[wallym]

i'm definitely a rookie trying to find some extra money (income) thru sports betting...and the dilemma of "straight bet vs parlay" is killing me...

i'm looking at a bookie that offers multi type betting. they have explanation here.

any thoughts what's the "best" or "optimal" way to go? i know it's a vague question but would greatly appreciate your thoughts.

thanks a lot. appreciate all the help.

cheers!

[Kellen]

I try to avoid parlays. I do play some 2 teamers occasionally. Mostly I bet straight. Teasers can be good. ML parlays are fine too.

[Cee]

I'd go with straight plays mostly. If u are doing a parlay take a ml dog so u get a nice payout if you hit it.

[diogee]

Do small straight bets until you get more experienced at handicapping...it doesn't do any good to even do Round Robin parlays if you cannot hit a decent percent of your plays. Track your plays for a couple months and see where you stand.

[wallym]

thanks for all the replies so far...lately, i'm having a bad run on my parlays...normally i have 2 series of 2-team parlays...i normally get 1 pick correct on each parlay...so it's the pairing that's killing me...

[diogee]

That is where straight bets come into play...parlays are good plays if you feel you have a good edge on all the plays. Hitting 50% of parlays gives you a 100% loss of your money risked while hitting 50% on straight bets you only lose the juice.