V-man: Question About EV, SCORE, and N0

[V-man]

Let's say I have achoice between these 2 games:
1. 2 decks, S17, DAS, Pen=52, HiLo, I18, spread 1-8
2. 6 decks, S17, DAS, LS, Pen=1.5D, HiLo, I18, spread 1-12

From qfit.com web site, I found the following sim data:
For game 1, EV=0.92, SCORE=31.32, N0=31837
For game 2, EV=0.99, SCORE=30.67, N0=32656

Question #1: Are the numbers (EV,SCORE,N0) correct?
Question #2: Game 1 has better SCORE than game 2 but EV is less. If I plan to play long enough (maybe long time passing the N0 values of either games), should the EV value more important than SCORE?

[WallStRunoff]

These numbers are so close the difference is essentially insignificant. That said, SCORE takes into account the EV and adds the element of risk, so SCORE is more important.

WSR

[Hard 8 :: ::]

> "Question #1: Are the numbers (EV,SCORE,N0)
> correct?"

Try a comparison at www.bjstats.com

The calculator on that site shows that for a bank of $10k, win rate for Game 1 is 30.56, and that for Game 2 is $30.38 (I-18 and Fab4 Surr).

[Don Schlesinger]

> Let's say I have achoice between these 2
> games:
> 1. 2 decks, S17, DAS, Pen=52, HiLo, I18,
> spread 1-8

From BJA3, p. 254, SCORE is 33.52. EV is 0.96%.

> 2. 6 decks, S17, DAS, LS, Pen=1.5D, HiLo,
> I18, spread 1-12

From BJA3, p. 240, SCORE is 32.50. EV is 1.01%.

> From qfit.com web site, I found the
> following sim data:
> For game 1, EV=0.92, SCORE=31.32, N0=31837
> For game 2, EV=0.99, SCORE=30.67, N0=32656

A few assumptions changed from the time the Web site was constructed to the time we re-did Chapter 10 for BJA3.

> Question #1: Are the numbers (EV,SCORE,N0)
> correct?

See above.

> Question #2: Game 1 has better SCORE than
> game 2 but EV is less.

Right. The unit sizes for optimal bets are different. The DD game has a unit of $15.92, while the shoe has $12.52. So, the higher EV is on a smaller unit bet and also a smaller average bet ($32.09 for the shoe and $35.16 for DD).

> If I plan to play
> long enough (maybe long time passing the N0
> values of either games), should the EV value
> more important than SCORE?

No. The SCORE is what you should go by.

Don