Picksy guides

Plain how-tos for tracking your bets and reading a betting record.

• How to track your sports bets (and why the spreadsheet stops working)What to record for every bet, how to read your results by league and bet type, and how to keep a tracker up to date without typing every slip in.6 min read
• How to tell if a betting record is realScreenshots, deleted picks and "units" with no stake behind them: the red flags in a tout's record, and what a verifiable one looks like.5 min read
• How to follow a parlay live, leg by legWhich legs are winning, which are close and which are already dead: how to follow a parlay or same-game parlay while the games are on, including on your iPhone's lock screen.4 min read

Picksy is a social app for sharing and tracking sports picks; it doesn't take bets. 21+. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER.