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    single_fyet
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    So — have been messing about with this thing for about five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, so thought I’d write something up since a mate asked me the other day. I’m UK based, generally stick to footie and the horses, small stakes, for context.

    How I found it was honestly pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever work out what an ew return actually was when the place terms changed. Basically I’d wing it and then be surprised. These days I type the odds in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.

    Their single bet calculator is the part I open most — you drop in the price and your stake and it spits out returns straight away, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15s, a yankee, which is where most people I know lose track. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/odds-converter]bet converter odds[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.

    What genuinely changed how I bet was the more serious extras. They’ve got an probability calculator that shows how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly calculator — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. Dutching calculator is handy too when I’m spreading across selections.

    Not all sunshine though. The interface feels very functional, let’s say — no polish, it’s clearly function over form. On my phone it works although the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s no proper app, just the site — slight shame but worth saying.

    Anyway. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does what it says. Anyone who even now adds it up in their head, have a look — saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.

    #202989
    single_fyet
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    So — been on this thing for about six months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me a few days back. I’m based in the UK, mostly do football and horses, small stakes, just so you know where I’m coming from.

    The reason I started using it was actually a bit daft — I couldn’t ever work out what an ew return actually was once you get five places instead of three. I’d just wing it and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.

    The single bet calculator tool is the bit I open most — type in the price and your stake and it shows returns instantly, either odds format. There’s also the bigger stuff — trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, which is where I always got it wrong. If you want a look, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com]free bet calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.

    The thing that really made a difference were the geekier tools. There’s an odds-to-probability converter and it makes obvious the overround, and a kelly staking tool — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are terrifying. The dutching one is handy too when I’m spreading across selections.

    Not all sunshine though. The layout feels pretty plain — zero polish, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. Phone-wise it’s usable although the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. And nothing on the app store, it’s a website and that’s it — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.

    So yeah. Free, barely any ads, works. If you even now does the maths on paper, give it a go — it’s saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.

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