CALCULATOR POINT SPREAD

Spread to Moneyline

A spread and a moneyline are two ways of quoting the same game. This turns one into the other, and shows the win probability sitting underneath both.

SHARP READ

A 5-point NFL favorite has won about 65.50% of the time. Blended with what these two prices imply, that puts the side at 60.85% — a no-vig moneyline of -155, against +155 on the dog. A posted moneyline worse than that is the book's fee showing.

60.8% — FAVORITE WIN PROBABILITY
SUCKER READ

The moneyline is the same opinion without the points, so it's the safer way to back a side I already like.

The game

NCAAF reads off the NFL table. NBA has its own.

What the spread is worth

Favorite implied moneyline-155
Underdog implied moneyline+155

These are no-vig numbers. A sportsbook posting the same side will quote it worse, and the difference between the two is what it charges to take the bet.

How often each side wins

Favorite win probability 60.85%
Underdog win probability 39.15%

Where that number came from

Historical base win%, favorite (NFL) 65.50%
Historical base win%, underdog 34.50%
Favorite price implies52.38%
Underdog price implies52.38%
Both prices add to 104.76%
Favorite share, fee removed50.00%

Anything the two prices add above 100% is the fee, not probability. Stripping it out gives each side's share, and the headline blends that share (30%) with the historical win rate for a spread this size (70%). Spreads between table values are interpolated linearly.

WHAT THE NUMBER DOESN'T KNOW

Football scores do not land smoothly. Three and seven are where games actually finish, so the step from 2.5 to 3.5 is worth far more than the single point between them suggests, and a table that interpolates straight across that gap will understate it. Basketball margins are smoother, but the deeper limit applies to both: a historical win rate for a five-point favorite is an average across many seasons and many teams, not a read on tonight's matchup. Treat the output as the market's own arithmetic made visible, then check it against the moneyline the book is actually posting.

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