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Right — been on this thing for about four months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a mate asked me a few days back. I’m UK based, mainly bet football and racing, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
What got me on it was actually embarrassing — I could never work out what an e/w payout actually was when the place terms changed. I used to just guess and then be surprised. Now I type the odds in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I’m on daily — you drop in stake and odds and it spits out profit and total return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the bigger stuff — 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 here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting]back and lay calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that actually changed how I bet was the nerdier tools. They’ve got an implied probability converter and it makes obvious the overround, and there’s the kelly criterion tool — I run quarter kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutch tool is decent for when I’m spreading across selections.
Not all sunshine though. Its design looks pretty plain — no flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On my phone it works though the bigger tables are a squeeze. There’s no app, it’s browser only — doesn’t bother me but you asked.
So yeah. Costs nowt, barely any ads, does what it says. Anyone who still adds it up in their head, have a look — saves me a fair few arguments with the bookie.
Right — been using this thing for something like a few months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d write something up since a mate asked me last week. I’m UK based, generally do football and horses, a fiver here and there, so take it how you like.
What got me on it was actually embarrassing — I never could get my head round what an each way return actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just guess and get a shock. Now I punch the numbers in first, every time, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator is the one I open most — you put in the price and your stake and you get the return straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles returns, a lucky 15, patents and yankees, which is where most people I know got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly criterion formula[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that actually made a difference was the more serious bits. The probability converter and it makes obvious the overround, and a kelly criterion calculator — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit if I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. Its design feels a bit basic — not much flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On my phone it’s fine but the bigger tables are a squeeze. There’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame but you asked.
Anyway. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. If you even now works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.