Staking plan

First and foremost, you need to choose how much money you’d like to allocate for betting. You mustn’t be likely to need this money in a hurry and you must be prepared for the possibility of losing it. This money represents your betting portfolio and the amount in it will vary according to your wins and losses. Once your portfolio is in place, you can start to develop your staking system.

Why develop a staking plan?

First of all, it is the best protection against the dangerous type of euphoria that can cloud a punter’s judgement after a series of winning bets. It is also one of the two sources of profit in sports betting: the first is making good forecasts and the second is maximising the financial potential of your bets. Choosing the best staking system allows you to win more money while taking fewer risks, so why miss out?

Different staking plans

• Fixed and proportional stakes

Simple systems to reduce your risks. >>>

• Martingale

An apparently attractive but high-risk staking plan. >>>

• Kelly criterion

A technique for calculating your stakes according to the risks of your bets. >>>