Capper

Betting isn't just a hobby for cappers, it's their main source of income.

There are three types of cappers. The first only make money by betting. They analyse matches, use betting strategies and place bets at different betting companies depending on the odds. This type of capper develops their own strategies, improves on them and aims to place as many winning bets as possible. They are not interested in sharing the way they make money and creating competitors.

The other type of capper deals in information. They sell their predictions, get inexperienced bettors to pay for their services, and promote their own supposedly "rock-solid" betting strategies. These cappers are often scammers who just want to sell their services. As proof of how effective their strategies are, they most often post photoshopped screenshots of the amount of money in their account, a big win from a single bet, or fake betting slips.

The third type of cappers are media personalities who offer betting options on major matches. This type of capper can be famous former athletes, team employees, and commentators. Be careful when taking their advice. If a media capper starts speaking in generalities, and does not provide statistics or try to analyze the two sides of a competition, then the probability their bet wins is minimal. Their bets are backed up by their authority only. People believe that a well-known commentator, former footballer or hockey player knows more about the sport and can give a truly expert assessment. In fact, it's almost impossible to place a reliable bet based only on your instincts without analyzing statistics.

Pay close attention to how they offer their services.

Experienced cappers will not guarantee wins. They know that a prediction is never 100% correct, and that matches cannot be predicted because anything can happen. Instead, they suggest you place bets based on statistics and explain why they choose given events and what might need to happen for it to lose.

If a capper is not a scammer, they will not tell you to bet on fixed matches. Sometimes matches really are fixed, but people learn about this fact at best only after it has already started. Participants in these matches try to hide the fact that the match is a scam because match fixing is a criminal offence for which they can be arrested, fined or suspended from the league. Ordinary cappers have no way of learning about fixed matches before the law enforcement or supervisory organisations do, which means all you will be getting is false information. Learn more about match fixing in our

Match fixing article

.

A capper is just an ordinary person who bets responsibly. The main rule is to only place bets based on facts, not on your gut or the advice of other players. They learn how the betting industry works and how to analyze matches, and draw conclusions from statistics. They also learn how to control their bank, how betting strategies work, and when to use them. This knowledge helps place bets more confidently, and in the event of losses, analyse the mistakes made when placing the next bet.

Learn the rules of the sport and how bets on it are settled. When placing a bet, you must understand under what conditions you will earn a profit, and when it is worth insuring your bet. For example, you can bet on total goals less than 2.5, and if there are two goals scored, you can insure the bet by also betting on an individual total or a win with a handicap.

The best option is to concentrate on a single championship and watch all the matches, study the teams, and rate the players' influence on the team's performance. So you'll also support your bets with personal observations. This will help you place your bets faster and be more confident in them. For example, you only need to watch several matches of a team to understand who's making plays and how the team scores goals and defends. If you support your observations with statistics, you can place reliable bets.

Learn how betting margins are calculated to help you choose the best bets and avoid high margin bets. High margins reduce bet profitability. If the margin exceeds 13-15%, then you should not place a bet on the match and look for a better offer instead.

Learn how to calculate the odds of an event based on the odds so you can better calculate the odds of your bet winning. The higher the odds, the less likely the bet is to win. For example, a bet with odds of 2.00 has a 50% chance of winning, which means every second bet will win in the long run. If we increase the odds to 3.00, then 33% of bets will win, or every third.

The player selects a percentage of their bank equal to one bet. The actual percentage depends on the betting style. There are five different types, from the careful 1-3% to a risky 15%.

The bet amount is always equal to 1% of your bank.

The percentage does not change. Compared to a static flat, the bet amount is higher, from 2% to 5%.

Static and aggressive flats are risky strategies. If you bet on events with odds of 2.00 and below and less than 50% of the bets win, then you may end up in the red. We have an entire

article about the downsides of flats

.

The player bets from 5% to 15% of the amount in their account. This strategy works when betting on events with odds over 1.55. If the odds are lower, then such an aggressive strategy can lead to losses in the long run because the size of winnings will not cover lost bets. For example, if the odds are reduced to 1.30, then with a bet of EUR 100, you will only win EUR 130. To win back a single loss, you will need to place at least four winning bets.

This strategy allows you to forecast profits. The player chooses the amount they want to earn from each bet won. Calculate your bet amount using the following formula:

This strategy takes into account the probability of the bet passing: the higher the odds, the smaller the bet size. Thus, the player is insured against losing large amounts. To protect yourself even more against large losses, we recommend choosing a small profit amount, for example, 1-2% of your bank.

This strategy helps calculate the exact number of bets you can make with your bank. The player divides their bank into several parts. Every part is the amount wagered on a single bet. The more parts there are, the more chances of winning your money back after a series of losses. After a player bets all the parts, they break their bank down again and repeat the strategy.

The fixed bet strategy has one major downside: it does not consider the probability of a bet winning. After a long series of losses, the bank will decrease, and due to the unchanged bet size, the player will not be able to win back their money quickly.

Each sport has strategies which help you use the specific nature of the tournaments to your advantage. They help increase your winnings when betting on events with low odds, or recoup them when you have a long losing streak. We have written several articles on betting strategies for the most popular sports in the Betting strategies section.

Statistics will help you calculate the effectiveness of your strategy, find the percentage of profit over a certain period of time, and adjust your bets to maximize profits. To calculate statistics, cappers use ROI (return on investment), the same as in the financial sector.

Net winnings are winnings you received excluding the amount wagered. To calculate the net winnings of a bet, subtract the amount bet from the amount won.

If the ROI is positive, you will be in the black. Even 1-2% ROI is good, and even for the best cappers it rarely exceeds 15%. If your ROI is negative, you are losing money, and it is time to change your strategy.

ROI works in the long term. The more bets you place, the more indicative the result of the ROI calculation will be. It is best to calculate ROI when you have 500 bets or more.