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I was wondering what % of people bet an equal unit on Dogs and Faves? What I mean is, if you're unit is $100, do you risk a $100 whether it's a dog or a fave? Or, do you bet $125 to win $100 if the odds are -125. I think I know the answer that most will give, but am just curious.
 

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bet the SAME on both.

if the dog is +200....risk $100 to win $200

if the favorite is -200....risk $100 to win $50

ALL of your bets should be RISKING the SAME amount...it doesn't matter what the line is. hope this helps, good luck!
 

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Christian said:
bet the SAME on both.

if the dog is +200....risk $100 to win $200

if the favorite is -200....risk $100 to win $50

ALL of your bets should be RISKING the SAME amount...it doesn't matter what the line is. hope this helps, good luck!

:icon_conf I've never met a serious player who does this...

I (and everyone else I know of except Christian) would risk $125 to win $100 on a line of -125.
 

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I wager the same on the games except I cut back on a 200 dog to half size bet. The juice does not scare me because you dont pay that high price unless you lose and we do not bet to lose
 

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TheBatman said:
:icon_conf I've never met a serious player who does this...

I (and everyone else I know of except Christian) would risk $125 to win $100 on a line of -125.

:lolBIG: :lolBIG:
 

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College Fan said:
:lolBIG: :lolBIG:

I'm not sure if you're laughing at me or with me, but in any event, the reason I know this is because when I first started out betting I would always risk the same amount regardless of the juice, but saw that all the cappers on the forums (not this one) were doing the opposite and was told no one does that. When looking at posts here across all sports you will see "Laying 115 to win 100" 90% of the time rather than "Laying 100 to win 86.96"...
 

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TheBatman said:
When looking at posts here across all sports you will see "Laying 115 to win 100" 90% of the time rather than "Laying 100 to win 86.96"...

this forum has plenty of very smart gamblers...and plenty of long-term winners i'm sure.

but even so, those players are still in the minority. i'd be willing to bet that 90% of the people on this forum (if not more) are still lifetime losers.

so you're statement "Laying 115 to win 100 90% of the time..." doesn't really mean anything.

anyway, i'm not trying to give you a hard time. just stating my point of view.

everyone has their own betting style. the strategy that works for me best is risking 1% of my starting bankroll on each and every play i make.

good luck!
 

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Christian said:
this forum has plenty of very smart gamblers...and plenty of long-term winners i'm sure.

but even so, those players are still in the minority. i'd be willing to bet that 90% of the people on this forum (if not more) are still lifetime losers.

so you're statement "Laying 115 to win 100 90% of the time..." doesn't really mean anything.

anyway, i'm not trying to give you a hard time. just stating my point of view.

everyone has their own betting style. the strategy that works for me best is risking 1% of my starting bankroll on each and every play i make.

good luck!

I completely agree that it's nothing more than personal preference, no right or wrong way to do it. The OP just asked which way most people do it and I described the way that I believe most people on this forum do it. 90/10 is probably a little extreme, 75/25 is probably more like it. If he plans on coattailing cappers here, most will bet to win 1 unit on favs and risk 1 unit on dogs. Nothing wrong with having different viewpoints - no hard feelings. Cheers.
 

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