Why is Pinnacle afraid of parlays?

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  • noober
    SBR MVP
    • 10-23-09
    • 2012

    #1
    Why is Pinnacle afraid of parlays?
    Pinnacle doesn't allow you to parlay anything other than moneyline and moreover the odds you get are lower than if you were to play a single game. Why is that?
  • OTL
    SBR MVP
    • 03-08-10
    • 2433

    #2
    I don't know about that, but just recently they've started shading out the biggest dogs so you can't parlay them in the NFL either. So lame, I expect better of an A+ book.
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    • oiler
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 06-06-09
      • 6585

      #3
      shows u they always make sure they have all the odds.shit book if u ask me
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      • chachi
        SBR MVP
        • 02-16-07
        • 4571

        #4
        pinny's odds on many things are miles ahead of everyone else ... hardly a shit book if u ask me
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        • Ruifgalmeida
          SBR MVP
          • 04-23-08
          • 2024

          #5
          Originally posted by oiler
          shows u they always make sure they have all the odds.shit book if u ask me
          name me one better book?

          You guys have to understand that pinny is in business to make money, they dont give away money, you will have to beat them on their rules (which are very fair)
          Pinny rules on parlay are to cover their ass, you have some guys who are parlay experts.
          Last edited by Ruifgalmeida; 10-18-10, 10:06 AM.
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          • Monte
            SBR MVP
            • 08-21-10
            • 2056

            #6
            There are 2 sorts of ppl doing parlays:
            1. the ones without a clue, throwing money away for mind games
            2. the ones that can spot value in combining certain lines

            Pinny doesn't have many square bettors, and they are not interested in offering good parlays for the 2nd category. Makes sense?
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            • noober
              SBR MVP
              • 10-23-09
              • 2012

              #7
              yeah, thanks for the answers

              pinnacle is by far the best for me but was just wondering about their parlay rules. if their single lines are that sharp so must be their parlays.
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              • skrtelfan
                SBR MVP
                • 10-09-08
                • 1913

                #8
                They lay a lot off and it's tough to figure out how to layoff your risk on a specific game when you have a lot of pending parlays.
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                • Optional
                  Administrator
                  • 06-10-10
                  • 61409

                  #9
                  Parlaymakers use Pinny lines and give you a lot more parlay options. (including some some 'very generous' ones imho)
                  .
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                  • chachi
                    SBR MVP
                    • 02-16-07
                    • 4571

                    #10
                    Given how tight their lines are, parlays are their least favorite betting option I should think ...
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                    • tenbas
                      SBR Sharp
                      • 05-19-10
                      • 430

                      #11
                      Originally posted by chachi
                      Given how tight their lines are, parlays are their least favorite betting option I should think ...
                      Gotta agree on that one.


                      And please, a "shitty book"? Come on, grow up.
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                      • thespeculator
                        SBR MVP
                        • 09-09-08
                        • 2999

                        #12
                        they don't allow large moneyline parlays , the most you will see is minus 1000, parlaymakers will allow the ones pinny doesn't
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                        • Pancho sanza
                          SBR Sharp
                          • 10-18-07
                          • 386

                          #13
                          Their way of guarding against any type of correlation they aren't aware of, just restrict the crap out of parlay options.
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                          • trixtrix
                            Restricted User
                            • 04-13-06
                            • 1897

                            #14
                            this is more than correlation, pinny wants to avoid players who circumvent limits by round-robining dogs
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                            • do5000
                              SBR Wise Guy
                              • 06-06-08
                              • 853

                              #15
                              thespeculator/optional and others that use parlaymakers, are they reliable?
                              have you been able to withdraw?
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                              • Optional
                                Administrator
                                • 06-10-10
                                • 61409

                                #16
                                Originally posted by do5000
                                thespeculator/optional and others that use parlaymakers, are they reliable?
                                have you been able to withdraw?
                                Haven't used them enough to give a personal recommendation about reliability. I like what they offer and I like the staff I have had contact with, including the owner who comes across as very fair minded I thought.

                                The money always sits in a G0ldpay account, so it's up to you trusting them mostly. Which I don't really. Not to last in the long term anyway.

                                But I don't see that as a problem personally. Apart from me only betting small, I can instantly transfer any winnings to my 5 Dimes account and just keep the minimum I need there, and just top it up from 5Ds as needed. (I think CRIS and The Greek and a few others support GP payments too)
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                                • do5000
                                  SBR Wise Guy
                                  • 06-06-08
                                  • 853

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Optional
                                  Haven't used them enough to give a personal recommendation about reliability. I like what they offer and I like the staff I have had contact with, including the owner who comes across as very fair minded I thought. The money always sits in a G0ldpay account, so it's up to you trusting them mostly. Which I don't really. Not to last in the long term anyway. But I don't see that as a problem personally. Apart from me only betting small, I can instantly transfer any winnings to my 5 Dimes account and just keep the minimum I need there, and just top it up from 5Ds as needed. (I think CRIS and The Greek and a few others support GP payments too)
                                  thanks for the input. im looking for a place that allows all ML favs in a parly, regardles of the line. mostly for NCAAF.
                                  pinny cuts off favs over -400 or so.
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                                  • bobturner
                                    Restricted User
                                    • 10-13-10
                                    • 147

                                    #18
                                    Pinnacle is the best, even if this parlay problem
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                                    • Scorpion
                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                      • 09-04-05
                                      • 7797

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Optional
                                      Parlaymakers use Pinny lines and give you a lot more parlay options. (including some some 'very generous' ones imho)
                                      When I was placing teasers with Parlaymakers I had to wait a day for them to approve and sometimes they rejected a $300 teaser, so **** them
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                                      • arwar
                                        SBR High Roller
                                        • 07-09-09
                                        • 208

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by skrtelfan
                                        They lay a lot off and it's tough to figure out how to layoff your risk on a specific game when you have a lot of pending parlays.
                                        who the hell does Pinny lay off to?
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                                        • Tsonga
                                          SBR MVP
                                          • 10-12-09
                                          • 2349

                                          #21
                                          i like pinny but I do wish you can do an over/under parlay....but i can see why they don't allow them.
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                                          • Flexin
                                            SBR Wise Guy
                                            • 10-09-10
                                            • 969

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Tsonga
                                            i like pinny but I do wish you can do an over/under parlay....but i can see why they don't allow them.
                                            You can do an over/under parlay.

                                            James
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