In previous sections, we've shown you how to keep all members of the WinPicks software family up to date, and how to view, print, and graph stats from the database. In this section, we'll show you how WinPicks can use the information stored in its database to accurately predict winners and beat the point spread.

This section covers the following topics:

• 8.1 - General Information about Prediction 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
• 8.15 - Show all Platinum Picks
• 8.16 - Analyze Platinum Picks
• 8.17 - Line Shifter