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So — have been messing about with this thing for about five months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I’d write something up since someone asked me a few days back. Am in the UK, mostly stick to footie and the horses, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.
The reason I started using it was honestly pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever figure out what an each way payout actually was with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just guess and get a shock. Now stick my stake in first, every time, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator tool is the one I use most — you put in stake and odds and it spits out profit and total return instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the multiples — trebles maths, lucky 15s, yankees, which is where I always got it wrong. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]how is matched betting calculated[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
The thing that really changed how I bet were the geekier bits. They’ve got an odds-to-probability converter that shows the overround, and a kelly criterion calculator — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit if I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. Its design looks pretty plain — 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, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me but worth saying.
Anyway. Costs nowt, barely any ads, works. If you still adds it up in their head, give it a go — saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.
OK — been using this thing for about a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me the other day. I’m UK based, generally bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, for context.
What got me on it was honestly embarrassing — I could never figure out what an each way return actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just wing it and moan when the payout landed. Now I type the odds in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.
The single bet calculator is the one I use most — you drop in the price and your stake and you get profit and total return straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the fiddly ones — trebles maths, lucky 15s, patents and yankees, honestly that’s where most people I know lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk]free single bet[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that genuinely shifted things for me were the geekier tools. They’ve got an probability converter which shows you how much the bookie’s taking, plus a kelly calculator — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one is handy too if I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. The design looks pretty plain — zero frills, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s usable though the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. And no proper app, just the site — slight shame just flagging it.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, works. Anyone who honestly does the maths on paper, have a look — saved me a fair few “wait, that’s it?” moments.