Wake Up Dolts!! 3 Team Parlays (or greater) are sucker bets

[Francis Sollozzo]

if you bet 'em you're a sucker

[Tsoprano]

Nothing wrong with a little extra entertainment once in a while.

[Justin7]

I've made a lot of money from these sucker bets.

[SBR Lou]

Good thing you missed this post of mine a little while ago.

[Francis Sollozzo]

come on guys! there's a big difference in a seasoned gambler betting a multi-parlay for the hell of it and some kid trying to get even with them

[Tsoprano]

Parlays actually save people money in many cases. Lets say someone takes a 6 team parlay for 1/2 unit, or a unit, or whatever the ****... And it loses, but if that person were to take a few or all of those games in separate straight bets, it would most likely cost them more $$.

Parlays make people seem like they have "Action" on everything and is a safety fee for gamblers (action LOVERS) not to SPLURGE on everything.

But either way, the term "sucker bet" is not true in ALL cases. However for the most part, it is.

[Tsoprano]

come on guys! there's a big difference in a seasoned gambler betting a multi-parlay for the hell of it and some kid trying to get even with them

I agree, but that isnt mentioned anywhere in your post. It just says its a sucker bet. Parlays being submitted very often for the crave of hitting it big, definitely falls under that description.


***But once in a while a nice lottery ticket is fun to have in the pending section.

[AgainstAllOdds]

Parlays actually save people money in many cases. Lets say someone takes a 6 team parlay for 1/2 unit, or a unit, or whatever the ****... And it loses, but if that person were to take a few or all of those games in separate straight bets, it would most likely cost them more $$.

Parlays make people seem like they have "Action" on everything and is a safety fee for gamblers (action LOVERS) not to SPLURGE on everything.

But either way, the term "sucker bet" is not true in ALL cases. However for the most part, it is.

If Im correct I think parlays are -EV....also if you think about it...In a 3 team parlay, you have to win all three where as the book only has to win 1.

[sickler]

If you can find correlated parlays, your chances of success are that much better.

[Tsoprano]

If Im correct I think parlays are -EV....also if you think about it...In a 3 team parlay, you have to win all three where as the book only has to win 1.

Yes, but people tend to bet a lot smaller on a parlay due to those odds of actually winning it. Where as, if the majority of the selections are losers, than more units were lost betting em all straight. But thats if someone has an action problem.

[AgainstAllOdds]

Yes, but people tend to bet a lot smaller on a parlay due to those odds of actually winning it. Where as, if the majority of the selections are losers, than more units were lost betting em all straight. But thats if someone has an action problem.

No. Parlays are a bad bet, even if you do risk less money on them. I would show you an example but right now im too tired.

Maybe someone else can or I will PM you tomorrow.

[Tsoprano]

No. Parlays are a bad bet, even if you do risk less money on them. I would show you an example but right now im too tired.

Maybe someone else can or I will PM you tomorrow.

I dont need any proof from anyone its a bad bet, im not doubting its unlikely chances.

Its how someone practices that type of bet day to day, which makes it good or bad. You cant label something right off the bat because most just go parlay-crazy thinking theyll hit a majority of them.

[jgm1967]

I have found its pretty much impossible to really wager tennis unless you use parlays at times.Unless you really like to try set betting which I have found are almost always horrible wagers,Many times players who are truly dominant and know they can win will give up a set if they fall behind to save up energy for the third if its a 3 set match.

multis/parlays are almost essential at times if you want to wager good players who are in form. Even priced wagers in tennis are very rare and the odds are usually not even close.

Value players really have to shop in tennis,betting dogs can be a risky venture.It seems the tier and level of a tournament really determine whether a value play or laying juice on a parlay with favorites is worth the risk

In major tournaments or grand slams you could easily go broke playing dogs against in form players like a del potro lately or a safina or against a nadal or even a federer , before this year at least.

The olympics have not really seen the level of upsets we saw in some of the minor and lower tier tournaments lately .So far at least.

[xstud]

I personally feel gambling in general is for suckers... there is a reason why the books make millions off of us every single year... whenever you take shots and do parlays that are a little on the insane side it just adds to the entertainment factor.

Not every single person does this for a living or for serious extra income. Doing this is considerably better than playing a slot machine, playing really most casino games...

I do agree that these bets are extreme long shots but if played properly and smartly you can win somewhat consistently... if you place 5 parlays and 1 hits you will cover all your losses most of the time and make a nice profit....

You should not be gambling if you consider a lot of the options as sucker bets... Any team at any given time can always win and people that don't take shots are the people casinos love... they would rather you go 4-0 on individual plays than do a smart parlay and take them for an extra G

Just my opinion