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OK — been on this thing for about a few months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d write something up since a mate asked me last week. Am based in the UK, mostly do football and horses, small stakes, so take it how you like.
What got me on it was actually pretty stupid — I could never work out what an e/w return actually was with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just guess and then be surprised. Now I type the odds in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the bit I’m on daily — you drop in stake and odds and it shows profit and total return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the fiddly ones — trebles returns, lucky 15s, yankees, honestly that’s where I always mess it up. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]matched betting risk free calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
What genuinely shifted things for me was the more serious bits. The implied probability thing and it makes obvious the overround, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I run quarter kelly because full kelly is terrifying. The dutching one is decent if I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. Its interface feels very functional, let’s say — zero flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. Phone-wise it works although the bigger tables make you pinch and zoom. And no app, just the site — fine by me but you asked.
So yeah. Free, barely any ads, does the job. If anyone even now works out returns on a calculator app, try it — saved me a fair few arguments with the bookie.
So — been on this thing for maybe six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d write something up since someone asked me last week. Am in the UK, mostly stick to footie and the horses, nothing mad, for context.
The reason I started using it was actually embarrassing — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way payout would be once you get five places instead of three. I’d just eyeball it and moan when the payout landed. These days I stick my stake in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator is the bit I use most — type in the price and your stake and you get returns with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the multiples — acca and treble maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, and that’s where most people I know lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]oddsmatcher calculator free[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that actually made a difference was the nerdier extras. The implied probability calculator and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly criterion calculator — I use half kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one gets used a fair bit when I’m covering two or three runners.
Couple of gripes. The interface feels pretty plain — not much polish, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On mobile it works but the bigger tables make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s no proper app, it’s browser only — slight shame just flagging it.
So yeah. Free, barely any ads, works. If anyone honestly does the maths on paper, try it — saved me a fair few arguments with the bookie.