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Right — been using this thing for maybe a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d chuck my thoughts in since a mate asked me the other day. Am based in the UK, mostly do football and horses, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.
What got me on it was honestly a bit daft — I could never figure out what an ew return actually was with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just wing it and get a shock. Now I type the odds in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator is the one I use most — you put in your stake, the odds and it spits out the return straight away, either odds format. There’s also the bigger stuff — acca and treble returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, honestly that’s where most people I know mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]matched betting automatcher[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
What actually shifted things for me were the more serious extras. They’ve got an odds-to-probability thing that shows what margin’s baked in, and a kelly tool — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are terrifying. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit for when I’m covering two or three runners.
Not all sunshine though. Its interface is pretty plain — not much frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On mobile it works but the lucky 63 breakdown need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s no proper app, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me but worth saying.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does the job. If anyone even now does the maths on paper, try it — saved me a load of “wait, that’s it?” moments.
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Right — have been messing about with this thing for about six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d say something since a mate asked me the other day. I’m based in the UK, generally bet football and racing, small stakes, so take it how you like.
How I found it was honestly embarrassing — I never could get my head round what an each way return would be once you get five places instead of three. Basically I’d eyeball it and then be surprised. Now I type the odds in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the bit I open most — you drop in stake and odds and it spits out returns with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — trebles returns, a lucky 15, yankees, which is where I’d always mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/implied-probability]implied probability calculator[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that genuinely made a difference were the geekier extras. The implied probability thing and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly staking calculator — I run quarter kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. The dutching one gets used a fair bit if I’m splitting a race.
Not all sunshine though. The layout looks pretty plain — no polish, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s usable but the bigger tables are a squeeze. There’s nothing on the app store, it’s browser only — fine by me just flagging it.
Anyway. Costs nowt, not plastered in adverts, works. Anyone who even now does the maths on paper, try it — saved me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
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