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Stake Sizing Boundary (Bankroll Tool)

The Bankroll page and per-analysis stake card compute Expected Value and Kelly-based stakes from user-supplied inputs only (bankroll, Kelly fraction, cap, and optionally a personal win-probability estimate). Output is always labeled illustrative — never a forecast, prediction, or wager instruction. Bankroll data is stored only in the user's browser (localStorage): it is not transmitted to the server, not stored in snapshots, and not shared across devices (ADR 0005). No wager placement, cashout, or sportsbook link exists anywhere in the product.

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Canonical CONTEXT.md Terminology Dictionary

Mandatory domain terms and prohibited alternatives established in repo context

Player prop

Approved

A market on whether an NBA or NFL player's recorded performance statistic finishes over or under a stated line.

Avoid:Pick, Lock, Sure bet
Neutral market term; never frame as a betting recommendation.

Expected value (EV)

Approved

The arithmetic return per unit of stake if a stated win probability were exact: p × b − (1 − p), where b is the net profit per dollar on a win at the selected price. Describes the price and the assumed probability, not the future.

Avoid:Guaranteed profit, Expected edge, ROI
Computed from user-supplied inputs; an illustration, not a forecast.

Kelly criterion

Approved

The stake fraction f* = (p × b − (1 − p)) / b that maximizes long-run bankroll growth if the win probability p is exactly right. Because real probabilities are estimates, the tool applies a user-selected fraction (default quarter Kelly) and a hard maximum-stake cap.

Avoid:Optimal bet size, Safe bet size
Framed as a sizing formula on user inputs; never presented as an instruction to wager.

Stake sizing (illustrative)

Approved

The application of the Kelly criterion at a user-selected fraction, capped at a user-selected maximum share of bankroll, to an EV computed from the analysis price and a win probability (historical hit rate by default, or the user's own estimate). It is an arithmetic illustration, not a recommendation.

Avoid:Bet size recommendation, Play, Pick
Requires the 21+ confirmation; output is always labeled illustrative and never a forecast.

Bankroll

Approved

The total amount of money a user allocates to this activity, entered and stored only in the user's own browser. It is never transmitted to the server and never persisted in any analysis snapshot.

Avoid:Balance, Wagering account
Client-side only (ADR 0005); the server stores no financial data.

Analysis

Approved

One comparison of a player prop's price with evidence from a defined set of eligible games.

Avoid:Bet, Recommendation, Prediction
Defines the core non-wagering analytical comparison.

Line

Approved

The performance threshold used to settle a player prop as a win, loss, or push.

Avoid:Projection, Target
Settlement barrier only.

Sportsbook price

Approved

The offered odds whose payout determines the probability required to break even.

Avoid:True probability, Projection
Describes market quote, not intrinsic ground truth.

Break-even probability

Approved

The win probability at which the sportsbook price has zero expected profit before considering pushes.

Avoid:Fair probability, Predicted probability
Formulaic odds reciprocal.

No-vig probability

Approved

The market probability obtained by normalizing the prices on both sides to remove the sportsbook margin.

Avoid:Break-even probability, Predicted probability
Pure normalized margin-free market quote.

Evidence window

Approved

The explicitly selected historical sample, such as season, last 20, last 10, last 5, versus opponent, or home/away.

Avoid:Prediction period, Forecast window
Explicit retrospective historical dataset boundary.

Eligible game

Approved

An official completed game in the selected evidence window and season type in which the player appeared. DNPs are excluded, overtime is included, and unusually low minutes remain visible.

Avoid:Scheduled game, DNP
Strict retrospective qualification standard.

Historical hit rate

Approved

The share of settled, non-push games in an evidence window that would have won at the selected line and side. It describes the sample and is not a forecast.

Avoid:Predicted probability, True probability, Expected win rate
Descriptive sample statistic only; not predictive.

Push

Approved

A settled outcome in which the recorded statistic equals an integer line and the stake is returned.

Avoid:Tie, Loss
Excluded from hit rate denominator or partitioned.

Historical hit-rate gap

Approved

The historical hit rate minus the sportsbook price's break-even probability, expressed in percentage points. It is descriptive evidence, not a guaranteed edge.

Avoid:Guaranteed edge, Model edge, Profit margin
Descriptive comparison; does not promise future yield.

Historical status

Approved

A neutral summary of whether the historical evidence is above, inconclusive against, or below the break-even probability. It is not a wager recommendation.

Avoid:Pick, Lock, Bet signal
Must remain strictly neutral (Above / Inconclusive / Below).

Hypothetical return

Approved

The calculated return at the sportsbook price if the selected historical hit rate were the future win probability. It is an illustration, not a forecast.

Avoid:Expected profit, Guaranteed return, ROI estimate
Mathematical scenario illustration only.

Uncertainty range

Approved

An interval showing the sampling uncertainty around a historical hit rate. It does not measure every source of future uncertainty.

Avoid:Prediction range, Guaranteed range
Wilson Score 95% interval for sample variability.

Analysis snapshot

Approved

A preserved record of an analysis's inputs, evidence, result, source, and time. A later recalculation is a new analysis rather than a revision of the snapshot.

Avoid:Live analysis, Active bet
Immutable reference; never stores user bets or bets-slips.
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