3 Team NBA Box--SHIP IT? or NO?

[monkeytales]

Alright...NBA today...Boston to win at home against GS, Tor to win at Memphis, and POR -3 at home against NJ....I can box these games, (Parlay BOS and TOR; TO and POR; BOS and POR) if all three happen, i get 3 to 1...if any 2 happens I profit--is this good? Thoughts?

[kyro]

I'm confused. You bet $x on 3 two-team parlays? What does each parlay pay out?

[knicknut]

Uh, this is better than betting each team individually?

Considering you get terrible odds at most sites to parlay (you're better off "if bet"ting, at least then you usually get true odds), all I can see here is you reducing your expectation for the sake of doing a "box."

Although from the way you introduce your picks you seem pretty square, so I guess that explains a lot.