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OK — been using this thing for maybe six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d say something since a mate asked me last week. Am based in the UK, generally do football and horses, nothing mad, for context.
What got me on it was genuinely a bit daft — I couldn’t ever figure out what an e/w return would be when the place terms changed. Basically I’d guess and then be surprised. Now stick my stake in before every slip, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the bit I use most — you drop in stake and odds and it spits out returns instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the bigger stuff — trebles maths, a lucky 15, yankees, which is where I’d always mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/accumulator]ew accumulator calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
What actually changed how I bet is the geekier extras. They’ve got an odds-to-probability thing and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and a kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator is handy too when I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. The interface feels very functional, let’s say — no polish, it’s clearly function over form. Phone-wise it works though the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. There’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, not plastered in adverts, works. Anyone who honestly adds it up in their head, give it a go — it’s saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
So — have been messing about with this thing for something like six months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so figured I’d say something since a mate asked me the other day. Am based in the UK, generally bet football and racing, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
How I found it was actually a bit daft — I never could figure out what an ew return actually was with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just wing it and get a shock. Now type the odds in first, every time, even a simple single bet.
The single bet calculator is the one I open most — you drop in the price and your stake and it shows returns instantly, either odds format. It also handles the multiples — trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, and that’s where most people I know mess it up. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/super-heinz]what is a super heinz[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
What actually made a difference was the more serious extras. The probability calculator and it makes obvious how much the bookie’s taking, plus a kelly criterion tool — I run quarter kelly as the full version is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator is handy too if I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. Its layout feels pretty plain — zero frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On my phone it’s usable although the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. Also there’s no app, it’s browser only — slight shame but worth saying.
So yeah. Costs nowt, not plastered in adverts, works. Anyone who even now adds it up in their head, try it — saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.