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  • lilik256
    Restricted User
    • 02-13-11
    • 54

    #1
    is 50% good?
    Everyone is on here is saying that winning 50% is good, however if you only win half the time, does that mean that you dont actually make any money, unless you choose which bet you put more units on?
  • asian.executive
    SBR MVP
    • 10-19-10
    • 1866

    #2
    50% is perfect if you fade someone on the Labby.
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    • lilik256
      Restricted User
      • 02-13-11
      • 54

      #3
      I was just asking, do you make profit if you win 50% of the time?
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      • G's pks
        Restricted User
        • 01-01-09
        • 22251

        #4
        at -110...what do you think?
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        • jsw64
          SBR Wise Guy
          • 02-28-11
          • 520

          #5
          Not if you make flat bets at -110-think you have to be about 53% to win at those odds. But you can win at an even less than 50% picking percentage picking winning dogs in baseball and hockey.
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          • downsouth
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 01-13-11
            • 11580

            #6
            50% is good if your talking about your ratio of number of trips to bar/club vs number of times women brought home with you. At least it would be perfect for me.
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            • winningdoc
              SBR Wise Guy
              • 05-27-09
              • 598

              #7
              Who says winning 50% is good? Several touts only hit that, and while it may be good for touts, it's not for a profit.
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              • funnyb25
                BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                • 07-09-09
                • 39663

                #8
                50% is great if u take dogs in baseball...
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                • postal warrior
                  Restricted User
                  • 09-25-10
                  • 1330

                  #9
                  Originally posted by funnyb25
                  50% is great if u take dogs in baseball...
                  Exactly and it also depends on how much your betting on each game.

                  If your just flat betting at -110 then no, you will lose money.
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                  • upser51
                    SBR Rookie
                    • 02-01-11
                    • 45

                    #10
                    labby

                    Then what is the best labby out there to use?
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                    • c-fut
                      SBR Wise Guy
                      • 09-17-10
                      • 547

                      #11
                      I thought you need at least 54%
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                      • 4uk4life
                        SBR MVP
                        • 12-09-10
                        • 3302

                        #12
                        Depends on what you are hitting with that 50%
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                        • Long Term
                          Restricted User
                          • 01-31-11
                          • 266

                          #13
                          If you are running a labby line, 50% is pure gold. My dream tout for a labby would go LWLWLWLW...
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                          • jarvol
                            SBR Hall of Famer
                            • 09-13-10
                            • 6074

                            #14
                            You only need to win a little over a third of the time to win at labby. 33.4% winners and you should break even over the long haul with a labby.
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                            • zacharyj53
                              SBR MVP
                              • 08-07-10
                              • 2514

                              #15
                              Sounds like I need to get on board with this labby system.
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                              • njphinatic
                                SBR Wise Guy
                                • 12-11-10
                                • 593

                                #16
                                It would be a great improvement for Lang, VR, ATS and Teddy No-Covers (to name a few) but you'll lose juice unless it's baseball 'dogs or Horse Racing
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                                • atlplayer
                                  SBR Sharp
                                  • 08-07-09
                                  • 482

                                  #17
                                  53.5-54% puts you at breakeven, so you decide that. However, if some of these guys hit 50%, that would be good for them.
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                                  • jsell2200
                                    SBR High Roller
                                    • 01-26-11
                                    • 189

                                    #18
                                    buncha f\*g answers i think
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                                    • FourLengthsClear
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 12-29-10
                                      • 3808

                                      #19
                                      At -110, you need to hit 52.38% to break even.
                                      From that perspective 50% is not good. It is nonetheless better than average. Most players are in the 48-49% range.
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                                      • d2bets
                                        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                        • 08-10-05
                                        • 39995

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by atlplayer
                                        53.5-54% puts you at breakeven, so you decide that. However, if some of these guys hit 50%, that would be good for them.
                                        Not at -110. At -110 breakeven is 52.381%. 54% is way way way better than breakeven. 54% at -110 over the long-run if you bet high volume of trials and bet size properly can make you very rich.
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                                        • Jaug
                                          SBR MVP
                                          • 01-11-09
                                          • 3087

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by lilik256
                                          I was just asking, do you make profit if you win 50% of the time?
                                          Wow, just wow.
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                                          • VegasInsider
                                            SBR Posting Legend
                                            • 12-12-10
                                            • 14593

                                            #22
                                            50% will obviously diminish your bankroll over at -110 odds and the same units per play.

                                            52.4% puts you at the breakeven point (a couple pennies profit, actually) and if you hit 54% in a year...your bankroll will grow at a steady pace.

                                            Forget about the ridiculous numbers that people throw out there saying they're hitting 57-60% in the long term...it's bullshit.

                                            If you focus on hitting 54-55% over a large amount of plays...you'll be fine.
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                                            • beanbag
                                              SBR MVP
                                              • 01-21-10
                                              • 2364

                                              #23
                                              you need to hit something better than -110 every now and then if your hitting 50%... the juice will get ya man
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