[kashkenny120]

I was recommended to make this a post so I'm going to give this a shot. Would I please be able to get list of everyone's top 3 to 4 books based on ability to pay, lines , and bonus? I would like to make a $700 deposit somewhere and would much rather prefer to have some extra padding. BetDSI has 150% cash bonus but I can't consider that with reports of them slashing limits? Also the biggest thing I'm requesting....


Could I please get some guidance on how to bet a freeplay without using multiple books? I hit 3 miniature 3 team parlays in the last 2 weeks but I'm assuming that can't be the most productive way to go about it. I'm very aware that freeplays do NOT pay you your whole bet which is why I've always preferred cash bonus . I'm in this for the long haul. BetMania has 100% cash bonus 16x rollover plus reduced juice. I can deal with betting 1-2units a game there but I'm seeing If there's anything better out there for someone that has a 700$ ( plus whatever bonus) bankroll. Bovada is not an option as I have no bonuses available and the same goes for Intertops. JustBet aka Bookmaker said they would match my 700$ still the same 30x rollover but that rollover is crazy. It would also be nice to find this with a book that offers extended soccer betting that has the Both Teams to Score option not just spread , total, and ML. Sorry this is such a long post but due to lack of a higher bankroll I need a little guidance If I chose a book like MyBookie who is offering me 150% FP with 10x rollover

[Optional]

I like the 100% Justbet offer personally.

If you are putting aside a fixed size bankroll for football season as it sounds, 100% cash bonus effectively doubles your odds. And 30x is not really much if you are season long bettor not going for allins and random bet sizing.


But you sound like you are over thinking the Freeplay v Cash thing. There is a useful table here that tries to compare book offers to give a "true bonus" % https://www.sportsbookreview.com/bonuses/

Rule of thumb is just that a freeplay is worth 50%.

But some books will also force you to either use all the freeplay in one bet, or possibly split it into several equal parts forcing bet sizing. So ask about that before taking the FP option too.

[kashkenny120]

I'm just gonna bump the freeplay out of the question. In your opinion do you see the JustBet option as better than BetMania? It seems like a silly question since Justbet rollover is 30 and Betmania is 16 but the difference in reputation is night and day. And yes I do have that in mind for football season as well as basketball. I plan to hopefully carry this into March Madness

[RudyRuetigger]

I had a great post about using freeplays

[kashkenny120]

I had a great post about using freeplays

Does that include using one without having multiple books?

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I'm just gonna bump the freeplay out of the question. In your opinion do you see the JustBet option as better than BetMania? It seems like a silly question since Justbet rollover is 30 and Betmania is 16 but the difference in reputation is night and day. And yes I do have that in mind for football season as well as basketball. I plan to hopefully carry this into March Madness

Betmania are fine.

They often limit sharp players to $250 max bets but it doesn't sound like that you plan to bet above that size anyway?

Which one has the betting options to suit you would swing it there I think.


Personally, if you are having this much trouble deciding which suits you best, maybe put half in each of them?

I'd be happier with two book accounts and being able to choose the better odds each time.

[temple2010]

Try and open at least 2 books. Make sure u check the rules for using the free play- for instance if u can use them in 3 team parlays( best way to use the free play because it’s worth 75%) or not and also if ties lose when using the free play and most important if the free play expires. You don’t wanna be surprised obviously. I myself have around 6 books for football- the reason for that is different lines, bonuses and playing one book off of the other to reduce your rollover- for example if u had a 15x roll with all your books and 2 books had $500 each in them bet opposite sides of a game in each book- yes you’ll lose the juice but the one book would zero out and of course no more rollover which also makes you generally eligible for another bonus there if you choose.

[funnyb25]

Make sure you join a book that will pay you without all the BS. JustBet will pay you same day within a couple hours.

Good luck.

[kashkenny120]

Thank you for the input everyone I did happen to choose the Justbet option and I was approved for a little extra on the 100%. Will be sure to post if I clear it. Very tall task but a competitive one and being the soccer bettor that I am I felt I i had to go with that option

[Otters27]

I'd just play a lot of small dogs with it

[RudyRuetigger]

Freeplays are not worth 50%

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Freeplays are not worth 50%

Rule of thumb for the new guy Rudy.


This would be a good place to go ahead and explain how you can get a guaranteed 70%+ though. Your other post was good.

[RudyRuetigger]

LT says you can get 100%

Which is ridiculous

[RudyRuetigger]

3 things decides how you go about it

1. Book involved

2. How sharp you are

3. How much you need cash

[asiagambler]

LT says you can get 100%

Which is ridiculous

In theory you can get close to 100% (guaranteed) using parlays. It's just not practical though as the number of parlays you need to bet increases exponentially as you approach a 100% return.

3 team parlays will get you back about 80% if you use high dime lines. Never did the math for 4 team parlays but it can't be that much more and the tradeoff of having to construct 16 different parlays just doesn't seem worth it, not to mention the increasing probability of a bet that can push and screw everything up.

If LT is referring to non-guaranteed returns, then he is correct. The idea is to make your bet as small as possible relative to your winnings (basically betting a huge underdog). But in this instance, your handicapping applies and thus affects your return and can actually make it greater than 100%.

[temple2010]

In theory you can get close to 100% (guaranteed) using parlays. It's just not practical though as the number of parlays you need to bet increases exponentially as you approach a 100% return.

3 team parlays will get you back about 80% if you use high dime lines. Never did the math for 4 team parlays but it can't be that much more and the tradeoff of having to construct 16 different parlays just doesn't seem worth it, not to mention the increasing probability of a bet that can push and screw everything up.

If LT is referring to non-guaranteed returns, then he is correct. The idea is to make your bet as small as possible relative to your winnings (basically betting a huge underdog). But in this instance, your handicapping applies and thus affects your return and can actually make it greater than 100%.

4 team parlays won’t work- the payoffs are too low.

[unluckysob]

Some books FP loses if point spread push. Some = push, try again.

[firedawg]

Check with poster Sam Odom
He is a professional beggar of free plays
Has them down to a science

[rm18]

LT says you can get 100%

Which is ridiculous

If you make a +EV bet at 100/1 odds you are getting 100%

[cincinnatikid513]

win