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OK — been using this thing for about five months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, reckon I’d say something since someone asked me the other day. I’m based in the UK, generally bet football and racing, small stakes, for context.
How I found it was actually pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an e/w return would be with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just wing it and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in first, every time, even the boring singles.
Their single bet calculator tool is the part I open most — you put in stake and odds and you get returns instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the multiples — trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, and that’s where most people I know lose track. If you want a look, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]oddsmatching[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
The thing that actually made a difference is the more serious extras. They’ve got an probability converter that shows the overround, and a kelly criterion calculator — I run quarter kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator is decent when I’m spreading across selections.
It’s not perfect mind. The layout is pretty plain — no polish, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s usable though the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — doesn’t bother me just flagging it.
Anyway. Free, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. Anyone who still adds it up in their head, give it a go — saved me a load of “wait, that’s it?” moments.
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So — been using this thing for maybe six months now and I keep coming back, reckon I’d write something up since someone asked me last week. I’m in the UK, mainly bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.
How I found it was honestly embarrassing — I could never get my head round what an ew payout actually was with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just wing it and then be surprised. Now I type the odds in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator tool is the part I use most — type in stake and odds and it spits out the return instantly, either odds format. There’s also the fiddly ones — trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, which is where most people I know lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/trixie]trixie calculator free[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that actually made a difference is the geekier bits. The implied probability converter and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly criterion tool — I run quarter kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit if I’m covering two or three runners.
Couple of gripes. The design looks very functional, let’s say — no flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s fine though the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. There’s no app, just the site — slight shame but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does the job. Anyone who honestly does the maths on paper, give it a go — it’s saved me a fair few dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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