Say what you want against parlay betting, I’m for it! Many experts will discourage their clients not to bet on parlays, I’m the opposite. If you buy a lottery ticket, in my view you’re buying into the parlay strategy. Sportsbooks managers tell me all the time, 90% of players who wager with their sportsbook’s lose their entire deposit. If you want to take a shot at a 5 team parlay or an 8 teamer to try to get that one big kill, go for it! As long as you don’t do it every day and wager the farm. Here’s what I like to do, come NFL season, I like to make my 1 or 2 big wagers and then I like to go “parlay tripping” and pick my 8 to 10 teamer. Let’s face it; if you can hit an 8 to 10 teamer, you’re going to cash a nice ticket. Just live within your means and bet what you can afford to lose.
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If you’re a parlay type bettor and like to bet the total and side of a game, here’s what I tell my clients. If you bet on the Favorite, take the OVER, if you like the UNDERDOG, take the UNDER. The logic behind this theory is simple.
For example; let’s say a team is favored by 7 points or more and the OVER is 44.5, all you need is for the underdog to get up ahead or stay in the game as long as they can, because the favorite is more likely to catch up and put up some points on the board to cover your over. As for the dog, if they can keep the favorite off the board, your percentage of the UNDER and dog covering is in your favor.