The FA Cup is the world’s oldest domestic club cup competition, held in England since 1871 and now consists of over 700 clubs.  OddsJet allows you to compare FA Cup betting odds from several reputable online sportsbooks.  Users can toggle between 1X2 match odds as well as Double Chance odds.  This FA Cup odds comparison allows OddsJet to display the best odds for every match on the schedule which helps to maximize potential returns for football bettors.    Although a knock-out cup competition, these betting markets apply to the match result after 90 minutes of play (full-time), including any stoppage or injury time.  They do not apply to a result after extra time or penalty shoot-out.  If you are interested in FA Cup futures, OddsJet also displays the best FA Cup winner odds.

FA Cup Odds Explained  

1X2 Match Betting

This is the most popular betting market for the FA Cup.  Here, one is simply wagering on the full-time result of a given match: 1 – a Home Win, X – a Draw, 2 – an Away win.

Double Chance Betting

This is a variation of typical 1X2 match betting whereby one selects any two of the three possible outcomes: 1,X – Home Win or Draw.  X,2 - Draw or Away Win.  1,2 - Home Win or Away Win.  This allows for a hedging of one’s bet.  In doing so, the odds will be lower than for a typical 1X2 match result odds.

FA Cup odds expressed in American, Decimal and Fractional formats

For American odds format, there are two sets of expressions to remember, but both revolve around the figure of $100. First, negative numbers are used when the odds are below even-money and express how much one needs to wager in order to win a profit of $100.  When one sees a negative number like Swansea City to win at -205, this means that one would need to stake $205 in order to win a profit of $100, for a total return of $305.  When the odds are above even, American odds format display a positive figure which expresses how much one may win when $100 is staked.  For example, match odds of +585 for an upset win means that a stake of $100 wins $585 in profit for a total return of $685.  You need not wager $100, that figure is only for expression.  For example, a $20 bet at +585 pays $117 in profit, for a total return of $137.

For Decimal odds format, the odds express the full amount that will be returned on your wager including the stake amount.  Simply multiply the odds by the stake. For example, if Crystal Palace is listed to win at 1.87, a $100 bet would return a total of $187 including your stake, so the profit is $87.  A draw with decimal odds of 3.85 would return $385 in total on a bet of $100, a profit of $287.

For Fractional format, the odds express the amount of profit that will be returned on a wager.  So for example, with a wager of $100 and odds of 8/9 (said eight-to-nine) on Newcastle United to win, one would see a profit of $88.89 ($100 X 8/9) plus the stake for a total return of $188.89.