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Table of Contents
1 - Introduction to WinPicks
2 - Installing and Starting WinPicks
3 - Getting Started
3.1 - Selecting Menus and Menu Items
3.2 - The Tool Bar
3.3 - Changing the Tool Bar
3.4 - Printing
3.5 - WinPicks Web Browser
3.6 - Leaving WinPicks
4 - Selecting a Database
4.1 - The Database Method
4.2 - Changing the Date
4.3 - Adjusting the Database one Date at a Time
5 - Updating Game Results
5.1 - Keying in Data
5.2 - Adding Postseason Games
5.3 - Downloading Files from the Internet
6 - Updating Lines and Totals
6.1 - Entering Lines
6.2 - Copying Lines from a Folder
6.3 - Activating a Lines File
7 - Viewing and Printing Data
7.1 - Viewing Team Information
7.2 - Viewing the Standings
7.3 - Viewing Statistics with Pro Football Analyst
7.4 - Next View and Previous View
7.5 - Viewing CFA, CBA, or PBA Statistics
7.6 - Power Ratings
7.7 - Schedule Difficulty
7.8 - Records
7.9 - Inter-Conference and/or Inter-Division Records
7.10 - Key Factors
7.11 - Viewing Non-Division 1A Teams (CFA and CBA)
7.12 - Viewing Stadium and Arena Information
8 - Predicting Games
8.1 - General Information about Formulas
8.2 - Using Prediction Formulas
8.3 - Testing a Formula with Different Databases
8.4 - Analyzing a Prediction Formula
8.5 - Tuning a Prediction Formula for Best Results
8.6 - Sharing Formulas: The Formula Warehouse
8.7 - Predicting Sides (Straight-Up and ATS)
8.8 - Predicting Totals (Over/Unders)
8.9 - Making Pool Picks
8.10 - Making Detailed Predictions
8.11 - Making Single Game Predictions
8.12 - Making Consensus Predictions
8.13 - NightShift Formula Tuner
8.14 - The Platinum Page
9 - Analyzing Trends
9.1 - Finding Trends Manually using Team History
9.2 - Displaying and Saving Trends using Team History
9.3 - Finding Trends Automatically using Trend Seeker
9.4 - Viewing Trends using the Trend Seeker Watch List or My Trends
9.5 - Using Trends to Generate Alerts
9.6 - Situation Analysis
9.7 - The Key Trends Report
9.8 - Statistically Significant Trends
10 - Utilities
10.1 - Changing the Screen Fonts
10.2 - Changing the Data Directory
10.3 - Copying Information to the Clipboard
10.4 - Getting Help
10.5 - Exporting Data to Microsoft Excel
11 - Using SureLock
11.1 - Starting SureLock
11.2 - How SureLock Works
Appendix A - Winning With WinPicks
A.1 - Wagering Against the Line
A.2 - The Purpose of the Line
A.3 - Wagering on the Total (Over/Unders)
A.4 - Beating the Line
A.5 - Pro Football Handicapping
A.6 - College Football Handicapping
A.7 - Pro Basketball Handicapping
A.8 - How WinPicks Produces a Line
A.9 - Measuring the Success of a Formula
A.10 - Checking Trends
A.11 - The Bottom Line
Appendix B - WinPicks Files
