Originally posted on 05/29/2015:

Quote Originally Posted by STAX View Post
Cant win +1800 on Cavs series price
You're missing the point of my post. I realise you're betting more on Irving, but it still comes to this.

100/220 on LeBron
100/1800 on Irving

If that's the case, you might as well bet 116.84/233.68 on Cavs series price +200 and 83.16/1496.88 on Irving +1800.

You're risking the exact same sum (200) and you win 1730.56 (instead of 1700) if it's Irving and 150.52 (instead of 120) if it's LeBron.



You're cheating yourself out of money because part of your bet is in effect 16.84/303.12 on Irving and 100/220 on LeBron which reverts to Irving or LeBron 116.84/303.12 or 303.16 (so basically +174, instead of taking Cavs series price +200)...

Not that any of that will matter though because Golden State will win but I felt like making a math point here.