The Picker was curious about the two mortal locks I wrote about this morning, but he agreed with only one of them.
After a poor showing Friday night (0-2), “The Picker” has spoken anew.
We’ll get to his latest picks in a moment.
The Picker” is a guy I chat with often on Twitter who likes to pick NBA games against the spread. He has been on a tremendous run the past couple months, and I dared him to publish his picks prior to the games for a couple weeks to put his talents to the test. (He went 1-0-1 in his debut Wednesday, and 2-0 Thursday. His record now stands at 3-2-1, and we’ll see how this guy does over the next couple of weeks, and keep his record updated each day. Do what you want with his information, but understand that we do not condone or endorse illegal gambling. For those of you in Nevada or outside of the United States, different standards apply.)
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Last night, he could have taken the Spurs and given away 11 1/2 points against the worst team in the West, but nooooooo. San Antonio won by 25 over New Orleans. He could have looked at the over/under of 188.5 on Cavaliers-Raptors, realized there were two D-League offenses competing, and plugged the under (164 combined points). But noooooooo.
“The Picker” is going to have to deal with being ridiculed on this site, which I did this morning after he picked the Hawks -8 (they beat Detroit by 5) and the Mavericks -6 (they lost at home to Portland).
“It was a night full of upsets across the board. Rarely happens on a scale like that. I did say it was tough yesterday,” he Picker said in a return e-mail.
Tonight, he likes the Magic +5.5, the Lakers (pick ’em), and the Nuggets on the money line (-160).