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Right — been on this thing for something like a few months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me a few days back. Am based in the UK, generally do football and horses, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
The reason I started using it was honestly a bit daft — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an e/w payout actually was when the place terms changed. I used to just eyeball it and then be surprised. Now type the odds in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the bit I’m on daily — type in the price and your stake and it shows returns instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the multiples — trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, honestly that’s where I always got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/accumulator]accumulator betting calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
The thing that actually shifted things for me were the nerdier tools. They’ve got an odds-to-probability thing that shows the overround, plus a kelly staking calculator — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is terrifying. The dutch tool is decent for when I’m covering two or three runners.
Couple of gripes. The interface looks pretty plain — zero polish, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it works though the acca grid are a squeeze. And no app, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Costs nowt, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. If anyone honestly does the maths on paper, try it — saves me a fair few “wait, that’s it?” moments.
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OK — have been messing about with this thing for maybe four months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d say something since a mate asked me last week. I’m in the UK, generally bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, for context.
How I found it was genuinely pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever work out what an e/w payout would be when the place terms changed. Basically I’d eyeball it and moan when the payout landed. These days I punch the numbers in before I place anything, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the bit I use most — type in stake and odds and it spits out the return straight away, fractions or decimals. It also handles the multiples — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, and that’s where I always got it wrong. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly criterion[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
What really changed how I bet was the geekier extras. They’ve got an implied probability thing which shows you the overround, and there’s the kelly staking calculator — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is far too aggressive. The dutch tool is decent if I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. The layout is a bit basic — not much flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it works but the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. There’s nothing on the app store, just the site — slight shame but you asked.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does the job. If you even now adds it up in their head, give it a go — saves me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
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