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OK — have been messing about with this thing for about four months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me the other day. I’m based in the UK, mostly do football and horses, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.
What got me on it was genuinely a bit daft — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an e/w payout actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just guess and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator is the part I use most — you drop in stake and odds and it spits out returns instantly, fractions or decimals. There’s also the multiples — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, which is where most people I know mess it up. If you want a look, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/lucky-63]lucky 63 calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
What really changed how I bet were the geekier tools. The probability thing and it makes obvious the overround, and there’s the kelly staking calculator — I use half kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator is decent for when I’m covering two or three runners.
Couple of gripes. The interface feels very functional, let’s say — no frills, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On my phone it works but the lucky 63 breakdown need a bit of scrolling. And no proper app, just the site — fine by me but you asked.
Anyway. Free, not plastered in adverts, does the job. Anyone who honestly works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — saves me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
Right — been using this thing for maybe four months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me the other day. I’m UK based, generally bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, for context.
The reason I started using it was genuinely pretty stupid — I never could work out what an e/w payout actually came to once you get five places instead of three. Basically I’d wing it and then be surprised. Now type the odds in before I place anything, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator tool is the one I open most — you put in the price and your stake and it spits out the return straight away, fractions or decimals. There’s also the bigger stuff — trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, honestly that’s where I always got it wrong. If you want a look, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/patent]patent bet[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that really shifted things for me were the more serious tools. They’ve got an probability converter that shows what margin’s baked in, and a kelly criterion calculator — I use half kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one is decent when I’m spreading across selections.
It’s not perfect mind. The layout is very functional, let’s say — zero flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. Phone-wise it’s usable though the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. There’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, works. If anyone honestly works out returns on a calculator app, try it — saved me a fair few arguments with the bookie.
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