What is a betting unit?
A unit is a normalized measure of stake. Instead of publishing a recommendation in euros, pounds or forints, a strategy expresses risk as a number of units. Each user can map one unit to an amount appropriate for their own bankroll and risk limit.
This keeps the underlying recommendation consistent while monetary stakes differ. A unit is not a currency and it does not represent guaranteed profit; it is simply a common measuring scale.
How unit profit is calculated
For a winning 1-unit position at decimal odds of 2.00, the net result is +1 unit. A lost 1-unit position is −1 unit, while a void position normally contributes 0 units. For other odds, net profit is stake units multiplied by decimal odds minus one.
Example: a 2-unit winning position at 1.80 returns 3.6 units including stake, so its net profit is +1.6 units. Recording the accepted odds is essential because the price directly changes the result.
Unit yield versus hit rate
Unit yield divides net unit profit by the total units staked. If 40 units were staked and the result was +4 units, unit yield is 10%. Hit rate instead divides wins by settled positions. Neither metric should be read without sample size and typical odds.
Unit yield is useful for comparing strategies with different stake amounts, provided they use the same settlement rules. It does not remove variance, and a strong short period should not be treated as a forecast.
- Check how many positions and units sit behind the result.
- Confirm whether void positions are excluded consistently.
- Review maximum drawdown alongside positive yield.
- Compare equivalent time periods and settlement rules.
Units in BetInsidR
BetInsidR publishes package performance on the same unit-based scale. This allows visitors to inspect the record without assuming a particular bankroll size. Inside a personal portfolio, the selected risk method translates the plan into a monetary stake for tracking.
Public package results and personal bankroll results answer different questions: one describes the insight record on a common scale, while the other reflects a user’s own starting value, stakes and settled positions.