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Can you just bet on a team to win?

At its core, sports betting is putting money behind an outcome of your choice and getting paid if that outcome is achieved. If a bet is on the winner of a game, that is called a moneyline bet. If you're betting that a team will win or lose by a certain amount of points, that is called a spread bet.
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Can you bet on teams to win?

Moneyline is when you bet on one of the teams to win, while a point spread is where you bet on a specific team to win, as well as how many points they'll win by or not lose by.
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Can you just bet on a team to win on Fanduel?

A moneyline is a bet on which team will win a game outright. Example: The Cowboys are -190 to beat the WFT, while the WFT are +160 to win. If you think the Cowboys will win the game, you would have to wager $190 to potentially win $100 (or wager $19 to win $10).
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Can you bet on just one game?

As the name implies, a single bet is one individual wager graded on the results of a single game. Often called a straight bet, it is simple to understand. You take the moneyline, point spread, or total in one game, and that is the extent of the entire wager.
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Can you bet on both football teams to win?

Can You Bet On Both Teams On The Betting Exchanges? There are no rules normally stopping you backing both teams on betting exchanges, where you can also back and lay the same selection, which is basically the same as backing both selections.
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Is it illegal to bet on all outcomes?

Arbitrage sports betting is legal, though it's frowned upon by bookmakers. Arbitrage in sports betting is when someone places bets on all possible outcomes of an event at odds that guarantee profit, no matter what happens in the event.
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What happens if you bet a team to win and they tie?

Yes. For betting purposes, a push is basically a tie between the bettor and the sportsbook. There's no winner or loser for the wager. For games that end up tied, such as an NFL regular season game that's not settled during overtime, the end result is the same.
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Is it better to straight bet or parlay?

So to be clear: While your odds increase with each successive bet, the individual odds that go into the whole bet shrink up. In short: Parlays aren't worth the money. But they are fun, which is why we recommend going easy! Parlays should not be your bread and butter.
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Should you do straight bets or parlays?

There's nothing wrong with placing a parlay or teaser bet every once in a while for fun. But bettors should never make parlays and teasers a daily habit or common routine. You are assuming massive risk and playing right into the sportsbooks hands. Instead, stick to flat betting.
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What happens to my parlay if a player doesn't play?

If it's part of a regular parlay: If your prop is part of a parlay across multiple games, that bet will be dropped but the rest of the parlay will still count, just with a smaller payout. If it's part of a same game parlay: Most sportsbooks will void your entire same game parlay if one player doesn't play.
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What does a $100 4 team parlay pay?

Leave the rest at 0. Then in the wager amount enter 100. Once you hit calculate the payout should display 1149.21. This means that your $100 4-team parlay on those teams should earn you $1,149.21 when it hits!
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What is the most someone won on FanDuel?

Zinger Key Points. An unnamed FanDuel user might now be the world's biggest Coke Zero fan. The person submitted a $13.49 free bet parlay on FanDuel from a promotion on the Coke Zero 400 Nascar Race on Sunday that won, netting the user nearly $1 million.
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Can you bet on a team to win and lose?

At its core, sports betting is putting money behind an outcome of your choice and getting paid if that outcome is achieved. If a bet is on the winner of a game, that is called a moneyline bet. If you're betting that a team will win or lose by a certain amount of points, that is called a spread bet.
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What happens if you bet $100 on a money line?

This means that the bettor would have risked $400 and ultimately gained $100. The positive number shows how much would be gained on a successful $100 bet. A +300 money line, for instance, would mean that if you place a successful bet of $100, you would win $300.
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Should you bet on your own team?

In nearly every case the team that you know most about is the team you support. Usually, to get an edge over the bookies, you need to know more about what you are betting on than they do. Therefore it stands to reason that betting on your own team might actually be the best betting strategy going.
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Can you parlay win totals?

You can combine most types of wagers into parlays. Moneyline, point spreads, and totals (over/under) are all eligible for parlays (with some exceptions). Many sportsbooks also allow parlays on prop bets (again, though, there can be limitations).
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What are the cons of parlay?

The disadvantage of a parlay bet is that if any of the bets in the parley loses, then the entire parlay is lost. This makes parlay bets very difficult to win, especially if they are made up of many individual bets. The advantage is that if all the individual wagers win, the bettor can get a bigger payout.
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How often do people win parlays?

These wagers only work 1 out of every 15 times, yet you only get paid 10-1. Picking 8 winners and 0 losers only scores a hit once in every 255 times, but you only get paid 150-1 if successful. The 11-team parlay hits 1 out of every 2,047 times, and the payout is based on only just over 50% of that ratio.
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Why is it so hard to hit a parlay?

It's because parlays typically provide the house with a larger edge than straight bets. As more and more bets are included in the parlay, the juice continues to rise — especially at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
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Do you have to hit every parlay to win?

A parlay bet of two or more outcomes will always offer a higher payout than betting on each outcome individually. The caveat is that you must get all of the wagers correct to win the bet.
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Do you have to hit all parlay to win?

To win your parlay, you need to get all of your picks correct. While some sportsbooks allowed small combination bets on a single contest, such as a moneyline or spread plus the over/under, parlays on individual games weren't widely available. That has changed dramatically in recent years.
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How often do parlays hit?

If you have two wagers that are each +100 — bet $100 to win $100 — then the parlay has roughly a 25 percent chance of winning. If those wagers are each -110 (bet $110 to win $100) the chances improve to 27 percent, but the payoff also will be slightly lower to reflect those odds.
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How much does a $10 4 team parlay pay?

4 Team Parlay Payout

Using standard -110 odds on each leg of the parlay, a fair four team parlay payout is 13.28 times whatever your wager amount was. If you bet $10 on a four team parlay with all legs at -110 odds, your four team parlay payout would be $132.83 and your profit would be $122.83 ($132.83 – $10 bet).
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Do you lose a parlay if you push?

What Happens if a Bet in a Parlay Pushes? If one or multiple bets within a parlay pushes, you don't lose the parlay. The pushed bets are disregarded, and the parlay's odds (and potential payout) are recalculated without the pushed bet(s).
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Is it good to bet on both teams?

yes, but it depends on the circumstances. Betting on both teams (also called arbitrage betting or middling) can result in the bettor making a profit — regardless of the outcome — by placing one bet per each outcome (and with different betting companies).
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