Post by Bevo on Sept 16, 2015 18:16:36 GMT
Just got back from 5 days in Vegas.... WOW! That place gets a little CRAZIER every time we go. The "painted naked ladies" from Times Square have found their way to the Strip. Appropriate, I guess...
For as long as I can remember, they've had Teaser parlay cards. On these, they broaden the point spreads, or move the Over/Under lines..... but, reduce the payouts. I've always liked these for parlay bets because they give me a chance to still win on a parlay when I've lost a really close straight bet. Now, they've added SUPER TEASERS... and, boy... do they move the lines! Here's a couple of examples:
Normal spread was Texas giving anywhere from 14 to 15.5 against Rice. The SuperTeaser spread was Texas -5.5
Normal spread for Houston against Louisville was ~ +11. SuperTeaser spread was +21.5
I hit 3 of these Super Teaser parlays... a 5 team, 6 team, and 7 team.
The payouts on these are MUCH lower.... a 4 team only pays 2-1. A 5 teams pays 2.5-1, 6 team is 3.5-1, 7 team is 4.5-1.
On Monday, I had already hit 6 on my 7 team card. I still had Philly, getting 6.5 points!! It was a $100 ticket, that would pay $550.
The normal line was Atlanta +3. So, I took the opportunity to hedge my bet, and put $250 on Atlanta... getting 3 points. I figured, this way.. the WORST I could do would be to win $300.
Turned out, Atlanta WON by 2 points, so... I won BOTH bets and collected $1027. It was a pretty good weekend of football betting. Was VERY lucky on a 5 team normal Teaser parlay... I had Notre Dame, giving 6.5 points. They had to get that last second TD AND the 2pt conversion to cover.
The only games that really hurt me were: Jacksonville and Oakland getting beat so badly.... I made a small M/L bet on both. My biggest bets were on Green Bay, Denver, and the Jets. Had to sweat them all, but they all covered.
Had a fun trip. Thanks also to two amazing sessions at craps, this was one of those very rare trips when we came home with more money than we took. 
