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single bet calculator

Right — have been messing about with this thing for something like six months now and it's stuck on my phone, so figured I'd write something up since a mate asked me last week. I'm based in the UK, mostly bet football and racing, nothing mad, just so you know where I'm coming from. What got me on it was actually pretty stupid — I couldn't ever figure out what an each way payout actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. Basically I'd wing it and then be surprised. These days I punch the numbers in first, every time, even the boring singles. Their single bet calculator tool is the one I use most — you put in your stake, the odds and it shows the return straight away, fractions or decimals. Same tool covers the fiddly ones — trebles maths, lucky 15s, yankees, honestly that's where most people I know got it wrong. If you want a look, it's over at ace odds lucky 63 and there's no login wall, which I appreciated. What really changed how I bet is the geekier bits. They've got an odds-to-probability thing and it makes obvious what margin's baked in, and a kelly criterion calculator — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is a quick route to a dead bankroll. The dutch tool is handy too for when I'm spreading across selections. Couple of gripes. Its design is a bit basic — zero polish, which honestly I don't mind but some will. On mobile it's usable though the lucky 63 breakdown need a bit of scrolling. Also there's no app, just the site — fine by me but you asked. So yeah. Free, no ads shoved in your face, does what it says. If you honestly adds it up in their head, have a look — it's saved me plenty of dumb bets I'd have regretted.