SHOPPING AT DIFFERENT SPORTSBOOKS FOR VALUE

Most of the betting public becomes comfortable with just one sportsbook, but my advice to you is not to. I am no different in wanting to be comfortable with just one book but sometimes shopping around can net some good value. Let’s say that during the NFL season your book offered Dallas at -5.5 -1.10 and you found another book that offered the same game at -5 -1.07, would that be enough to make you switch books? Probably not, but what if you found that three games were different and you were getting a half point and three cents on all three games? Would you not be inclined to parlay those games as your chances of winning increase with each half point and your payout grows due to the lower juice. I tend to shop when playing parlays for that very reason. You can find the best value in sportsbooks by reading any sportsbook review.

MARTINGALE SYSTEM VERSUS THE PARLAY

One of the best values out there has to be the Martingale system over the parlay. You can only apply the Martingale if all the games in your parlay are being played at different times. For instance, if you had a three team parlay in the NCAA tourney the Martingale would be of great value. Let’s say you wagered a $100 on a three teamer in the tourney. Three teamers usually pay about six-to-one, so a $100 wager would net you $600 if it hits. The Martingale system would provide you with much more value. To apply the system you would Northbet.com wager your original $100 on the first game in the parlay. If it’s a winner you now have $200. Take that $200 and wager it on the second game in the parlay. A winner in the second game gives you a total of $400. Place the $400 on the third game and if that wins you have just turned your original $100 into $800 using the Martingale as opposed to the $600 you would have made via the parlay. A $200 difference is a monster value.