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So — have been messing about with this thing for about six months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me last week. Am in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, nothing mad, for context.
The reason I started using it was genuinely embarrassing — I never could work out what an e/w return actually was when the place terms changed. I used to just guess and get a shock. Now I stick my stake in before I place anything, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the part I’m on daily — type in the price and your stake and it shows returns straight away, either odds format. There’s also the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles returns, a lucky 15, patents and yankees, which is where I always lose track. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/no-vig]sports betting vig calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that genuinely made a difference were the nerdier bits. The odds-to-probability thing that shows what margin’s baked in, and a kelly criterion calculator — I use half kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator is handy too for when I’m spreading across selections.
Not all sunshine though. The design feels very functional, let’s say — zero frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s usable but the bigger tables are a squeeze. There’s no proper app, just the site — fine by me but worth saying.
So yeah. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, works. If anyone still works out returns on a calculator app, give it a go — it’s saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.
So — been using this thing for maybe five months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me the other day. Am in the UK, generally 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 pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an ew payout would be when the place terms changed. Basically I’d wing it and get a shock. Now I punch the numbers in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator is the one I use most — you put in stake and odds and you get profit and total return with no faffing, either odds format. It also handles the multiples — trebles maths, lucky 15s, patents and yankees, which is where most people I know mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/accumulator]football bet accumulator calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
What genuinely made a difference was the geekier extras. There’s an odds-to-probability thing which shows you the overround, and there’s the kelly calculator — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator is handy too if I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. Its interface feels a bit basic — zero frills, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s usable although the bigger tables make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame just flagging it.
Anyway. Doesn’t cost anything, barely any ads, does what it says. Anyone who even now does the maths on paper, give it a go — saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.