The first step is to calculate the amount of money you can afford to lose. This is the amount you would be risking with each bet. You should also calculate the total amount of profit you expect to make from matched betting, this is your ROI (Return On Investment).



Your ROI must be greater than 100% in order for it to be worth your while to go through the trouble of the process.

The second step is to calculate how many matched bets you can expect to make per day, this is your MBO (Matches Per Day).

For most people it's not a lot, but as you increase your MBO, and decrease your average bet size, it begins to add up. If you have a fixed amount of money to invest each day, you can calculate how much you need to increase your MBO in order to become profitable. This is a good example of simple mathematics: https://www.thesimplemathsguy.com/gambling-mathematics/.