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OK — have been messing about with this thing for about a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me last week. Am UK based, generally stick to footie and the horses, a fiver here and there, for context.
How I found it was actually pretty stupid — I could never work out what an ew payout actually came to when the place terms changed. I used to just wing it and then be surprised. These days I type the odds in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator is the one I open most — you drop in your stake, the odds and you get the return instantly, either odds format. There’s also the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, and that’s where I always got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]match calculator[/url] — free, no signup.
What actually shifted things for me was the more serious bits. There’s an implied probability converter and it makes obvious how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly calculator — I run quarter kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one is decent for when I’m splitting a race.
It’s not perfect mind. The interface is very functional, let’s say — not much flash, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it works although the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. And no proper app, it’s browser only — fine by me but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Free, barely any ads, does the job. Anyone who still adds it up in their head, give it a go — saves me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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Right — have been messing about with this thing for maybe a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me a few days back. I’m UK based, mostly do football and horses, nothing mad, for context.
How I found it was genuinely a bit daft — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way return would be when the place terms changed. I’d just eyeball it and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in first, every time, even the boring singles.
Their single bet calculator is the one I use most — you put in your stake, the odds and it shows the return instantly, fractions or decimals. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — acca and treble returns, a lucky 15, yankees, which is where most people I know lose track. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/accumulator]acca bet calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
What really changed how I bet is the geekier extras. The odds-to-probability calculator and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly tool — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are terrifying. Dutching calculator is decent for when I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. Its layout looks very functional, let’s say — zero polish, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s usable although the acca grid need a bit of scrolling. There’s nothing on the app store, just the site — fine by me but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, barely any ads, works. If you even now does the maths on paper, have a look — saves me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
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