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Right — been using this thing for about a few months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so figured I’d write something up since a mate asked me last week. I’m based in the UK, generally do football and horses, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
The reason I started using it was genuinely pretty stupid — I could never get my head round what an e/w return actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just eyeball it and then be surprised. These days I stick my stake in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the bit I open most — type in your stake, the odds and you get the return with no faffing, either odds format. It also handles the fiddly ones — acca and treble returns, a lucky 15, yankees, which is where I always lose track. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/treble]treble calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
The thing that genuinely made a difference were the geekier tools. The probability thing that shows how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I run quarter kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. The dutch tool is handy too for when I’m spreading across selections.
It’s not perfect mind. Its design is a bit basic — not much flash, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it works but the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s no proper app, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame but you asked.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, no ads shoved in your face, works. Anyone who honestly does the maths on paper, have a look — saved me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
So — been using this thing for something like five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so figured I’d write something up since a lad on another thread asked me last week. Am based in the UK, mainly do football and horses, nothing mad, for context.
How I found it was actually a bit daft — I couldn’t ever work out what an each way return actually was once you get five places instead of three. I used to just eyeball it and moan when the payout landed. Now type the odds in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.
The single bet calculator tool is the one I’m on daily — you put in your stake, the odds and it shows the return straight away, either odds format. There’s also the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, honestly that’s where I’d always mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/betting-margin]betting overround calculator[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that genuinely shifted things for me were the more serious extras. There’s an implied probability converter and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly staking calculator — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are far too aggressive. The dutch tool is handy too for when I’m covering two or three runners.
Not all sunshine though. The design feels a bit basic — not much frills, it’s clearly function over form. Phone-wise it’s usable but the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. And no app, it’s browser only — slight shame but you asked.
Anyway. Costs nowt, not plastered in adverts, does the job. Anyone who honestly adds it up in their head, try it — saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.
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