When looking for the betting odds on England or Australia to win the Ashes Series, one is actually looking for the odds on that team ‘to win outright’.  In other words, one is looking for odds that the national team in question will win the Ashes Series outright.  OddsJet compares Ashes outright winner odds from several of the most reputable betting sites that serve a wide array of international markets.  This allows OddsJet to display the best odds for England or Australia to win the Ashes outright so bettors may maximize their potential returns.

Examples of Ashes outright winner odds expressed in American, Decimal and Fractional formats

For American format, the odds will almost always be above even-money given how many teams will still have an opportunity to win.   When this is the case, the odds will be positive and express how much potential profit would be returned on a $100 wager.  For example, when you see odds of +495 on England to win outright, this is expressing that you would need to stake $100 in order to potentially receive a profit of $495, yielding a total possible return of $595.

With Decimal odds format, know that the odds express the full amount that would be returned on your successful wager including the stake amount.  For this, simply multiply the Decimal odds by the stake. For example, if Australia is listed at 5.65 to win outright, a $100 bet would return a total of $565 including your stake, so the profit would be $465. 

For Fractional format, the odds express the amount of potential profit that will be returned on a wager.  For example, with a wager of $100 and odds of 13/2 on England to win outright (said thirteen-to-two), one could see a profit of $650 (13 divided by 2, multiplied by $100) plus the stake amount for a total return of $750.