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A straight/side
bet is one of the most common forms of sports betting where you
pick which team will win the game. For baseball, you bet on which
team will win the game outright. For basketball or football there
will generally be a point spread as part of the bet. If the number
is positive (+) then you add the points to your team's score. If
the number is negative (-) then subtract those points from your
teams score. The side with the higher score after the points are
applied is the winner. For football and basketball the payoff is
$100 for every $110 wagered unless otherwise noted. It is customary
that when making a bet that you put up the juice as part of your
wager. Therefore, $110 will be wagered if you specify a $100
straight bet. For baseball, the payoff is determined by the money
line. If the money line is a negative number then you wager the
amount of the money line for each $1 of your bet. For example, if
the money line is -135 then you would wager $135 to win your $100
bet. If the money line is a positive number then you will wager
$100 to win the money line. For example, if the money line is +125
then you would wager $100 to win $125.
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
|
Washington Redskins |
-7 |
-110 |
35 |
-110 |
|
San Francisco 49ers |
-2½ |
-110 |
44 |
-110 |
Bet examples:
Washington Redskins -7 Risking $110.
to win $100
San Francisco 49ers -2½ Risking $110.
to win $100
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
-17 |
-110 |
202 |
-110 |
|
New Jersey Nets |
+2½ |
-110 |
185 |
-110 |
Bet examples:
LA Lakers -17 Risking $110. to win
$100.
New Jersey Nets +2½ Risking $110. to
win $100.
When you bet on
totals you are betting on whether the total points scored in the
game will be higher or lower than the posted total. For football
and basketball the payoff for a winner is $100 for every $110
wagered unless otherwise noted. It is customary that when making a
bet that you put up the juice as part of your wager. Therefore,
$110 will be wagered if you specify a $100 total bet. For baseball
totals the total points seldom moves. Instead, line moves are done
by applying a money line to the total.
Therefore, your
payoff will depend on the money line at the time of the wager.
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
|
St Louis Rams |
-11 |
-110 |
47 |
-110 |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
+6 |
-110 |
38 |
-110 |
Bet example
St Louis Rams over 47 risking $110
to win $100.
Arizona Cardinals under 38 Risking
$110. to win $100.
A parlay is a group
of straight bets or totals combined into one bet. For the parlay to
win all of the individual parts of the parlay need to win for the
parlay to be a winner. You can mix different sports on the same
parlay. Parlay payoffs depend on how many teams are in your wager.
Payoffs for football and basketball are shown in the table below.
If there is a tie in one or more of your individual parts then the
wager steps down to the next lower number of teams. If a 2 team
parlay has a tie and a winner then the parlay pays 90% of the
straight bet payoff except. However, when the winner is a baseball
bet the payoff is 100% of the straight bet payoff.
Example
You can bet parlays
in Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey. You can combine
multiple sports to make up your 2-6 teams.
|
Parlays |
No. of Teams |
Odds |
Payouts |
|
2 Teams |
2.6/1 |
$100 to win $260 |
|
3 Teams |
6/1 |
$100 to win $600 |
|
4 Teams |
12/1 |
$100 to win $1200 |
|
5 Teams |
24/1 |
$100 to win $2400 |
|
6 Teams |
45/1 |
$100 to win $4500 |
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
|
San Francisco 49ers |
-2½ |
-110 |
|
San Francisco 49ers over |
35 |
-110 |
|
Houston Texans |
-3½ |
-110 |
Customer Bet example
3 team parlay
S.F. 49ers -2½ - S.F. 49ers over 35 -
Houston -3½
Risking $100. to win $600.
Click here
to learn how to calculate parlay payouts.
A teaser is a group
of straight bets or totals combined into one bet. The difference
between a parlay and a teaser is that with a teaser the line you bet
against for each individual wager is moved to your favor by the
number of points of the teaser. If the regular line is -6 and you
have a 4 point teaser then your line would be -2. As with a parlay,
all of the individual parts need to win for the teaser to be a
winner. Teasers are not available for baseball and you can not mix
sports for a teaser since there are differing teaser points for
football and basketball. Teaser payoffs depend on how many teams are
in your wager. Payoffs for football and basketball are shown in the
table below. If there is a tie in one or more of your individual
parts then the wager steps down to the next lower number of teams.
If a 2 team teaser has a tie and a winner then the teaser pushes "
No Action". If a 2 team teaser has a tie and a loser, the teaser
loses.
Example
Ties lose on all Teasers except the
2-Teasers where a tie is a push.
You can buy up to 1 full point on 2
Team Football Teasers. The cost is an extra .10 cents per half
point.
EX. 2 team 6½ Pt. Teaser is 12/10 and
a 7 Pt. Football Teaser is 13/10
|
6 Point
Football Teasers |
No. of Teams |
Odds |
Payouts for a $100
bet |
|
2 Teams |
11/10 |
$110 to win $100 |
|
3 Teams |
8/5 |
$100 to win $180 |
|
4 Teams |
3/1 |
$100 to win $300 |
|
5 Teams |
4.5/1 |
$100 to win $450 |
|
6 Teams |
7.5/1 |
$100 to win $750 |
|
10 Point
Football Super Teaser |
No. of Teams |
Odds |
Payouts for a $100
bet |
|
3 Teams |
12/10 |
$120 to win $100 |
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
|
Washington Redskins |
+7½ |
-110 |
35 |
-110 |
|
San Francisco 49ers |
-7 |
-110 |
38 |
-110 |
|
USC Trojans |
-9 |
-110 |
41 |
-110 |
|
Arizona Wildcats |
+2 |
-110 |
51 |
-110 |
Bet example: 2-Team 6 point
Football Teaser
Original lines Washington +7½ & San
Francisco -7
Teased Lines Washington +13½ - San
Francisco -1
Risking $110. to win $100.
Bet example: 2-Team 7 point Football
Teaser
Original lines USC Trojans -9 &
Arizona Wildcats +2
Teased Lines USC Trojans -9 & Arizona
Wildcats +9
Risking $130. to win $100.
Bet example: 3-Team 10 point Football
Super Teaser
Original lines USC Trojans -9 ,
Arizona Wildcats +2 , USC Trojans Under 41
Teased Lines USC Trojans +1, Arizona
Wildcats +12 , USC Trojans Under 51
Risking $120. to win $100.
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4 Point
Basketball Teasers |
No. of Teams |
Odds |
Payouts for a $100
bet |
|
2 Teams |
11/10 |
$110 to win $100 |
|
3 Teams |
8/5 |
$100 to win $180 |
|
4 Teams |
3/1 |
$100 to win $300 |
|
5 Teams |
4.5/1 |
$100 to win $450 |
|
6 Teams |
7.5/1 |
$100 to win $750 |
|
7 Point
Basketball Super Teaser |
No. of Teams |
Odds |
Payouts for a $100
bet |
|
3 Teams |
12/10 |
$120 to win $100 |
Example
Ties lose on all Teasers except the
2-Teasers where a tie is a push.
You can buy up to 1 full point on 2
Team Basketball Teasers. The cost is an extra .10 cents per half
point.
EX. 2 team 4½ Pt. Teaser is 12/10 and
a 5 Pt. Basketball Teaser is 13/10
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
|
Washington Wizards |
+7½ |
-110 |
185 |
-110 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
-7 |
-110 |
202 |
-110 |
|
UCLA Bruins |
-9 |
-110 |
141 |
-110 |
|
North Carolina Tar Heels |
+2 |
-110 |
151 |
-110 |
Bet example: 2-Team 4 point
Basketball Teaser
Original lines Washington Wizards +7½
- Los Angeles Lakers -7
Teased Lines Washington Wizards +11½ -
Los Angeles Lakers -3
Risking $110. to win $100.
Bet example: 2-Team 5 point
Basketball Teaser
Original lines UCLA Bruins -9 - North
Carolina Tar Heels +2
Teased Lines UCLA Bruins -4 - North
Carolina Tar Heels +7
Risking $130. to win $100.
Bet example: 3-Team 7 point
Basketball Super Teaser
Original lines Original lines
Washington Wizards +7½ - Los Angeles Lakers -7 - UCLA Bruins over
141
Teased Lines Washington Wizards +14½ -
Los Angeles Lakers -PK -UCLA Bruins over 134
Risking $120. to win $100.
A pleaser is a
group of NFL side straight bets combined into one bet. The
difference between a pleaser and a teaser is that with a pleaser the
line you bet against for each individual wager is moved against your
favor by 6 points. Pleasers are currently only available on NFL
regular season side plays. Pleasers will not be taken on NFL
totals, NFL preseason, or NCAA football at the current time. If
the regular line is -10 and you play a pleaser then your line would
be -16.
Example
6 Point
Football Pleasers |
No. of Teams |
Odds |
Payouts for a $100
bet |
2 Teams |
6/1 |
$100 to win $600 |
3 Teams |
17/1 |
$100 to win
$1700 |
4 Teams |
45/1 |
$100 to win $4500 |
5 Teams |
120/1 |
$100 to win $12000 |
6 Teams |
300/1 |
$100 to win $30000 |
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
|
San Diego Chargers |
+7½ |
-110 |
185 |
-110 |
|
Oakland Raiders |
-7 |
-110 |
202 |
-110 |
|
USC Trojans |
-9 |
-110 |
141 |
-110 |
|
Arizona Wildcats |
+2 |
-110 |
151 |
-110 |
Bet example: 3-Team 6 point
Football Pleaser
Original lines San Diego Chargers
+7½, Oakland Raiders -7, Arizona Wildcats +2
Pleased Lines San Diego Chargers +1½,
Oakland Raiders -13, Arizona Wildcats -4
Risking $100. to win $1700.
A Round Robin Parlay is a wager in which three
to 18 teams or totals are combined into a single play and all
possible combinations of two or three team parlays are exhausted.
They are used in all sports except in circled games and there is no
buying points allowed. Because they are turned into 2 or 3 team
parlays, the same rules apply as in a regular parlay; for example,
if the Round Robin were in 2 team parlay combinations:
*The payoff on each 2 team parlay is 5/13,
unless money lines are involved.
*If one of the teams loses, all parlay combinations with that team
are a loss
*If one team pushes, then all
combinations with that team would turn into straight bets.
Also, whatever the player risks on the
Round Robin must be applied to each of the 2 team parlay
combinations. You can bet multiple sports in your combinations.
Example
Round Robin. ( A combination
of 3-5 different 2-Team Parlays) |
No. of Teams |
Odds |
Payouts |
2 Teams |
2.6/1 |
$100 to win $260 |
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
LA Clippers |
+7 |
-110 |
185 |
-110 |
Oakland Raiders |
-7 |
-110 |
41 |
-110 |
USC Trojans |
-9 |
-110 |
45 |
-110 |
Bet example: 3-Team Round Robin
distributed in $100 2-Team Parlays
LA Clippers +7,Oakland Raiders-7
Risking $100. to win $260.
LA
Clippers +7,USC Trojans -9 Risking $100. to win $260.
Oakland Raiders -7, USC Trojans -9
Risking $100. to win $260.
Total
at Risk $300 to win $780.
If
Bets (Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey)
An If Bet consists of two straight bets joined
together by an IF CLAUSE. That is, if the customer's first
play is a win or a push, then we process his second wager. In If
Bets the player gets Double Action (wager goes on only if the
first one wins, ties or cancels).
Each of the bets in the If Bet must be for the
same amount or less than the first one, he cannot change each
subsequent one to a higher amount; however, when you have money
lines you have to be careful and see if the customer is taking only
dogs, only favorites or a combinations of both.
If Bets can be used for all of the four major
sports (Football, Basketball, Baseball & Hockey), except circled
games; and there is no buying points allowed. The advantage of
placing an If Bet is that the customer can make sure to get action
on all of the games that he is interested in. Sometimes he will have
a pending wager that hasn't been reconciled and there can be a game
going of the board, so if he places an If Bet he will not have any
kind of problem whatsoever.
Example
If bets are combinations of 2 Straight
Bets/Sidebets. You can use multiple sports in your combinations.
If Bets |
Combinations |
Odds for a $100
Bet |
If win or Tie |
$110 to win $100 |
If Win only |
$110 to win $100 |
If Lose or Tie |
$110 to win $100 |
If Lose only |
$110 to win $100 |
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
San
Diego Chargers |
+7½ |
-110 |
35 |
-110 |
Oakland Raiders |
-7 |
-110 |
44 |
-110 |
USC
Trojans |
-9 |
-110 |
41 |
-110 |
Arizona Wildcats |
+2 |
-110 |
51 |
-110 |
Bet example: 2-Team i f Bet.
If San Diego Chargers +7½ Win only
Risking $110. to win $100.
Next
bet: USC Trojans over 41 Risking $110 to win $100.
If
the first bet is a winner then your second bet will have action.
Reverse
These are simply two straight bets joined
together into If Bets that work in both directions of the if clause,
the risk is the same for all the wagers in the reverse, they are
used for all the major sports except circled games, and no buying
points is allowed.
All reverse bets are double action: the
remaining bets in the sequence will be placed if the preceding bet
is a win, a "push," or is cancelled for any reason. An "if bet"
(double action) follows the sequence "if X wins, ties or cancels
then Y." Placing a reverse bet will include that sequence and
its opposite: "if X wins, ties or cancels then Y" AND "if Y wins,
ties or cancels then X." As you can see, a reverse bet contains two
"if bet" sequences, and you must lay down or risk an equal amount
for each one: an if bet for $110 is $220 as a reverse bet.
A two team reverse bet merely reverses the
order of an initial "if bet"; however, if there are three or more
teams, then the reverse bet would be broken down or "boxed" into all
the possible two team if bets using those three teams and each of
those if bets would be reversed. The sequence that would be used
would be, as follows:
If X wins, ties or cancels then Y à If
Y wins, ties or cancels then X
If X wins, ties or cancels then Z à If
Z wins, ties or cancels then X
If Y wins, ties or cancels then Z à If
Z wins, ties or cancels then Y
Therefore, a three team reverse is actually
going to be six separate if bets, or twelve separate straight bets.
If each of the teams in this reverse were for $100, than the actual
amount of money that the customer must risk would be $660, or $110
on each of the if bets, in order to win a maximum of $1,200. The
more teams selected in the reverse the more possible combinations
there will be and the higher the amount of money that must be
risked.
Example
Reverses are a combinations of 2 If
Bets . You can use multiple sports in your combinations.
Reverses |
Combinations |
Odds for a $100
Bet |
| Win or Tie |
$220 to win $400 |
| Win only |
$220 to win $400 |
Example
| Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
| San
Diego Chargers |
+7½ |
-110 |
35 |
-110 |
| Oakland Raiders |
-7 |
-110 |
44 |
-110 |
| USC
Trojans |
-9 |
-110 |
41 |
-110 |
| Arizona Wildcats |
+2 |
-110 |
51 |
-110 |
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