While the moneyline bet does not include making a pick based on the point spread, it is connected to the point spread in terms of its potential payout. This would not work with online books, but it’s entertaining and does serve to show how this strategy can work, at least in theory.The connection from the moneyline to the point spread Either way, your edge by including Kansas City +7 should more than compensate for the house edge normally present in parlays. Maybe you bet the total in the same game, maybe you bet a different team. A great way to leverage this bad line is to simply pair Kansas City with another bet on the board. However, maybe you don’t have the funds, or risk tolerance, to bet the max.

You would be well served to first try and bet the max on Kansas City +7, since this bet will show a profit in the long run. However, there is a sportsbook that gets a lot of action coming in on Pittsburgh, and so they offer Kansas City +7, which is a massive opportunity. Using Parlays to Increase Exposure to Weak LinesĪnother way to win using parlays is to find a line that is very weak, and use a parlay to increase your odds by pairing the weak line with another bet on the board.įor example, the market consensus is that Pittsburgh is a 5-point favorite over Kansas City. If you find one that does, please let us know so that we can join you in making bank. The bad news is that very few books offer or allow them. The good news is that these bets are insanely profitable. Other examples include halftime/fulltime bets on the same game or props that relate to the game in question. This would be extremely profitable, because if one bet wins, the other is highly likely (correlated) to hit also. This is not an extreme example, as many such bets can be found using college football especially.Īnother example would be if a sportsbook allowed parlays such as a hockey team -1.5 goals and the over on the same game. Chances are that if New Orleans wins and covers the high spread, the game total will also soar above the 37. In this case, a correlated parlay, using New Orleans/over 37 would probably be a smart bet. The over/under for this game is a relatively low 37, since New Orleans is expected to do much (if not all) of the scoring. Now on Saturday (one day before the game), Cleveland is up to an outrageous 23-point underdog! A few key players are sick and the line has moved up. Let’s assume New Orleans is at home playing against Cleveland.Ĭleveland opened as a 15-point underdog, but now things have gone from bad to worse as the flu bug has caught the Browns.

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