Hey guys! How many of you have your own system that works well for you?
But you dont share it with anyone else? I am curious about this.
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MoneySportsGuy
SBR MVP
12-09-07
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#2
I am curiuos as well would like to learn about what others do and works for them
By the way, welcome to the forum BW goodluck in your wagers and hope you can share good information and talk some cool sports!
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BW090582
SBR Rookie
02-21-08
4
#3
Thanks for the welcome money! Best of luck to you as well.
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#4
what i normally do is pick a 3 team ML parlay ranging from -200 to -900 teams once a day and do a 6-8 team parlay every day as well...that way i have a really strong chance of paying for my 6-8 team parlay through my ML parlay and make a little extra on the side. so far so good for now at least...
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MoneySportsGuy
SBR MVP
12-09-07
4891
#5
Quebb,
does picking teams in a ML parlay matter as far as the odds? like if you pick 7 teams all at -1000 is that the same payout as 7 teams that are mixed with -100 to -1000?
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BW090582
SBR Rookie
02-21-08
4
#6
Quebb, have you ever hit a 6-8 team parlay?
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#7
no no no...picking 7 -1000 wouldnt pay crap...i usually try to stay in the 300's b/c it pays at least even...sometimes if i find a -100 or -200ish ML i can add on a bigger fav from -500 to -800 usually to even the pay out...usually you can build up some ML's that pay close to 1.5:1...
like tonight for example i took
mavs -290
lakers -550
notre dame -275
pays +116
this weekend i took
vcu -160
unc -335
arkansas -800
+137
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MoneySportsGuy
SBR MVP
12-09-07
4891
#8
man didnt even realize that crap. I am brand new to parlays so still learning but yeah makes sense I was wondering how it was completey different with payouts when I would plug in different teams. haha sad but at least have better idea what to pay.
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#9
Originally posted by BW090582
Quebb, have you ever hit a 6-8 team parlay?
in ncaab no...if you search my threads ive had plenty go 6-1-1 and 7-1...but ive hit a handful on ncaaf and nfl this year...ive also hit a few 10 team teasers in nfl and college too so i was up decent going into ncaab...
i just dont really have the bank account to bet straight up since im just a college student w/ no major income...i figure me blowing 40-50 bucks a week is like going out to the bars one night w/ added incentive ya know?
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#10
Avoid all advice about this post like the plague.
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diogee
SBR Posting Legend
01-11-08
19477
#11
Please do help the noob with something that you find to be helpful to him besides avoiding advice.
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#12
Reading Ganchrow's posts would be about 10000000000000x better than reading about how a couple of idiots occaisionally get lucky on a donk-parlay.
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
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#13
yeah i wouldnt tell him to do 6-8 team parlays...thats just what i like to do...my advice would to work around w/ ml plays and little 2 and 3 teamers if you dont have a bank roll...get a feel for what types of bets you like to do. you may be awful at points spreads but may learn that you can just pick winners...
and if everybody and their mother is on the same pick in this forum fade the forum b/c it always seems when everybody in here is on the same pick it goes down hill...
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#14
i like being an idiot...sometimes it pays off!
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#15
yeah i wouldnt tell him to do 6-8 team parlays...thats just what i like to do...my advice would to work around w/ ml plays and little 2 and 3 teamers if you dont have a bank roll...get a feel for what types of bets you like to do. you may be awful at points spreads but may learn that you can just pick winners...
LOL this just gets better and better. At least it's good to know why books are hanging ridiculous lines at times.
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#16
just trying to help you out you know? almost like an unasked favor...i go 1 or 2 hundo in debt and you walk out w/ thousands!
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#17
Wow awesome. How much are you down lifetime?
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WestsidePete
SBR Hall of Famer
07-19-07
8049
#18
Originally posted by donjuan
Wow awesome. How much are you down lifetime?
what makes you think he's down??parlays can win you money if played right...just because it isn't your thing doesn't mean it can't work for others....
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#19
well ive cashed out 3k throughout the football season...up a little over 500 right now through ml's in bball and have spent on avg. 30 bucks a week doing parlays since joined here which would make me around -150 since ive been doing college bball points spreads...its not really working out for me yet...
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#20
what makes you think he's down??parlays can win you money if played right...just because it isn't your thing doesn't mean it can't work for others....
8-team parlays aren't the key to winning sports betting, but keep on believing that if you like. I'm glad someone is there to keep the books in business.
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#21
its not the key to winning...if you read my post you would get my idea...i bet around 25-50 on ML plays which brings anywhere from 25 to 75 a hit which easily covers my 5 dollar 6-8 team parlay for the day and then some...the 6-8 teamer is played b/c they arent impossible...i dont mind winning anywhere from 20-70 bucks a day with a chance to add on an extra 900 off of a measly 5 dollar parlay...
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WestsidePete
SBR Hall of Famer
07-19-07
8049
#22
Originally posted by donjuan
8-team parlays aren't the key to winning sports betting, but keep on believing that if you like. I'm glad someone is there to keep the books in business.
no, maybe i misunderstood ..8 teamers are not the money makers but 3 or 4 teams can work for you...
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#23
no, maybe i misunderstood ..8 teamers are not the money makers but 3 or 4 teams can work for you...
Refer to Kelly criterion. If you're making 4 team parlays, you should also be betting the games straight up, and RRing 2 and 3 team parlays as well at Kelly stakes. Either way, your parlay bets should be a fraction of your straight bets when doing this.
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#24
if thats not how you bet then thats not how you bet...some people like to risk their bank on betting straight up...i dont like having a chance to lose a large sum of money in one bet...statistics do not guarantee wins...use your strategy and ill use mine and hopefully by the end of the day well both be up...
im not telling the guy to go about his business like me...read the thread title...that is my system and it works well for me...if im an idiot for using an unorthodox system in your mind then im an idiot making money...
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#25
Quebb,
That is what some people call donking it up, not winning sports betting.
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donjuan
SBR MVP
08-29-07
3993
#26
if thats not how you bet then thats not how you bet...some people like to risk their bank on betting straight up...i dont like having a chance to lose a large sum of money in one bet...statistics do not guarantee wins...use your strategy and ill use mine and hopefully by the end of the day well both be up...
im not telling the guy to go about his business like me...read the thread title...that is my system and it works well for me...if im an idiot for using an unorthodox system in your mind then im an idiot making money...
So I assume sports betting is a significant source of income for you from all of your winning bets?
Winning sports betting is not about "what you like to do". It's about finding +ev bets, betting a stake that is +EG and not hating money.
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WestsidePete
SBR Hall of Famer
07-19-07
8049
#27
Originally posted by donjuan
Refer to Kelly criterion. If you're making 4 team parlays, you should also be betting the games straight up, and RRing 2 and 3 team parlays as well at Kelly stakes. Either way, your parlay bets should be a fraction of your straight bets when doing this.
I do that more on teasers...for instance today, had celtics -5.5 then teased with 2 other teams...took new orleans ml since they were a dog and thought they'd win and teased with 2 other teams as well...that one paid out nicely..I did a couple 4 team ml parlays today...and they did come thru...but usually try to keep them at 3...like lakers ml/rockets ml/lakers under...3 team parlay with 2 ml's...1 unit paid 1.6..not bad and came thru...didn't have to worry about the spread...
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WestsidePete
SBR Hall of Famer
07-19-07
8049
#28
quebb diesel,
just keep doing what works for you....everyone has their own way of doing this...
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#29
its not a significant source of income...its extra money on the side that i wouldve blown away at the bars anyway...and so far im not blowing it doing what i do...if you dont like how i go about my business who cares? im sure we will both live on...the ML's i get on are mostly > +ev so with my other parlay make me around +ev...is that that bad?
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WestsidePete
SBR Hall of Famer
07-19-07
8049
#30
I for one hate playing with the going spread...games almost always comes down to that 1 or 2 pts at the end where a foul or basket can make or break you....or instance tonight the Stanford game was -11...they had a 12 pt lead ....with 17 seconds left Cal makes 2 ft's that would ruin a Stanford play...on a ml parlay or tease it doesn't matter...bottom line is did a play help to make money at the end of the day...I don't care how I get there just show me the money...at the end of the day....week....month....and year....
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#31
Originally posted by WestsidePete
quebb diesel,
just keep doing what works for you....everyone has their own way of doing this...
i know...its not like he is going to force me out of what i do...it hasnt been anything but good for me so far and i dont chase to make my money back for the night...if he doesnt like what i do then he doesnt like what i do
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WestsidePete
SBR Hall of Famer
07-19-07
8049
#32
Originally posted by Quebb Diesel
its not a significant source of income...its extra money on the side that i wouldve blown away at the bars anyway...and so far im not blowing it doing what i do...if you dont like how i go about my business who cares? im sure we will both live on...the ML's i get on are mostly > +ev so with my other parlay make me around +ev...is that that bad?
dude its' fine...just isn't his thing...there are daily players on ml parlay's so obviously it works for a lot of us or we wouldn't be doing it...
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diogee
SBR Posting Legend
01-11-08
19477
#33
I too have found ML parlays to be profitable and would have never even thought of trying them had I not stumbled on this site.
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Quebb Diesel
SBR MVP
01-26-08
3045
#34
Originally posted by WestsidePete
dude its' fine...just isn't his thing...there are daily players on ml parlay's so obviously it works for a lot of us or we wouldn't be doing it...
true...i just think its hilarious that he thinks im an idiot for making money and taking 5 out of my profits to have a chance to make more money...itd take me 30 weeks to completely blow the winnings from one 8 team parlay...and thats not taking into account the added success of the ML plays...
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WestsidePete
SBR Hall of Famer
07-19-07
8049
#35
if you can find 3-4 solid ml teams that pays you almost even or better without worrying about points...that's what I like...and I can't tell you how many times I've won because of this..well actually the 2 of you guys know, he doesn't...anyways enough of this for me...time to look for tomorrow....