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So — been on this thing for something like a few months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me last week. I’m in the UK, generally do football and horses, a fiver here and there, so take it how you like.
How I found it was genuinely pretty stupid — I could never get my head round what an ew payout would be when the place terms changed. I used to just eyeball it and moan when the payout landed. Now type the odds in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator tool is the bit I open most — you put in the price and your stake and you get the return straight away, either odds format. There’s also the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15s, a yankee, which is where most people I know lose track. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com]single betting calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that really made a difference were the geekier tools. There’s an probability thing that shows the overround, plus a kelly calculator — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one is decent when I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. Its interface is very functional, let’s say — no frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it works although the lucky 63 breakdown need a bit of scrolling. And nothing on the app store, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame but worth saying.
Anyway. Doesn’t cost anything, barely any ads, works. If you honestly does the maths on paper, have a look — it’s saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
So — been using this thing for something like a few months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so figured I’d write something up since a lad on another thread asked me a few days back. Am in the UK, mostly do football and horses, nothing mad, for context.
The reason I started using it was genuinely pretty stupid — I could never figure out what an e/w payout actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just eyeball it and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in before I place anything, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator is the bit I open most — you drop in your stake, the odds and you get returns straight away, fractions or decimals. There’s also the bigger stuff — trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, honestly that’s where I always got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/lucky-63]lucky 63[/url] — free, no signup.
What actually changed how I bet is the nerdier bits. The odds-to-probability converter which shows you what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutching one is handy too when I’m spreading across selections.
Not all sunshine though. The interface looks pretty plain — not much flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On mobile it works although the bigger tables make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s no proper app, it’s browser only — slight shame but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, barely any ads, does what it says. Anyone who honestly works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — it’s saved me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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