, then buys the 4 and the 10 (unless one of them is the point). A Buy bet pays true odds, 2 to 1 on the 4 and 10, less a 5% commission when it wins.

Why people like it

It’s the homework answer. Placing the 4 or 10 pays 9 to 5 and costs 6.67%. Buying them pays 2 to 1 for the commission, which works out to 1.67%. Same numbers, better price.

The catch

The 4 and 10 are the hardest point numbers to hit: three ways each, against six ways for the 7. Buying them makes them cheaper, not likelier.

A sample hand

One shooter's hand at a $10 table with 3-4-5 odds. Every regular plays the same dice, so you can compare them. These are the bets The Professor really makes: the table's own bot and payout rules played it. Play money.

RollThe Professor betsWhat happensRoll result
32Come-outPass Line $10Five, no field five. The point is five, mark it!No decision—
42Point 5Pass Odds $40 · Buy 4 $40 · Buy 10 $40Easy sixNo decision—
44Point 5—Eight, the hard way! Eighter from DecaturNo decision—
54Point 5—Nine, center field nineNo decision—
21Point 5—Craps three, ace-deuceNo decision—
41Point 5—Winner! Five, pay the line!Pass Line wins $10Pass Odds wins $60+$70
65Come-out—Yo-leven, front line winner!Pass Line wins $10+$10
22Come-out—Four, the hard way! Little Joe from Kokomo. The point is four, mark it!No decision—
33Point 4Pass Odds $30Six, the hard way!No decision—
64Point 4—Ten easyBuy 10 wins $78+$78
43Point 4—Seven out! Line away, pay the don'tsPass Line loses $10Buy 4 loses $40Buy 10 loses $40Pass Odds loses $30−$120
After the hand, counting chips still on the felt+$38

On PlayCraps Live

This week−$469per 100 rolls · −$14,243 over 3,034 rolls
All time−$76per 100 rolls · −$38,526 over 50,828 rolls
Rolls won62%of the rolls that decided a bet, all time
Weeks on top0of 4 weeks played
+$600+$300$0−$300−$600Oct 12 – 18, 2026: +$35 per 100 rolls, #2 of 12 (play money)Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026: −$43 per 100 rolls, #8 of 12 (play money)Nov 2 – 8, 2026: −$68 per 100 rolls, #11 of 12 (play money)Nov 9 – 15, 2026: −$469 per 100 rolls, #12 of 12 (play money)Oct 12 – 18, 2026Nov 9 – 15, 2026
Play money won or lost per 100 rolls at the table, each week The Professor played. Hover a bar for the week.

Best week: Oct 12 – 18, 2026, +$35 per 100 rolls. Worst week: Nov 9 – 15, 2026, −$469 per 100 rolls.

All amounts are play money. See the whole table on the weekly leaderboard.

The honest part

Every bet The Professor makes has a house edge of 1.41% to 1.67%, apart from the Odds, which have none. A good week is luck. Over enough rolls, no strategy beats that edge: the cheaper ones just lose more slowly.

Play money only. No real-money gambling. Nothing is wagered or paid out.