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So — have been messing about with this thing for maybe a few months now and I keep coming back, so figured I’d write something up since a lad on another thread asked me a few days back. I’m based in the UK, generally do football and horses, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
How I found it was actually a bit daft — I never could figure out what an e/w return would be with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just wing it and then be surprised. Now I punch the numbers in first, every time, even the boring singles.
The single bet calculator is the part I use most — 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 — doubles and trebles maths, a lucky 15, a yankee, honestly that’s where I’d always mess it up. Have a go yourself, it lives at [url=https://free-bet-calc.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]matched betting risk free calculator[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
What really made a difference is the geekier bits. The probability thing that shows how much the bookie’s taking, and a kelly staking calculator — I use half kelly since full stakes are terrifying. The dutching one is decent for when I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. The design is a bit basic — not much flash, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s usable though the bigger tables are a squeeze. Also there’s no app, just the site — doesn’t bother me but you asked.
So yeah. Costs nowt, barely any ads, works. Anyone who even now does the maths on paper, give it a go — saves me a load of “wait, that’s it?” moments.
single_ekKi
So — been on this thing for maybe six months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, reckon I’d chuck my thoughts in since a mate asked me a few days back. Am UK based, generally bet football and racing, nothing mad, for context.
The reason I started using it was actually embarrassing — I never could figure out what an each way return actually came to when the place terms changed. I’d just eyeball it and then be surprised. Now I stick my stake in before every slip, even a straight one-selection punt.
The single bet calculator tool is the part I’m on daily — you put in your stake, the odds and you get profit and total return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the fiddly ones — trebles maths, lucky 15s, yankees, which is where I’d always mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s here [url=https://free-bet-calc.uk/bet-calculator/kelly-criterion]kelly criterion betting calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that actually shifted things for me was the geekier bits. The probability calculator and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and there’s the kelly calculator — I run quarter kelly because full kelly is terrifying. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit for when I’m splitting a race.
Couple of gripes. The interface feels very functional, let’s say — zero flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On my phone it’s fine but the lucky 63 breakdown need a bit of scrolling. There’s nothing on the app store, it’s browser only — slight shame but worth saying.
So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, not plastered in adverts, works. If anyone even now does the maths on paper, give it a go — saves me a fair few “wait, that’s it?” moments.
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