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OK — been using this thing for about five months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, reckon I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me last week. Am based in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, small stakes, just so you know where I’m coming from.
What got me on it was actually pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way payout would be with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just wing it and then be surprised. Now I punch the numbers in before every slip, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the bit I’m on daily — type 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, a yankee, honestly that’s where I’d always lose track. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/patent]ew patent calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that actually made a difference is the more serious bits. The odds-to-probability calculator and it makes obvious how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator is decent if I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. Its layout looks a bit basic — not much frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it works but the bigger tables are a squeeze. There’s no app, just the site — fine by me but you asked.
Right, that’s me. Doesn’t cost anything, barely any ads, works. Anyone who still works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — it’s saved me a fair few dumb bets I’d have regretted.
OK — have been messing about with this thing for something like six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d chuck my thoughts in since a mate asked me a few days back. Am UK based, mainly bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.
What got me on it was actually a bit daft — I could never get my head round what an ew payout actually was when the place terms changed. 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 is the part I open most — you put in stake and odds and it spits out the return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — acca and treble returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, which is where most people I know got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/accumulator]how to work out accumulator odds[/url] — free, no signup.
The thing that really shifted things for me is the geekier bits. There’s an probability thing which shows you what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly criterion tool — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are terrifying. The dutching one is decent if I’m splitting a race.
It’s not perfect mind. The layout is a bit basic — no polish, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s fine although the acca grid need a bit of scrolling. There’s nothing on the app store, just the site — fine by me but worth saying.
Anyway. Free, no ads shoved in your face, works. If anyone still works out returns on a calculator app, try it — saves me a load of arguments with the bookie.
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