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Ok say you win a 1000 freeplay.

You essentially won 500 correct? I mean assuming you hit 50 percent of your wagers.
 

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right 1000 freeplay works like


if you put 1000 to win 900 ( or whatever)


and you win that bet your acct balance is 900$

you do not get the 1000 back
 

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actually, there's a better way to do it...

divide that $1,000 by 8 and make 8 separate 3-team parlays risking $125 on each of them, using every possible combination of the 3 games involved...

this way you'll win 1 of them and you'll win back at 6-1 odds and pocket $750 (instead of the $500 you HOPE to win by hitting 50% and straight betting)

just be sure to only bet 3 games that all have hooks in them (i.e. -3.5, -6.5, etc.) not even numbers so that way you can't have a tie in any of your parlays...

if you have any questions, ask DougJ, this is what he posted and it's a great strategy....it's a way to guarantee a 75% CASH return on that Bonus Play...

i think i explained everything correctly...if not, i'm sure someone will correct whatever i messed up on...

and like i said, credit goes to Doug....real smart strategy, i never even thought of it until he posted it!
 

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Dante said:
right 1000 freeplay works like


if you put 1000 to win 900 ( or whatever)

and you win that bet your acct balance is 900$

you do not get the 1000 back

by his first post, i was assuming that he could break up that $1,000 into as many plays as he wanted...not just one, single $1,000 "to risk" wager...

maybe i misunderstood...
 

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Christian said:
actually, there's a better way to do it...

divide that $1,000 by 8 and make 8 separate 3-team parlays risking $125 on each of them, using every possible combination of the 3 games involved...

this way you'll win 1 of them and you'll win back at 6-1 odds and pocket $750 (instead of the $500 you HOPE to win by hitting 50% and straight betting)

just be sure to only bet 3 games that all have hooks in them (i.e. -3.5, -6.5, etc.) not even numbers so that way you can't have a tie in any of your parlays...

if you have any questions, ask DougJ, this is what he posted and it's a great strategy....it's a way to guarantee a 75% CASH return on that Bonus Play...

i think i explained everything correctly...if not, i'm sure someone will correct whatever i messed up on...

and like i said, credit goes to Doug....real smart strategy, i never even thought of it until he posted it!

Wow thats a great strategy.

Thanks. :103631605
 

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BaseballGuy said:
Wow thats a great strategy.

Thanks. :103631605

give credit to DougJ....i just stole it from him!!!
 

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great strategy if you want to risk getting booted from that book

no way they are going to be happy with you playing 8 3-teamers to cover all your possibilities
 

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Christian said:
actually, there's a better way to do it...

divide that $1,000 by 8 and make 8 separate 3-team parlays risking $125 on each of them, using every possible combination of the 3 games involved...

this way you'll win 1 of them and you'll win back at 6-1 odds and pocket $750 (instead of the $500 you HOPE to win by hitting 50% and straight betting)

just be sure to only bet 3 games that all have hooks in them (i.e. -3.5, -6.5, etc.) not even numbers so that way you can't have a tie in any of your parlays...

if you have any questions, ask DougJ, this is what he posted and it's a great strategy....it's a way to guarantee a 75% CASH return on that Bonus Play...

i think i explained everything correctly...if not, i'm sure someone will correct whatever i messed up on...

and like i said, credit goes to Doug....real smart strategy, i never even thought of it until he posted it!

I want to make sure I understand this correctly - you pick 3 games with a .5 ending spread and bet both sides of each game in the parlays?
 

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drunkguy said:
great strategy if you want to risk getting booted from that book


no way they are going to be happy with you playing 8 3-teamers to cover all your possibilities

I disagree. Unless you're only a "bonus whore" why would the book boot you? If their rules permit this sort of betting method then why not take advantage? Any responsible book is counting the potential freeplay winnings into their cost of doing business. No doubt the freeplay comes with a rollover requirement, which you'll need to satisfy regardless of whether you play all eight ways of a three team parlay or put the whole nut on the biggest ML dog on the board. They still have plenty of opportunities to get their money and more from you.
 

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patswin said:
I want to make sure I understand this correctly - you pick 3 games with a .5 ending spread and bet both sides of each game in the parlays?

You'd bet on three games, with half point spreads, covering every possible combination of outcomes with eight different parlays.

A A A A B B B B
C C D D C C D D
E F E F E F E F
 

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Phigment said:
You'd bet on three games, with half point spreads, covering every possible combination of outcomes with eight different parlays.

A A A A B B B B
C C D D C C D D
E F E F E F E F

Interesting, I'll have to ponder this one
 

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If you play it right, it's really worth more like 700-800. I used some free-play today for a gauranteed 75% of its amount and I didnt need to make lots of plays to cover all possibilies - only 2.


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Ok say you win a 1000 freeplay.

You essentially won 500 correct? I mean assuming you hit 50 percent of your wagers.
 

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nimue77 said:
If you play it right, it's really worth more like 700-800. I used some free-play today for a gauranteed 75% of its amount and I didnt need to make lots of plays to cover all possibilies - only 2.

Sure, you can also lock the profit with only two plays by taking a big ML dog at the freeplay book and the ML fav at another book. Look for two lines that are almost even and adjust the fav bet to whatever profit you'd like (i.e. lean to a side or balance the profits on both). This method will most likely also get funds out of the freeplay book which probably has a rollover to satisfy before any withdrawals.

Fishhead covered this same strategy a few weeks back.
 

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Phigment said:
Sure, you can also lock the profit with only two plays by taking a big ML dog at the freeplay book and the ML fav at another book. Look for two lines that are almost even and adjust the fav bet to whatever profit you'd like (i.e. lean to a side or balance the profits on both). This method will most likely also get funds out of the freeplay book which probably has a rollover to satisfy before any withdrawals.

Fishhead covered this same strategy a few weeks back.

This method is fine also, but requires much more bankroll, Bonus Play rollovers usually are only like 5X, parlay takes care of 1X. Depends on the individual.

Good thing about this method is it has high percentage chance to work in one shot, and get the money to Pinny or wherever. Most freeplays probably come from CRIS, so it's not a worry if dog wins, could backfire if offered by a book you want out of.

This method requires a bit more line hunting, I use both.
 

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Does anyone have experience with Skybook, whether or not they will accept these kind of bets with the Freeplay?
 

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Call them and ask if the FP can be split into multiple bets and if parlays are allowed, if yes, do it.
 

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