Not the squarest books of all time. But sbrsportsbook sure is. LOL.
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I'm not a huge fan of parlays... but I do play quite a few 2-man parlays (usually favorites) and have been quite successful lately.
Love GSP + Aldo coming up.Comment -
yeah when mma odds are over -200 i parlay i've done very well with them and play them often last time i lost a mma two teamer was when we found out bobby lashley really isnt a fighter and quit for the most part vs griggs i think. If 5dimes cuts mma parlays im in trouble.Comment -
yeah sbr sportsbook should let us parlay one day they will snap out of it i think.Comment -
i only parlay for fun. i think statisically its just bad money manageent. same EV with higher variance.
but theyre really fun to play.Comment -
They reduce risk im not laying -440 or whatever gsp is vs another world class fighter when i can reduce my risk. Its not hard to put together a well thought out 2 teamer when books like 5dimes give you odds on 2 or 3 sometimes more events. Nothing about betting is fun for me but the end result of cashing out... I enjoy it but i dont do this for action or recreation its to make money.Comment -
Just laid down a parlay on Pitbull and Warren. Pays out about .6u for every 1u... but I'm confident in them both.Comment -
Waiting for closure of:
Tim Kennedy (-325) over Manhoef
Jose Aldo (-360)
GSP (-460)
Payout is 1:1
Liked the play when I booked it (and still do), but Kennedy fight to UFC 129 was damn near 2 months, so just put 1.00u on it. It was my 3 favorite (albeit, square) plays on the board at the time of the Henderson-Feijao event.Comment -
ive asked bet diamond about it, and the answer was just NO we dont offer that. sucks.Comment -
If I had extra cash lying around i would parlay GSP, Aldo and Overeem. I wish Overeem fight was sooner.Comment -
Don't follow how this is profitable.
So if you have two -440 faves, and you normally bet to win 1 unit ($100). You don't want to lay -440. However, you dont need to lay -440 because you need two fights to come in to win 1 unit.
So play both Straight: Fight A risk 220 to win 50 and Fight B risk 220 win 50
You are taking action on two fighters given over an 80% chance to win the fight. You shouldnt be losing both of these fights. I am certain that mathematically it favors you to play these as straight wagers unless each outcome is somehow correlated, which isnt likely.
I am not trying to be a smart ass here as it took me quite a while to ween off the 2 and 3 fight parlays. But imo, if the odds are not favorable enough to play straight, then you are probably betting an overvalued line and it wont work in the long run. If there is value in the line, play it straight.
I still find myself putting in one small 5-7 fight parlay per UFC event for action purposes. Also stupid for the bankroll. 0-9 this year. I have had two events miss by one fight and one of them was Kampman by decision to close it out. But i get what I deserve.Comment -
why is sbr sportsbook so afraid of -ev plays?Comment -
If you believe that the chances of two fighters winning are very, very strong (and the odds reflect that) then it can often be worth parlaying them. I've done that four times this year, and have been successful on all accounts: I parlayed Charlie Brenneman and Yves Edwards in January; I parlayed Herschel Walker and Roger Gracie in January; I parlayed Chad Mendes and Mike Pierce in February; I parlayed Justin Wilcox and Eddie Alvarez earlier this month. All paid better than even money.
Generally speaking, I think too much variance comes into play with anything exceeding a two fight parlay. There can be exceptions though.Comment -
makes total sense if you`re averse to laying large odds(as i am)....all it takes is one -440 loser and you`re digging out for a good while...
we all play our own way...whatever works......you play your way,i`ll play mine......Comment -
Two team parlays are profitable.Comment -
everyone hate 4-5 even 6 team parlays.... My thing is 2 "teams" from each sport. especially when UFC is in town. I take two fighters (usually undercard fights) and add em to a nice parlay with NBA, NHL,MLB. I have hit numerous parlays this way... Lakers, Spurs, GSP, Aldo, and if you feel lucky throw another on the Kings... lol Just saying I love the multi sport parlays!Comment -
Terpkeg - pm sentComment -
By the way 5-6 team parlays in any sport = bad 2 or 3 team well thought out chalk parlays are profitable TRUST ME.Comment -
Didnt get it.
I dont doubt that you are very profitable w/ 2 and 3 fight parlays. Id have to go through my numbers the past few years (which is too cumbersome because my old records before I took an afternoon to figure out excel are a mess), but im almost certain I am + on my MMA parlays the past 5 years. My only point is the math seems to dictate that it would be more profitable in the long haul to play the same wagers in your parlay for straight wagers.
However, as people reinterated above, whatever works for you. If losing a -440 wager sends you on tilt, and losing a parlay at -130 doesnt, then do what works for you. Winning at sports betting is so much more than picking winners and eveyone needs to find what is profitable for them. Im constantly trying to control my beast (gambling addiction) and make this thing work. Still comfident I will be able to do it (maybe delusional). But still have my slip ups. One of them is my current action parlays I am throwing out.
One thing that I will say about my cross event parlays over the years: I think it cost me profit (as opposed to straight wagers) because I find myself scalping back the last leg at times. Ill have the last leg of a four teamer that I snagged at -330. Its not -420/+360 and I feel more comfortable hedging off a bit. Well the parlay closes and I cost myself profit where as I would have ben happy to let the -330 ride on a striaght wager seeing the value I got in the line.Comment -
Terpkeg nevermind nevermind pm not sent.
To each his own i was going to send you my bellator , ufc 129, strikforce and nhl series parlay plays i already have booked and how im making my profit but i just spent 8 hours with a car dealership going back and forth over over payment and how far off we could get from sticker price... im beat i really am that and a combination of not wanting to explain in detail for some troll to come and start shit. I posted my opinions on at least 15-20+ fights in here diego+ to why reinhardt and Lee Higgins were Bad picks to dyah davis +500 without Ego how many times have you seen me be dead wrong on mma/boxing? I was wrong on johnson hardy being a close fight but that was a no play from jumpstreet dont know why you would doubt my style being profitable. PM if you want to the plays or have questions i probably wont be back in this thread. Ps i hate car salesmen i havent had a drink in 14 months and feel hung over from that grind last night unreal how hard these bloodsuckers fight you when they are still going to make a profit.Comment -
Parlays are always pretty fun. I like themComment -
none of the fights are going on at the same time so it's still possible to parlay them you just have do it yourself right before the fight startsComment -
hit 4 fight parlays in the last two UFC events..pretty nice payout. I hope to continue that success
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Pro tip
If you're afraid of a MMA parlay it's a bad play.
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