No.44377
OK — been on this thing for maybe six months now and it's basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I'd write something up since a lad on another thread asked me the other day. Am UK based, mostly bet football and racing, nothing mad, so take it how you like.
How I found it was honestly embarrassing — I couldn't ever figure out what an e/w return actually was when the place terms changed. I'd just eyeball it and get a shock. Now type the odds in before every slip, even a simple single bet.
The single bet calculator is the one I'm on daily — you drop in stake and odds and you get the return instantly, either odds format. It also handles the multiples — acca and treble returns, lucky 15s, a yankee, and that's where most people I know got it wrong. If you want a look, it lives at <a href=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting>exchange bet calculator</a> — free, no signup.
The thing that genuinely changed how I bet was the geekier extras. The odds-to-probability calculator which shows you what margin's baked in, plus a kelly criterion tool — I run quarter kelly since full stakes are terrifying. The dutching one gets used a fair bit for when I'm spreading across selections.
It's not perfect mind. Its interface feels very functional, let's say — no frills, which honestly I don't mind but some will. Phone-wise it's fine but the acca grid are a squeeze. And no proper app, it's browser only — slight shame but worth saying.
Anyway. Free, barely any ads, works. If you still adds it up in their head, give it a go — it's saved me a fair few dumb bets I'd have regretted.