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    Bankroll Management unit size

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    Posted: Apr. 13, 2017 - 8:09 PM ET #1

    Quick question what do you guys do/and recommend with a rationale...
    1. Example line is -130 for fav and +125 for dog do you bet $130 to win $100 and $100 to win $125 
    2. Example line is -145 and +130 for dog bet 100$ to win $68.97 and bet$ 100 to win $130?
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    Quick question what do you guys do/and recommend with a rationale...
    1. Example line is -130 for fav and +125 for dog do you bet $130 to win $100 and $100 to win $125 
    2. Example line is -145 and +130 for dog bet 100$ to win $68.97 and bet$ 100 to win $130?
     
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    Posted: Apr. 15, 2017 - 12:41 PM ET #2

    bankroll management.  if using martingale and betting mostly favorites  then I think start with 1 %  of current bankroll for bets.

    if mostly betting dogs and using martingale the 1.5 percent  bankroll for first bet  is good to start  with.  

    small favorites  when using the the labourche  method forget about betting the juice  when betting the spread on nfl  or nba.

    I would forget betting the juice on small favorites  --130  and below in  mlb. especially if dogs  are being bet too and  using the labourche  method.
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    bankroll management.  if using martingale and betting mostly favorites  then I think start with 1 %  of current bankroll for bets.

    if mostly betting dogs and using martingale the 1.5 percent  bankroll for first bet  is good to start  with.  

    small favorites  when using the the labourche  method forget about betting the juice  when betting the spread on nfl  or nba.

    I would forget betting the juice on small favorites  --130  and below in  mlb. especially if dogs  are being bet too and  using the labourche  method.
     
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    Posted: Apr. 15, 2017 - 5:00 PM ET #3

    Just my opinion but mlb favorites above   --130   are not worth playing on the money line.  there not worth playing at all unless the --1,5 lines bet for dogs.
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    Just my opinion but mlb favorites above   --130   are not worth playing on the money line.  there not worth playing at all unless the --1,5 lines bet for dogs.
     
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    Posted: Apr. 16, 2017 - 12:54 AM ET #4

    i think i get the basic of the matingale... correct me if im wrong you bascially chase until win but can be modified for 4 game to 7 game preferred? whats the labourche if you can explain it simply please?
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    i think i get the basic of the matingale... correct me if im wrong you bascially chase until win but can be modified for 4 game to 7 game preferred? whats the labourche if you can explain it simply please?
     
     
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    method  one


    for the one line labourche  start out with 4 numbers like this


    5--5--5--5

    bet the 2 outside numbers so the first bet would be 10

    if the bet wins cross the 2 outside numbers off  like this

    x--5--5--x


    if  the the bet looses  then add the loosing bet like this  and bet the 2 outside numbers the bet would be 15


    5--5--5--5--10  

    tf there are more than one bet then all bets would be 15

    cross out the winning bets first then add the loosing bets to the line



    method  two 

    put all  A  bets on line one and all B bets on line two and all C  bets on line  3  like this


    5--5--5--5

    5--5--5--5

    5--5--5--5


    if the bet looses on line one it will look like this

    5--5--5--5--10

    5--5--5--5

    5--5--5--5

    move down too line two for B bet the bet would be 10 

    if  that bet looses then move to C bet 

    all  A bet are on line one 

    all B bets are on line 2 

    all C bets are on line 3


    if any line gets too long it can be moved to another line or  the 

    numbers can be broken down.





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    method  one


    for the one line labourche  start out with 4 numbers like this


    5--5--5--5

    bet the 2 outside numbers so the first bet would be 10

    if the bet wins cross the 2 outside numbers off  like this

    x--5--5--x


    if  the the bet looses  then add the loosing bet like this  and bet the 2 outside numbers the bet would be 15


    5--5--5--5--10  

    tf there are more than one bet then all bets would be 15

    cross out the winning bets first then add the loosing bets to the line



    method  two 

    put all  A  bets on line one and all B bets on line two and all C  bets on line  3  like this


    5--5--5--5

    5--5--5--5

    5--5--5--5


    if the bet looses on line one it will look like this

    5--5--5--5--10

    5--5--5--5

    5--5--5--5

    move down too line two for B bet the bet would be 10 

    if  that bet looses then move to C bet 

    all  A bet are on line one 

    all B bets are on line 2 

    all C bets are on line 3


    if any line gets too long it can be moved to another line or  the 

    numbers can be broken down.





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