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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS
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AC's Wagercom 2006-2007 NBA Picks Season Record
Wins: 9 Losses: 7
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 56%
Record updated Saturdays and Mondays
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Our NBA expert AC has had 3 consecutive winning seasons picking NBA games against the spread for a combined 317-281 record yielding a 53% winning percentage which would have won you money including the VIG. AC does this out of the kindness of his heart and for the naked pictures of your girlfriends you send him as a token of your appreciation. So enjoy the columns and the picks..
AC'S NBA FREE PICKS WEEK 2:
We are one week into the season and already we have learned the Knicks are just as bad as we thought, we have learned that Gilbert Arenas loves to score, and we have learned that arguing with the referees will be tolerated about as much as being gay in the military, so don’t complain and the refs won’t tell.
It has been an interesting week with the Mavs and Nuggets getting their first wins while the Whorenets got their first loss. Are big changes brewing in the NBA? Could this be a precursor of a season of change? I doubt it. Give this another week and things will be back as they should be.
All of that said, I have been shocked, dismayed, and frankly surprised at the lack of coaching talent in the NBA. I haven’t seen teams so bereft of direction since Donny Rumfeld led the US troops (and we can all breath a sigh of relief that the Isiah Thomas of the military is now gone). With many coaches nearing what should be the end of their tenures, I thought I’d put down my ranking of top ten coaches most likely to be fired in order of probability (#1 is the most likely, #10 the least likely of the ten most likely, and #5 is still alive).
Ten coaches most likely to be fired:
10. Bernie Bickerstaff (Charlotte Bobcats):
There is a reason that 3 years later I still get the Bobcats and Whorenets confused and that is because both teams suck, except for maybe the Whorenets. Bernie Bickerstaff, who is also the Bobcat’s GM, should never be allowed to juggle two jobs at once unless those jobs are jizzmopper and change maker. Look for Bernie to move upstairs for good by the end of the year where he can spend his time trying to keep Michael Jordan from gambling away Jordan’s newfound ownership stake.
9. Jeff Van Gundy (Houston Rockets):
With Vince Schiavelli having passed away last year, Jeff Van Gundy is now up for all of the roles Vince would have taken (seriously, they look identical) which is probably good for Houston fans. Van Gundy’s teams have all the creativity of a lobotomized accountant. If the Rockets don’t get 55 wins, Van Gundy is in trouble.
8. George Karl (Denver Nuggets):
Karl is always likely to be fired due to his calm and welcoming demeanor, and by calm and welcoming I mean the exact opposite.
7. Terry Stotts (Milwaukee Bucks):
Yep, I am with all of you, I had no idea Terry Stotts was actually still a head coach in the NBA but then again I have no idea who Terry Stotts is. I am pretty sure he was the guy who went 52-85 with the Hawks, but no one would have rehired that guy, right?
6. Flip Saunders (Detroit Pistons):
He is no Larry Brown and frankly I am not sure if that is a compliment or an insult.
5. Dwane Casey (Minnesota Timberwolves):
I have nothing against Dwane Casey. I am sure he is a good guy and he may even be a good coach, but he is saddled with players Kevin McHale gave him and that is a problem. The Ricky Davis-Mark Blount combo is enough to make any coach nauseated but when the fans have to watch that crap every night, someone has to take responsibility. While it’s McHale’s fault, maybe Casey will get the blame.
4. Mike Fratello (Memphis Grizzlies):
Without Gasol, the Grizz are playing Mike Miller and essentially a bunch of first and second year players. While that is not Fratello’s doing, the slow methodical, grind it out style is his doing. I would rather be subjected to an Everybody Loves Raymond marathon than watch a full season of Grizzlies games.
3. Isiah Thomas (NY Knicks):
I would put him #1 but if he has lasted this long, whatever compromising pictures he has of James Dolan must still be in effect. Actually, that would make a good contest. Can you guess what kind of pictures Isiah has of Dolan to have lasted this long? I am going with Dolan diddling a homeless man while selling crack to a one-legged orphan, but I am not sure that is incriminating enough to have let Isiah spend the most money, have the worst record, and still keep his job.
2. Sam Mitchell (Toronto Raptors):
Out of all of the guys who played in the NBA, how is Sam Mitchell a coach? Why not Tiny Archibald, or Larry Nance, or Darren Daye? Seriously, why Sam Mitchell?
1. Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics):
Here is a quick analogy:
Doc Rivers: Celtics
A. Iceberg: Titanic
B. Cousin Oliver: Brady Bunch
C. Maneater: Janine Lindemulder
D. Weight Gain: Britney Spears
E. All of the above
And the correct answer is E.
Friday Night Free NBA Picks:
Utah -4 at Boston:
We now have our new favorite betting rule which is bet against the Celtics until Doc Rivers is gone. The team has given up on Doc faster than Britney gave up on her first husband. Doc says the right things but the team just does not respond. Add in a good Utah team and this shouldn't be close. Just hope Doc keeps playing Brian Scallacrappi 15 minutes a night. Scallacrappi fills up a box score less than Nicole Ritchie fills up at a McDonalds.
New York at Houston -10:
There are two things in life I hate, giving double digit points in an NBA game and being exposed to anything written by Jane Austen. That said, I refuse to believe the Knicks can cover 10 points. Yao is going to drop 40 on Eddy Curry and McGrady will be laughing all the way to 35. Just hope the Rockets keep the intensity up in the 4th quarter when they are up 20.
Denver +3 at Philadelphia:
Denver, welcome to the win column. Philadelphia, welcome back to sucking.
Milwaukee +6 at Washington:
Washington wins, but not by 6. It was either take this game or tell you to take Portland +3 at home vs. the Whorenets and nobody wants to do that.
Saturday Night Free NBA Picks:
After a horrible 1-3 start last Friday, AC has gone 7-1 giving you all much extra cash to add to your Taylor Rain video collection. Heck, if this keeps up you may even be able to add Taylor Rain.
Memphis at Phoenix -10:
I know the Sun have been playing like they all had micro-fracture surgery but they are bound to snap out of it and there is no better team to do that against than the Grizzlies. Take the Suns and hope they run all the way for 48 minutes.
Detroit +3.5 at Golden Shower State:
Taking the road team on the second of back to back nights is usually a recipe for disaster, kind of like shitting on a whore (I mean it might be fun to try, but at the end of the night you’re left with shit all over your bed, so there really are no winners). Anyway, the Pistons are a bit pissed off (hehehe, intentional bad alliteration) about their poor start and the Warriors are still the Warriors. We are now in year 5 or 6 of the Mike Dunleavy Jr. experiment and I am pretty sure it is not working out for anyone (well except for Dunleavy Jr.who is making about $50 mil.). Take the Pistons and hope RaWeed wasn’t out partying last night.
Seattle at Atlanta Over 201:
I am tempted to take the Sonics +3 but lets give the Hawks a bit of respect. A 4-1 start with Joe Johnson playing like an all-star is quite an accomplishment. They will still be lucky to win 35 games, but they deserve some early respect.
Orlando at Minnesota -4.5:
This is why they call it gambling.
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