Player Prop Betting FAQ's

 Player Prop Betting FAQ's


Q: What is a Unit?

A: A unit is basically a personalized bet size. Instead of tracking bets with a $ amount all bets and results are tracked using units. This is because everyone can afford to bet different amounts. 


Q: How big should my unit size be?

A: This one depends a bit on your personal risk tolerance. My recommendation is to set aside whatever you feel comfortable into your betting account. This should be an amount you feel comfortable losing. The algo helps pick good bets but this is still gambling. 

Whatever that number is divide by 40-50 and you have a solid unit size. This will make you're account resistant to cold streaks. For example last year we had a 30 unit losing streak. If your unit size was too large then you bankrupted yourself before you could hit the +40 unit streak we had the next 3 weeks.


Q: How much should I bet on each prop?

A: I recommend one unit per bet. There are some players which will end up having multiple bets posted during one game which tend to be "more confident" bets. 


Q: Do I need to place a bet on every prop?

A: Absolutely not. Every pick posted is one that the algo recommends is a good bet. I personally vouch for them and strongly believe that they all are statistically more likely to hit than not. 

That said if you see a bet you don't like? Then don't bet it. Again not betting is never a bad strategy. 


Q: When are the picks posted?

A: My goal is to post all picks around 30 mins before the first game of the day tips off. On weekends because the games are more spread out there might be 2 separate posts. I know it sucks but the NBA is horrible at releasing final injury reports until the last second. At least you don't have to do everything I have to do to get the picks ready. 


Q: Should I try to combine bets into Parlays?

A: NO. NO. NO. NO. Don't even think about it. This is how the sportsbooks make the big bucks. If the odds for the parlays were good then betting parlays wouldn't be a problem. The problem is the sportsbooks give horrible odds out. I've seen parlays with 70%+ rakes. Usually the more bets in the parlay the more the casino squeezes out of it. Below are bet #'s (50/50 bets) and what a 10% rake looks like. 

2 bets +360

3 bets +720

4 bets +1440

5 bets +2880

6 bets +5760

7 bets +11520

8 bets +23040

You can technically calculate what a 10% rake looks like for other bets but its a bit tricky to show here. Just trust me parlays aren't a good idea. All these twitter accounts claiming they are making it big off parlays are bullshitting you. 


Q: Should I bet with a credit card? Or while I am paying interest on Credit Card accounts?

A: Again not a great idea. Most credit cards get away with charging ridiculous interest rates to keep those in debt in debt. Even the best Algo's/Sharks can only beat out the books by a marginal amount. If you are having to pay credit card interest on your betting account on top then it is much less likely you are going to be making any profit. 




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