![A 4 of spades and a 5 of hearts vs. a roulette wheel.](https://www.playsmart.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/odds-of-baccarat.png)
Odds of Baccarat vs. Other Games
At 1.06% for the Banker’s hand and 1.24% on the Player’s hand, the house edge in Baccarat is low – only Blackjack’s is lower at 0.5% – and better for players than Roulette, where the house edge is 5.26%.
Baccarat offers relatively good value compared to other casino games, but it’s good to remember that the house always holds the advantage.
Odds of Banker vs. Player Win
![Two chips and two cards, a 6 of clubs and a 3 of diamonds, below the Banker and Player betting areas.](https://www.playsmart.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/odds-of-banker-vs-player-1.png)
In Baccarat, the Banker’s hand will win 45.8% of the time, slightly higher than the Player’s hand at 44.6%. Ties win 9.6% of the time.
When factoring out the tie, the Banker’s hand wins about 51 percent of the time. This one percent may be a very marginal advantage, but it’s slightly better than coin-flip odds. That’s why players tend to favour the Banker’s hand to win. It’s still a game of chance, so there’s no way to know for sure which hand will win next.
Odds of a Tie
![Four cards: A three of hearts beside a four of spades above, and a two of spades beside an five of hearts below.](https://www.playsmart.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/odds-of-a-tie.png)
There are ties between the Banker’s and Player’s hands only 9.6% of the time, but the payout is high, at 8 to 1. The difference between the payout and odds results in a very high house edge of 14.36%, so a bet on a Tie might not always be in a player’s best interest.
In the case of a Tie and no one bet on it, the hand is considered a push and no one wins or loses.