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OK — have been messing about with this thing for something like four months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d write something up since a mate asked me last week. I’m in the UK, mainly bet football and racing, small stakes, just so you know where I’m coming from.
The reason I started using it was honestly pretty stupid — I never could figure out what an each way return actually was once you get five places instead of three. Basically I’d guess and get a shock. Now I type the odds in before every slip, even a simple single bet.
The single bet calculator is the bit I use most — you drop in the price and your stake and it spits out profit and total return straight away, either odds format. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15s, yankees, and that’s where I always mess it up. Have a go yourself, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com]single horse bet calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that really made a difference was the more serious bits. They’ve got an probability converter that shows what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly calculator — I use half kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator is handy too for when I’m splitting a race.
It’s not perfect mind. Its interface looks very functional, let’s say — zero polish, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. Phone-wise it’s usable but the bigger tables make you pinch and zoom. And no proper app, it’s browser only — slight shame but you asked.
Right, that’s me. Free, not plastered in adverts, works. Anyone who still works out returns on a calculator app, give it a go — saved me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
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So — been on this thing for maybe six months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me the other day. I’m in the UK, mainly do football and horses, a fiver here and there, so take it how you like.
The reason I started using it was actually a bit daft — I never could get my head round what an e/w payout would be with 1/5 odds a place. Basically I’d guess and then be surprised. These days I punch the numbers in before I place anything, even the boring singles.
Their single bet calculator is the one I use most — type in the price and your stake and it spits out profit and total return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the multiples — acca and treble maths, a lucky 15, yankees, and that’s where I always got it wrong. If you fancy a poke about, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/no-vig]no vig fair odds calculator[/url] — free, no signup.
The thing that actually made a difference were the more serious extras. There’s an probability calculator and it makes obvious the overround, and a kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator is decent if I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. The interface looks pretty plain — not much flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On mobile it’s usable though the acca grid need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s no app, it’s browser only — slight shame but you asked.
Anyway. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, does the job. If you even now does the maths on paper, try it — saved me a fair few arguments with the bookie.
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