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How much do you bet per game on average?  Do you flat bet or do you bet sometimes a lot more on one game than another?  Do you bet one game and if you lose, you chase with a 2nd game only to try to win back your loss+ juice?  Or do you martingale?  Or do you just bet a certain amount each game?  Such as $100 on a game, $300 on another game etc.  And the one you like the most you bet $500?

$500 a game I bet here on average.  Many times i bet much more than that when I really love a game.  When i like a game but don't like it too much, I bet $250.




 
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3-500
 
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I see some people bet like $1000 a game, others bet $500, few others bet $100 or $200 a game.


Then I see some posters betting like $5 or $20 a game.  Are you guys really betting $5, $10 a game?
 
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depends what my bankroll is. I like to stick to 1% to 2% of BR per bet
 
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who cares
 
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how long is a piece of string?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by kerryjop:

I see some people bet like $1000 a game, others bet $500, few others bet $100 or $200 a game.


Then I see some posters betting like $5 or $20 a game.  Are you guys really betting $5, $10 a game?




Sometimes I make $5 or $10 parlays
 
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I understand small betting for parlays since its usually lost money.  But why are you people betting $10 a game and watching it?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by kerryjop:

I understand small betting for parlays since its usually lost money.  But why are you people betting $10 a game and watching it?


Maybe that's all they can afford. It isn't smart betting $100 per game if you only have a $1000 bankroll.
 
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i bet 50-500 per
 
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1k on every bet, go big or go home
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Action_Junkee:

i bet 50-500 per


That seems reasonable for a recreational bettor.


But I'm shocked there are actually people that bet $10 a game and then watch and sweat the game for 3 hours
 
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1u = $1000
 
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I use to bet a dime/game when I had it like that.I actually made some money. If I have been bettin like that the last to days I could buy my Mercedes that I am workin on.  I am 4/5 last two days with my avg bet of 200-300....my units are 100 definately do not martingale, thats an easy way to go broke before you actually hit the win and then realize you have no more bankroll. 

Tomorrow, easy game and it is a winner...place it now I just did,

S.A. +3.5 400/333 bought the hook

S.A. +3 and over 190.5 (bought a point) 173/404

I have been made into a believer in the Clippers because of finally going with them +13 vs Washington and the win last night; however, I do feel, even though an older squad, S.A. will not bow down so mark this got 5.73 units ridin' early pick, early win!!

 
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two

 

 
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50 a game.
juice is like 2-5 bucks.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by kerryjop:



That seems reasonable for a recreational bettor.


But I'm shocked there are actually people that bet $10 a game and then watch and sweat the game for 3 hours


I bet $10-$50 per game and don't sweat it - that's the point. I've got bigger and better things to worry about, but I do enjoy studying and capping these games for recreation. Different strokes for different folks. Some people use it as income, some of us do it 100% for fun.
 
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1 unit is $50


 
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Good call rlawson,

its all about recreation and fun.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by rlawson:



I bet $10-$50 per game and don't sweat it - that's the point. I've got bigger and better things to worry about, but I do enjoy studying and capping these games for recreation. Different strokes for different folks. Some people use it as income, some of us do it 100% for fun.

Made that fun, i know a couple of my buddies who bet big and lost their pants.

 
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$11 to $50 depending on whether or not I have been winning.

Flat betting daily, daily bet amount changes depending on the size of my bankroll.
 
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Im usually between $50-300 per game unless I really love a game. More than anything I like the action.  Im up over $7000 since the nba finals of last year
 
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I finally learned money management after so many years of trying to double up
 
 
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$3 or $4 million. Balling like Birdman. 
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