The Projected Payout: Calculating Scenarios
Different bettors might use different approaches when it comes to online sports betting. In this article, I’m going to tell you how I calculate potential profits and risks using betting platform’s bet slips. As we all know, most online bookmakers show the amount of potential return when we place bets. If you are placing more than one bets, you can actually use these numbers to help you calculate potential profit and loss instantly.
I usually place four to five bets each weekend on the Premier League matches. Using my bookmaker’s betting slip, I collect the five bets I’m going to place on a certain weekend without confirming the bets just yet. The betting slip will quickly show potential return on each bet as well as in total.
What I do is I took these numbers and run a little analysis. I grade each match according to its probability — I calculated the odds and team strength carefully to make my picks, and use the calculation result to grade these matches according to their winning probabilities — and listed the potential return on the side.
Then, I simulated my losses, starting from the match with least probability, while counting just how far I can withstand losing. If I can still make profits after losing three of my bets, then my picks can be very profitable. If I generally lose after losing two matches, I would consider other available options to maintain profitability. It may not be a solid always-win strategy, but it works in keeping me profitable the past several years.
