Why you love parlays so much ? Lol
I am very aware they are losing bets in the long run, but I'll do the parlays if I get a profit boost. The longshot parlays I'll put together are typically $5-10 per parlay.
I used to do a lot more straight bets that were probably $300-1,000 per bet, but once you hit a bad streak it's rough. And, with the way the NBA and NFL are nowadays where injuries are extremely common and teams resting players, I feel like there's a little bit more of an advantage to taking underdogs now.
My weakness has been three passing TD parlays, and now it's the three point FG's. I've definitely had more success with the NBA three point parlays than the NFL TD ones. I actually started doing the 30 yard reception plays recently, and that's been my best bet.
With that said, I'm not someone who is going to claim I'm a winning gambler. I am absolutely WAYYYYYYYY down over the past 15 years or so. Been much better the past year with sports (blackjack in the summer killed me), and I'm up a bit since the beginning of October. Nothing is worse than people on social media that act like they are these gambling gurus that hit at absurd rates. Anyone consistently posting parlays is likely (99%) not a winning bettor.
Edit: In some ways, I've just stopped doing large wager straight bets and started doing much smaller long shot parlays. The total amount I'm wagering on the parlays is still significantly less than what I was wagering years ago on straight plays.