1. 06-20-12 07:18 AM #1
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    Who says parlays are sucker bets???

    I constantly hear cappers saying that parlays are "sucker bets" but they are looking at it from only 1 side!

    For instance, I bet on 3 baseball games yesterday risking $200 each, Yankees RL, Nats ML, and Reds ML, all 3 of them lost!!!

    Thats a $600 total lost, now, if I had bet them as a 3 team parlay I would only have risked $100 which is my limit for parlays. Yeah, all of them would have lost but it would have only been a $100 lost instead of a $600 lost!

    There is no magic formula to gambling...Like I said before the only winners at the end of the day are the BOOKS!
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  2. 06-20-12 07:49 AM #2
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    Parlays are the greatest. Fukk anyone that says otherwise. These clowns don't know a Fukking thing
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  3. 06-20-12 07:51 AM #3
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    If books love them they clearly are designed for losing.
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  4. 06-20-12 08:16 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big_Slim View Post
    I constantly hear cappers saying that parlays are "sucker bets" but they are looking at it from only 1 side!

    For instance, I bet on 3 baseball games yesterday risking $200 each, Yankees RL, Nats ML, and Reds ML, all 3 of them lost!!!

    Thats a $600 total lost, now, if I had bet them as a 3 team parlay I would only have risked $100 which is my limit for parlays. Yeah, all of them would have lost but it would have only been a $100 lost instead of a $600 lost!

    There is no magic formula to gambling...Like I said before the only winners at the end of the day are the BOOKS!
    you would be bitching if you went 2-1 and lost your parlay
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  5. 06-20-12 08:25 AM #5
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    The bigger the Parlay the more square the bet becomes.

    I would keep parlays no greater than 3 teams.
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  6. 06-20-12 08:34 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by allabout the $$$ View Post
    you would be bitching if you went 2-1 and lost your parlay
    not really....I would have rather loss $100 than $600 any day!
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  7. 06-20-12 08:36 AM #7
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    this sounds highly mathematically scholaristically based

    you be on to sumting, methinks
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  8. 06-20-12 08:36 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by arnoldrothstein View Post
    Parlays are the greatest. Fukk anyone that says otherwise. These clowns don't know a Fukking thing
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  9. 06-20-12 08:43 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big_Slim View Post
    not really....I would have rather loss $100 than $600 any day!
    ok but 2-1 wins you money if you bet the games straight and loses money in a parlay.

    there is a reason they pay off at good odds, because you will lose on them long term.

    odds of you going 3-0 very slim. odds of you going 2-1 much better. if you go 1-2 you lose the same amount that you would on the parlay. you gave the worst case scenario with 0-3.
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  10. 06-20-12 10:06 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by allabout the $$$ View Post
    ok but 2-1 wins you money if you bet the games straight and loses money in a parlay.

    there is a reason they pay off at good odds, because you will lose on them long term.

    odds of you going 3-0 very slim. odds of you going 2-1 much better. if you go 1-2 you lose the same amount that you would on the parlay. you gave the worst case scenario with 0-3.
    This was just me shedding some light on the other side of betting a parlay...you're right about the 1-2 scenario....but what we don't hear about is people betting games straight and going 0-3 like I did yesterday...this happens especially if you're on a losing streak....parlays get labeled as "sucker bets" cause if 1 game lose its a total loss...but what about betting straight games and all of them lose?

    there is no blueprint to gambling...its all about your risk tolerance!
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  11. 06-20-12 10:09 AM #11
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    Why not round robin them
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  12. 06-20-12 10:10 AM #12
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    3 teamers with best odds offered are mathematically better than 3 straight bets at -110 IN THE LONG RUN
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  13. 06-20-12 10:20 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by bmansell33 View Post
    Why not round robin them
    RR are a good tool to use....gotten good results from them!
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  14. 06-20-12 10:36 AM #14
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    Almost every one chasing (martingale) picks end up broke, parlays are about the opposite. Yes, you might get lucky. But the secret is not chasing, parlays or straight bets. The secret is never run out of money and having a winning percent. Your 20 picks parlay might be about to hit the next month. But if you run out of money you might not get to the next month.
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  15. 06-20-12 10:53 AM #15
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    I bet you are going to be suckered into making more parlay wagers as a result.
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  16. 06-20-12 11:08 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    I bet you are going to be suckered into making more parlay wagers as a result.
    if you wanna call it that so be it...but yes, I will continue to play parlays as I keep them between 2-5 teamers and I usually hit about 3 or 4 a month
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  17. 06-20-12 11:09 AM #17
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    I say
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