Parlay a couple teams you know are going to win that night. Take whatever line at -200 or -225 and you should be able to get back even money.

Another one that works often is in baseball.

A team wins the first 2 of a 3-game series. Almost always go with the other team in the 3rd game. Even if its an underdog, and even if on the road. Sure, sweeps happen, but this is usually a pretty good bet.

One example last year. Tigers @ Houston on a Sunday. Houston won the first 2. Game 3, who is on the hill? Justin Verlander, facing his old team. Detroit had a no-name pitcher and no hitting. You'd think JV would be salivating and it would be easy to bet Houston. What happened? Detroit gets a 3-run homer in the first from their only good hitter, and even though JV settled down, Detroit cruised to a 6-3 victory. Moneyline was like +600 on Detroit.

One thing in NBA is in the second half of the season, when teams are playing each other for the 3rd or 4th time.

I've found in most cases that, even in a lopsided matchup, the weaker team will usually cover one of the 4 games somehow. Even a team playing the Warriors.

So let's say the Warriors covered the previous 3 games against Phoenix, Phoenix will cover the 4th game. May not win, but will cover. This works almost all the time.

NBA regular season - find two teams you’re prett sure will win (facing tanking teams, etc) and parlay the ML. It’s worked out nicely this nba season. I was up around 500 before the Bulls started winning recently. Currently up around $400 for the season. I bet pretty small amounts though, between $10-20 a bet.

Edit: what Ron said

its not a bad strategy, but this year even teams with losing records are tough outs and pull upsets. I mean other than the Knicks, who really is an easy out?

Memphis competes, Atlanta competes, Charlotte has a history of competing, Washington is tough especially at home. Kings are good this year. Bulls are competing and even winning lately. Lakers, despite a bad record have Lebron and can beat anyone. hell even the Cavs have pulled off impressive upsets this year.

Take your favorite team, and wait until a really big game you think they are going to win and it will crush you if they lose and it will take you a month to recover. Bet heavily against your team because sports hates you and wants to be miserable and you can't ever enjoy sports because you root for teams that always blow it and your life is to be spent celebrating regular season share conference titles and upsets of teams that are actually good in October. You know that whoever is in control of the world wants you to be miserable and will make sure you always are even as months are spent building up your expectations that the team that has always failed you will now break through and give you the satisfaction you so desperately want.

Take Villanova on Saturday on the ML.

If I don't bet on Chicago teams, I tend to do well. Even better if I avoid parlays. What can't I avoid doing?

I was listening to a guy, he said a stategy that he does, if a team has lost 3 in a row or won 3 in a row, he will wager on that team or against until the streak has ended.

Those parlay odds suck you in.

I did a lot of small wins in the hockey regular season betting ML favorites and loading up. Might have been 5/2 but a win is a win.