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Yep, that's money. |
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Don't know. I don't agree with all his choices. |
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5 | 33.33% |
He just threw money in the crapper. Bad picks. |
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4 | 26.67% |
Gaz says buy foo-foo drinks with the money... |
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3 | 20.00% |
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It looks too good. Normally, I'd take those odds. Normally I'd put a lot on those odds. Normally I'd lose my ass on those odds.
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Don't like it.
PhI/NYG is a division game...these teams play tough regardless of record. At NY. It's just too many points.
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Whether it is a "winning" bet or not is yet to be seen. lmao. |
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Plus the Giants defense is without Stray-hand and not all that impressive.
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Parlays seem to be a bad bet. For arguement's sake, let's say the odds being on the winning side of any individual game are 50/50.
So his odds of winning the parlay are (0.5*0.5*0.5) = 0.125 or 1 in 8. The payout is 1 in 6. After figuring for the 10% vig, his expected return is $41.25 on the $50 bet. Had he bet equally on the three games independently without the parlay, his expected return would be $47.50 on a $50 bet. Over the long term, he is essentially giving the bookie $6.25 everytime he makes that bet. |
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And of course your odds are less on a parlay than normal bet, but the question was do you think these teams are a good bet this week in a parlay. Edit: so this thread is more of a football question than a betting question. Will the Pack beat the Lambs by 8?...etc..
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No juice on parlays.
Another way of looking at is, if I have 3 games that I love, I can get 6 to 1 instead of 1 to 1 times three. The logic is that you feel you have better than a coin flip chance of winning all three games. Higher risk, but higher reward.
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And he won $50 last week, so he's really betting on the parlay with their money, not his. The 2nd $50 is his loss if the Iggles don't come through...
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Eight points is a LOT in pro football. Beating those odds three times is HUGE.
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It's bad enough they all have to win, but to all win by 8 is rough. If I had to pick three games it would probably be these three. Maybe the Texans game, I think he said they were 1 pt favorites at home. He asked about the Chiefs (2 pt favorites) but I told him not to touch that one...
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