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Right — been on this thing for something like five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d write something up since a lad on another thread asked me last week. I’m UK based, mostly stick to footie and the horses, small stakes, so take it how you like.
What got me on it was actually pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an ew return would be when the place terms changed. Basically I’d eyeball it and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator is the bit I use most — type in your stake, the odds and you get the return straight away, either odds format. It also handles the fiddly ones — acca and treble maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, which is where most people I know got it wrong. If you want a look, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly calculator sports betting[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that really changed how I bet were the nerdier tools. There’s an odds-to-probability converter which shows you how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly staking calculator — I run quarter kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. Dutching calculator is decent when I’m covering two or three runners.
Not all sunshine though. Its interface is very functional, let’s say — no frills, it’s clearly function over form. Phone-wise it’s fine although the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. And no proper app, just the site — slight shame but worth saying.
Anyway. Free, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. Anyone who still works out returns on a calculator app, try it — it’s saved me a fair few arguments with the bookie.
OK — been on this thing for maybe a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so figured I’d say something since someone asked me the other day. I’m based in the UK, mainly do football and horses, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
How I found it was genuinely embarrassing — I could never get my head round what an each way return actually came to once you get five places instead of three. I used to just wing it and moan when the payout landed. Now stick my stake in before I place anything, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the bit I open most — you put in stake and odds and it spits out returns with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the bigger stuff — acca and treble maths, a lucky 15, patents and yankees, and that’s where most people I know mess it up. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/accumulator]betting accumulator calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
The thing that actually changed how I bet were the more serious extras. There’s an implied probability thing that shows what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly tool — I use half kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. The dutch tool is handy too when I’m covering two or three runners.
Not all sunshine though. The design looks a bit basic — not much frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s fine although the bigger tables are a squeeze. And nothing on the app store, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, no ads shoved in your face, does what it says. If you honestly works out returns on a calculator app, try it — it’s saved me a load of “wait, that’s it?” moments.