Below are charts (from article @ Bworld in 1998) that will give you bottom line on ratios of returns per cost of service. Do the math per/your typical wager and cost of service.
Being a peanut punter myself with standard $50 wager it is no brainer for me,however if one really fires at em the ratio of winning% drops drastically. I personally pay $239 a year for consensus service that includes both foots and hoops.Out of 50 plus services I only look @ 4 in foots and 1 in hoops.These few I have tracked for years and have been successful for most part and the modest yearly fee breaks down to bout $5 a week.From my standpoint to pay for info or whatever is a personal choice that has to be looked at by each to see if there is indeed value in the exchange. While I will always be a modest bettor I will say this.If I was forced to wager for a living it would not be on the big 3 foots,hoops and bases.It would be primarily on individual sports such as tennis,golf,racing ect. Have seen no one beat the big 3 every season but have seen several in minority sports where it is not a question of (if) but to what extent.
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Services:
When looking into subscribing to a service you need to consider the cost of the service, plus the capital requirements and the winning percentage necessary for you to make a profit. The following charts should help in this regard. We in no way recommend paying a lot of money for a service and then playing a lot in order to make a profit. Everyone needs to establish a bankroll of cash that they are comfortable with potentially losing. This needs to be purely ?excess? capital.
The first chart indicates the winning percentage needed just to BREAK-EVEN for services charging various monthly amounts with varying numbers of plays for $50, $100 & $250 players. NOTE: The ?high rollers? need a much lower winning percentage because they risk more on each game. The best investment is a little of your own time, because ?FREE? requires the absolute lowest winning percentage to break-even.
$/BET
FREE
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
6 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
56.3%
60.3%
64.3%
68.3%
72.2%
6 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
54.4%
56.3%
58.3%
60.3%
62.3%
6 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
53.2%
54.0%
54.8%
55.6%
56.3%
8 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
55.4%
58.3%
61.3%
64.3%
67.3%
8 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
53.9%
55.4%
56.8%
58.3%
59.8%
8 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
53.0%
53.4%
54.2%
54.8%
55.4%
10 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
54.8%
57.1%
59.5%
61.9%
64.3%
10 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
53.6%
54.8%
56.0%
57.1%
58.3%
10 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
52.9%
53.3%
53.8%
54.3%
54.8%
12 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
54.4%
56.3%
58.3%
60.3%
62.3%
12 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
53.4%
54.4%
55.4%
56.3%
57.3%
12 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
52.8%
53.2%
53.6%
54.0%
54.4%
If you?d like to make $100 profit per month move one column to the right to see the winning percentage required. Thus, if a service charges $400 per month and gives out 8 plays per week, in order for a $100 player to make a $100 profit the service would need to pick 59.8%. For this same service to make a $100 profit for a $50 player, the service would need to win 67.3% of their plays.
Since most legitimate services win between 55% and 60% of their games, it is almost impossible for a small player to make a profit if the cost of the service is over $200 per month.
Another way to look at this, is the amount of money one needs in his/her bankroll. Since you shouldn?t play more than 2% or 3% on any one game, only 20% to 30% of your bankroll should be wagered in any one week. This number should be slightly higher when you?re winning and slightly lower when you?re losing.
Below is a chart which shows the amount of money one must wager EACH WEEK in order to BREAK-EVEN given a services? monthly fee and overall winning percentage. This hold true regardless of how much you play on each game. Once again, if your goal is to make a profit, move over one column to the right for each $100 per month gain.
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
54%
$735
$1470
$2205
$2941
$3676
56%
$329
$658
$987
$1316
$1645
58%
$212
$424
$636
$848
$1059
60%
$156
$312
$469
$625
$781
62%
$124
$248
$371
$495
$619
65%
$94
$189
$283
$378
$472
Thus, if a service charges $400 per month and picks an excellent 62%, you would need to wager $495 each week to break even. You would also need to have a bankroll of at least $1500. In order to make a $100 profit you would need to risk $619 each week. For a $50 player, this means wagering on 10 to 13 games each weekend. Many services with such high winning percentages lay out a small number of plays. If this is the case, a small player cannot profit.
Being a peanut punter myself with standard $50 wager it is no brainer for me,however if one really fires at em the ratio of winning% drops drastically. I personally pay $239 a year for consensus service that includes both foots and hoops.Out of 50 plus services I only look @ 4 in foots and 1 in hoops.These few I have tracked for years and have been successful for most part and the modest yearly fee breaks down to bout $5 a week.From my standpoint to pay for info or whatever is a personal choice that has to be looked at by each to see if there is indeed value in the exchange. While I will always be a modest bettor I will say this.If I was forced to wager for a living it would not be on the big 3 foots,hoops and bases.It would be primarily on individual sports such as tennis,golf,racing ect. Have seen no one beat the big 3 every season but have seen several in minority sports where it is not a question of (if) but to what extent.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Services:
When looking into subscribing to a service you need to consider the cost of the service, plus the capital requirements and the winning percentage necessary for you to make a profit. The following charts should help in this regard. We in no way recommend paying a lot of money for a service and then playing a lot in order to make a profit. Everyone needs to establish a bankroll of cash that they are comfortable with potentially losing. This needs to be purely ?excess? capital.
The first chart indicates the winning percentage needed just to BREAK-EVEN for services charging various monthly amounts with varying numbers of plays for $50, $100 & $250 players. NOTE: The ?high rollers? need a much lower winning percentage because they risk more on each game. The best investment is a little of your own time, because ?FREE? requires the absolute lowest winning percentage to break-even.
$/BET
FREE
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
6 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
56.3%
60.3%
64.3%
68.3%
72.2%
6 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
54.4%
56.3%
58.3%
60.3%
62.3%
6 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
53.2%
54.0%
54.8%
55.6%
56.3%
8 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
55.4%
58.3%
61.3%
64.3%
67.3%
8 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
53.9%
55.4%
56.8%
58.3%
59.8%
8 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
53.0%
53.4%
54.2%
54.8%
55.4%
10 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
54.8%
57.1%
59.5%
61.9%
64.3%
10 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
53.6%
54.8%
56.0%
57.1%
58.3%
10 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
52.9%
53.3%
53.8%
54.3%
54.8%
12 plays/wk
$50
52.4%
54.4%
56.3%
58.3%
60.3%
62.3%
12 plays/wk
$100
52.4%
53.4%
54.4%
55.4%
56.3%
57.3%
12 plays/wk
$250
52.4%
52.8%
53.2%
53.6%
54.0%
54.4%
If you?d like to make $100 profit per month move one column to the right to see the winning percentage required. Thus, if a service charges $400 per month and gives out 8 plays per week, in order for a $100 player to make a $100 profit the service would need to pick 59.8%. For this same service to make a $100 profit for a $50 player, the service would need to win 67.3% of their plays.
Since most legitimate services win between 55% and 60% of their games, it is almost impossible for a small player to make a profit if the cost of the service is over $200 per month.
Another way to look at this, is the amount of money one needs in his/her bankroll. Since you shouldn?t play more than 2% or 3% on any one game, only 20% to 30% of your bankroll should be wagered in any one week. This number should be slightly higher when you?re winning and slightly lower when you?re losing.
Below is a chart which shows the amount of money one must wager EACH WEEK in order to BREAK-EVEN given a services? monthly fee and overall winning percentage. This hold true regardless of how much you play on each game. Once again, if your goal is to make a profit, move over one column to the right for each $100 per month gain.
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
54%
$735
$1470
$2205
$2941
$3676
56%
$329
$658
$987
$1316
$1645
58%
$212
$424
$636
$848
$1059
60%
$156
$312
$469
$625
$781
62%
$124
$248
$371
$495
$619
65%
$94
$189
$283
$378
$472
Thus, if a service charges $400 per month and picks an excellent 62%, you would need to wager $495 each week to break even. You would also need to have a bankroll of at least $1500. In order to make a $100 profit you would need to risk $619 each week. For a $50 player, this means wagering on 10 to 13 games each weekend. Many services with such high winning percentages lay out a small number of plays. If this is the case, a small player cannot profit.
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