I hope you guys realize the phrase "AND" in there. It's not that great a deal. For example, let's say Chicago Bulls win game 1. Your bet would still be a loss depending on the second outcome which is the result of the series.
It's very similar to a parlay of 2 bets. A parlay bet with both results required to be correct for the bet to be a winner. Part one of the parlay is the winner of game 1. Part 2 of the parlay is who will win the series. Being one game down doesn't alter who will win a series that much.
The bet isn't that good of a deal at all if you think of it as similar to a 2 game parlay bet.
Hmmm.... Maybe I'm wrong. What were the odds for Chicago to win game one and the odds for Chicago to win the series before game 1 started? Does anyone know?
Because odds of +300 would mean that for Chicago to win game one would be +100 and Chicago to win series after winning game one to be +100 which seems overly generous odds.
Because odds of +300 would mean that for Chicago to win game one would be +100 and Chicago to win series after winning game one to be +100 which seems overly generous odds.
Chicago was favored to win game one -180/+170 {Piny}.
And also favored to win the series at -130/+120.
If one bet these 3 a huge profit, % wise, could have been had,
as this covers one every way...
1] CHI Bulls to win game and WIN series +300
2] CHI Bulls to win game and LOSE series +600
3] MIAMI to win game one +170
1] +300....bet 600 to win 1800 {net profit 700}
2] +600....bet 300 to win 1800 {net profit 400}
3] +170....bet 800 to win 1360 {net profit 460}
I guess so. That's why i didn't do it. If i did i would have called first
& asked for an email confirmation that the bets would not be adjusted
or cancelled. Then they would've likely realized the mistake & possibly
throw me a $3.65 freeplay. On one occasion though i called Bowmans
about a bad line & they insisted it was fine & welcomed my action in
a similarly profitable situation.
So an identical parlay that could have been created using Pinny odds would be
* CHI Bulls to win game and WIN series +175 *
Obviously the +300 must have been an error or a mistakenly switched line.
Not sure Pinny allows nested parlays like that where one outcome of an event affects the likely hood of the second outcome. (winning a game and winning the series)
I wouldn't touch those odds (+300) with a 10 foot pole. Winning bets are likely to be voided.
