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Right — been on this thing for maybe six months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me a few days back. Am in the UK, generally do football and horses, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
The reason I started using it was genuinely embarrassing — I never could get my head round what an ew return actually came to when the place terms changed. I’d just wing it and moan when the payout landed. These days I type the odds in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator tool is the one I use most — you drop in stake and odds and it shows the return with no faffing, fractions or decimals. It also handles the multiples — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, which is where most people I know mess it up. If you want a look, it’s over at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/accumulator]how to work out an accumulator bet[/url] — free, no signup.
The thing that actually made a difference were the geekier extras. They’ve got an odds-to-probability converter and it makes obvious the overround, and there’s the kelly tool — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one gets used a fair bit if I’m covering two or three runners.
Not all sunshine though. The design feels very functional, let’s say — not much polish, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it’s fine although the bigger tables are a squeeze. There’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame just flagging it.
Right, that’s me. Free, not plastered in adverts, works. If anyone still does the maths on paper, give it a go — saved me a load of “wait, that’s it?” moments.
So — been on this thing for about a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me last week. Am in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, nothing mad, for context.
What got me on it was actually a bit daft — I could never work out what an each way return actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just guess and get a shock. These days I punch the numbers in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator tool is the part I use most — you drop in the price and your stake and it spits out returns with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the fiddly ones — acca and treble maths, a lucky 15, yankees, honestly that’s where most people I know lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly criterion excel formula[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
The thing that actually changed how I bet is the more serious extras. There’s an implied probability calculator and it makes obvious the overround, plus a kelly staking calculator — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. The dutch tool is decent if I’m splitting a race.
It’s not perfect mind. Its interface feels pretty plain — zero flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it works although the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. And no app, it’s a website and that’s it — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Costs nowt, barely any ads, works. If anyone honestly works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — saves me a fair few “wait, that’s it?” moments.
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