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    Quote Originally Posted by v1y View Post
    As stupid as parlays are in theory, most of the money I've won has been from big $50-$100 6 teamers.
    In theory they are not at all stupid.
    If you have two or more +ev bets lined up, a parlay of them at the same odds is smart.
    But to think you really have 14 or more +ev bets is stretching it beyond belief.
    Trouble is though that many books won't bet you the same odds in a parlay, e.g. Pinnacle which to me is wrong. All the Aussie books let you couple them up at the quoted odds.

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    5dimes take 25 team parlays

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerm3462 View Post
    5dimes take 25 team parlays
    Wager
    9/15/2011 8:00PM LSU -165 vs Mississippi State
    9/16/2011 8:00PM Boise State -1200 vs Toledo
    9/17/2011 3:30PM Cincinnati U -25000 vs Akron
    9/17/2011 12:00PM Michigan -8000 vs Eastern Michigan
    9/17/2011 3:30PM Texas Tech -1375 vs New Mexico
    9/17/2011 7:00PM Texas A&M -33000 vs Idaho
    9/17/2011 2:00PM TCU -8000 vs UL Monroe
    9/17/2011 4:00PM Virginia Tech -2500 vs Arkansas State
    9/17/2011 7:30PM Arkansas -1800 vs Troy
    9/17/2011 7:30PM Alabama -150000 vs North Texas
    9/24/2011 3:30PM Virginia Tech -1400 vs Marshall
    9/24/2011 7:00PM Mississippi State -1375 vs Louisiana Tech
    9/24/2011 7:30PM Nebraska -2400 vs Wyoming
    9/24/2011 7:00PM Auburn -20000 vs Florida Atlantic
    10/1/2011 3:30PM West Virginia -1400 vs Bowling Green
    10/1/2011 1:00PM Cincinnati U -515 vs Miami Ohio
    10/1/2011 10:30PM Stanford -1375 vs UCLA
    10/1/2011 7:00PM Oklahoma -39000 vs Ball State
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN

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    I can't find 5dimes' maximum payout for parlays.

    A $1 25-team parlay using -110 lines (of course like hitting the lotto, but people do hit it) would pay about $10,000,000 !!!

    Would 5dimes pay out 10 million dollars on a $1 wager?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glitch View Post
    LARGE parlays are sucker bets. i

    They are sucker bets for American sports

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    250,000 is the max payout

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    Quote Originally Posted by accuscoresucks View Post
    Wager
    9/15/2011 8:00PM LSU -165 vs Mississippi State
    9/16/2011 8:00PM Boise State -1200 vs Toledo
    9/17/2011 3:30PM Cincinnati U -25000 vs Akron
    9/17/2011 12:00PM Michigan -8000 vs Eastern Michigan
    9/17/2011 3:30PM Texas Tech -1375 vs New Mexico
    9/17/2011 7:00PM Texas A&M -33000 vs Idaho
    9/17/2011 2:00PM TCU -8000 vs UL Monroe
    9/17/2011 4:00PM Virginia Tech -2500 vs Arkansas State
    9/17/2011 7:30PM Arkansas -1800 vs Troy
    9/17/2011 7:30PM Alabama -150000 vs North Texas
    9/24/2011 3:30PM Virginia Tech -1400 vs Marshall
    9/24/2011 7:00PM Mississippi State -1375 vs Louisiana Tech
    9/24/2011 7:30PM Nebraska -2400 vs Wyoming
    9/24/2011 7:00PM Auburn -20000 vs Florida Atlantic
    10/1/2011 3:30PM West Virginia -1400 vs Bowling Green
    10/1/2011 1:00PM Cincinnati U -515 vs Miami Ohio
    10/1/2011 10:30PM Stanford -1375 vs UCLA
    10/1/2011 7:00PM Oklahoma -39000 vs Ball State
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN
    OPEN

    At this rate you may get what 3/1 odds ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    Yet people keep repeating "parlays are sucker bets".

    Despite them being the main thing the books appear to be afraid of.


    Ganchrow doesn't say that though; http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/handicappe...1-parlays.html

    i believe there scared because a 14 or more teamer that was even a somewhat substantial wager could possibly bankrupt them if they dont have deep pockets

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    Quote Originally Posted by slatter View Post
    I was pretty sure 5Dimes capped it at 14 teams... am I crazy?

    25 team parlays @ 5Dimes are available online. Over the phone it's up to 15.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OmgUrMom View Post
    i believe there scared because a 14 or more teamer that was even a somewhat substantial wager could possibly bankrupt them if they dont have deep pockets
    They only need to add a max payout cap to address that problem. As they all do.


    It seems like no one has an explanation why books feel the need to increase juice on a bet "everyone" says is an obvious winner for the books.

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    Best type of parlays are open 2 Teamers

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    Quote Originally Posted by pokernut9999 View Post
    At this rate you may get what 3/1 odds ?
    Pretty close, if that parlay were to end right now it would be worth +250.

    $100 bet would get you $350 back

    I'm not knocking it, any bet of +250 that hits is good.

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