$5000 bankroll for the rest of the MLB season..............

How much should I bet on a game?

1-3% of your bankroll on any bet

put 2500 on two dogs tonight 

put 5000 on the Giants. Cain vs. Morton, huge mismatch

You guys kill me.

i would say for a unit make it 50 or 100. then play 1 unit or 1/2 unit plays daily.

and if you ever have a pick you really like maybe sprinkle a little more on it daily. The goal is to finish plus money at the end of the season. Winning and losing streaks will come and go, but with sound MM and decent capping while being able to recognize value plays you should be able to finish a head of the game. Keep your bankroll in check and don't over extend yourself on too many games and you'll be fine. Might even make some money, or you'll figure out maybe you do have the knowledge and self control to do this thing and make a decent chunk of change.

depends,  How big of a donk are you?

How many bets a day?

Correction. Do a 14 team parlay with 5 totals added to it for the full 5K to win like 250 Million dollars.

put $1,500 on this

#1.  redsox ml -124 
  #2.  angels +1.5
  #3.  rockies ml -135
  #4.  marlins +1.5
  #5.  texas ml -175
  #6.  hawks+8
  #7.   indians-153
  #8.   pacers+9.5
  #9.   brewers-113
#10.   montreal+1.5
#11.   yanks/cws under 10
#12.   phil/arz under 8.5
#13.   mets/under 7.5
#14.   hornrts/laker under184

Straight wagers only. 
Shop for best price. 
Don't play more than three games at a time.



The three MOST IMPORTANT things to remember...

Always protect your bankroll

Always protect your bankroll

Always protect your bankroll

i'd say like 1-4 bets a day. I'd limit yourself to 200 a day for the first couple weeks and get your feet wet with some 50 dollar and 25 dollar bets. They don't equal a ton of profit, but you can prefect you're capping skill risking 25 a lot more then when you risk 100 or more. When you start hitting 25-50 dollar bets on a consistent basis and have a feel for how you like handicap games and what you look for when making a selection, you will be able to tell how strongly you feel about a play and then risk more based on that information.

I would advise to learn some money management and you should have no problem knowing what you wish to wager

 

Best of Luck 

and what the guy above me said, you don't want to much of your bankroll floating around at the same time. so limit the amount of plays at the same time. basically means make sure you're bets are winners or losers before you make more when you have 2-3 out at the same time.

Say my unit bet is $50. What do you use to determine the number of units to place on an individual bet? What is the max number of units to put on any indivdual game?

This question is relative to how  much  $5000 is  to  you in the first place.   $5000 to me might be 10 times more  money than $5000 to you.   Better way is  to bet  $50 - $100  and  see if you enjoy yourself.  

If you are  like most  people,  you  have to  conquer your  own battle between   fear and greed.   Fear  can  make  even a  good capper  turn more  conservative and if  you  play  scared you wont  listen to your  own reasoning .   same  thing  with  greed. (but  worse)

Everybody  chases and every body  pushes.

 

 

 

 

buy shares of Advanced Cell Technology, in 2-3 years 1000-1500% gain and no stress

 

You will make more money by parking your 5K in something like Exxon XOM and sell it in 5 months.

But that's not fun. I'm looking for daily enjoyment and profit. I enjoy watching baseball games and even moreso when I have money riding on it. I'll never stop betting on baseball so would like advise on how to enjoy it more! Thanks for all your comments!!

 

THIS IS WHAT YOU RE LOOKING FOR.............        

when you cap a game the goal is to cap both sides how much you think one side will win by and the percentage they have to win the game. Say you cap the mariners with a 70% chance to win tonight, and the line is -120. You would simply use a line calculator to figure out that vegas thinks the mariners have a 54% chance of winning. Since you think the mariners have a 70% chance of winning you would make a higher wager on the game.

You have to mix a ton of factors to get a precentage basically what you're looking for is if the game is played 10 times how many times do you think the mariners would win. This would give you' the percentage for them to win a game.

If you have a 5,000 bankroll and are in here asking for tips on how much to gamble and how many games then maybe you shouldn't waste your time or your money.

considering in an earlier thread he says he lost 20k. it means he probably should.