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Right — been on this thing for maybe a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread 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 pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way return actually was once you get five places instead of three. I used to just wing it and moan when the payout landed. Now type the odds in before I place anything, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I use most — you put in stake and odds and it shows returns straight away, fractions or decimals. There’s also the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15s, yankees, and that’s where most people I know got it wrong. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly criterion[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
What genuinely shifted things for me is the more serious tools. They’ve got an probability thing and it makes obvious the overround, plus a kelly staking calculator — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are terrifying. The dutch tool is handy too when I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. The interface feels pretty plain — not much frills, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. Phone-wise it works although the bigger tables are a squeeze. And no proper app, just the site — doesn’t bother me just flagging it.
So yeah. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, works. Anyone who even now adds it up in their head, give it a go — saves me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
So — been on this thing for maybe four months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d chuck my thoughts in since a mate asked me a few days back. Am in the UK, mainly stick to footie and the horses, nothing mad, for context.
How I found it was actually pretty stupid — I could never work out what an each way payout actually was once you get five places instead of three. I used to just guess and then be surprised. Now stick my stake in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I open most — you put in the price and your stake and you get profit and total return straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, which is where I’d always got it wrong. If you want a look, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly criterion[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that genuinely changed how I bet were the more serious tools. The probability converter and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and a kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are terrifying. Dutching calculator is decent if I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. Its layout looks pretty plain — zero frills, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On my phone it’s usable but the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. And nothing on the app store, it’s browser only — fine by me but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, not plastered in adverts, works. Anyone who still works out returns on a calculator app, try it — it’s saved me a fair few arguments with the bookie.