How should I play this?????????

[$DEADSEXE$]

#3498179 11 Team PARLAY
$ 1.00 wagered to win $ 1,151.30 at 10/16/2004 02:00
Odds : 1151.3 to 1 PARLAY

COMMITTED $ 1.00
10/17/2004 13:03 NFL BUFFALO to Win -5.5(-110)
MIAMI 13 BUFFALO 20
status : WIN

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL NEW ENGLAND to Win -4(-110)
SEATTLE 20 NEW ENGLAND 30
status : WIN

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL 1st Half-PHILADELPHIA to Win -6(-110)
1st Half-CAROLINA 0 1st Half-PHILADELPHIA 13
status : WIN

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL ML-GREEN BAY to Win Even(+130)
ML-GREEN BAY 38 ML-DETROIT 10
status : WIN

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL WASHINGTON to Win +1(-110)
WASHINGTON 13 CHICAGO 10
status : WIN

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL HOUSTON to Win +6(-110)
HOUSTON 20 TENNESSEE 10
status : WIN

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL SAN DIEGO to Win +5(-110)
SAN DIEGO 20 ATLANTA 21
status : WIN

10/17/2004 16:20 NFL PITTSBURGH to Win +3(-110)
PITTSBURGH 24 DALLAS 20
status : WIN

10/18/2004 21:05 NFL TAMPA BAY to Win +6.5(-110)
TAMPA BAY vs ST. LOUIS

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL Point Total Under 43(-110)
SAN FRANCISCO 14 NY JETS 22
status : WIN

10/17/2004 13:03 NFL Point Total Under 44(-110)
KANSAS CITY 16 JACKSONVILLE 22
status : WIN

Hedge?

Oh and for natedogg...how bout them broncos!

[lorinda]

It depends how much $1k is worth to you personally.

If you are thinking hedge, it might be worth looking at STL on the money line so you can still win both bets.

Lori

[$DEADSEXE$]

so put like 500 on the moneyline for St L?

[lorinda]

The amounts are up to you and how much you fancy gambling, but I would like the plan of being able to scoop both ways if it were me.

Lori

[$DEADSEXE$]

yeh but its 260 to win 100 so its not worth it..I'm thinking of putting like 3-5 hundred on the Saints -6.5 and then win $6 or 7 hundred if the saints dont cover/lose, or at least 3-5 hundred if they do beat the spread.

i did only wager a dollar after all

[lorinda]

Ok, was hoping it was -200 or so, -260 IS rather steep.

Have a sniff around the prop bets too, even though there is more vig, there may just be one that fits.

Lori

[Easy E]

Hedging is a false perception, similar to believing that insurance in blackjack is actually insuring your hand.

If the bet is good straight up, then make it. Otherwise, hope your parlay hits.

There's no need to link the two. You just cost yourself part of your win when you bet against the hedge team, unless you have a middle on points.

As lorinda said, if you like the moneyline bet, make it. If you don't, don't. Your parlay bet has nothing to do with this.

[$DEADSEXE$]

yeh but i'm risking a dollar- i basically bet alot of the dogs on the parlay card.
So i can take the chance that St Louis doesnt beat TB by more than 6 points..which if they do win it will either be a blowout or at least a TD.
Or I can put say $300 on St Louis...and I still win $800 if my parlay hits..again betting just a dollar, but if the favorite,St Louis wins then I at least get $300.

If the line was TB +7 I wouldnt be fretting about this so much....I just get the sinking feeling that St Louis will win by 7 and screw me

[Easy E]

The vig is bad enough on parlays- "throwing away" several hundred of your win just makes that worse.

If you get "screwed" for a dollar, so what?

Your call, but I wouldn't make the bet if you don't like it stand-alone.
Who was it that hedged their parlay last week and wasted the money?

[$DEADSEXE$]

yeh but I win money regardless. If I don't hedge then I can lose $1100. If I do hedge and bet say $400 on St L then the most I can lose is $700