in sports betting do your odds lock in at the time you place your bet?

say for instance that the yankees are 4 to 1 to win the world series.

does it stay that way for me if i place the bet at that moment even though the odds change throughout the season or as more people place bets?

When a bookie offers you odds, and you accept those odds by buying a ticket, those are the odds you’ll get paid.

Minor correction on some previous answers:

That’s also true in horse racing against a bookie (as often played in the U.K.) It’s *not* true in parimutuel betting, as seen in horseracing in the U.S. and elsewhere. That’s because parimutuel racing doesn’t employee bookies. It’s gamblers betting amongst themselves, with a house that takes a cut. In that case, the reported "odds" at a given time are an estimate based on the current proportion of bets placed on the various racers.

10 Responses to “in sports betting do your odds lock in at the time you place your bet?”

  1. Ptsie Says:

    While the odds will change throughout the season, YOUR odds are locked in at the time you place the bet.
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  2. mr.longshot Says:

    Yes.. Whatever the ticket says.. Is what it is. period.
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  3. Pedster Says:

    the only time odds change after you make your bet is horse and dog racing.
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  4. LegFuJohnson Says:

    Yes, you lock in your sports betting. Not the case with horse racing.
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  5. A B Says:

    yes.
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  6. zadignose Says:

    When a bookie offers you odds, and you accept those odds by buying a ticket, those are the odds you’ll get paid.

    Minor correction on some previous answers:

    That’s also true in horse racing against a bookie (as often played in the U.K.) It’s *not* true in parimutuel betting, as seen in horseracing in the U.S. and elsewhere. That’s because parimutuel racing doesn’t employee bookies. It’s gamblers betting amongst themselves, with a house that takes a cut. In that case, the reported "odds" at a given time are an estimate based on the current proportion of bets placed on the various racers.
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  7. nickers Says:

    once you place your bet your odds don’t change — even with a major injury or something along those lines your odds still stay at what you placed them at
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  8. GamblingMaster Says:

    Yes, they lock in the time you placed them.
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    http://www.betting-forum.com/

  9. fah-q Says:

    but not for horse racing
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  10. betelgues Says:

    yes, at least the Bookmaker says that the odds were incorrect by mistake, then their Terms & Conditions says that odds can be changed, but in normal conditions odds lock in at the price you took.
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    http://www.surebets-apuestas-seguras.blogspot.com/2009/01/realistic-goals-for-professional.html

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