Complete Picks and Results for the Past Week

One Week Update

Record: 16 - 2 (89%)


I started this project of offering picks on various NBA games on 2/6/13.  You can see my picks each day here and here for accountability.


I don't know anything about betting but I do have some insight into basketball and potential inefficiencies that can be capitalized on in particular games.


I break my picks up into Advantage Plus Picks, Advantage Picks, No Advantage Picks, and Stay Away.


I only recommend placing bets on Advantage Plus Picks and Advantage Picks. These are games where my analysis has revealed an insight.


After a week, my record is as follows:

Advantage Plus Picks: 4 - 1 (80%)

Advantage Picks: 12 - 1 (92%)

No Advantage Picks: 14 - 13 (52%)


Combined Advantage Plus and Advantage Picks: 16 - 2 (89%)


Notes:


These are spread picks, meaning if the underdog loses by less than the margin set by Vegas, the bet will still win.


I split my picks up into four categories.


Advantage Plus Picks (previously called High Advantage or Pick of the Day) are the bets where my analysis has gleaned an advantage with high confidence.   I recommend placing a 10% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $100 on these picks. 


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with confidence.  I recommend placing a 5% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $50 on these picks.  


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.  I'm posting these picks to help keep track of the difference between picks where I have an insight, or advantage, and picks where I do not have an advantage. In other words, these picks are demonstrating that my recommendation is correct, only bet on Advantage Plus Picks and Advantage Picks. Therefore, win or lose, No Advantage Picks will not be counted in terms of overall record. The only picks that matter, and the only bets I recommend placing, are Advantage Plus Picks and Advantage Picks. The rest are no better, and probably worse, than guessing.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/


Listed below are all the picks and results for the past week...


2/13/21 Spread Picks


Record 16 - 2 (89%)


Pick of the Day: 4 - 1

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 80%


Advantage Picks: 12 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 92%


No Advantage Picks: 14 - 13

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 52%


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 16 - 2

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 89%


Advantage Plus Picks


N/A


Advantage Picks


HOU at NYK

HOU -1.5

Pick: NYK


MIA at UTA

UTA -5

Pick: UTA


No Advantage Picks

(Don’t bet these.  Am keeping track for comparison purposes)


IND at ATL

IND -1.5

Pick: IND


PHI at PHO

No Line Posted Yet

Pick: Take PHO if PHO is -4 or lower


Stay Away


BRK at GSW

BRK -4

Pick: Stay Away


Notes:


I split my picks up into four categories.


Advantage Plus Picks are the bets where my analysis has gleaned an advantage with high confidence.   I recommend placing a 10% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $100 on these picks. 


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with confidence.  I recommend placing a 5% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $50 on these picks.  


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.  I'm posting these picks to help keep track of the difference between picks where I have an insight, or advantage, and picks where I do not have an advantage. In other words, these picks are demonstrating that my recommendation is correct, only bet on Advantage Plus Picks and Advantage Picks. Therefore, win or lose, No Advantage Picks will not be counted in terms of overall record. The only picks that matter, and the only bets I recommend placing, are Advantage Plus Picks and Advantage Picks. The rest are no better, and probably worse, than guessing.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/


2/12/21 Picks RESULTS 


Record 16 - 2


Pick of the Day: 4 - 1

Pick of the Day Win Percentage:


Advantage Picks: 12 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage


No Advantage Picks: 14 - 13

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage:


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 14 - 2

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage:



High Advantage Picks


NYK at WAS

WAS-1

Pick: NYK

Result: Bet Won


Advantage Picks


SAS at ATL

ATL -2

Pick: SAS

Result: Bet Won


No Advantage Picks

(I don’t recommend placing these bets.  I’m posting these so I can compare to my Advantage and High Advantage Picks)


NOP at DAL

DAL -2

Pick: DAL

Result: Bet Won


LAC at CHI

LAC -6.5

Pick: LAC

Result: Bet Won


MIL at UTA

UAT -2

Pick: UTA

Result: Bet Won


MEM at LAL

LAL -7.5

Pick: LAL

Result: Bet Won


CLE at POR

POR -4.5

Pick: POR

Result: Bet Won


Stay Away


OKC at DEN

DEN -12

Pick: Stay Away


ORL at SAC

SAC -6.5

Pick: Stay Away2/12/21 Picks


High Advantage Picks


NYK at WAS

WAS-1

Pick: NYK


Advantage Picks


SAS at ATL

ATL -2

Pick: SAS


No Advantage Picks


NOP at DAL

DAL -2

Pick: DAL


LAC at CHI

LAC -6.5

Pick: LAC


MIL at UTA

UAT -2

Pick: UTA


MEM at LAL

LAL -7.5

Pick: LAL


CLE at POR

POR -4.5

Pick: POR


Stay Away


OKC at DEN

DEN -12

Pick: Stay Away


ORL at SAC

SAC -6.5

Pick: Stay Away


2/11/21 Picks RESULTS


Record 14 - 2


Pick of the Day: 3 - 1

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 75%


Advantage Picks: 11 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage


No Advantage Picks: 9 - 13

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage:


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 14 - 2

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 


High Advantage Pick


N/A


Advantage Picks


MIA at HOU

MIA -3

Pick: MIA

Result: Bet Won


TOR at BOS

BOS -3.5

Pick: BOS

Result: Bet Won



No Advantage Picks

Don’t Bet These, Am Just Keeping Track


IND at DET

IND -3

Pick: IND

Result: Bet Won


PHI at POR

PHI -5.5

Pick: PHI

Result: Bet Lost


Stay Away


ORL at GSW____________________________________________________________________________________


2/11/21 Picks


Record: 12 - 2


Pick of the Day


N/A


Advantage Picks


MIA at HOU

MIA -3

Pick: MIA


TOR at BOS

Line isn’t posted yet

Pick: Anything BOS -6 or lower, pick BOS


No Advantage Picks

Don’t Bet These, Am Just Keeping Track


IND at DET

IND -3

Pick: IND


PHI at POR

PHI -5.5

Pick: PHI


Stay Away


ORL at GSW


Record:


Pick of the Day: 3 - 1

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 75%


Advantage Picks: 9 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 90%


No Advantage Picks: 8 - 12

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 40%


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 12 - 2

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 86%


Notes:


I split my picks up into four categories.


Pick of the Day is the bet or bets where my analysis has gleaned an advantage with high confidence.  I recommend placing a 10% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $100 on these picks.  There won’t necessarily be a Pick of the Day every day and, some days, there may be more than one.


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with confidence.  I recommend placing a 5% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $50 on these picks.  


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.  I have no insight or advantage into these games. I'm posting these picks to help keep track of the difference between picks where I have an insight, or advantage, and picks where I do not have an advantage. In other words, these picks are demonstrating that my recommendation is correct, only bet on Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks. Therefore, win or lose, No Advantage Picks will not be counted in terms of overall record. The only picks that matter, and the only bets I recommend placing, are Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks. The rest are no better, and probably worse, than guessing.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


I recommend only betting the Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/2/10/21 Spread Picks RESULTS


Overall Record: 12 - 2


Pick of the Day


CHA at MEM

MEM -4

Pick: CHA

Result: Bet Lost


Advantage Picks


OKC at LAL

LAL -12

Pick: OKC

Result: Bet Won


No Advantage Picks


IND at BRK

BRK -2

Pick: BRK

Result: Bet Won


ATL at DAL

DAL -4

Pick: DAL

Result: Bet Lost


LAC at MIN

LAC -9

Pick: LAC

Result: Bet Lost


CLE at DEN

DEN -9.5

Pick: CLE

Result: Bet Lost


MIL at PHO

MIL -4

Pick: PHO

Result: Bet Won


Stay Away


NOL at CHI

NOL -3

Pick: Stay Away


Record:


Pick of the Day: 3 - 1

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 75%


Advantage Picks: 9 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 90%


No Advantage Picks: 8 - 12

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 40%


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 12 - 2

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 86%


2/10/21 Spread Picks


Overall Record (began on 2/6/21): 11 - 1



Pick of the Day


CHA at MEM

MEM -4

Pick: CHA


Advantage Picks


OKC at LAL

LAL -12

Pick: OKC


No Advantage Picks


IND at BRK

BRK -2

Pick: BRK


ATL at DAL

DAL -4

Pick: DAL


LAC at MIN

LAC -9

Pick: LAC


CLE at DEN

DEN -9.5

Pick: CLE


MIL at PHO

MIL -4

Pick: PHO


Stay Away


NOL at CHI

NOL -3

Pick: Stay Away


Notes:


I split my picks up into four categories.


Pick of the Day is the bet or bets where my analysis has gleaned an advantage with high confidence.  I recommend placing a 10% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $100 on these picks.  There won’t necessarily be a Pick of the Day every day and, some days, there may be more than one.


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with confidence.  I recommend placing a 5% bet of your bankroll.  So if your bankroll is $1,000 you should bet $50 on these picks.  


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.  I have no insight or advantage into these games. I'm posting these picks to help keep track of the difference between picks where I have an insight, or advantage, and picks where I do not have an advantage. In other words, these picks are demonstrating that my recommendation is correct, only bet on Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks. Therefore, win or lose, No Advantage Picks will not be counted in terms of overall record. The only picks that matter, and the only bets I recommend placing, are Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks. The rest are no better, and probably worse, than guessing.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


I recommend only betting the Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/



Record:


Pick of the Day: 3 - 0

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 100%


Advantage Picks: 8 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 89%


No Advantage Picks: 6 - 9

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 40%


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 11 - 1

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 92%


2/9/21 Spread Picks RESULTS


Pick of the Day:


HOU at NOLA

-NOLA -4

Pick: NOLA

Result: Bet Won


Advantage Picks:


Boston at Utah

-UTAH -4

Pick: Utah

Result: Bet Won


NYK at MIA

-MIA -7

Pick: NYK

Result: Bet Won


No Advantage Picks:


Brooklyn at Detroit

-BRK -9

Pick: BRK

Result: Bet Lost


Golden State at San Antonio

-SA -1.5

Pick: SA

Result: Bet Lost


Philly at Sac

-PHI -4.5

Pick: PHI

Result: Bet Won


POR at ORL

-POR -4.5

Pick: ORL

Result: Bet Lost


Stay Away:

NA


Overall Record (began on 2/6/21):


Pick of the Day: 3 - 0

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 100%


Advantage Picks: 8 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 89%


No Advantage Picks: 6 - 9

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 40%


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 11 - 1

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 92%


Notes:

I split my picks up into four categories.


Pick of the Day is the bet or bets I feel most strongly about.  There is not necessarily a “Pick of the Day” every day and, some days, there may be more than one.


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with these picks.


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


I recommend only betting the “Pick of the Day” and “Advantage Picks.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/


2/9/21 Spread Picks 


Overall Record (began on 2/6/21):


Pick of the Day: 2 - 0

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 100%


Advantage Picks: 6 - 1

Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 86%


No Advantage Picks: 5 - 6

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 45%


Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 8 - 1

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 89% 


2/9/21 Spread Picks 


Pick of the Day:


HOU at NOLA

-NOLA -4

Pick: NOLA


Advantage Picks:


Boston at Utah

-UTAH -4

Pick: Utah


NYK at MIA

-MIA -7

Pick: NYK


No Advantage Picks:


Brooklyn at Detroit

-BRK -9

Pick: BRK


Golden State at San Antonio

-SA -1.5

Pick: SA


Philly at Sac

-PHI -4.5

Pick: PHI


POR at ORL

-POR -4.5

Pick: ORL


Stay Away:

NA


Notes:

I split my picks up into four categories.


Pick of the Day is the bet or bets I feel most strongly about.  There is not necessarily a “Pick of the Day” every day and, some days, there may be more than one.


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with these picks.


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


I recommend only betting the “Pick of the Day” and “Advantage Picks.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/



2/8/21 Spread Picks RESULTS

Pick of the Day: 


OKC at LA Lakers

-LA -12

Pick: OKC

Result: Bet Won


Advantage Picks:


Golden State at San Antonio

-San Antonio -1

Pick: Golden State

Result: Bet Lost


No Advantage Picks:


Houston at Charlotte

-Houston -2.5

Pick: Houston

Result: Bet Lost


Toronto at Memphis

-Toronto -2.5

Pick: Toronto

Result: Bet Won


Minnesota at Dallas

-Dallas -8.5

Pick: Minnesota

Result: Bet Won


Cleveland at Phoenix

-Phoenix -7.5

Pick: Cleveland

Result: Bet Won


Milwaukee at Denver

-Milwaukee -3.5

Pick: Denver

Result: Bet Lost


Stay Away:


Washington at Chicago

-Chicago -2

Pick: Stay Away


Overall Record (began on 2/6/21):


Pick of the Day: 1 - 0

Pick of the Day Win Percentage: 100%

Advantage Picks: 6 - 0

Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 100%

No Advantage Picks: 2 - 4

No Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 33%

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks: 7 - 0

Combined Pick of the Day and Advantage Picks Win Percentage: 100%


2/8/21 Spread Picks

Pick of the Day: 


OKC at LA Lakers

-LA -12

Pick: OKC


Advantage Picks:


Golden State at San Antonio

-San Antonio -1

Pick: Golden State


No Advantage Picks:


Houston at Charlotte

-Houston -2.5

Pick: Houston


Toronto at Memphis

-Toronto -2.5

Pick: Toronto


Minnesota at Dallas

-Dallas -8.5

Pick: Minnesota


Cleveland at Phoenix

-Phoenix -7.5

Pick: Cleveland


Milwaukee at Denver

-Milwaukee -3.5

Pick: Denver


Stay Away:


Washington at Chicago

-Chicago -2

Pick: Stay Away


Notes:

I split my picks up into four categories.


Pick of the Day is the bet or bets I feel most strongly about.  There is not necessarily a “Pick of the Day” every day and, some days, there may be more than one.


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with these picks.


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


I recommend only betting the “Pick of the Day” and “Advantage Picks.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/



2/7/21 Spread Picks Results:


Pick of the Day:


None


Advantage Picks:


Utah at Indiana

-Utah -3.5

Pick: Utah

Result: Bet Won


Boston at Phoenix

-Phoenix -3.5

Pick: Phoenix

Result: Bet Won


No Advantage Picks:


Miami at NYK

-Miami -5.5

Pick: NYK

Result: Bet Lost


Sacramento at L.A. Clippers

-Clippers -8.5

Pick: Clippers

Result: Bet Lost


Stay Away:


Washington at Charlotte

-Washington -2.5

Pick: Stay Away 



2/7/21 Spread Picks:


Pick of the Day:


None


Advantage Picks:


Utah at Indiana

-Utah -3.5

Pick: Utah


Boston at Phoenix

-Phoenix -3.5

Pick: Phoenix


No Advantage Picks:


Miami at NYK

-Miami -5.5

Pick: NYK


Sacramento at L.A. Clippers

-Clippers -8.5

Pick: Clippers


Stay Away:


Washington at Charlotte

-Washington -2.5

Pick: Stay Away



Notes:

I split my picks up into four categories.


Pick of the Day is the bet or bets I feel most strongly about.  There is not necessarily a “Pick of the Day” every day and, some days, there may be more than one.


Advantage Picks are picks where my analysis has gleaned some insight, or advantage, with these picks.


No Advantage Picks are picks where I have no special insight or advantage.  I do not recommend placing these bets.


Stay Away are games where there is too much volatility, or too many unknowns, to even venture a pick.


I recommend only betting the “Pick of the Day” and “Advantage Picks.


Betting Lines are from the day of and are taken from https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/las-vegas/


2/6/21 Spread Picks


Pick of the Day:



POR at NYK

-POR -1

PICK: NYK

Result: Bet Won



Advantage Picks:


TOR at ATL

-TOR -6

PICK: ATL

Result: Bet Won


SA at HOU

-HOU -1.5

PICK: SA

Result: Bet Won


GSW at DAL

-DAL -4

PICK: GSW

Result: Bet Won


DET at LA

-LA -14

PICK: DET

Result: Bet Won



No Advantage Picks:


DEN at SAC

-DEN -3.5

PICK: DEN

Result: Bet Lost


BRK at Philly

-Philly -1.5

PICK: Philly

Result: Bet Won


MIN at OKC

-OKC -1

PICK: OKC

Result: Bet Won


MEM at NOLA

-NOLA -1.5

PICK: MEM

Result: Bet Lost



Stay Away:


CHI at ORL

-ORL -2.5

PICK: STAY AWAY


MIL at CLE

-MIL -10.5

PICK: STAY AWAY

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