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OK — been using this thing for something like five months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me a few days back. Am based in the UK, mainly bet football and racing, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
The reason I started using it was honestly embarrassing — I could never figure out what an e/w payout actually came to once you get five places instead of three. I used to just wing it and moan when the payout landed. These days I type the odds in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.
The single bet calculator is the part I open most — type in your stake, the odds and it spits out the return straight away, fractions or decimals. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles returns, a lucky 15, a yankee, which is where I’d always got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]smarkets calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that genuinely changed how I bet was the geekier extras. There’s an odds-to-probability calculator that shows the overround, and there’s the kelly tool — I use half kelly as the full version is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one is decent for when I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. The interface looks a bit basic — not much flash, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it’s fine but the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s no proper app, just the site — fine by me but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Doesn’t cost anything, no ads shoved in your face, does the job. If anyone honestly does the maths on paper, have a look — saves me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
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Right — been using this thing for about five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so figured I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me a few days back. Am UK based, mainly stick to footie and the horses, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
How I found it was genuinely pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an ew return actually was once you get five places instead of three. I used to just guess and get a shock. Now stick my stake in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I open most — type in your stake, the odds and it spits out profit and total return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the bigger stuff — acca and treble returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, and that’s where I’d always lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/odds-converter]odds convertor[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that genuinely made a difference was the geekier tools. The odds-to-probability thing which shows you what margin’s baked in, and a kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is far too aggressive. The dutch tool is decent when I’m spreading across selections.
It’s not perfect mind. Its layout is very functional, let’s say — not much polish, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On mobile it’s usable but the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. Also there’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me but you asked.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, no ads shoved in your face, does the job. If you honestly works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — saves me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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