If you think the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will combine for more than 56 points, then you probably expect Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady to post big numbers. Bettors can use these parlays to string together multiple markets/props from the same game, often in pursuit of large payouts.īy correlated wagers, we mean two or more wagers which are related in such a way that the likelihood of one of the wagers/legs winning is increased or decreased by the outcome of the other leg(s).įor example, if Penn State is a 24-point favorite against Indiana in a college football game, and the game total (or Over/under) is 49, the odds of the game going Over is more likely if Penn State wins by more than 24.Ī more obvious correlation example is the relationship between the score of a football game and player performance. What Is a “Same-Game” Parlay?Ī same-game, single-game, or one-game parlay, the vernacular doesn’t matter - they’re names for a parlay consisting of correlated wagers.
Now, instead of blocking same game parlays, or as one company calls them, “one-game parlays” sportsbooks are marketing the ability to bet them and are throwing them smack dab on the home page.
But a recent trend sweeping across the industry is sportsbooks eschewing the long-held practice of rejecting same game parlays from customers.
