What is a good ROI in sports betting?
Return on investment: your profit divided by the total you have staked, as a percentage.
At a glance
- Category
- Money
- Also called
- Return on investment
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How betting ROI is measured
ROI is total profit divided by total amount staked, not by your bankroll. Bet $10,000 across a season and finish $500 ahead, and your ROI is 5%. It is the cleanest single measure of how well you are betting, because it accounts for how much you risked to make what you made.
What counts as good
Sustained ROI in sports betting is lower than newcomers expect. A long-run ROI of 1 to 3% is genuinely good, 5% is excellent, and anything a bettor claims much above that over a large sample is usually variance or a small sample. Beating the standard vig at all is hard, which is why even thin positive ROI, held over thousands of bets, is the mark of a winning bettor.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a good ROI in sports betting?+
A sustained ROI of 1 to 3% is good and 5% is excellent over a large sample. Betting ROI is much lower than most people expect, because simply beating the vig is difficult.
How do you calculate betting ROI?+
Divide your total profit by the total amount you have staked, then express it as a percentage. Profit of $500 on $10,000 wagered is a 5% ROI.
Can BettorEdge track my betting ROI for me?+
Yes. Performance analytics compute your ROI, units, and win rate automatically from every bet you place, so you always know the real number.
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