Big and Small cost $4.35 and $5.27 per $100 — the cheapest side bets on the felt. But "cheapest side bet" is still four times the price of just betting banker.

An 11:1 payout on a pair sounds juicy — until you learn it costs $10.36 per $100. The full math on Player Pair, Banker Pair, and Perfect Pair.

A 30:1 payout on a side bet sounds like a lottery ticket. The math says it's a $2.65–$9.37 tax per $100 — here's the full paytable breakdown.

The same hand plays differently in a single-deck game. See the full probability tables for 1, 6, and 8 decks, and the one mid-shoe factor that matters more than deck count.

An 8:1 payout on an event that hits 9.52% of the time sounds generous — until you do the multiplication. The tie bet costs $14.36 per $100, the worst price on the felt.

The textbook says banker wins 45.86% — but that's for a fresh shoe. Twenty cards in, the true number has already moved. Here's how calculators track it, card by card.

A 1.06% house edge means every $100 you bet on banker costs you about $1.06 in the long run. Here's where that number comes from — and why it's still enough to grind you down.

Dragon 7 pays 40:1, Panda 8 pays 25:1 — but which one actually costs you less? Side-by-side probabilities, payouts and house edges for EZ Baccarat's two famous side bets.

Every $100 wagered on Tie costs about $14.36 on average. EV is the one formula that turns flashy payouts into honest economics — here's how to use it on baccarat side bets.

Banker wins 45.86%, Player 44.62%, Tie 9.52% — the exact 8-deck baccarat odds, house edges, and what the math really means for your bets.