Forum Replies Created

Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #204997
    single_gtet
    Participant
    Public

    OK — been using this thing for maybe six months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d say something since someone asked me last week. I’m UK based, mainly bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, just so you know where I’m coming from.

    How I found it was genuinely pretty stupid — I never could work out what an each way return would be once you get five places instead of three. I used to just guess and get a shock. Now type the odds in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.

    The single bet calculator is the part I’m on daily — you put in the price and your stake and you get returns instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — acca and treble returns, a lucky 15, a yankee, which is where I always mess it up. If you want a look, it’s over at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/dutch]dutch betting[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.

    One thing that really shifted things for me were the geekier tools. They’ve got an odds-to-probability calculator that shows what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly tool — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutch tool is handy too when I’m covering two or three runners.

    Couple of gripes. The design is pretty plain — not much frills, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On my phone it works though the acca grid are a squeeze. And no proper app, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me but worth saying.

    So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does the job. Anyone who honestly does the maths on paper, give it a go — saved me a fair few “wait, that’s it?” moments.

    #204989
    single_gtet
    Participant
    Public

    OK — been on this thing for about five months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I’d write something up since a mate asked me the other day. I’m based in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, small stakes, so take it how you like.

    The reason I started using it was honestly a bit daft — I could never work out what an each way payout would be once you get five places instead of three. I used to just eyeball it and then be surprised. Now punch the numbers in before I place anything, even the boring singles.

    Their single bet calculator is the one I use most — you put in the price and your stake and you get profit and total return with no faffing, either odds format. There’s also the fiddly ones — trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, and that’s where I always mess it up. If you want a look, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/odds-converter]betting odds converter calculator[/url] — free, no signup.

    What genuinely changed how I bet were the geekier extras. There’s an implied probability thing and it makes obvious the overround, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I run quarter kelly because full kelly is far too aggressive. The dutching one is decent for when I’m splitting a race.

    It’s not perfect mind. The layout is a bit basic — not much polish, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On mobile it’s usable but the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. There’s no proper app, just the site — slight shame but you asked.

    So yeah. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, works. If anyone even now does the maths on paper, try it — it’s saved me a load of arguments with the bookie.

Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)