ROI vs yield

Yield is your total profit divided by the total amount you staked, while ROI (return on investment) is usually profit divided by the money you actually put at risk. In flat-stake betting the two are effectively the same number — profit as a percentage of turnover. Both answer “how much did each dollar wagered earn?”, which is a far fairer measure of a bettor than raw profit, because it accounts for how much was risked to get there.

“Up 45 units” sounds great, but over how many bets? Yield/ROI supplies the missing denominator. Our public ledger runs +45.43u on 431 settled picks, which works out to roughly +10.5% return per dollar risked. A big unit total on thousands of bets is a small yield; a modest total on few bets is a strong one. Always ask for both numbers.

The terms split when stakes vary. Yield always divides by total turnover; some define ROI against a starting bankroll or only settled risk, so on variable staking they differ. Because we stake a flat one unit on every pick, our reported figure is unambiguous. Beware any record that quotes a huge “ROI” without saying whether stakes were flat — variable staking is an easy place to hide a padded number.

What is the difference between ROI and yield in betting?Yield is profit divided by total amount staked; ROI is profit divided by money put at risk (sometimes starting bankroll). On flat stakes they are essentially the same — profit as a percentage of turnover.

What is a good betting ROI?Sustained ROI above a few percent over a large sample is strong; most long-run winners land in the low single digits. Very high advertised ROIs usually reflect small samples or variable staking, not durable skill.

What is Signal Labs' ROI?Our public MLB ledger shows roughly +10.5% return across 431 settled picks (+45.43u). We publish it alongside a roughly flat closing-line value so the number is read in honest context, not as proof of a durable edge.