Binomial distribution can help you weed out luck from skill
I'm gonna use my real numbers i got from last 45 days (November and October). and also 3 imaginary winning betting friends
I bet i lot. I'm gonna have over 50 bets today (mostly CFB). I dont care for winning %, i care how much i profit. And i bet every game i think i can win. works fine so far...
So i got 363-311 record (53,85%) with average line of -107 for last 45 days. 15 bets per day on average. 30 units profit. bank of 50-100 units, or you wont be able to bet so many daily with 3 bookies.
if you use binomial probability calculator, and ask yourself, if i do a coin flip (50-50 event), how likely is it that i got this on pure luck? The number that comes out is 2,5%. So there is 97,5% chance im actually onto something.
Now lets see my friend John. He bets 1 a day. Thats his strategy. so in 45 bets his record is 30-15 (66,67%). Impressive isnt it? But John won only 14 units. Binomial calculator says John is likely also a good capper, as only in 1,8% of cases you can get this many bets right by pure luck.
An my friend Timmy. He bets 2 daily on average. So he got 90 bet and have won 55 (61,11%). Timmy has won 17,5 units. Binomial calculator shows you could get this being lucky in 2,2% of cases.
And my pro friend Marc. He's a pro gambler. He got 225 bets in last 45 days, 5 a day on average. His record is 125-100 (55,5%) with 18 units in pocket. He hit his long time percentage. If you dont know Marc, and you try to evaluate him on his last 45 days, you will see that you can get this lucky in 5,5% cases by chance.
If you can follow one of us, who will you follow? We all seem ok, but how much money you have to spare?
If you follow me, you got to have at least 50 units bank. But if you follow John, you can just bet 1 unit until you pick up a few units.
So a betting style is also dependent on how much money you have. If you have a lot, you can follow me. But if you can spare only 1K, you should try with some other guys...