Question 1

Aren't parlays always a bad bet?

Accepted Answer

Ordinary parlays lose because every bet in them carries the sportsbook's cut. Here each one is already priced better than we think it should be, so that stacks in your favour instead. The trade-off is still real: adding bets raises the payout and lowers the chance the ticket wins.

Question 2

Do bets from the same game change the odds?

Accepted Answer

Yes, which is why we never put two bets from one game on a ticket — separate games are independent, so their odds multiply honestly. If you add your own same-game bets (a team to win plus its total, say) the true chance differs from a simple multiplication, usually not in your favour.

Question 3

How much should I risk on a parlay?

Accepted Answer

Open a ticket and it shows a suggested maximum as a share of your betting budget, capped well below what the maths alone would allow. Parlay results swing hard, with long losing runs between wins, so that figure is deliberately small. Treat it as a ceiling, not a target.

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