Question on IF/Win Bet...

GoBlue34 · May 14, 2009

Can I do this? Let's say for example I want to bet on Florida at noon but also on the Cubs at 1:00 but I don't want to reload my account to do so.

Can I wager $500 on Florida at -100 or whatever the line is, then say if that wins bet on the Cubs at -169 or whatever they are and put my risk amount at $1,000?

I've never done them before but wondering if you can do an if/when on 2 games that will be going on at the same time.

cincy_ · May 14, 2009

That's a parlay.

cincy_ · May 14, 2009

In an If-win bet, it's essentially a parlay if you put the entire amount from the first bet into the 2nd bet.

For real non-parlay if-win it might be:

$1 to win $1 on Florida
If-win $1 to win $0.6 on Chicago

That way, if Florida wins Chicago loses, you're even.

Another one might be:

$1 to win $0.6 on Chicago
If win $1 to win $1 on Florida

That way, if Chicago wins Florida loses, you're down $0.4

At BetJamaica (link at top of this page), you can place your Florida bet now, wait until 1:50 and then put an if-win wager on Chicago. You can't do this at too many books.

If you have limited funds and want to play if-wins like this, BetJamaica is a must ...

GoBlue34 · May 14, 2009

Cincy wouldn't I win more doing it my way? Non-parlay?

Let's say I take $500 and put it on Florida who is even money (they aren't but let's use them for my arguement).

That hits I now have $1000 in my account. Now say the Cubs who start an hour after the first pitch of the Florida game are also even money. I want my if-wins bet to be that entire $1,000 (the $500 on my wager plus the extra $500 of my possible winning wager) to go on the Cubs. So after the 2 games I would now have $2,000 if they both hit.

Thinking about it, I doubt I book would allow that. Would they only allow me to put an if/win of $500 on the Cubs?

One edit, a $500 2 team parlay would pay around 13/5 so less that way than my way.

I guess my scenario wouldn't make sense for a book to pay out more that way than a 2 team parlay.

Betallsports · May 14, 2009

GoBlue34 said:
Cincy wouldn't I win more doing it my way? Non-parlay?

Let's say I take $500 and put it on Florida who is even money (they aren't but let's use them for my arguement).

That hits I now have $1000 in my account. Now say the Cubs who start an hour after the first pitch of the Florida game are also even money. I want my if-wins bet to be that entire $1,000 (the $500 on my wager plus the extra $500 of my possible winning wager) to go on the Cubs. So after the 2 games I would now have $2,000 if they both hit.

Thinking about it, I doubt I book would allow that. Would they only allow me to put an if/win of $500 on the Cubs?

One edit, a $500 2 team parlay would pay around 13/5 so less that way than my way.

I guess my scenario wouldn't make sense for a book to pay out more that way than a 2 team parlay.

The Risk amount is Too High on your 2nd Bet. So the answer is NO.

cincy_ · May 14, 2009

Betallsports said:
The Risk amount is Too High on your 2nd Bet. So the answer is NO.

Like BAS said, you can't put more money on a wager than you have in your account.

On the other hand, you can win more if you risk more. In my two examples, I am risking the same amount on the second wager. Of course you can change the amount wagered to win more (or less) if you risk more (or less).