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Originally Posted by Rjcsjc62

ML stands for money line and it means that the bet is based on who wins the game, and not who covers the spread.

When gamblers compare bets they use a unit to represent a standard sized bet.

For example, if gambler A posts his picks and says that he is betting $10 on it, and gambler B posts a pick and says he is betting $200 on it, it tends to sensationalize the bet made by gambler B. But if gambler A only typically bets $10 per game and gambler B bets$200, they should both just say they are betting 1 unit.

If Gambler A finishes the year 20-10 and +$100, and gambler B finishes 16-15 and +$200, then at a glance it appears that gambler B had a better season. But this obviously isnt true. Gambler A is a better handicapper because of his record.

When people make picks on the internet on a forum like this. It usually doesn`t take long before some jerk-offs start talking about how they bet $20,000.00 per game and how great they are. If everybody just defines their bet based on 1 unit being average, you can eliminate all the extra BS that many gambling forums are reduced to.

Somebody sharing their picks shouldn`t even talk about the value of their own units. it`s cheesy.

I just like to brag about the money I win, not what I spent to win it