Guide To Action Reverses

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• Action-Reverse

Like If Bets, Reverses can turn one chunk of change in your BetUS account into multiple wagers that will keep you on the edge of your seat through a bunch of games you otherwise would not have been able to get action on.   Reverses are a combination of between 2-8 teams where every possible 2-Team combination therein is made into an If Bet and then reversed the other way around. Every team in the Reverse will pair with every other team in the Reverse to form two If Bets. Reverses always have Double Action.   For example: If you take games A, B, C you have these possible If Bet combinations: AB, AC and BC. These 3 combinations would then be reversed as well, and you would have BA, CA, and CB. Thus, you would have the 6 possible If Bet combinations of these three teams. If you had wagered $5 on each, your total risk amount for this Reverse would be $5 x 6 = $30.

Your 1st combo, AB would have a loss first with the Steelers, as they did not cover the 5-point spread, and thus you would lose that $5. The second part, the Patriots, would not be placed due to that loss. In the reverse of this combo, BA, you have a win with the Patriots and thus a partial payout of $4.55, then the original $5 for this combo would go on to the Steelers, a loss, and you would lose that $5. So, in the first set of reverse If Bets here you have lost 2 x $5 = $10, but you were paid out $4.55 on the first leg of the 2nd half of the Reverse and so you are down a total of $10 - $4.55 = $5.45. Your 2nd set of combos in this Reverse, AC and CA, would have the same result due to the Steelers failure to cover the spread and the Eagles winning for you. Thus you are down $5.45 again for a total now of $10.90 in the hole.   Your 3^rd set of combos has 2 teams both covering the spread for you. In the 1^st half of this, you would have the Pats win pay you out $4.55 and the $5 wager amount would go on to the Eagles game, which would also pay you out $4.55 plus your $5 for a total of $14.10. In the reverse of this If Bet, the same thing would happen again and you would profit $9.10 plus get back your $5.   So, you were down $10.90 from the first 2 sets of If Bets in this Reverse and then, in the 3^rd set, you profited $9.10 x 2 = $18.20. In total, then, you made $9.10 on this 3-Team Reverse bet. You can see how this might come in handy when there are three morning games that you really like and you are only sure about two of them but you can’t decide which 2 you are sure of. In the same way as a Round Robin works, you can use a Reverse to your advantage in situations like this.   You may use this table to see how many possible combinations you will have in your Action Reverse, based on the number of events you have chosen:  

In basketball and football, the sports with point spreads, you will sometimes see a game and a point spread that you like somewhat but you are not quite sure about. For single wagers, we allow you to buy points on those games and, thus, put the odds of winning more in your favor. Of course, there is a premium to be paid for this service as we would otherwise run ourselves right out of business. The price you pay for each half point you buy averages out to an extra 10% juice, or vigorish.

When a line is at standard odds of -110, there is a 10% juice. An extra 10% then would make that line at -120.

For example: You see the Pistons at -4 against the Heat but would feel more comfortable with them at -2 as you are pretty sure Shaq will keep it close at least. You then would have to purchase 2 full points. Paying an extra 10% per half point means it would cost you an extra 40% to move the spread 2 points, however, there is a 10% charge to get from 1.5 points to 2 points. So, where the game started at -4 (-110), you are now getting it at -2 (-150). You now have to wager $150 to win $100, instead of the standard $110. By paying more and buying those extra two points, your chances of winning your bet have increased significantly. Detroit ends up winning 121-118. At the standard price, you would have lost that wager but, by paying the premium and taking the points, you are now up $100 whereas you otherwise would be down $110. As in most things in life, you get what you pay for.

One more facet to this feature is in football where, if you buy on, off or through the 3-point mark you have to pay 25%. The extra charge is because three points is the difference between a field goal and a touchdown and also the number of points awarded for a field goal. Three points is the winning/losing margin in close to 1 in 5 NFL games and as such is the most important key number in football.

For example: If the game above were a football game and you bought from -4 down to -2 for the favorites, you would have bought through 3 and so, on top of the -150 you had to pay in basketball, you add another 15%, bringing the line up to -165. It might seem costly to have to wager $165 in order to win $100 but you must decide for yourself whether or not you deem that price worth paying in order to better guarantee yourself a winning wager. After all, in the end it is not about how much you risked to win, but that you actually do win.

You may buy points on straight bets, if bets and action reverses.

Assuming standard odds here are the rules for buying points:

1/2 point - you lay 120/100
1 point - you lay 130/100
1 1/2 points - you lay 140/100
2 points - you lay 150/100
3 points - you lay 170/100

You may not buy more than 3 points on any one game.

Note: When buying on, off or through 3 in football, the charge rises to 25 % (see above).