What is a Grand Salami bet?
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Sometimes sports bettors can look at the list of games on a particular night and nothing jumps off the board to them. In those cases, it might be time for a unique type of bet known as a Grand Salami bet.
Here’s everything you need to know about a Grand Salami bet.
What is a Grand Salami bet?
A Grand Salami bet is a type of wager that involves betting on the total number of runs or goals that will be scored across all games in a specific league on a given day. It’s a unique type of bet that allows you to make a wager without focusing on one specific game.
Sportsbooks mainly offer Grand Salami bets on baseball and hockey, although soccer Grand Salami’s are sometimes also available.
The sportsbook will post the estimated total of runs or goals scored for that day’s games and you are betting on if the actual number will be Over or Under the posted total.
MLB Grand Salami
Because Major League Baseball’s 30 teams play a 162-game regular season schedule, they are on the field almost every day. You will often see all the teams playing on the same day, giving the possibility of a 15-game Grand Salami bet.
The main factors that determine the posted Grand Salami total are the number of games being played, the weather and what teams are playing. Although the payouts can vary, you will generally find them in the Even to +/- 130 range like the example below.
With baseball it is important to keep in mind that if any of the day’s games are cancelled or postponed, the Grand Salami bet for that day will also be cancelled and your wager will be refunded.
To come up with the Grand Salami number (94.5 in the example), sportsbooks will add up the combined total of all the games being played that day and adjust that number to reflect the daily circumstances.
You can visit Sports Interaction for a complete list of odds for MLB games, props, futures.
NHL Grand Salami
The NHL’s 32 teams play an 82-game regular season. Some nights will feature several games played, but other nights, like in the playoffs, could see just a few games played.
Let’s look at an example of an NHL game night:
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs (Over/Under 6.5)
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils (Over/Under 5.5)
Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights (Over/Under 5.5)
When you combine those totals you get 17.5 like in the example below.
As in the example, sportsbooks will look at a number of factors such as injuries, travel, etc. and decide to use 17.5 as the Grand Salami total or adjust it slightly higher or lower. When the number is set, it is a simple totals or Over/Under bet.
You can visit Sports Interaction for a complete list of odds for NHL games, player props and futures.
Is there a Grand Salami strategy?
If a bettor is new to Grand Salami betting, it is easier to understand with a fewer number of games. A bettor will likely become comfortable with Grand Salami totals and pricing quicker if there are three or four games on the schedule compared to 10 or more.
One basic rule to remember in Grand Salami betting, particularly when it comes to baseball, is to check the weather. Not only can the weather influence a baseball game, it can also delay or postpone the game. Remember, if any game is cancelled the Grand Salmi will be void and the bet will be refunded.
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