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“Always buy the extra half-point.” “The Picker” says that a lot in our communications, and in the comments sections of his pick posts. It is standard operating procedure for him, and it made a difference in one of his picks last night. Wes Mathews hot a meaningless 3-pointer at the buzzer last night in Portland, meaningless only to those who did not have action on the game. It made the final score 97-94 in favor of Dallas, causing one of the picks

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Looks like the caffeine was flowing at Casa de Picker today. Our man who likes to “play” basketball is weighing in with five picks tonight, hoping to improve upon his 11-7-1 record built over the past nine nights. Here is a link to the odds on tonight’s games. It’s a great link because it shows where the line opened, and where it has moved. (Last night, “The Picker” shrugged off the move from 5 to 7 1/2 points in the Clippers-Timberwolves game

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Along with Heat fans throughout South Florida and around the world, “The Picker” is cursing LeBron James this morning for missing a late free throw in regulation that likely would have allowed the Heat to defeat the Bulls and cover the spread. Instead, overtime happened and the Bulls reserves kicked Miami’s kiester, contributing to a disappointing 1-1 night that moved “The Picker”‘s record to 11-7-1. He also had the Clippers giving 7 1/2 points to the Wolves, and that pick hit. Tonight, there

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We’ve got cool stuff on this site, including a Scores and Statistics tab that includes an “Odds” section that shows which lines have moved, and by how much. Tonight, for instance, the Clippers opened as 5-point favorites over the Timberwolves in Minnesota, and the line has jumped all the way to 7 1/2 — the most movement of any of the NBA games on the board tonight. “The Picker” is one of the people making it move, as he likes the Clippers

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If you check out last night’s picks from “The Picker,” you will find two entries in the comments section from the man himself. The one that carries the most weight: “Now hitting 67% of my picks w/ a great 2-0-1 night tonight (actually 2-1 – CS) for my first week on here. That includes my worst day of my year of betting within that week. AND i’m still at 67%! Boom let’s make some money people! As we always caution, do what

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I got the distinct impression that “the Picker” did not like being challenged yesterday by Gus Forrest, who put his pinkie ring into play but did not acquit himself well by going 4-4 while  “The Picker” went 2-1. But I also got the distinct impression that “the Picker” is now feeling a little extra motivated, which I credit to his editor knowing which buttons to push, and how hard to push them. (Having worked in the past for editors with the

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