Sports betting is rightly perceived as a marathon, not a sprint. It is clear that if you bet from time to time, then such a definition does not apply to you, but everyone who bets on a regular basis should understand that your forces and resources should be placed at a distance. In other words, the task is to maintain the integrity of the bankroll. A betting bankroll is fuel, and as you know, no one goes anywhere without fuel. In this article, we will talk about how to save your bankroll and your fuel for playing regularly.
Flat is good, but the percentage of the pot is safer
If you are interested in the theory of sports betting, then you definitely know everything about flat. Flat is very much loved in the gaming environment and is often praised, I must say, deservedly. This is a very balanced financial strategy that reacts well to both ups and downs. After all, it is known that aggressive strategies are good when you are, as they say, rushing and literally everything comes in, then you maximize profits, flat is ideal with more balanced results, and what is better to use when you are on tilt or just play in the red. Then the percentage of the bank will be much better than the flat, and by the bank we mean its dynamic state, and not the static one. Here it is necessary to explain what is the difference from flat. A fixed percentage of a dynamic pot allows you to bet more when you win (because your pot grows) and less when you lose (because the pot gets smaller). This will allow you to last longer in the game and minimize your losses.
Budget for one event and one game day
The mistake of many players, even those who play with a bankroll, is to load a lot of money into one event. How it happens: you choose an event for analysis and find interesting bets on the outcome, handicap, total, statistical indicators, maybe also on the author of the goal. As a result, it may turn out that many of your bets will be consistent with the main plot of the development of events that you envision. And if you make a mistake with the plot itself and everything goes wrong as you thought, you can lose all or almost all bets on this event.
Suppose that you bet, as advised, no more than 3-5%, then five bets per event is 15-25% of the pot. Which is critical for bankroll management. I suggest limiting yourself to a budget of just 5% per event. If you have more predictions, then distribute the bet size within this budget. 2-3% for one outcome, 1-2% for all others. The main thing is that the total should not be more than 5%.
For the same reason, you should limit yourself in the budget of the day. There are days when everything is past, when you are unlucky or you are simply not in shape, or even on tilt. Therefore, it is important for you to limit yourself to the budget of the day, the total amount of bets per day should not exceed 20%. It’s safer for your bank and for your mental state.
Stop in time, feel free to rest
No one has run away from tilt yet, everyone will be there who plays on a regular basis. You don’t want to remember the situation when you lose bet after bet, but this is part of the game and it is important to remain calm, in every possible way suppressing the desire to win back and stopping attempts to take excessive risks. It hasn’t been good for anyone yet. If you feel that nothing is working out, that it’s not a bet, then disappointment, blame the lack of luck, then it’s time for you to pause and relax. You will rest and get enough energy for a new campaign for success in betting. The pause will also give you the opportunity to analyze your situation and critically look at your game.
Do not spray, specialization decides
It is not possible to understand everything with all the desire. This rule works in life and also invariably in bets. Your focus should be limited, and you shouldn’t be scattered, as this will be followed by a series of ill-conceived amateur bets that can only come in thanks to luck. But at the very first difficulties, these optional bets will pull you to the bottom like ballast. You need to get rid of it and try to play what you understand and understand.