Andar Bahar Side Betting Analysis

The table below shows some Andar Bahar side bets on the Middle Card. Pay is calculated on a "to one" basis. Some bets appear twice, with different payouts. The estimated value of each bet is shown in the right column.

Middle Card Side Bets
BET	PAYS	PROBABILITY	EXP. VAL.
Below 8, Above 8	1	46.15%	-7.69%
Below 8, Above 8	1	46.15%	-5.38%
Exactly 8	11	7.69%	-7.69%
Exactly 8	11	7.69%	-4.23%
Specific suit	3	25.00%	-5.00%
Specific color	1	50.00%	-5.00%
2 to 10	0	69.23%	-6.54%
Specific rank	11	7.69%	-4.23%

The following table shows some side bets based on the number of cards required to repeat the Middle Card's rank. Wins are awarded on a one-to-one basis.

After Middle Card Side Bets
BET	PAYS	PROBABILITY	EXP. VAL.
20+	2.9	23.82%	-7.11%
1 to 5	2.5	27.11%	-5.13%
6 to 10	3.5	21.70%	-2.33%
11 to 15	4.5	16.90%	-7.03%
16 to 25	3.5	21.80%	-1.90%
26 to 30	14	6.10%	-8.52%
31 to 35	24	3.70%	-7.56%
36 to 40	49	1.90%	-5.16%
41+	119	0.79%	-4.92%

Woohoo Games offers bets on the number of cards dealt (not including the middle card) in the following table.

Bets on Number of Cards Dealt (Woohoo Games)
BET	PAYS	PROBABILITY	EXP. VAL.
2	16	5.65%	-4.00%
3	16.7	5.42%	-4.13%
4	17.25	5.19%	-5.27%
5	18	4.97%	-5.57%
6	19	4.75%	-4.92%
7	20	4.54%	-4.61%
8	21	4.34%	-4.61%
9	22	4.13%	-4.91%
10	23	3.94%	-5.50%
11	24.5	3.75%	-4.49%
12	25.5	3.56%	-5.71%
13	27	3.38%	-5.48%
14	29	3.20%	-4.06%
15	30.5	3.03%	-4.71%
16	32	2.86%	-5.71%
17	34	2.69%	-5.71%
18	36.5	2.54%	-4.92%
19	39	2.38%	-4.73%
20	41.5	2.23%	-5.10%
21+	3.4	21.58%	-5.03%

In case you were curious, here are some additional statistics.

• 51.5% of the time, the team that receives the first card will win.
• The game is usually resolved in 13 cards, except the Middle card.
• The median number of cards required to complete the game is 11, except the Middle card.