In-play betting, or bets made after a sporting event begins, is an established segment of a fast-growing industry. ‘More gardens for our guests to enjoy': Longwood Gardens undergoing massive construction project But it could be a part of sports betting in the very near future, panelists at a major sports betting conference said Wednesday. Of course, it's incredibly unlikely to win. Imagine being able to make a bet with this level of specificity: the Yankees' Aaron Judge will hit a home run on the fourth pitch he sees in a given at bat, which will be a curveball spinning at a certain speed.

Participants at a sports betting conference in Secaucus, New Jersey, agreed Wednesday that so-called microbetting, making rapid-fire bets on things like the result of the next at bat or even the next pitch in a baseball game, is growing fast.While it's incredibly unlikely to win, it's the kind of thing that could be offered soon to sports bettors around the United States.Imagine being able to make a bet with this level of specificity: the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber will hit a home run on the fourth pitch he sees in a given at bat, which will be a curveball spinning at a certain speed.Luckily, sportsbooks do this complicated math for us, but you can read a full explanation here. * Confused where +243 came from? To calculate a parlay, the odds must first be changed into decimal odds, multiplied together and then reconverted back to American odds. You can also parlay bets across sports (a Packers and NWSL’s Portland Thorns bet, perhaps?) but most sportsbooks will cap a parlay at 10 total bets. Remember: the less likely an outcome, the more money you could make. The reason the payout is bigger is because the chances of both of those bets winning is much smaller.You can bet on those individually or you can parlay them together with a combined odds of +243*. Let’s say you want to bet on the Green Bay Packers to win (-110) and the total score of the game to be more than 50 points (-125).A parlay (no, not that parley) combines two or more bets to greatly increase your possible payout but…it greatly decreases the chance of actually winning.

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