Dropping odds & Moneyway. Q: WHAT ARE DROPPING ODDS? A: Dropping odds are those which after being published by the bookmaker start to decrease, .i.e. fall. Example: A given bookmaker has published odds for a given event, whereby for the favourite he has given odds of 2.1, after which a lot of money is placed in bets on this sign and the odds start to drop, reaching 2, then 1.9 and finally 1.8 ...