What are units in sports betting | staking 1-10j

Unit staking (1-10 units) is the most commonly used staking system by professional punters. It’s found in all sorts of competitions, leagues, and bookmaker forums. Therefore, it’s worth learning what it’s all about.

In the 1-10 unit system, the player sets the value of 1 unit in PLN and places each bet for a multiple of this stake, ranging from 1 to 10 units.

1. What is unit bidding?
The 1-10 unit system is a modification of the flat rate system.

Unit staking involves placing between 1 and 10 units on each bet , with 1 unit having a specific (monetary) value.
Therefore, with a value of 1 unit = PLN 1, a player can place between PLN 1 and PLN 10 on a single bet using this system.

2. Example of unit bidding 1-10j
Budget management suggests dividing the capital allocated for the game (budget for a given strategy) in such a way that 10j corresponds to 0.5÷2% of the capital/budget.

For example, with a budget for a given strategy of PLN 1,000, you can assume PLN 2 for 1 unit (because 2% of capital = PLN 20 = 10 units).

Example of calculating the value of 1j
Capital / Budget 2% of capital Value 10j Value 1j
100 PLN 2 PLN 2 PLN 0.2 PLN
200 PLN 4 PLN 4 PLN 0.4 PLN
500 PLN 10 PLN 10 PLN 1 PLN
1000 PLN 20 PLN 20 PLN 2 PLN
Own work by SureBety.pl

If a player has a capital of PLN 1,000 and assumes that PLN 20 = 10j, then PLN 2 = 1j.

The player’s stakes will therefore be:

1j = 2PLN,
2j = 4PLN,
…,
9j = 18PLN,
10j = 20PLN.
depending on how many units (from 1 to 10) decide to place a bet.

3. How to place units?
I propose bidding units inversely proportional to the exchange rate value :

1j stake – bet at odds >4.0
2.5j stake – bet at odds between 2.50-4.0
5j stake – regular bet at odds of 1.80-2.50
7.5j stake – value bet at odds of 1.50-1.80
10j stake – a very big “sure bet” at odds <1.50
This is the most popular and most frequently used system on all types of betting forums/sites .
Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood.

4. Advantages of unit pricing
Unit staking  is an ideal system for players unsure which system to choose. It effectively limits the risk of bankruptcy and provides satisfactory profits for well-chosen bets. It can also be used to measure the average value of bets placed .

So, unit staking  can tell you whether you are making good bets (you are making a profit in the long run using this system ) or whether you are making losing bets.

Single betting  limits risk better than flat betting when the odds played are in a wide range (the risk will be different for odds of 1.20 than for 10.0). It’s a good idea to base the stake amount on the expected probability of success (the less certain the chance of success, the lower the stake).

It should also be added that unit staking  is the main system used by professional players .

5. Disadvantages of unit pricing
The profits aren’t as high as with riskier systems . Choosing the number of units is an art. Amateurs are often tempted to play with 10 units frequently. In reality, this value should only be reserved for extremely confident bets.

6. FAQ – Frequently asked questions
6.1. Where did unit pricing come from?
The downside of flat staking is that you’re betting the same amount on every bet, regardless of whether it’s odds @1.10 or @5.0!
This seems illogical even to an amateur, because staking doesn’t align with the risk level (at odds @1.10, the risk is much lower than at odds @5.0).

So, someone sensible decided to modify the flat bet so that low odds would be associated with a higher (more certain) stake, and high odds with a lower (less certain) stake.
This way, the capital fluctuations wouldn’t be as drastic, and the total risk is “more balanced.” This can be justified mathematically, but I don’t think it’s necessary—I think most players intuitively understand the idea.

Unit staking can therefore be thought of as flat staking with ” weights from 1 to 10. ”
If a player bets the same number of units on each bet, they are using flat staking.

6.2. How many units per bet should I place? Is there a formula?
The relationship between the exchange rate and the level of risk (measured, for example, by the standard deviation) is not linear . This means that we cannot write a simple relationship between the exchange rate and risk in the form of an equation such as exchange rate = multiplier * risk .

Based on my observations and calculations performed in the past, I would use the following relationships to minimize the risk of capital fluctuations  in the bets I place (this is a hypothesis that has not been verified in the model or in practice).

Assumption: I assumed the average risk level ( reference point ) at the rate @2.0 .
You can assume a different reference point and use analogous reasoning as below.

If a player wants to stake in the range of 1-10j, and for the odds @2.0 wants to assume an “average value of units” of 5j, my staking table would look like this:

Dependence of the exchange rate on the amount of risk
Course Risk Amount How many units? (@2.0 → 5j)
1.50 0.71 7.04 j
1.80 0.9 5.55 j
2.0 1 5 j
2.25 1.12 4.46 j
3.0 1.42 3.52 j
4.0 1.73 2.89 j
6.0 2.24 2.23 j
11.0 3.16 1.58 j
Based on the table
surebety.pl/artykul/ryzyko/#42-Results
for a stake of €100

 

In my value betting strategy, you shouldn’t place odds below @1.50 (justification: see the yield and high odds articles ). For this value, we have 7j/bet at odds @1.50 and only 1.60j/bet at odds @11.0.

The higher the odds, the fewer units per bet:

As the rate rises, so does the risk, so you should reduce your stakes as the rate rises. This will ensure greater stability for your capital, meaning less fluctuation in value and minimize the risk of capital illiquidity.

If necessary, the middle values ​​can be determined from the shape of the curve (printed and extended with a cam).

In practice, I would limit myself to ” odds ranges ” (if someone doesn’t want to spend time determining exact values), e.g., if the odds are in the range of 2.01-2.75, I bet 4j, and for 2.76-4.0 I bet 3j. This approach will be subject to a small error.

SureBety.pl’s staking proposal
Course How many units? (@2.0 → 5j)
1.01 – 1.25 10 units / plant
1.26 – 1.33 9 units / plant
1.34 – 1.40 8 units / plant
1.41 – 1.50 7 units/plant
1.51 – 1.75 6 units / plant
1.76 – 2.0 5 units/plant
2.01 – 2.75 4 units/plant
2.75 – 4.0 3 units/plant
4.01 – 8.0 2 units / plant
8.01 – 25.0 1 unit / plant
> 25.0 0.5 j / plant
Source: 100PERCENTSUREWINS.COM

The effect of the measurements is to show and estimate the relationship between the rate and the percentage of capital that is worth risking in order for the capital to remain “stable”.