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OK — 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. I’m in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
What got me on it was genuinely embarrassing — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an e/w payout actually was when the place terms changed. Basically I’d wing it and moan when the payout landed. These days I type the odds in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator is the bit I open most — type in stake and odds and you get returns with no faffing, fractions or decimals. It also handles the multiples — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15s, a yankee, which is where I always mess it up. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/betting-margin]margin calculator pinnacle[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that genuinely changed how I bet were the geekier tools. They’ve got an implied probability thing which shows you how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly criterion tool — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit when I’m spreading across selections.
Not all sunshine though. The design looks a bit basic — no flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s fine although the acca grid need a bit of scrolling. And nothing on the app store, just the site — slight shame but you asked.
So yeah. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, works. If anyone still adds it up in their head, have a look — it’s saved me a fair few “wait, that’s it?” moments.
OK — been using this thing for something like a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d say something since someone asked me a few days back. Am UK based, mostly stick to footie and the horses, a fiver here and there, for context.
The reason I started using it was honestly a bit daft — I could never figure out what an each way return actually was once you get five places instead of three. Basically I’d guess and moan when the payout landed. Now I punch the numbers in before every slip, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator tool is the one I use most — type in the price and your stake and you get the return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the multiples — trebles maths, lucky 15s, 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/each-way]calculate each way odds[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that actually changed how I bet were the more serious tools. There’s an odds-to-probability converter that shows the overround, plus a kelly staking tool — I use half kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator is handy too for when I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. Its layout feels pretty plain — zero frills, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it’s fine although the bigger tables are a squeeze. Also there’s nothing on the app store, just the site — fine by me but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does the job. If anyone honestly works out returns on a calculator app, give it a go — saves me a load of arguments with the bookie.
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