I'm totally with you whent it comes down to avoiding low odds and combos!
I do believe the 5% stakes are way too high / risky and the +20% roi is unrealistic in the long run. If you are able to do that with only 25 bets each week and compound the profit it would turn 1000$ into 80+ Million in the course of a year.
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