Straight/Side
bets (All Sports)
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 |
-2� |
-110 |
44 |
-110 |
Bet examples:
Washington Redskins -7 Risking $110. to win
$100
San Francisco 49ers -2� Risking $110. to win $100
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
Los Angeles
Lakers |
-17
|
-110 |
202 |
-110 |
New Jersey Nets |
+2� |
-110 |
185 |
-110 |
Bet examples:
LA Lakers -17 Risking
$110. to win $100.
New Jersey Nets +2� Risking $110. to win
$100.
Totals (All Sports)
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.
Parlays (Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Baseball)
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 |
-2� |
-110 |
San
Francisco 49ers over |
35 |
-110 |
Houston Texans |
-3� |
-110 |
Customer Bet example
3 team parlay
S.F. 49ers
-2� - S.F. 49ers over 35 - Houston -3�
Risking $100. to win $600.
Click here
to learn how to calculate
parlay payouts.
Teasers (Football and Basketball)
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 6� 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 |
+7� |
-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 +7� & San
Francisco -7
Teased Lines
Washington +13� - 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.
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 4� Pt. Teaser is 12/10 and a 5 Pt.
Basketball Teaser is 13/10
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
Washington Wizards |
+7� |
-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 +7� - Los
Angeles Lakers -7
Teased Lines
Washington Wizards +11� - 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 +7� - Los Angeles Lakers -7 - UCLA Bruins over 141
Teased Lines Washington Wizards +14� - Los Angeles
Lakers -PK -UCLA Bruins over 134
Risking $120. to win $100.
Pleasers (Football)
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 |
+7� |
-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 +7�,
Oakland Raiders -7, Arizona Wildcats +2
Pleased Lines
San Diego Chargers +1�, Oakland Raiders -13, Arizona Wildcats -4
Risking
$100. to win $1700.
Round Robins (Football, Baseball , Basketball and Hockey)
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 onlyl |
$110 to win $100 |
Example
Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
San Diego
Chargers |
+7� |
-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
If Bet.
If San Diego Chargers +7� 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.
Reverses
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 � If Y wins, ties
or cancels then X
If X wins, ties or cancels then Z � If Z wins, ties
or cancels then X
If Y wins, ties or cancels then Z � 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 |
+7� |
-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 Reverse
If San Diego Chargers +7� Win only Risking $110.
to win $100.
IF USC Trojans over 41 Win or Tie Risking $110 to win $100.
Risking a total of $220 to win $400
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