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OK — been on this thing for something like five months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me a few days back. Am UK based, mainly do football and horses, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
What got me on it was honestly pretty stupid — I could never figure out what an each way payout actually was when the place terms changed. I’d just guess and then be surprised. These days I punch the numbers in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator tool is the part I’m on daily — you put in stake and odds and you get profit and total return instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15s, patents and yankees, which is where I always mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting]matched betting calculators[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that actually made a difference is the geekier tools. There’s an implied probability calculator and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly criterion tool — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one gets used a fair bit if I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. Its layout is a bit basic — no flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On mobile it’s usable although the acca grid are a squeeze. And nothing on the app store, just the site — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.
Anyway. Free, no ads shoved in your face, does the job. If anyone even now works out returns on a calculator app, give it a go — saves me a load of arguments with the bookie.
OK — have been messing about with this thing for something like five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so figured I’d write something up since someone asked me last week. Am UK based, generally do football and horses, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.
How I found it was actually a bit daft — I could never get my head round what an each way payout actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just wing it and get a shock. Now I punch the numbers in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator tool is the bit I’m on daily — you put in stake and odds and you get profit and total return straight away, either odds format. Same tool covers the multiples — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, which is where I always lose track. If you want a look, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com]single horse bet calculator[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that actually shifted things for me were the more serious bits. There’s an odds-to-probability converter and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one gets used a fair bit for when I’m spreading across selections.
Not all sunshine though. Its layout feels very functional, let’s say — zero flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On my phone it’s usable but the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s nothing on the app store, it’s browser only — slight shame but worth saying.
Anyway. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, does what it says. Anyone who still does the maths on paper, try it — saved me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.