Best way/advice on Bonus Play

[GreenDoberman]

I have a $400 Bonus Play at a book.

I can use it on football, basketball, baseball, or soccer.

Straight wagers or parlays.

What is my estimated value of this and what is the optimal way to use it?

 

[Santo]

Biggest underdog (that represents a good line). Probably soccer this time of year, maybe ALT RL in MLB

 

[nimue77]

It's best use on a big underdog moneyline. Can even take a small negative scalp and get maybe 75% of the value.

 

[billsfan]

Bet the biggest underdog you can find and hopefully scalp the other side at another book..........Matchbook would probably be your best option for this.

You can also bet a parlay with it, but for the complications involved in this forum setting, stay with the big underdog.

(This is -FH-, accidently posted under Billsfan's handle)

 

[douglas]

It's best use on a big underdog moneyline. Can even take a small negative scalp and get maybe 75% of the value.

 

[Doug]

http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=323590&highlight=matchplay

 

[Doug]

My favorite way is to pick 5 sides, call them 1,2,3,4,5

Parlay 3 teams, all 10 ways.

123
124
125
134
135
145
234
235
245
345

You can often do this in one bet, so you'd bet $40 on each, assuming they pay about +600, you'd get this result:

Hit 3/5 win 240
Hit 4/5 win 960
Hit 5/5 win 2400

 

[shdw01]

$50 parlays!

 

[honkee]

4x100 dollar 2 teamers

 

[TheKinz]

4x100 dollar 2 teamers

that is the best right here

 

[Doug]

two teamers are not best.

it would be better to add a 3rd team to the two you like, and play it both ways for $50 apiece.

two pays +260

my way would pay +300

you'd get 300 instead of 260

You want to get the payoff odds higher than +260.

 

[Doug]

4 teamers would work slightly better, if the book pays +1228 on 4 teams ( many books pay +1000.

You could get 307 instead of the 300 by betting 4 parlays of 25, instead of a two teamer that pays 260, or a three teamer paying 300.

the bet is the same on all, you need two teams to win.

 

[offshoresports]

I would say the best way to win a Bonus Play bet is simple. Don't take the Bonus Play bonus or any bonus for that matter.

Lets say you deposit $1000 and get a $500 Bonus Play.

If you win the Bonus Play and lets say you hit a 3 team parlay and win $2500 you need to rollover the $2500 + $1000 (your initial deposit) lets say 10x (rollover) for a total of $35000....

Generally its the lower amount between the risk/win that counts towards the rollover.

That sucks! Play straight.

 

[Doug]

I'd "risk" winning the parlay, and rolling it. If you bet rollovers just naturally happen, of course if you want a fast withdrawal, then pass it.

 

[GreenDoberman]

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Lets say you deposit $1000 and get a $500 Bonus Play.

If you win the Bonus Play and lets say you hit a 3 team parlay and win $2500 you need to rollover the $2500 + $1000 (your initial deposit) lets say 10x (rollover) for a total of $35000....

Generally its the lower amount between the risk/win that counts towards the rollover.

That sucks! Play straight.
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Not relevant in this case. It is a loyalty bonus and basically found/free money. Has nothing to do with rollovers, etc.

 

[GreenDoberman]

I remember Doug's thread from a while back but did not want to search for it.

I will probably use it for the bigger underdog bets I take in some cases and maybe throw in a parlay or two.
I'm estimating the worth at about half or $200 so anything above and beyond that would be gravy.

 

[Doug]

You can get 75% if you play all 8 ways on the 3-teamer, OK at CRIS books.

If you wanted to be less obvious, make 4 $100 three teamers, so you need one team to win for you. You'll have a 50% chance at $600.

$300 is what it's worth, maybe a bit more.