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OK — have been messing about with this thing for maybe four months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d say something since a mate asked me last week. I’m in the UK, generally bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, for context.
How I found it was genuinely pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever work out what an e/w payout would be when the place terms changed. Basically I’d eyeball it and moan when the payout landed. These days I punch the numbers in before I place anything, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the bit I use most — type in stake and odds and it spits out the return straight away, fractions or decimals. It also handles the multiples — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, and that’s where I always got it wrong. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly criterion[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
What really changed how I bet was the geekier extras. They’ve got an implied probability thing which shows you the overround, and there’s the kelly staking calculator — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is far too aggressive. The dutch tool is decent if I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. The layout is a bit basic — 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, just the site — slight shame but you asked.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does the job. If you even now adds it up in their head, give it a go — saves me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
Right — have been messing about with this thing for something like four months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so figured I’d write something up since a mate asked me the other day. I’m in the UK, mainly stick to footie and the horses, a fiver here and there, so take it how you like.
The reason I started using it was genuinely a bit daft — I could never work out what an each way payout actually was when the place terms changed. I’d just guess and moan when the payout landed. Now I stick my stake in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator tool is the part I use most — you drop in your stake, the odds and you get profit and total return instantly, either odds format. There’s also the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, which is where I’d always mess it up. If you want a look, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting]match betting odds finder[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that actually shifted things for me was the more serious extras. The probability calculator and it makes obvious how much the bookie’s taking, and a kelly tool — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are terrifying. Dutching calculator is handy too if I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. Its design is very functional, let’s say — no polish, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On mobile it’s fine although the acca grid need a bit of scrolling. There’s nothing on the app store, just the site — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, no ads shoved in your face, does what it says. Anyone who still works out returns on a calculator app, try it — saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.