Interesting theory

[Mackballs]

Had a friend tell me that a bettor's unit size should typically be right around what they make per hour at their job. I thought this was a decent concept providing the person has other areas of their life under control.

[Seaweed]

What does half the forum do who don't work?

[Otters27]

Sound about right. If I kept my betting size at around $20 Dollars I'd be good. I give my mom all my money anyways so not really applicable here. Welcome to the forum

[JayRow]

Disagree. For me my unit is 8x my hourly wage. 1 unit should equal 1 days' work!

[Booya711]

Average unit size at SBR is 2.5"

[greenhippo]

Your friend works an hourly job, and you're taking advice from them? Jesus Christ.

[Mackballs]

Hippo don't hate because you're no longer eligible for OT.

[Mackballs]

Disagree. For me my unit is 8x my hourly wage. 1 unit should equal 1 days' work!

Bold move Jay. Hopefully you cap the shit out of those multi unit plays.

[Mackballs]

Average unit size at SBR is 2.5"

Booya, thank you for the reassurance. I needed that tonight.

[daneblazer]

Is your friend eberetta? Seems awfully nitty

[sportsfan9698]

Sounds like a good rule for a recreational bettor that does not wager regularly.

But if you want to grow your bankroll you must move your unit size up as your roll grows

[daneblazer]

Yea take shots unless you want to do the missionary & eat vanilla ice cream all your life. Nothing wrong with safe, but fortune favors the bold

[Mackballs]

Good feedback guys, appreciate it.

[jjgold]

If you make let's say 50k a year the most you should be betting a game is $20

[JayRow]

Bold move Jay. Hopefully you cap the shit out of those multi unit plays.

You know it!

[rm18]

Does not matter how much you make if you have 100k saved up you can bet pretty big.

[DwightShrute]

[BuckyOne]

Had a friend tell me that a bettor's unit size should typically be right around what they make per hour at their job. I thought this was a decent concept providing the person has other areas of their life under control.

Read about Kelly Criterion. The difficult part is to determine the percentile chance of winning a given bet. The bank has to be set aside -money on deposit with the sportsbook or if you play credit - what you have set aside in the safe or a savings account. But, he states the obvious - track yourself and unless there is a history of 53% wins - it is paper bets only until the positive numbers are there.

The people that lose do not keep track at all - barely keep records - brutal truth is they don't want to know how much they have lost.

[BuckyOne]

But, we did not discuss the number of bets - your guy is about 25 bucks an hour and could put 1500 away - and play for fun - 25 a bet? But, if he bets on 20 events on Saturday - he could easily lose 250 on that day. So, I do agree with you that 1 hour of wages for 1 bet sounds reasonable. We don't know the risk tolerance of the individual or aversion as the case may be.