When looking for the betting odds on a particular team to win the FA Cup, one is actually looking for the odds on that team ‘to win outright’.  OddsJet compares FA Cup outright winner odds from several reputable sportsbook companies.  This allows OddsJet to display the best odds for every team to lift the FA Cup trophy so bettors may maximize their potential returns.  When looking for the best value on individual matches, OddsJet also provides an FA Cup odds comparison. 

English FA Cup Futures and Ante Post markets explained        

English FA Cup outright betting is by far the most popular FA Cup futures market at our listed, reputable betting sites.  Future markets, also called Ante Post markets, are those that involve a wager that is contingent on a longer term result over the course of the entire tournament, rather than a single match.  In general, the highest paying odds for outright and futures betting markets will come before the tournament starts.  As the tournament progresses and clubs are eliminated, the odds will tighten and pay less for teams that still have an opportunity to lift the trophy.

Examples of English FA Cup outright winner odds expressed in American, Decimal and Fractional formats

For American odds format, there are two sets of expressions to remember, but both involve the figure of $100. First, negative numbers are applied when the odds are below even-money and thus express how much one needs to wager in order to win a profit of $100.  For a knockout tournament like the FA Cup, you will rarely see odds this low.  You might see a negative odds figure at the semi-final stage if there is only one strong team remaining.  Normally, American odds format will display a positive figure because the odds will be above even-money, since there are so many participants.  When this is the case, the odds express how much potential profit would be returned on a $100 wager.  For example, when you see odds of +650 on a team like Tottenham to win outright, you would need to stake $100 in order to receive a profit of $650, yielding a total return of $750.

With Decimal odds format, know that the odds express the full amount that will be returned on your wager including the stake amount.  For this, simply multiply the Decimal odds by the stake. For example, if Everton is listed at 6.95 to win outright, a $100 bet would return a total of $695 including your stake, so the profit would be $595. 

For Fractional format, the odds express the amount of profit that will be returned on a wager.  For example, with a wager of $100 and odds of 10/1 on Stoke City to win outright (said ten to 1), one could see a profit of $1,000 (10 divided by 1, multiplied by $100) plus the stake amount for a total return of $1,100.  

Outright winner odds comparison for other top football competitions

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