05-06-2026, 08:38 AM
I ran flat for one season and percentage the next, both tracked in a spreadsheet. Flat $5 units left me down about 4 percent over 200 bets. Percentage at 3 percent left me down about 11 percent over a similar count.
The percentage method punished me on losing streaks because each loss shrank the next bet, so I never fully recovered inside a slump. Flat staking was boring but steadier.
For anyone not beating the closing line consistently, flat is the safer pick. Percentage only helps if you have a real edge to compound.
The percentage method punished me on losing streaks because each loss shrank the next bet, so I never fully recovered inside a slump. Flat staking was boring but steadier.
For anyone not beating the closing line consistently, flat is the safer pick. Percentage only helps if you have a real edge to compound.