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Hi guys, this one threw me for a loop yesterday so I wanted to know if you all agree. I had a parlay with the phillies and Florida yesterday in Baseball. I had both as "action". I guess the phillies changed their pitcher before the game started. I had the Phillies at -175 on my parlay, but when it was graded, they had the phillies at
-205. Can the sportsbook change the odds after the bet was already made? They told me because I chose "action" the odds can change if the pitcher changes. I thought once your bet was laid, you got the odds at the time of the bet? What if they threw in a rookie pitcher? Would I get the line at -120 instead of -175 even if at the time I placed the wager they were -175? I was under the impression that when your bet was placed, the odds (no matter what your betting on) were locked in? Am I wrong?

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Hi guys, this one threw me for a loop yesterday so I wanted to know if you all agree. I had a parlay with the phillies and Florida yesterday in Baseball. I had both as "action". I guess the phillies changed their pitcher before the game started. I had the Phillies at -175 on my parlay, but when it was graded, they had the phillies at
-205. Can the sportsbook change the odds after the bet was already made? They told me because I chose "action" the odds can change if the pitcher changes. I thought once your bet was laid, you got the odds at the time of the bet? What if they threw in a rookie pitcher? Would I get the line at -120 instead of -175 even if at the time I placed the wager they were -175? I was under the impression that when your bet was placed, the odds (no matter what your betting on) were locked in? Am I wrong?

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That's what "action" means, that if the pitchers change you agree to get the new line. If you're worried about a change in pitchers then go with the "listed pitchers must start" option. And yes as far as I know if the line moves in your favor you get the new better line as well. I'm not an expert b/c I never choose action. Congrats on the parlay win.

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Basically you are wrong to assume that when "your bet was placed, the odds (no matter what your betting on) were locked in". This happens a lot in baseball "ACTION" bets, you will get an adjusted price for pitcher change, so your bet is not locked in at all in that sense.

If you want to lock in your baseball bets, tick the "NO ACTION" or "Listed Pitchers" box in future.

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Thanks guys, I know about choosing action or listed. I usually only choose listed if I'm betting on a good pitcher. Should I be choosing "listed" always, or does taking "action" the right play sometimes?

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Thanks guys, I know about choosing action or listed. I usually only choose listed if I'm betting on a good pitcher. Should I be choosing "listed" always, or does taking "action" the right play sometimes?

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If you like having action on a game in which you haven't capped the new starting pitcher, then go for it. It's not my game.

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Thanks guys, I know about choosing action or listed. I usually only choose listed if I'm betting on a good pitcher. Should I be choosing "listed" always, or does taking "action" the right play sometimes?

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If you are betting for kicks, choose action. If you're trying to win, choose listed. When you choose action, you're opening yourself up to having to bet a game blind without seeing the odds beforehand.

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If action bets stood at original odds, books would get raped by informed bettors on pitching changes.

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yes, you must be new. parlays are terrible bets. Even more so, if you are laying huge fav's like you did in the NHL and MLB.