I've noticed nobody really likes betting parlays...

[ABEHONEST]

Parlays have an "orgastic" sensation when the last one comes in ..thread on with parlays...but waste little time on large 2/3 teamers,go for the big O,go for small wagers on 6/7/8/9/10/ until you get that big......

[aeshred]

uhhh, that looks like a 7-7.5 teaser to me

You can buy as many points as you like on any or all games for parlays up to 3 teams on betus, so yea in a way its like a teaser...

[aeshred]

you guys know theres no difference between betting game A at noon and then taking all the winnings and putting it on the game B at 7 pm, and tossing it all on a parlay, right? its the same thing.

parlays by nature aren't more risky... the risk lies in you are doubling up your bet on the 2nd leg. your money management is going sour.

the only time i ever do parlays is for lower amounts, or on round robins.

parlays should be used as vehicle for when you want to bet 2 games at the same time, or if you CANNOT call in a bet or something.

for instance, say you like a noon game and 2 3 pm games. bet half your amount on the noon game parlayed with each of the 3 pm games. if the first game comes through, you have 2 bets going on the two 3 pm games.

but betting parlays for the sake of betting parlays is no different then just betting all in all in on a winning wager to another game.

Stats what is a round robin? I have seen that and Im not sure what it is

[stats13]

Stats what is a round robin? I have seen that and Im not sure what it is

for simplicity i'll stick to a 3 or 4 game round robin. a round robin is you get a parlay on all the possible combinations. so with 4 teams, for instance, you could either do it by 2's or 3's (1 would make it 4 individual plays, and 4 would simply be a 4 game parlay single bet). Say you decide it by 2's. That means you get all combinations of the 4 games in the form of 2 game parlays.

For instance

You like game A, B, C, and D outcomes. A round robin by 2's gives you 6 total plays: AB,AC,AD,BC,BD,CD. Those are the 6 possible combinations you can make in groups of two, from those four choices. If you go 3 out of 4, you will profit, generally speaking. If you go 2 outta 4, only 1 parlay will come through. If you go 4 outta four, all six parlays come through for a nice payday. Some good books will allow this to be an automated feature, bad ones force you to manually put in the bets, which can be hairy. To reiterate, a 4 game round robin by 3's would look like this: ABC,ABD,BCD,ACD ... 4 possible combos in groups of 3.

[icemantbi]

Well, I first started gambling on sports with Pro-Line here in Ontario (sports based lottery run by the gov't) To play, you had to bet parlays. I haven't played them in years, but I believe the minimum is a 3-teamer... and the payouts were lousy. I think I lost my ass on those, there was always one team that would screw me over. Then i found offshore sports books and betting straight is the only way to go.

I make one exception however. If I like two faves, and they are carrying alot of juice (i.e. -150 or more) I will parlay them together to cut the juice. This happens in NHL alot. I also do this in soccer, I'll take 3 faves in huge mismatches and parlay them together.

[icemantbi]

double post, sorry

[aeshred]

for simplicity i'll stick to a 3 or 4 game round robin. a round robin is you get a parlay on all the possible combinations. so with 4 teams, for instance, you could either do it by 2's or 3's (1 would make it 4 individual plays, and 4 would simply be a 4 game parlay single bet). Say you decide it by 2's. That means you get all combinations of the 4 games in the form of 2 game parlays.

For instance

You like game A, B, C, and D outcomes. A round robin by 2's gives you 6 total plays: AB,AC,AD,BC,BD,CD. Those are the 6 possible combinations you can make in groups of two, from those four choices. If you go 3 out of 4, you will profit, generally speaking. If you go 2 outta 4, only 1 parlay will come through. If you go 4 outta four, all six parlays come through for a nice payday. Some good books will allow this to be an automated feature, bad ones force you to manually put in the bets, which can be hairy. To reiterate, a 4 game round robin by 3's would look like this: ABC,ABD,BCD,ACD ... 4 possible combos in groups of 3.

Nice, thanks stats

[aeshred]

Well, I first started gambling on sports with Pro-Line here in Ontario (sports based lottery run by the gov't) To play, you had to bet parlays. I haven't played them in years, but I believe the minimum is a 3-teamer... and the payouts were lousy. I think I lost my ass on those, there was always one team that would screw me over. Then i found offshore sports books and betting straight is the only way to go.

I make one exception however. If I like two faves, and they are carrying alot of juice (i.e. -150 or more) I will parlay them together to cut the juice. This happens in NHL alot. I also do this in soccer, I'll take 3 faves in huge mismatches and parlay them together.

Works very good with baseball too!!

[Jimmydafreak]

I do bet parlays, but here's how I do it.

I bet my favorite game straight up for, say, $200. Then I will do a 2 or 3 team parly with that team plus one or two more for $100. That way, as long as my top pick hits, I'll be $100 ahead, and if all hit, I'll be way up!!!

That's how I recommend you bet parlays!!!

BOL!!!

[ABEHONEST]

AESHRED !
Take it from an old war veteran,I have fought more Bookies that you can shake a stick at !
Read my post slowly one more time and then think about I have recommended bud ?

[aeshred]

AESHRED !
Take it from an old war veteran,I have fought more Bookies that you can shake a stick at !
Read my post slowly one more time and then think about I have recommended bud ?

I definately get the point Abe, trust me, I do, I dont strictly do parlays, only when I am in the green and I find strong plays to group together

Lets win some mulah this wkend everybody...

[Sirus73]

My book offers $100,000 for a $10 bet on a 16 team parlay. Every time I look at it, it calls me but I know it is the biggest sucker bet so I stay clear.

[Sam Odom]

For "fun" I like 3 team RR

But if you want to pocket some cash play NFL ML dogs, you might just get lucky

[obamaismyuncle]

10/06/2009 21:31:00 3 Play Parlay: Wagered $50.00 to win $584.40Won Parlay Wager BA 61 10/8 BOSTON: J LESTER AT LOS ANGELES A: J LACKEY LOS ANGELES A: J LACKEY (+107) (W) BN 51 10/7 COLORADO: U JIMENEZ AT PHILADELPHIA: C LEE PHILADELPHIA: C LEE -1.5 (W) BN 53 10/7 ST. LOUIS: C CARPENTER AT LOS ANGELES N: R WOLF LOS ANGELES N: R WOLF (+127) (W)

[RageWizard]

Parlays should only be used as bailout bets. If you have a smaller banroll, it doesn't matter, just bet the same amount you would bet on the parlay for the week, if you lose you lose the same amount, and if you win, learn to take the smaller payout. If your handicapping is good enough your bankroll will soon grow to allow a little extra for next year or next seaons investments. Be in it for the long haul, how long do you plan on living, think of it that way and focus on the handicapping and the rest will follow as far as the bankroll. sound financial disipline is the key.

[Vreston]

I agree with what Mac has told you.

Once I stopped playing parlays I started seeing a positive bankroll. I started with one game plays @ 20 per game just like the money you are putting up. Since I was hitting more correct picks than losses, I was on the plus side. Slowly I started making larger bets because my bankroll could afford it and after I had withdrawn my starting amount. That way I was only betting with winnings.

The frustrating part is when you are not on a roll and lose some games so that your bankroll shrinks. Then I would go back to betting smaller amounts to work it back up. A lot of times while I was working it back up with the smaller bets I was hitting them and when I was betting larger a lot of the times I was on a cold streak. But that happens.

What counts is what's in your bankroll. So keep cool and be patient. You will see the results.