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Right — been using this thing for maybe six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d write something up since a mate asked me last week. I’m based in the UK, generally stick to footie and the horses, small stakes, just so you know where I’m coming from.
What got me on it was genuinely pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way return would be with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just guess and then be surprised. These days I stick my stake in before I place anything, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I’m on daily — you drop in your stake, the odds and it spits out the return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the bigger stuff — trebles returns, a lucky 15, yankees, and that’s where most people I know lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/yankee]yankee calc[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
What really changed how I bet is the more serious extras. The implied probability converter which shows you what margin’s baked in, and a kelly criterion tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit for when I’m covering two or three runners.
Not all sunshine though. Its layout looks pretty plain — no flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On mobile it’s usable but the acca grid are a squeeze. There’s nothing on the app store, just the site — fine by me but worth saying.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, barely any ads, does the job. Anyone who honestly adds it up in their head, have a look — saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
So — have been messing about with this thing for maybe a few months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me a few days back. I’m based in the UK, generally bet football and racing, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
How I found it was actually embarrassing — I never could work out what an e/w return actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just wing it and then be surprised. These days I type the odds in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I open most — type in the price and your stake and it spits out profit and total return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the multiples — trebles maths, lucky 15s, patents and yankees, honestly that’s where most people I know got it wrong. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/trixie]union jack trixie bet calculator[/url] — free, no signup.
The thing that actually made a difference is the more serious extras. The probability converter which shows you the overround, and a kelly criterion tool — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are far too aggressive. The dutching one gets used a fair bit for when I’m spreading across selections.
Not all sunshine though. The interface looks pretty plain — not much polish, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On my phone it’s fine although the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. There’s nothing on the app store, it’s a website and that’s it — doesn’t bother me but you asked.
Anyway. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. If anyone even now works out returns on a calculator app, try it — saved me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.