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Hedge Bet Calculator

Lock in your position with a hedge.

How it is calculated

Odds are decimal odds (a 3/1 fractional price is 4.00). Enter your original stake, the decimal odds you took, and the current decimal hedge_odds on the opposite outcome. The tool sizes the hedge so both outcomes pay the same: hedge stake = stake × odds / hedge_odds. The locked-in result is profit = stake × odds − hedge stake − stake, which is the same whichever side wins. Amounts are shown in dollars. The stake must be above zero and both odds above 1.00, or there is no result. The profit can be negative, which means the hedge only limits a loss. Bookmaker margin and commission are not included.

Worked example

You staked 100 at odds of 4.00, so a win would return 400. The other side is now offered at 2.5. Hedge stake: 100 × 4 / 2.5 = 400 / 2.5 = $160.00. If your original bet wins: 400 − 100 − 160 = 140. If the hedge wins: 160 × 2.5 = 400, minus 160 and 100 is also 140. So the locked-in profit is $140.00 whichever way it goes, and your total outlay is 260.

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Common mistakes

  • Typing fractional or American odds. The fields need decimal odds above 1; 3/1 must be entered as 4.
  • Entering the hedge odds of your own selection instead of the opposite outcome. The hedge odds are those currently offered on the other side.
  • Forgetting that the profit is net of both stakes. The 400 return is not profit; the profit here is 140 after the 100 and the 160 you put in.
  • Expecting a hedge to always lock in a gain. When the hedge odds are no better than the original (for example 1.5 and 1.5), the result is a locked loss; the tool shows it as a negative profit.

About this calculator

Hedging a bet means placing a second wager on the opposite outcome of an existing bet so that you win money (or at least break even) no matter which side wins — the betting equivalent of an insurance policy. The calculation finds the exact stake to place on the other side, using the current odds, so that your total payout is equalized across both outcomes rather than left to chance.

Bettors reach for this most often with pre-season futures bets, where the odds on a team have shortened dramatically as they advance toward a championship — hedging locks in guaranteed profit regardless of the final result — or with live, in-play odds that have shifted enough since the original wager that a hedge guarantees a positive outcome on both sides. It’s also used defensively to cap a potential loss when new information (an injury, a lineup change) makes the original pick look shakier.

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