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Right — been using this thing for maybe six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so figured I’d write something up since a mate asked me last week. I’m UK based, generally bet football and racing, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
How I found it was honestly pretty stupid — I could never get my head round what an each way return would be once you get five places instead of three. I’d just guess and moan when the payout landed. Now stick my stake in first, every time, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator tool is the one I’m on daily — you put in stake and odds and it shows the return with no faffing, either odds format. It also handles the bigger stuff — acca and treble maths, a lucky 15, yankees, honestly that’s where I’d always mess it up. Have a go yourself, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting]match betting calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that genuinely shifted things for me was the nerdier bits. The probability calculator which shows you what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly staking calculator — I use half kelly as the full version is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator is handy too if I’m covering two or three runners.
Not all sunshine though. The layout looks pretty plain — no flash, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it works but the bigger tables make you pinch and zoom. And no app, it’s browser only — doesn’t bother me but you asked.
So yeah. Costs nowt, not plastered in adverts, works. Anyone who still does the maths on paper, have a look — it’s saved me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
So — been on this thing for about a few months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so figured I’d write something up since someone asked me the other day. Am based in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, nothing mad, just so you know where I’m coming from.
The reason I started using it was actually pretty stupid — I could never work out what an e/w payout actually was with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just guess and then be surprised. These days I punch the numbers in before I place anything, even the boring singles.
Their single bet calculator is the one I open most — you drop in your stake, the odds and it spits out profit and total return straight away, fractions or decimals. It also handles the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles maths, lucky 15s, yankees, which is where most people I know mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/each-way]each way bets calculator[/url] — free, no signup.
The thing that actually changed how I bet were the geekier tools. They’ve got an odds-to-probability calculator which shows you what margin’s baked in, plus a kelly calculator — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit for when I’m splitting a race.
Not all sunshine though. The layout feels very functional, let’s say — zero frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On mobile it works though the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s no app, it’s browser only — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.
Right, that’s me. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, does the job. Anyone who even now does the maths on paper, give it a go — saves me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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