Can a parlay bettor survive?

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I feel like betting parlays is for the most part throwing money down the drain.

Has anyone or does anyone believe they can win betting parlays?

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They must be at least a little bit correlated IMO to have any long term success. IE Big dog and under in NFL, or a read on a pitcher having a good or bad evening.
 

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They are OK if the odds are solid. BOS 7-1 on 3 teams is good. Trojan doesn't hurt you with +281 on 2 teams.

Related stuff is good to parlay.

For the most part you lose line value. If you had 3 MLB sides you wanted, it's not good to parlay them.
 

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I correlate winning or losing percentage home or away and then look at over under percentages.laa and over vs balt this week lost first won 2nd series over net +. Pit and over covered last night. on a consistant basis slightly ahead. i use stat fox for data.
not capped but i like st.l and w.sox if both home type thing.
 

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1. Be a proven solid handicapper(55%+)

2. Be able to accept the huge swings

3. Play mainly baseball parlays or football/basketball parlays that offer true odds(e.g....7 to 1 on 3-teamers) or exceptionally close to it(14 to 5 on 2-teamers).


These are three fundamental aspects of becoming a top shelf parlay bettor............and something that is very hard for any individual to achieve for the most part.

The PARLAY is a great weapon for the supreme wiseguy.

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Fishhead said:
1. Be a proven solid handicapper(55%+)

2. Be able to accept the huge swings

3. Play mainly baseball parlays or football/basketball parlays that offer true odds(e.g....7 to 1 on 3-teamers) or exceptionally close to it(14 to 5 on 2-teamers).


These are three fundamental aspects of becoming a top shelf parlay bettor............and something that is very hard for any individual to achieve for the most part.

The PARLAY is a great weapon for the supreme wiseguy.

-FH-

If the winning % is there, then 3 teamers are great.
 

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The general problem I have with parlays, is that it brings each play to even value and it is very rare for a good handicapper to have three plays rated equally. Easier to take advantage playing them alone.
 

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First no more than two teams. Secondly if youn use the vehicle of time seperation than yes you can. Clumping equals losing.
 

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If you parlay 2 bets with +EV you're better off than if you play singles, so yes of course.
 

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I play alot of parlays...maybe 50-60% of my plays are parlays...the last 7 days I played 83 parlays and won 12 for a net profit of $163.21.

All parlays are between $5-$25
 

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Correalated two team parlays can sometimes offer treamendous overlay oppurtunities.

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royalfan said:
The general problem I have with parlays, is that it brings each play to even value and it is very rare for a good handicapper to have three plays rated equally. Easier to take advantage playing them alone.

If you get 7-1 odds you only need one play to have a 51% chance and the other 2 at 50/50 for it to be profitable.
 

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Most players shouldn't mess with parlays at all. Parlay for a reason like a relation between 2 events or to get the 7-1 on a 3 teamer. One could get +100 on a single using 3 teamers at BOS, but likely piss them off good.

I'd prefer -104 on 3 bets to a 6-1, 3- teamer.

You don't often find the best line on something like 3 baseball sides, all at the same book, so you lose value parlaying them and gain no correlation.

You can do a Dub style parlay, but you give up a little on each line, that's probably what inspired this thread. If you do that bases is the best thing to do it with. NBA/ NFL pointspread parlays over 3 teams are awful.
 

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As a kid back in the day my dream was to hang a sign on bdwy and 38th st. that said..teasers..parlays..reverses..If you were a parlay player I called myself the prince of parlays..The door would read the parlay palace..get my drift..
 

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If you get 7-1 odds you only need one play to have a 51% chance and the other 2 at 50/50 for it to be profitable.

and you can burn thru a rollover with no risk by betting them all.
 

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Some great posts/advice in this thread.

Specific sports offer better correlation opportunities than others. If you can identify these situations and find a BM that will allow you to continuously exploit them, your parlay portfolio should be very profitable. The whole key is finding the situations still in existence, nothing some good ole fashioned hard work can't accomplish.
 

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Ironically my two best gambling runs ever were started by a winning two team parlay...both were basically 'throw away' bets.
 

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