New Posts For Thread: staking for overs/ undershttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-underswhat do u reckon the best staking plan for over/ under 2.5 goals is?ThanksDr Howard WinkerHoward, I can't remember the post you refer to, but it's possible I did, probably in relation to a different strike rate. What I suggested here ensures you have the higher stake on the winners etc, but every staking system is at the mercy of the losihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825250#420825250Howard, I can't remember the post you refer to, but it's possible I did, probably in relation to a different strike rate. What I suggested here ensures you have the higher stake on the winners etc, but every staking system is at the mercy of the losiTue, 16 Mar 2010 06:59:23 -0500howardisawinker, if you're not making a profit with your betting, the best staking system would be to bet with a little as possible and try to make a consistent profit. Even if you only make an average of 10p per game, it's a lot better than losing mhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825210#420825210howardisawinker, if you're not making a profit with your betting, the best staking system would be to bet with a little as possible and try to make a consistent profit. Even if you only make an average of 10p per game, it's a lot better than losing mMon, 15 Mar 2010 16:21:34 -0500Kenilworth, on another thread you said the opposite - increase after a winner, decrease after a loser, which I thought sounded quite good. Tried it before though and it didn't really work too well.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825170#420825170Kenilworth, on another thread you said the opposite - increase after a winner, decrease after a loser, which I thought sounded quite good. Tried it before though and it didn't really work too well.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:54:51 -0500Is Kelly the one where you have to know the probability of the bet winning? That's where I fall down - if I knew that I would just win on level stakes.But genuinely thanks Investor, I wasn't actually expecting a serious answer, not that I don't wanthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825166#420825166Is Kelly the one where you have to know the probability of the bet winning? That's where I fall down - if I knew that I would just win on level stakes.But genuinely thanks Investor, I wasn't actually expecting a serious answer, not that I don't wantSun, 14 Mar 2010 08:53:19 -0500If you're placing straight bets, fractional Kelly. If you're trading, things get a lot more complicated. A guy called Ralph Vince has written some decent stuff about this. Essentially the formulae used are still nothing more than an adaptation of thehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825162#420825162If you're placing straight bets, fractional Kelly. If you're trading, things get a lot more complicated. A guy called Ralph Vince has written some decent stuff about this. Essentially the formulae used are still nothing more than an adaptation of theSat, 13 Mar 2010 17:55:55 -0600cpfc4me 13 Mar 23:20 Higher stakes on winning bets, lower stakes on losing bets works best Easily done, increase after a loser, decrease after a winner. You will always have more on the winners than the loser. 2 provisos though, You must have morehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825158#420825158cpfc4me 13 Mar 23:20 Higher stakes on winning bets, lower stakes on losing bets works best Easily done, increase after a loser, decrease after a winner. You will always have more on the winners than the loser. 2 provisos though, You must have moreSat, 13 Mar 2010 17:29:30 -0600MARTINGALECANNOT LOSEhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825154#420825154MARTINGALECANNOT LOSESat, 13 Mar 2010 16:47:59 -0600Investor, what's the best staking for overs/ unders please?ThanksDr Howard Winkerhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825150#420825150Investor, what's the best staking for overs/ unders please?ThanksDr Howard WinkerSat, 13 Mar 2010 16:22:08 -0600Higher stakes on winning bets, lower stakes on losing bets works besthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825146#420825146Higher stakes on winning bets, lower stakes on losing bets works bestSat, 13 Mar 2010 16:20:29 -0600best to ask investor.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23532026/staking-for-overs-unders?post_id=420825142#420825142best to ask investor.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:18:28 -0600