Still new to this. Am I minimizing risk with or a sucker?

[tatddy]

Any thoughts or advice on this? A good friend once told me that bookies build houses on parlay bets.

7 Point Teaser (3 Teams) Bet $ to Win $ Date Team Line
03/05/10 Kings (Sacramento) +15.5 20:40 ET
(-105)
03/05/10 Magic (Orlando) -3 20:10 ET
(-105)
03/05/10 Cavaliers (Cleveland) -5 19:10 ET
(-105)

Your Total Bet: 700.00
Total Potential Win: 583.33

[freeVICK]

sucker. DO NOT PLAY TEASERS

[HoulihansTX]

I like the bet, but your friend is right. UNless the parlay is correlated, bookies will rub one out to a parlay.

[tatddy]

So better off just taking them each straight?

[HoulihansTX]

So better off just taking them each straight?

always. But just bet one game at a time. You will end up losing two, but hitting one.

But Its your money.

[Glitch]

a parlay or teaser should be a side bet, in addition to whatever good straight bets you can find but some nights there are multiple lines that you already think are off and then you can give yourself some additional wiggle room and you ARE minimizing your risk, not that that prevents it from still being a sucker bet. instead of going 2-1 and being in the plus you end up going 0-1 and in the minus.

goodluck

[ron8698]

yeah , i agree sometimes you hit a nice one , but it seems like always 1 team gets you ,.,but the odds are attractive in parley`s for the chance of hitting one , even money line parleys seem easier but if there is an upset you`re screwed ..

[jinkh82]

keep comin. like the plays!

[PAYTON20]

Like the idea of ML parlays especially in the NBA!! Tonight I got a 3-teamer ML: Magic, Nuggets, Spurs