Flat betting Vs the other way

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Hello guys,
I'd like to ask a few pointers about how much to bet on a game.
I've been following a few guys around here, in the tracker forum especially, since it's all picks and no talks.
I've been inputing results into a spreadsheet to toy with.
Let's assume you have a 10K Bankroll and 1 unit is set at $100.

I considered 2 different way to determine the stakes you betting.

The first one is the way i've seen it done here, which is varying your bet size in relation to the odds you're getting.
If the odds are +200, you're gonna bet $100 (1 unit) and try to win $200.
If the odds are -125, you're gonna bet $125 (>1unit) and try to win $100.

Then is flat betting.
Flat betting consists of betting exactly 1 unit, no matter what odds you're getting.
So if odds are +200, you're gonna bet $100 (1 unit) and try to win $200.
If the odds are -125, you're gonna bet $100 (1 unit) and try to win $80.


Now my question is about the stake to place on a bet. I've been comparing results with flat betting Vs the other way of which i do not know the name. I found a big difference between each way of staking your bets and all in favor of Flat betting.

IF everybody is doing something, i assume there is a good reason to it. So what are the pro and cons of flat betting ? And same question for the other way ?

The sample i based this on isn't the biggest sample (about 70 bets ) but still the difference was significant enough to warrant interogation on my end.

If you have any ligth on this, i'll be very interested to know more about this.

Thanks for reading.
 

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