Flying Dutchman Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 The only thing the sheep do is keep the Vegas doors open. Well for those sportsbooks that aren't just novelties anyways. Not with a -4.55% expectation' date=' but a -30% expectation with parlays. IMO the sheep have little to do with the market on any given game, with few exceptions. [/quote'] -30%??? not so, I play parlays. It is part of one's basic betting tool box. If you can hit ~56%+ depending on payouts, parlays must be part of your arsenal, but it can really be feast or famine so allow only a small % of BR. BTW, syndicates go after parlays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Odom Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 F.Dutch , Is the ROI greater on 3 leg parlays than 2 or 4 - generally speaking Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propswatcher Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 -30%??? not so, I play parlays. It is part of one's basic betting tool box. If you can hit ~56%+ depending on payouts, parlays must be part of your arsenal, but it can really be feast or famine so allow only a small % of BR. BTW, syndicates go after parlays... Absolutely, don't disagree with you there. But from a book's perspective it's a significant hold and that is the bread and butter for many books. Syndicates/sharps and the like would be an exception to the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Dutchman Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 F.Dutch , Is the ROI greater on 3 leg parlays than 2 or 4 - generally speaking Thanks Many of the books used to have 3 teamers as the best payouts and I think they generally still do...I'm not in town yet, but I'll check them out so I don't know current Vegas parlays. The Stations once had 3s as true odds and then got the shit kicked out of them by more than one syndicate. The next year, all the goodies went away, but it took them all season to figger it out. In Australia the books have true odds, and it is candy land. Here in the US, we typically pick on 3s. But I personally have gone up to 12 team tickets and just missed a $1/2 million payout by one team (it was a one time promotional). *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Odom Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 only people I know who bet such heavy chalk our usually just beginning their gambling career they also tend to play the parlays and sports lottery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rito Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 only people I know who bet such heavy chalk our usually just beginning their gambling career Professionals lay all sorts of odds. Despite what people thinking laying -200 or +180 on an mlb game (assuming those are the market prices, not laying -200 at sia when bookmaker/pinny have -175) and you will lose about the same amount of money over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutus Buckeye Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 It's hard to teach gamblers anything. Most aren't willing to admit they're wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisHarvard Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Sam I know you were posting across the street about 6 years ago. CK (not carolinakid) tried betting all the "value" dogs one season and got completely buried... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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