New Posts For Thread: Whats the best strike rate to have to be a good gambler?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gamblera 20%b 25%c 30% e 35%d 40% or bettere below 20%f otherIdeally id like s system with around a 35% strike rate but i reckon findong value would be hard. Trouble is I hate really long losing runs of 10 or more.Irchester, you have a losing mentality and you know it. Rather than implicitly asking, 'how long should I have to go before winning?' (even if your winnings are not going to recoup yr losses), you shd be asking y/s 'how can I get an edge? How can I mhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926366#420926366Irchester, you have a losing mentality and you know it. Rather than implicitly asking, 'how long should I have to go before winning?' (even if your winnings are not going to recoup yr losses), you shd be asking y/s 'how can I get an edge? How can I mThu, 25 Mar 2010 13:05:11 -0500Depends on your psychology.Iin an ideal world you want a higher strike rate as possible if you don't want losing runs, but the higher your strike the more likely your Roi will suffer.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926354#420926354Depends on your psychology.Iin an ideal world you want a higher strike rate as possible if you don't want losing runs, but the higher your strike the more likely your Roi will suffer.Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:30:23 -0500basically you just need to divide1 by your average odds. the difference between 1 and the number you get is the strike rate you need to break even excluding commission.eg.average odds 2.51 / 2.5 = 0.4Therefore you need a 60% strike rate to break evenhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926298#420926298basically you just need to divide1 by your average odds. the difference between 1 and the number you get is the strike rate you need to break even excluding commission.eg.average odds 2.51 / 2.5 = 0.4Therefore you need a 60% strike rate to break evenWed, 24 Mar 2010 08:33:00 -0500It is about your average odds, not setting yourself a specific strike rate which isn't dependant on anything except a wild estimation.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926294#420926294It is about your average odds, not setting yourself a specific strike rate which isn't dependant on anything except a wild estimation.Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:04:17 -0500basically you just need to divide1 by your average odds. the difference between 1 and the number you get is the strike rate you need to break even excluding commission.eg. average odds 2.51 / 2.5 = 0.4Therefore you need a 60% strike rate to break evehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926290#420926290basically you just need to divide1 by your average odds. the difference between 1 and the number you get is the strike rate you need to break even excluding commission.eg. average odds 2.51 / 2.5 = 0.4Therefore you need a 60% strike rate to break eveWed, 24 Mar 2010 07:03:17 -0500................................,-~*`¯lllllll`*~,............................................. ................................,-~*`lllllllllllllllllllllllllll¯`*-,................................................................,-~*llllllllllllllllhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926278#420926278................................,-~*`¯lllllll`*~,............................................. ................................,-~*`lllllllllllllllllllllllllll¯`*-,................................................................,-~*llllllllllllllllWed, 24 Mar 2010 04:13:14 -0500d the key word is 'gambler' -if you are doing it for fun then the higher the strike rate (with sensible stakes) is best as it gives you more bizz and hence fun.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926274#420926274d the key word is 'gambler' -if you are doing it for fun then the higher the strike rate (with sensible stakes) is best as it gives you more bizz and hence fun.Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:58:26 -0500where's Lori when you need him to put up the 'head in hands' pic? :-)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926270#420926270where's Lori when you need him to put up the 'head in hands' pic? :-)Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:55:23 -0500harder to get better odds on here though at shorter odds than bigger odds, ive read that since betfair sp started returns better than bookies sp by 39% before commission. But im guessing most of this 39% from winners at 10to1 plus?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926222#420926222harder to get better odds on here though at shorter odds than bigger odds, ive read that since betfair sp started returns better than bookies sp by 39% before commission. But im guessing most of this 39% from winners at 10to1 plus?Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:39:08 -050070% return on investment here, playing fruitmachines.can't make it payhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535350/whats-the-best-strike-rate-to-have-to-be-a-good-gambler?post_id=420926218#42092621870% return on investment here, playing fruitmachines.can't make it payMon, 22 Mar 2010 18:51:57 -0500