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As a pracitcal note, if you make an odds bet, make sure it is a multiple of $5 if the point is 6 or 8, and an even number if it is 5 or 9. The odds bet pays 6:5 for 6 or 8, and it pays 3:2 for 5 or 9. At most tables, they don't have anything smaller than $1 chips, and they will short you the change if you make a bet that can't be paid out in even dollars. The odds bet on 4 or 10 pays 2:1, so change shouldn't be an issue. You want to find a game with the lowest minimum pass line bet and highest allowed odds that you can.
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And if you place the 6 or 8 (or both), bet in multiples of 6 because they pay 7:6.
Mason's
book is a good no nonsense primer. He recommends taking the odds (ie don't put $10 on the pass line, make it five and then take the odds).