Originally Posted by
Jive
Totally agree with you on this one, brahma. People will talk about the juice and stuff, but this year I'm up 30+ units on ML parlays already. On straight bets I'm only up 3, and if you take away team totals wagers I'd be down a handful. Last year was much the same. People will ridicule you and poop on you for betting this way, but ignore them. If you do it right and wisely pick your spots, it is an ATM machine, especially now that you can mix in some college teams. The key is to be smart and avoid heavy chalk in spots that are ripe for upsets, because high ML #'s don't really help you, anyway. You can easily have 3 days a week where you can pair 3 teams together at +200 and have a lot of confidence of winning. Also, I would strongly suggest you make these plays as early as possible if taking favorites. For instance, tonight one of my parlays went with the Celtics, Bulls, and Kentucky, and that paid at +180. If I would have made the wager on the closing lines it would have only gotten me +139. I would have passed on the play at that point because I was a little skittish of the bulls, so anything under +150 would have been a no play. Good luck to all of you who give this a shot. Just don't get greedy, avoid high numbers (of teams and chalk), and pick your spots wisely. It can be profitable as can be.