What Is A Parlay In Betting
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It’s hard to believe, but we are already in Week 14 of the college football season and we are back with our favorite parlay of the week. This bet includes a few favorites and a few underdogs from the best games of the weekend. Let’s take a look at our top college football parlay among SportsbookWire’s college football picks and predictions.
College football parlay picks, predictions and best bets
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Leg 1: Texas A&M at Auburn (+180)
Texas A&M has been one of the surprise teams this season, but could the Aggies potentially fall to Auburn in Week 14? Outside of their loss to Alabama, Auburn has looked good over the last month.
With their ability to run the ball, the Tigers should be able to keep Kelly Mond and the rest of the Aggies’ offense off the field. At nearly 2-1 odds, take the Tigers to win this SEC battle Saturday afternoon.
Leg 2: BYU -10 (-115) at Coastal Carolina
This game wasn’t on the schedule until just a few days ago, but it’s tough to bet against QB Zach Wilson and BYU right now. Coastal Carolina has a fantastic defense, but it hasn’t played a quarterback like Wilson yet.
The talent differential on offense is massive and that should allow BYU to cover this double-digit spread.
Also see:BYU at Coastal Carolina odds, picks and prediction
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Leg 3: Memphis (+110) at Tulane
Memphis hasn’t been quite the powerhouse we’ve seen over the last few years, but the Tigers are 6-2 on the season, including wins over Temple and Central Florida. Tulane is coming off an incredibly tough loss against Tulsa.
Does Tulane have the defense to hold Memphis under 30 points? Probably not. Look for this game to be a shootout, but for Memphis to ultimately get the “W”.
Leg 4: Miami -14.5 (-110) at Duke
Miami has just one loss this season and that came against Clemson. Outside of that game, the Hurricanes have been fantastic. With their offense starting to click and the defense catching fire, they have the ability to blow out any team.
Duke is just 2-7 and has one of the worst defenses in college football. Look for the Hurricanes to score 40 or more points in this game Saturday night.
Leg 5: UCLA (+125) at Arizona State
UCLA is a three-point underdog to Arizona State Saturday night, but those odds seem off. UCLA is averaging nearly 35 points per game this season and has wins over California and Arizona.
We don’t know much about this Sun Devils team yet, but they shouldn’t be getting three points here. Take the Bruins to win outright late Saturday night.
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What Is A Parlay In Sports Betting
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A Parlay Bet is also referred to an accumulator or a combo bet. This is a single bet that usually combines two or more individual wagers. This bet is that is dependent on all the wagers winning; if one of the wagers fails, the whole bet will go to a loss.
The reason why people go for the parlay bets is because they have the potential to payout highly rather than when you place straight bets for each wager. In case there is a tie in one of the parlay bets or a push, the number of teams will be lowered for that bet, which will result in a lower payout.
In parlay bets, the odds are higher compared to the typical single bet but it is still below the true odds. Let’s take an example, in the case of 2 NFL parlay bets, the payout might be 2.6:1 when the two picks are accurate. When we assume that each bet is a coin flip, then it would be expected that the win would be 1:1 but the true payout would be 3:1 which brings in a considerable difference.
What Is A Parlay In Betting
Landing Good Parlay Odds
The odds of fixed parlays will differ from one betting site to another.
- For two team parlays, one bookmaker may give you (2.85:1 * 2.02:1) +5.757:1, while another will give (2.2:1 * 2.0:1) +4.4:1.
- Three Team parlays are a great deal. Other online betting sites will give you payouts ranging from +595.8 to +600. Whereas others will have their parlay odds lowered to +600 for the three-team-parlay-odds. If you want to go for the 4 team parlay, you will definitely see a reduction in profits. Most betting sites will only pay 10:1, which give them an advantage of 31.25%.
When making a parlay bet, it is recommended that you make a bet of 3 or 4 teams only. Going beyond this number will not be a smart betting move.
Parlay Betting (Team) > Odds
- 2 Team > 2.6:1
- 3 Team > 6:1
- 4 Team > 12:1
- 5 Team > 24:1
- 6 Team > 47:1
- 7 Team > 91:1
- 8 Team > 175:1
- 9 Team > 335:1
- 10 Team > 642:1
What You Shouldn't Do When Parlay Betting
- All progressive systems in betting are considered to be poor strategies which can hinder bankroll management and growth.
- Skilled bettors usually make their bets on the quantified edge for each game, since doing the maths for a parlay bet is hard work, sports bettors find it not worth it.
- The variance in parlay bets is higher compared to the variance in the straight bets. The odds for these bets are the same which the chances of losing a parlay bet are high which makes it a better bet if you went for the low variance bet.
- Don't put randomly teams together to get a high score.
Money Line Parlays
Money line parlays are the kind of bets that will not make use of the fixed odds. This is so because the odds of winning are different from one team to another. With money line parlays, the entire bet will rely on one team, if it wins, it will recalculate your wager for the team that follows and have the process repeated.
Correlated Parlays
Most of the UK betting sites do not allow correlated parlays. This kind of parlay is where two sports events will directly correlate with each other. In this kind of bet, you can bet that Team C will win in the first half and the game overall, but this is not allowed. I you wish to place a wager of this kind, it will require that you bet on over/under only.
Free Play Bonuses
A online sports book like Betsafe will offer their players free bets which are usually based on the amount you deposit. In parlay bets, you will be allowed to use free play money more than once. Free play money is not the same as cash bets. Cash bets give you a win and the stake but a free money bet will only give you wins.
Circumventing the Limits in Betting
What Is A Parlay Bet In Nfl
This is another idea in parlay betting that is not liked by online betting sites. This kind of betting can get you banned from an online sports book but you can try it in a brick & mortar betting room. This is where you try to exploit low betting limits to come up with a large parlay value, but it's not advisable to try it online.