If I want to bet $100ish on somebody having a bad roll I'd split that into a $10 DP and max odds. I think about it this way, odds have no edge and only increases volatility so it's a better bet. When I started playing I preferred the flat 1:1 bet as well, now I like the odds better because I have lost so much on come out 7/11 and the house edge is real once you play long enough. What’s your preferred take on betting dark side from this angle? Of course this also means making the bet live past the comeout roll (either on the DP or DC). Wagering $60 to win $35 vs wagering $30 to win $30. However if I bet the same way as if I was doing light side Molly I’d be putting min $10 down and backing it with $50 in odds on say a point 10, which would only result in a payout of like 25 + 10 for the regular bet (35). That is - $30 hard don’t pass bet gets paid $30 on the 7 after the roll. Since the odds bets on dark side are inverted (5:6 on 6/8, 2:3 on 5/9 and 1:2 on 4/10) does it make more sense to just stick with the 1:1 target payout for all your don’t points if a 7 comes next? Or do you still go for a min line bet and max out your odds in spite of the lesser payout for the inverse strategy?

Place $30 on a DC, rolls a 6, no odds - place $30 on DC again and rolls a 4. If you were to play the dark side version of 3P Molly does it make more sense to just say: $30 on the DP, hits a 9 point, don’t put odds down. Then you put $10 on come and it rolls a 8, you back it with $50 odds again, with another $10 come bet, and so on - standard 3P Molly pattern. I’m just curious on a whim - let’s say in a normal 3P Molly strategy you bet table minimum ($10) on pass, point rolls a 6 and then you back with max odds (let’s say on a typical 3-4-5 table) $50.

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