This
is probably the shortest strategy I'll ever write: only
Double on Spread 7 or better.
End of strategy.
Okay, if you're still reading I'm
assuming it's because you want a little detail. It's
still pretty simple, but here it is: the player only
gets an edge when the spread is 7 or more. This is
actually quite obvious. At Spread 7, 7 cards will give
you a winning hand. And since there are 13 cards from
Deuce to Ace (2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8, 9, 10, J, Q, K,
A), that means that only 6 cards will cause you to
lose.
Spread 7 gives the player about a
54% chance of winning and it gets better from there
on up to around 85% at Spread 11. So the strategy is
to only Double on the Spreads that give you an edge,
namely 7 through 11. Spreads below 7 give the house
an increasingly stiff edge and should be avoided.