Formulas for Sports Wagering

Jeffmonster

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I've been researching this topic for a few days and everything I have read has been overly complicated or referencing personal spreadsheets for managing personal bets.

I'm seeking insight into formulas for correctly counting bets for a sporting event, say among friends.
For Example:
Pacquiao Vs. Mayweather
Pacquiao is +188
Mayweather is -225

If I got to Bet365 and enter a wager for $100 for each of those, it will calculate the winnings. $287.50 for Pacquiao and $144.44 for Mayweather.

How do I figure the math for this using excel?
Is there a way to do this for a group of guys placing a friendly house bet on the fight?
 

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Excel 2010
ABCD
1LineBetWinnings
2Paq188100288
3May-225100144.4444
Sheet23
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
D2=+C2*(B2+100)/100
D3=+C3*(100/(ABS(B3))+1)
 
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Holy Cow! You're a genius!
This is exactly what I needed... now I'm just trying to figure out how to take it a step further and manage all my bets.
If I had 10 people betting $10 a piece. Do you suggest a model to follow to manage all the bets, wins/losses and totals and who is owed what?

Thank you again
 
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