There is another huge factor in all of this, that you really aren't addressing in your somewhat narrow view of how people should stake, and that is what their goal is. This is probably the most important thing to unit size, simply what your risk tolerance is and what you want to accomplish. For example, if I told you I wanted to double my money in a month, there is no way I'm going to do it the way I'm doing it currently. I would need my unit sizes to be way higher, at least in the double digits, in order to reach that goal. Of course there is more risk in this approach, but the goal is the starting point. If you identify the goal of why you are sports betting and what you are trying to accomplish, that is the cornerstone, everything flows from that. So my goals personally are probably more conservative than some others. My goals are to be profitable. I bet enough dollars and my bankroll is big enough that I make a lot of money or enough money for me winning 25% or so on a season. My 25% a season is probably way more than another person's doubling their money. But it's all in the goal! I understand at the heart of your complaint is there's no way to compare amongst covers posters Who is actually doing well and who isn't. One guy has 50 units per bet. One guy has something else. I get it. All I can tell you is me. I am consistently between one and four units. We all know everyone posts for different reasons here, a lot just to get online likes which I never understand, I do this legitimately to be part of a community that collectively increases my knowledge, and maybe along the way I increase their knowledge.
Yep, like the stock market, you have to have money to make money and assume less risk.