- Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
- Tested by Diana Westfield
The up and down bet calculator settles one of the oldest bets on a UK slip: two selections, each with a single that runs on to the other. Bookmakers call it SSA, single stakes about. £5 up and down on a 2/1 and a 6/4 shot costs £10, and the CasinoCalcs calculator above is already set up for that bet. Both win and you get £45 back; one wins and you’re roughly level; neither wins and the £10 is gone.
Up and down bet calculator: how the money moves
Think of it as two any to come bets glued together. The first is £5 on A, and if A wins, £5 of the return goes on B. The second is £5 on B, and if B wins, £5 goes on A. With A at 2/1 and B at 6/4:
| Result | A then B | B then A | Back | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both win | £10 + £12.50 | £7.50 + £15 | £45 | +£35 |
| Only A wins | £10 kept | £0 | £10 | £0 |
| Only B wins | £0 | £7.50 kept | £7.50 | −£2.50 |
| Neither | £0 | £0 | £0 | −£10 |
The “kept” amounts are the first winner’s return minus the £5 that was sent on to the loser. That’s why the bet works best on selections at evens or bigger: a short-priced winner on its own barely covers the stake that rolls on.
Up and down or a double?
The same £10 as a single £10 double on those two would return £75 if both won, £30 more than the up and down. If one lost, the double returns nothing. So the SSA trades away some of the top end for a safety net, and whether that’s worth it depends on how confident you are in each pick. For three or more selections, the same idea scales up into the round robin and flag, which add up and down pairs to doubles and trebles.
The any to come calculator also settles single ATC bets and DSA, where double the stake rolls on. If you’d rather settle a whole slip with mixed bets, the bet calculator does the lot.
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