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    single_yret
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    OK — have been messing about with this thing for something like four months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so figured I’d write something up since someone asked me last week. I’m in the UK, generally bet football and racing, small stakes, just so you know where I’m coming from.

    How I found it was genuinely a bit daft — I could never figure out what an each way return actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just wing it and moan when the payout landed. Now stick my stake in before I place anything, even a straight one-selection punt.

    The single bet calculator is the part I’m on daily — you put in stake and odds and it spits out profit and total return instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the multiples — acca and treble returns, a lucky 15, a yankee, honestly that’s where I always mess it up. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting]match betting calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.

    The thing that really made a difference were the geekier extras. They’ve got an odds-to-probability converter that shows how much the bookie’s taking, plus a kelly tool — I use half kelly as the full version is terrifying. The dutch tool is handy too for when I’m covering two or three runners.

    Not all sunshine though. The layout is pretty plain — no flash, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On mobile it’s usable though the lucky 63 breakdown are a squeeze. And no proper app, it’s a website and that’s it — slight shame but you asked.

    Right, that’s me. Free, no ads shoved in your face, does the job. If you honestly adds it up in their head, have a look — saves me plenty of “wait, that’s it?” moments.

    #202288
    single_yret
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    So — been using this thing for something like four months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me last week. I’m based in the UK, mainly do football and horses, a fiver here and there, for context.

    The reason I started using it was honestly pretty stupid — I never could get my head round what an e/w return actually came to when the place terms changed. Basically I’d eyeball it and get a shock. Now stick my stake in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.

    The single bet calculator is the bit I use most — type in stake and odds and it shows the return straight away, fractions or decimals. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — trebles maths, lucky 15 and lucky 63, patents and yankees, honestly that’s where I’d always lose track. If you want a look, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/odds-converter]betting odds converter[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.

    The thing that genuinely made a difference were the nerdier extras. There’s an implied probability calculator which shows you the overround, plus a kelly staking calculator — I run quarter kelly as the full version is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutch tool gets used a fair bit if I’m spreading across selections.

    Couple of gripes. Its layout looks a bit basic — not much polish, 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. And no app, it’s browser only — doesn’t bother me but you asked.

    So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, does the job. If you honestly works out returns on a calculator app, have a look — saves me a fair few arguments with the bookie.

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