total for first half and total for full game, a sportsbook has a right to cancel before the game, in my opinion. The correlation is obvious and huge. But they need to list it in their rules as not allowed. I would never bet this even if a sportsbook forgot to not allow it. I don't like getting banned from a book, after they cancel my bet.
However, betting (over and fav) or (under and dog), these are popular parlays with the public, especially the (over and fav). What correlation there is - almost never overcomes the vig except in the case of high spread college games. Sportsbook.com just cancelled the bets from anyone with big net win from these popular parlays.
The books have no right to cancel these, and when they do they turn off not only advantage players but recreational bettors as well. Ideally the book would like both parts of the parlay to have no correlation. In reality, there is some correlation when parlaying total and spread but most books welcome the action; their 10% vig or whatever takes care of the correlation problem. WSEX, Olympic, 5 dimes all take bets that sportsbook.com uses as an excuse to steal.
Last edited by louis : 10-24-2007 at 06:13 AM.
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