I'm new to the sports capping world and notice everyone on these boards are referring to their bets in UNITS. How much is a UNIT worth? Just curious and would like to know the correct bettor's "lingo"! Thanks! 
Just Curious...What does a UNIT equal?
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A Unit might be different for everyone.
For me and most in here a unit equals $100
So the 3 UNit bet I put on Hawaii -13.5 in the first half would be for $300
Good Luck and welcome aboard!!
Ride the wave and have fun!!
For me and most in here a unit equals $100
So the 3 UNit bet I put on Hawaii -13.5 in the first half would be for $300
Good Luck and welcome aboard!!
Ride the wave and have fun!!
A unit is a percentage of your bankroll. Most money management schemes advise that you limit your plays to a small percentage of bankroll to prevent you from getting blown out at some point when you have a REALLY bad day (like I had today).
Your bankroll is how much money you are ready, willing, and ABLE to lose without if effecting your lifestyle or your mental health. For some people that's $100 total, for others its $10,000. Let's assume that your bankroll is $1,000 for the season. A unit should be somewhere between 1% and 3% of your bankroll, 1% is conservative and 3% is very agressive. So let's settle on 2% which makes your unit $20. So when someone puts up a 4 unit play and you're following their system you would bet $80.
If MOST PEOPLE are playing $100 units then I suppose they have a bankroll of $5000.
It is really NOT difficult to drop 15-20 units in a single day, it just happens sometimes, that's why it's so important to make sure that you can afford the loss.
Hope that helps.
Your bankroll is how much money you are ready, willing, and ABLE to lose without if effecting your lifestyle or your mental health. For some people that's $100 total, for others its $10,000. Let's assume that your bankroll is $1,000 for the season. A unit should be somewhere between 1% and 3% of your bankroll, 1% is conservative and 3% is very agressive. So let's settle on 2% which makes your unit $20. So when someone puts up a 4 unit play and you're following their system you would bet $80.
If MOST PEOPLE are playing $100 units then I suppose they have a bankroll of $5000.
It is really NOT difficult to drop 15-20 units in a single day, it just happens sometimes, that's why it's so important to make sure that you can afford the loss.
Hope that helps.
