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So — have been messing about with this thing for maybe a few months now and I keep coming back, reckon I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me the other day. Am UK based, generally do football and horses, small stakes, just so you know where I’m coming from.
The reason I started using it was genuinely a bit daft — I couldn’t ever figure out what an each way return actually came to when the place terms changed. I’d just eyeball it and then be surprised. Now type the odds in before every slip, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator is the part I use most — you put in stake and odds and it shows the return straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the bigger stuff — trebles maths, a lucky 15, yankees, which is where most people I know mess it up. Have a go yourself, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/odds-converter]american betting odds converter[/url] — free, no signup.
The thing that really made a difference were the more serious tools. The probability calculator which shows you how much the bookie’s taking, and a kelly calculator — I use half kelly since full stakes are far too aggressive. The dutch tool is decent for when I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. The design is very functional, let’s say — no polish, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. Phone-wise it’s usable although the acca grid are a squeeze. There’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me just flagging it.
Right, that’s me. Doesn’t cost anything, barely any ads, does the job. If anyone even now works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.
Right — been on this thing for maybe five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so figured I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me last week. I’m UK based, generally bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, 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 e/w payout actually was once you get five places instead of three. Basically I’d eyeball it and then be surprised. Now I stick my stake in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the bit I use most — you put in your stake, the odds and it shows the return straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the multiples — trebles returns, lucky 15s, yankees, honestly that’s where most people I know lose track. If you want a look, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/super-heinz]how many bets in a super heinz[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
The thing that really made a difference were the geekier tools. There’s an implied probability thing and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. The dutching one is decent when I’m splitting a race.
It’s not perfect mind. Its interface looks a bit basic — no polish, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s fine but the bigger tables are a squeeze. Also there’s no app, just the site — doesn’t bother me but you asked.
Anyway. Free, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. If anyone honestly does the maths on paper, give it a go — it’s saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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