FAQ: How does Phoenix Sports Work?

2. How does the “Your Confidence Level” work?

3. Once I’ve made my picks, what should I do?

4. Who is Ron Raymond?

5. Why can’t my Confidence Level go past 72%?

6. What does it mean “following (xx)”?

7. What does it mean “followers (xx)”?

8. How does The Debate it Forum work?

9. How does the Thumbs up and Thumbs down work?

10. When I’m in the debate it forum, I see a website beside the users name?

11. How can I go from one debate it forum to the other?

12. I made a comment in the debate it forum yesterday, where can I find that post?

13. How can I see the guys I’m following Top Picks?

14. How does the Gold, Silver and Bronze ranking work in the “daily record” area?

15. Why is the Bronze Pick selected by the lowest winning percentage?

16. How can I see my past picks?

17. Why is there a sportsbook link beside my name in the debate it forums?

1. How does the NEW Phoenixsports.com work?
Once a user signs up, they are asked to give us their opinion on who will win the game using the “confidence meter”. How confident are you on that team winning their game vs. their opponent? Use the chart meter below to tell us how confident you are with your selection.

Confidence Meter Chart

51% to 54% = Somewhat Confident, but it’s almost a coin flip in my view!
55% to 62% = Pretty Confident, but I didn’t do much research, all gut feeling!
63% to 72% = Feeling Very confident, I’ve done some research on this game.
72% to 100% = Very High Confidence, it’s my Lock of the Day!

2. How does the “Your Confidence Level” work?
Once you’ve started making selections with the “confidence meter”, the system will monitor and give us an average of your overall confidence level. The “Your Confidence Level” display is situated above the first matchup box. This tells us how “low or high” your confidence is on each game. Then, once you save your picks, your confidence level will be recorded and added to the entire communities. *Tip: The more honest you are about making your picks, the better it is for the overall big picture of producing winning picks.

3. Once I’ve made my picks, what should I do?
Once you’ve made your picks, you will see a link that says “View today’s picks”, click on it! At this point, you can enter the debate it forums, or hit the “make picks” link again at the top menu and make more picks on other sports. I.e.: NFL, CFL, NHL etc…

4. Who is Ron Raymond?
Ron Raymond is a pioneer in the Online Sports Handicapping industry and is the creator and founder of Phoenixsports.com and ATSDatabase.com! Since 1996, Ron Raymond is one of Canada’s Top Sports Handicappers and the inventor of the ATS Calculator and the Parity Value Index. In fact, if you google “Ron Raymond Handicapper” you will receive over 1,000 000 million hits leading you to links about Ron Raymond the Professional Sports Handicapper. Just google him, it will carry more weight then we can promote him in this space!

5. Why can’t my Confidence Level go past 72%?
If we don’t put a cap on your confidence level, most people will put 100% and it will not reflect the true confidence of their selection. The more honest you are with your confidence, the better it is for the overall community. You can have a confidence level higher of 72%, but you have to make sure, all of your picks overall have a confidence level of 72%.
Example: Dallas Cowboys +7.0 (90% confidence) and Buffalo Bills -3.5 (52%) = 71% Confidence Level.

6. What does it mean “following (xx)”?
Any time you see a “follow my picks?” like, that person’s gets added to your “following (xx)” page. For example; When you go into a debate it forum, you can read other users comments and if you like their style, then you can follow their picks each day by clicking the “follow my picks?” link beside their username. Once you’ve clicked on their “follow my picks?” link, just hit the “following (xx)” link at the top of the page and it will show you all the picks of the users you are following.

7. What does it mean “followers (xx)”?
If you’re an active user in the debate it forum, people will be more encourage to follow your picks and click on your “follow my picks?” link. To see how many people are on your bandwagon, just click on the “followers (xx)” link at the top of the page.

8. How does The Debate it Forum work?
Once you’ve made and saved your picks, the “confidence meter” will turn into a debate it button. Once you click on the Debate it button, you can share your comments on that game and tells us why you like your pick on that game.

9. How does the Thumbs up and Thumbs down work?
Once a user has posted a comment, you can give that person a Thumbs up supporting their comment, or a Thumbs down disagreeing with their comment. Once a user gives another user a Thumbs up, they will receive +1 point. Once a user gives another user a Thumbs down, they will receive -1 point. You cannot give yourself a Thumbs up or down.

10. When I’m in the debate it forum, I see a website beside the users name?
Yes, we believe in networking and encourage users to promote their website.

11. How can I go from one debate it forum to the other?
At the top of the page, you will see a pull down menu which will allow you to go from one forum to another. If you want to change sport, hit any of the other sports league like NFL, NHL etc…

12. I made a comment in the debate it forum yesterday, where can I find that post?
In our view, yesterday is old news and we want to concentrate on the next 24hrs. Once the sun comes up in the morning, we start fresh with new forums and matchups. All data is deleted at 3am EST. However, we will keep the Football post up for a week. Every Tuesday, the NFL, CFB and CFL debate it post will be deleted and we start with the new games going that week.

13. How can I see the guys I’m following Top Picks?
Once you “follow” a user, their picks will be placed and ranked from their highest confidence pick to their lowest on your “following (xx) page. Once you get on the “following (xx) page, hit “today’s picks” and it will show you that users picks.

14. How does the Gold, Silver and Bronze ranking work in the “daily record” area?
Once a member makes their picks, we collect the data and the team with the highest confidence level will be called the Gold Pick, the second highest confidence level pick will get the Silver and the bronze pick goes to the team with the lowest winning percentage.

15. Why is the Bronze Pick selected by the lowest winning percentage?
The Gold and Silver picks will mostly be teams who are the top teams in the standings and for people who want 3 picks for their Pro Lines or parlays, the Bronze pick will be a good underdog pick.

16. How can I see my past picks?
Once you’ve made your picks, we record and save all of your picks, so you can review it at any time. Plus, to view your NFL, CFL or CFB picks, make sure you select the right sport like NFL, then put the date of the game.

17. Why is there a sportsbook link beside my name in the debate it forums?
Word of mouth is the best form of advertising and people who are active and have a huge following, means they know their stuff and people will respect their recommendation on where they are betting. Example: Ron Raymond recommends Bookmaker Sportsbook and people who follow Ron, will most likely open a betting account with Bookmaker, because Ron Raymond’s experience is valuable to the new visitor.