Things you wish you could bet on...

[llabb]

Looks like it doesn't matter, that (1) + (2) would have been a wash.

[GFunk911]

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Couldn't you just parlay Sharapova to win Wimbleton + Davenport in her semi match?

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Good thought, but you can't do that on any sportsbook I know. Please tell me if you find one.

Sharapova to win Wimbledon is a future, and Davenport to win semis is a straight wager. You can only parlay straight wagers, not futures.

I've parlayed both to win their semis at basically even money odds. Even if you put all the winnings on Sharapova after that, it's probably at, say -175 odds or so. Which makes the overall bet +157. Parlaying all three together right now, if possible, would yield +200.

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Ah, there is also some corrolation there between the two wagers. Who Sharapova has to play in the final (which is contingent on the outcome of your Davenport wager) affects Sharapova's odds. In this case you would be betting AGAINST the corrolation but it's not allowed either way.

The futures odds on Sharapova are the chances of her beating Venus * the chances of her beating the other semi winner. The odds of her beating Venus and then Davenport should be less than her "Win Wimbleton" odds. So, indeed, your exacta would net you more than what i proposed, if it were allowed.

of course this is all moot now

[KingCon]

WWE World Title Matches

[DanS]

Sklansky-Malmuth cage match.

I think:

Malmuth -130
Sklansky +110 sounds good.