If you wanted to take less than double odds you would have to place your odds bet would have to be $2-$4 $6 or $8. An easy way to remember the odds for 5 and 9 is “If the number is odd your odds must be even.”
Craps - How to Make the Odds Bet
From Bill Burton, former About.com Guide
If the point number is 5 or 9 the odds bet pays $3 to $2. You must make your odds bet in multiples of $2, so your odds bet always needs to be an even amount. If the casino offers double odds and you have a $5 pass line bet you can bet $10 in odds.
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- The Odds Bet Is Not On The Layout
- Making Your Odds Bet
- Odds for Point of 6 or 8
- Payment of 6 or 8 Odds Bet
- Craps Odds bet for Point of 5 or 9
- Payment of 5 or 9 Craps Odds Bet
- Craps Odds Bet for 4 or 10
- Payment of Craps Odds Bet for 4 or 10
- Clever Odds
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