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So — been on this thing for maybe four months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me last week. Am UK based, generally bet football and racing, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
The reason I started using it was honestly embarrassing — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way return would be with 1/5 odds a place. Basically I’d wing it and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator is the bit I use most — you drop in stake and odds and it shows returns with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the multiples — trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, which is where I’d always got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/implied-probability]how to calculate implied probability with decimal odds[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that actually changed how I bet were the nerdier bits. There’s an implied probability calculator and it makes obvious the overround, plus a kelly 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.
It’s not perfect mind. The design looks a bit basic — zero flash, it’s clearly function over form. Phone-wise it’s fine though 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.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, barely any ads, does the job. If you honestly does the maths on paper, try it — it’s saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
Right — been on this thing for about six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so figured I’d say something since a mate asked me last week. Am in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
The reason I started using it was actually pretty stupid — I could never figure out what an ew return actually came to when the place terms changed. I’d just eyeball it and then be surprised. These days I punch the numbers in before every slip, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator tool is the bit I open most — type in stake and odds and it spits out the return with no faffing, either odds format. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, and that’s where most people I know got it wrong. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/treble]trebles bet[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
What genuinely changed how I bet were the geekier bits. There’s an implied probability calculator which shows you what margin’s baked in, and a kelly calculator — I use half kelly since full stakes are a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator is decent if I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. Its interface looks a bit basic — no flash, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it works though the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. And no proper app, it’s browser only — slight shame but worth saying.
Anyway. Free, no ads shoved in your face, works. If you even now works out returns on a calculator app, give it a go — saved me plenty of arguments with the bookie.
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