Acknowledgements | |
Foreword | |
Introduction | p. 17 |
My Sports Betting Journey | p. 19 |
Overview | p. 29 |
Offshore and Internet Betting | |
Parlay Cards | |
Media Coverage | |
Easy to Follow | |
Sports Services, Touts, and Bookies | |
How Pro Football is Bet | p. 34 |
The Point Spread | |
Betting the Odds | |
Betting the Point Spread | |
Moving the Line | |
Betting Against the Point Spread | |
Other NFL Wagers | p. 39 |
Over-Under Bets | |
Parlays | |
Parlay Cards | |
Reverses | |
Teasers | |
How the Line is Set | |
The Send-Out | |
Goal of the Line | |
How the Line is Really Set | |
What Happens to the Send-Out Numbers? | |
Obstacles in the Bettor's Path | p. 60 |
American Society & Sports Wagering | |
The Stigma | |
The Alleged Fix | |
The Straight Deal | |
Betting and the Reality | |
How the Media Hurts Bettors | |
Other Points About Media Prognosticators | |
My Experiences With the Media | |
NFL Touts | p. 79 |
Financial Realities | |
Winning Expectations | |
Keeping the Action Under Control | |
Other Points About Touts | |
Betting Locks | |
Inside Scoop on Touting | |
Sucker Bets and Their Allure | p. 88 |
Parlays and Parlay Cards | |
Reverses and Other Strange Bets | |
Teaser Bets | |
Final Word | |
The Winning Foundation | p. 98 |
Mental Attitude | |
Beating the Point Spread | p. 101 |
Power Ratings | |
The Letter Power Ratings | |
Projected Wins | |
Adjusted Power Numbers | |
Home Advantage and Road Disadvantage | |
Combining the Letter and Number Power Ratings | |
The Fine Points of Winning Against the Point Spread | |
Making Your Own Numbers | |
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Games 1-4 | p. 129 |
Overview | |
Underrated Dog | |
Home Dog After Home Loss as Favorite | |
Monday Night Winners | |
Big Spread Range Underdog | |
Fifty-Point Swing | |
Monday or Sunday Night Home Underdogs | |
Rout Losses and Rout Wins | |
Favorite After Big Score Wins | |
Favorite Coming Off Divisional Games | |
Due-Ups and Due-Downs | |
Sandwich Games | |
Phony Wins and Phony Losses | |
Sloppy Wins | |
Bet Against Home Favorites after a Poor Defensive Effort | |
Huge Emotional Effort Followed By a Letdown | |
Lookahead | |
Revenge | |
Value | |
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Games 5-8 | p. 151 |
Revenge Games | |
Embarrassing Performances | |
Home Dogs | |
Emotional Follow-up | |
Sandwich Games | |
Out-of-Division Favorites | |
Follow-up Performances | |
Monday Night Follow-up | |
Large Point Swings | |
Sunday or Monday Night Home Underdogs | |
Under-the-Lights Follow-up | |
Big Scoring Teams | |
Playoff Potential | |
Special Rivalries | |
Big Game Ahead | |
Goal Mind Set | |
Phony Win Follow-ups | |
Due-Ups, Due-Downs, May-Dues, and Star-Dues | |
Sloppy Wins | |
Summary | |
Price Value | |
Power Rating Value | |
Conditions Value | |
Spread Comparison Value | |
Spread Range Value | |
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Games 9-16 | p. 160 |
Spread Range | |
Undefeated Home Dog | |
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Betting the Playoffs | p. 163 |
Other Types of Bets | p. 165 |
Exhibition Games | |
Proposition Wagers | |
Money Lines | |
Keeping Records | p. 172 |
Week-to-Week Records | |
Number Power Rating Spread | |
Spread Range | |
Emotional Rating | |
Character Rating | |
Offensive/Defensive Ratings | |
Coping Ability | |
Team Roster Book | |
Box Scores | |
Other Statistical Records | |
More Winning Tips | p. 190 |
Using the Media | |
Injuries | |
NFL Sunday Ticket | |
Having Access to Good Places to Bet | |
Money Management: Understanding the Long Haul | |
Hard Work: A Week in the Life of a Professional Sports Bettor | p. 203 |
Following a Team Through the Year | p. 210 |
A Full Season of NFL Bets | p. 227 |
2004 Pre-Season Evaluations | |
NFC East | |
NFC North | |
NFC South | |
NFC West | |
AFC East | |
AFC North | |
AFC South | |
AFC West | |
2004 Betting Summary | |
The Final Word | p. 316 |
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