OK — have been messing about with this thing for about four months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me the other day. I’m UK based, mostly bet football and racing, a fiver here and there, for context.
What got me on it was actually pretty stupid — I couldn’t ever get my head round what an each way payout actually was once you get five places instead of three. Basically I’d eyeball it and get a shock. Now stick my stake in first, every time, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator tool is the bit I open most — type in stake and odds and you get the return with no faffing, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. It also handles the multiples — acca and treble returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, a yankee, and that’s where I always got it wrong. If you want a look, it’s here [url=https://freebet-calculator.com/bet-calculator/matched-betting]match bet calc[/url] — free, no signup.
One thing that really made a difference was the nerdier bits. The implied probability thing and it makes obvious how much the bookie’s taking, plus a kelly criterion calculator — I stick to fractional kelly since full stakes are far too aggressive. The dutching one is handy too for when I’m splitting a race.
Not all sunshine though. Its layout is very functional, let’s say — no flash, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On mobile it’s fine though the acca grid need a bit of scrolling. And nothing on the app store, it’s browser only — fine by me just flagging it.
Right, that’s me. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, does the job. If anyone even now adds it up in their head, try it — saves me a fair few “wait, that’s it?” moments.
