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Right — have been messing about with this thing for about a few months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so figured I’d chuck my thoughts in since a mate asked me last week. Am in the UK, mainly bet football and racing, nothing mad, for context.
What got me on it was genuinely pretty stupid — I could never figure out what an each way return actually was once you get five places instead of three. I’d just guess and moan when the payout landed. These days I stick my stake in before every slip, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I’m on daily — you put in your stake, the odds and it shows profit and total return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — acca and treble maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, and that’s where I’d always mess it up. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/odds-converter]betting odds converter[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that actually made a difference were the nerdier bits. They’ve got an probability converter which shows you what margin’s baked in, and a kelly staking calculator — I use half 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 looks a bit basic — zero flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On mobile it works although the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. There’s no proper app, just the site — slight shame just flagging it.
So yeah. Free, barely any ads, does the job. Anyone who still works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — saved me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
OK — been on this thing for maybe four months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d say something since a mate asked me a few days back. Am in the UK, mainly bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, for context.
The reason I started using it was actually embarrassing — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an e/w payout actually came to once you get five places instead of three. Basically I’d eyeball it and then be surprised. These days I stick my stake in first, every time, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator tool is the part I use most — you drop in stake and odds and it spits out the return straight away, fractions or decimals. Same tool covers the multiples — acca and treble returns, a lucky 15, a yankee, honestly that’s where I’d always mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/lucky-63]lucky 63[/url] — free, no signup.
What genuinely made a difference were the nerdier extras. The implied probability thing and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is terrifying. The dutch tool gets used a fair bit when I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. Its design feels pretty plain — no polish, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s usable but the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. And nothing on the app store, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me just flagging it.
So yeah. Free, no ads shoved in your face, works. If anyone honestly does the maths on paper, have a look — saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.
OK — have been messing about with this thing for maybe four months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me last week. Am in the UK, generally stick to footie and the horses, nothing mad, for context.
The reason I started using it was actually embarrassing — I could never get my head round what an e/w return actually was when the place terms changed. I used to just guess and moan when the payout landed. Now I stick my stake in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator is the bit I use most — you put in stake and odds and you get the return with no faffing, fractions or decimals. There’s also the fiddly ones — trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, which is where I always lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting]calculator matched betting[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that genuinely shifted things for me was the geekier tools. They’ve got an implied probability calculator which shows you what margin’s baked in, and a kelly tool — I use half kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator is decent when I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. The design looks a bit basic — not much flash, it’s clearly function over form. Phone-wise it works but the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. And no app, it’s browser only — slight shame but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Free, barely any ads, does what it says. If you even now does the maths on paper, try it — saves me a fair few arguments with the bookie.
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