Once you’ve mastered the single bet, it’s time to expand your NFL betting horizons. The parlay is an incredibly popular way to bet on NFL games while increasing your potential payout at the end of the day. Instead of betting on the outcome of a single game or event, you’re now betting on two or more outcomes up to a maximum of 12.

Betting Two-Team Parlay

Payouts on a 2 team parlay are standard throughout the industry at 13/5. Sportsbooks will pay $2.64 for every $1.00 wagered. What is an NFL Parlay NFL betting and NFL parlays go hand in hand, and aside from straight wagering, NFL parlay bets are the most popular type of wager placed on the NFL An NFL parlay is a bet where you combine multiple selections into a single wager, with all of the selections needing to win for your bet to win.

• Houston Texans -4
• OVER 48

Here we’re combining two bets: we’re taking the Texans -4 in their game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and we’re taking over 48 in the same game. We could place two single bets of $11 instead, in which case we’d win $20 if both outcomes came true. But if we parlay the two wagers, our payout gets multiplied by a set rate – in this case, by 2.645. That’s $58.19 if you combine the two $11 single bets into a $22 parlay, or $36.19 in profit instead of just $20.

Nfl Parlay Bets Week 5

Your payout gets multiplied by a bigger number for every team you add to your parlay. A three-team parlay pays out at nearly 6/1, while nailing a 12-team parlay would deliver a massive payout at over 2340/1. The risk is that you won’t win anything if you only get 11 out of your 12 picks correct. That’s why many professional handicappers stick with two-team parlays – often combining the spread and the total from the same game, as in the above example. Understanding risk management is just as important as understanding football when you bet on the NFL.