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So — been using this thing for maybe four months now and I keep coming back, reckon I’d write something up since a mate asked me the other day. Am based in the UK, mostly do football and horses, small stakes, so take it how you like.
What got me on it was honestly a bit daft — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way return would be once you get five places instead of three. I used to just eyeball it and moan when the payout landed. 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 put in your stake, the odds and you get profit and total return instantly, fractions or decimals. Same tool covers the multiples — trebles maths, a lucky 15, yankees, and that’s where most people I know lose track. If you want a look, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]bet and lay calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
The thing that actually shifted things for me were the geekier tools. The implied probability converter that shows the overround, plus a kelly calculator — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are far too aggressive. Dutching calculator is handy too if I’m spreading across selections.
It’s not perfect mind. Its interface feels pretty plain — not much frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s usable but the lucky 63 breakdown make you pinch and zoom. Also there’s no app, it’s browser only — slight shame just flagging it.
So yeah. Costs nowt, barely any ads, does what it says. If you still does the maths on paper, have a look — saves me a load of arguments with the bookie.
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Right — been on this thing for maybe four months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d say something since a lad on another thread asked me the other day. I’m in the UK, mainly do football and horses, 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 e/w payout would be with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just eyeball it and then be surprised. Now type the odds in before I place anything, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator is the one I open most — you drop in stake and odds and it spits out the return with no faffing, either odds format. It also handles the bigger stuff — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15s, a yankee, honestly that’s where most people I know lose track. Have a go yourself, it’s here [url=https://singlebettingcalculator.uk/bet-calculator/matched-betting]matched odds[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that really changed how I bet is the geekier extras. They’ve got an implied probability calculator that shows how much the bookie’s taking, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I run quarter kelly as the full version is far too aggressive. The dutching one is handy too if I’m splitting a race.
It’s not perfect mind. Its layout feels pretty plain — zero flash, it’s clearly function over form. On mobile it’s fine but the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s no app, it’s a website and that’s it — fine by me but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, not plastered in adverts, does the job. Anyone who still adds it up in their head, give it a go — saved me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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