Question About UNITS

jvphish · Apr 10, 2006

so, when someone says they are wagering "one unit" does that mean theyre betting one unit, or betting enough to win one unit...

does that question make sense?

what i mean is...say you have yankees ML -110 for one unit.

are you wagering $100, or $110 to win an even one unit ?? (or whatever a 'unit' is to you)

TOJayz · Apr 10, 2006

well the way i use it and i believe most people do is they are wagering 1 unit on whatever line it is... so 1 unit to win .91 units on -110

Fishhead · Apr 10, 2006

To WIN one unit or to WAGER one unit on the dog.

EG...

team A -140
team B +130

ONE unit on A would be 140-100
ONE unit on B would be 100-130

Dubpoet · Apr 10, 2006

Actually most are to win a unit on a fav and to lay a unit on a dog

Insiders · Apr 10, 2006

Dubpoet said:
Actually most are to win a unit on a fav and to lay a unit on a dog

Exactly !

Fishhead · Apr 10, 2006

TOJayz said:
well the way i use it and i believe most people do is they are wagering 1 unit on whatever line it is... so 1 unit to win .91 units on -110

Incorrect

A -110 one unit play would be 110/100............on a -170 favorite it would be 170/100.

This is how the VERY VERY vast majority do this.

A dog play ONE unit on +170 would be 100/170.

Hope this clears this up.

TOJayz · Apr 10, 2006

i dun gon and mixed myself up..haha

jwunderdog · Apr 10, 2006

I think most of the euro soccer guys bet to risk one unit on a favorite, and bet one unit on dogs. Most americans tend to risk one unit on a dog and when betting favorites bet enough to win one unit.

jvphish · Apr 10, 2006

thanks fishhead.

PokerKingJim · Apr 10, 2006

Keep in mind that this is not the only way to do it - just the standard way that most do it and the way almost all contests are graded. In sports other than baeball I almost always bet to win 1 unit whether its a dog or a fave. Hope this helps.