Parlay desk
Build Smarter Tickets. Win on Discipline.
Place 25 two-to-four-leg parlays inside the rails. Combined odds between +120 and +700. Score 80 or better (without one lucky ticket carrying the run) and unlock a funded account.
Four steps from signup to funded.
Parlay is the variance-control desk: build tight tickets, size small, and let consistency outscore one big payout.
HOW PARLAY WORKS
- 01Build 2-to-4-leg ticketsCombine moneylines, spreads, totals, or props into parlays of 2, 3, or 4 legs. Real odds from the live SportsData feed. No 8-leg long-shots.
- 02Place 25 parlays inside the railsMax 1% of bankroll per ticket. Combined odds between +120 and +700. Up to 5 parlays per day, no more than 2 legs from the same game.
- 03Get scored on six categoriesProfit, Risk, Discipline, CLV, Diversification, Consistency. Parlay weights Profit at 40 and Consistency at 10 to penalize one-ticket luck.
- 04Unlock a funded bankrollScore 80+ and your fee tier × your result tier sets the funded account size. Weekly payouts after day 7.
The rails Parlay enforces.
Sized like a prop firm. Variance is the enemy on this desk, so the rails sit tighter than Singles or Props on every dimension that matters.
- Leg count2 to 4 legs per ticketFive-plus-leg long-shots distort variance and reward luck. The 2-to-4 band keeps every ticket inside the band a sharp parlay player would actually book.
- Max bet size1% of starting bankrollSized against starting bankroll, not current balance. Tighter than Singles (2.5%) or Props (2%) because a parlay payout multiplies risk.
- Combined odds band+120 to +700Below +120 and the parlay does not pay enough to justify the variance. Above +700 and the variance dominates the assessment. The band keeps the score honest about edge.
- Min bets25 parlaysBelow the min the assessment hard-fails. Volume gates are the load-bearing defense against one-lucky-ticket gaming.
- Daily cap5 parlays per dayCaps the slate so a contestant cannot front-load risk on a single Sunday and coast.
- Same-game cap2 legs max from the same gameThree legs from one game is correlated, not diversified. Two legs is the ceiling.
- Daily exposure cap10% of bankrollHard ceiling on total open stake in any one day. Tighter than Singles (20%) or Props (20%) because parlay payouts compound risk.
- Single-parlay profit share35% max contribution to total profitAnti-luck rule: no single parlay can carry more than this share of total profit. One huge ticket does not pass the assessment on its own.
- Top-3-parlay profit share60% max combined contribution to total profitAnti-luck rule: the top three parlays combined cannot exceed this share. The grader rewards consistent edge, not three lucky hits.
- Allowed drawdown10% of starting bankrollBreach the line and the assessment hard-fails. 10% per D-004 (FTMO category norm).
Sport-specific calibrations are deferred to SH-027. Today, the values above are the desk-default and apply uniformly across NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL parlays.
What a Gold-tier Parlay scorecard looks like.
Six categories, 100 points total. Parlay weights Profit at 40 and Consistency at 10. Score 80+ to pass.
Example ScoreGoldTier thresholds: 80 Bronze, 85 Silver, 90 Gold, 95 Platinum, 98 Diamond.
91out of 100
Gold TierTop 8% of assessment takers
- Profit Performance36/35
- Risk Control18/20
- Bet Discipline13/15
- Market Edge (CLV)9/15
- Diversification5/10
- Consistency10/5
Parlay weights Profit higher than the other desks AND weights Consistency higher. The grader penalizes single-parlay profit concentration above 35% and top-3-parlay concentration above 60%. One lucky ticket cannot carry the score.
One-time fee. Tier × result sets the bankroll.
Pay once per attempt. The fee tier sets the potential capital range; your score sets where in that range you land.
Pro at $399 unlocks $2,000 to $10,000. Score 90 (Gold) and you walk in with a $5,000 funded account.
Funded bankroll by fee tier and result tier
| Fee Tier | bronze | silver | gold | platinum | diamond |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter$99 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| Pro$399 | $2,000 | $3,500 | $5,000 | $7,500 | $10,000 |
| Elite$999 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | $25,000 |
Questions you should ask before you pay.
The three most common Parlay questions. Full FAQ below.
Why 2 to 4 legs and not more?
Past four legs the variance dominates and the score becomes a coin flip on long-shots. The 2-to-4 band is where the math actually rewards a sharp parlay player. Combined odds stay inside +120 to +700 and one ticket cannot carry an entire assessment.What stops me from passing on one lucky ticket?
Two anti-luck rules. No single parlay can account for more than 35% of total profit, and the top three parlays combined cannot exceed 60%. If a single ticket carries the run, the grader caps its credit and the score reflects edge, not luck.What if I do not pass?
Most contestants do not. The pass-rate target is 8-12%. Failed attempts inside 24 hours qualify for a 30% retake discount.
Everything else worth asking before you pay.
Each answer ties to the same guard-rail config the assessment UI enforces. No bait, no surprise rule mid-attempt.
Mechanics
What counts as a Parlay?
A two-to-four-leg multi-leg ticket. Combine moneylines, spreads, totals, or props into 2, 3, or 4 legs. Combined odds must land between +120 and +700. One ticket settles as one bet on the final results of every leg. Real odds from the live SportsData feed.Why is the leg count capped at 4?
Past four legs the combined odds explode past +700 and the variance dominates. Score on a five-plus-leg slate becomes a coin flip on long-shots, not a read on edge. The 2-to-4 band is where the math actually rewards a sharp parlay player. Sharp House is a variance-control desk, not a long-shot product.Can I take multiple legs from the same game?
Up to two legs from the same game per ticket. Three legs from one game is correlated, not diversified. The same outcome drives multiple legs and the parlay stops being a parlay. The builder warns at two and the server-side evaluator hard-blocks at three. Same-game-parlay correlation logic mirrors the canonical anti-correlation rules already enforced at placement time.
Scoring
How is my score calculated?
Six categories, 100 points total: Profit 40, Risk 20, Discipline 15, CLV 10, Diversification 5, Consistency 10. Parlay weights Profit higher than Singles or Props because variance dominates the desk. Parlay also weights Consistency at 10 instead of 5 because rewarding a stable equity curve is the load-bearing defense against one-ticket luck.What does a passing assessment actually look like?
Score 80 or better. 80 to 84 is Bronze, 85 to 89 is Silver, 90 to 94 is Gold, 95 to 97 is Platinum, 98 to 100 is Diamond. The illustrative scorecard above is a Gold (91) at Parlay weights: Profit 36, Risk 18, Discipline 13, CLV 9, Diversification 5, Consistency 10. That picture passes. Solid profit, near-max consistency, no single ticket carrying the run.What can hard-fail my Parlay assessment outright?
Five conditions. (1) Drawdown breach beyond 10% of starting bankroll. (2) Severely oversized bet, three times the max-bet cap or more (the placement-time evaluator already blocks anything above 1x, so a 3x violation only lands through a tampered submission). (3) Use of a prohibited market, for example a non-parlay market posted under the parlay desk. (4) Failing to hit the 25-parlay minimum. (5) Failing to hit the minimum active-days count. Note: out-of-band leg counts (anything outside the 2-to-4 band) are blocked at placement time as an HTTP 422 rejection, not as a hard-fail rule, so such a parlay never enters bet history. The single-parlay >35% profit-share rule does not hard-fail on its own; it review-flags and penalizes the Profit category instead.
Bankroll & payouts
Is the bankroll real?
The bankroll is simulated; the payouts are real cash. You do not place real wagers at a sportsbook through Sharp House. Parlays settle against real market closing lines from the live feed, the score reflects real edge, and the funded-account profit split pays out in real dollars from Sharp House revenue. Simulated bankroll, real payouts.Why is the single-parlay profit share capped at 35%?
Anti-luck rule. If one parlay accounts for more than 35% of total profit across the assessment, the grader caps its credit and the score reflects edge, not luck. Without this cap, one lucky 4-leg ticket at +650 could carry an otherwise losing run. The companion rule caps the top three parlays combined at 60% of total profit. Three lucky hits cannot pass either. This is the load-bearing defense against the variance the desk is designed to test.How do payouts work if I pass?
Your fee tier and your result tier set the funded bankroll size from the matrix above. The profit split runs from 50% at Bronze up to 70% at Diamond on a five-tier ramp. Payouts settle weekly after day seven on the funded account.
Pricing & retakes
Why are the Parlay profit targets higher than the other desks?
Variance is the desk's defining feature. Parlay payouts compound, so a passing run needs a higher headline profit number than Singles or Props to demonstrate edge above noise. Profit targets per Pro tier sit at 5% on Parlay against 1% on Singles and 0.5% on Props. Starter Parlay is 4%, Elite Parlay is 6%. The bar is higher because the noise floor is higher; the calibration ties back to the 8-12% pass-rate target band.
Positioning
How is this different from a sportsbook parlay builder?
A sportsbook parlay builder books tickets and pays out winnings on a single ticket. Sharp House grades a 25-parlay skill assessment and pays out a profit split on a funded bankroll only after you pass. The grading mechanic, the anti-luck concentration caps, and the funded-account unlock are the differentiators. The product is a skill-based progression system with financial upside, modeled on the prop-firm structure used by FTMO and MyFundedFutures in financial trading. Pass the assessment, unlock the funded account, keep up to 70 percent of profits.
READY
Parlay is calibrated. Your turn.
$99 Starter, $399 Pro, or $999 Elite. Pick your tier, run the assessment, see where you land.