If spread is 7 or higher, the chance of winning is high.
In this case player should raise. In all other cases player should call.
Red Dog Strategies
The following table shows the net return per unit bet on various spreads, assuming a six deck game. As you can see only spreads of seven or more are favorable. Thus the player should only raise on spreads of 7 or more, which is true regardless of the number of decks used.
Expected Gain by Raising
Spread
Pays
Probability of winning
Player's edge
1
5
0.077419
-0.535484
2
4
0.154839
-0.225806
3
2
0.232258
-0.303226
4
1
0.309677
-0.380645
5
1
0.387097
-0.225806
6
1
0.464516
-0.070968
7
1
0.541935
0.083871
8
1
0.619355
0.238710
9
1
0.696774
0.393548
10
1
0.774194
0.548387
11
1
0.851613
0.703226
House Edge The following table displays the house edge and element of risk according to the number of decks used.
House Edge in Red Dog
Number of Decks
House Edge
Element of Risk
1
3.155%
2.672%
2
3.077%
2.609%
4
2.884%
2.447%
6
2.798%
2.375%
8
2.751%
2.335%
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