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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS
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AC's Wagercom 2008-2009 NBA Picks Season Record
Wins: 57 Losses: 52 Ties: 0
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 52%
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AC'S NBA 2008-2009 NBA FREE PICKS WEEK 14:
There have been a lot of strange happenings in the NBA over the past week or so. We’ve had on court and off court shenanigans proving that the NBA can provide 24 hour entertainment. Below we’ll look at a few of the newsworthy stories:
Eddy Curry’s baby mamma and one of his illegitimate kids were murdered:
No one here at wagercom.com wants to joke about this. It is a disgusting act that someone performed (see I even avoided a bad porn joke there about disgusting acts such as the super bowl blumpkin).
Anyway, what I found interesting is that Eddy Curry was paying $15k in child support a month, the three year old boy was his as was the 9 month old girl who was killed, he had to take a paternity test in September as there was a dispute as to who was her father, and he is currently married with four kids. So now Eddy may have to welcome his illegitimate 3 year old son into his family. And if you do the math, having a 1 year old and a 3 year old by a woman who is not your wife while your wife has four of your own kids means Eddy was involved in quite a bit of extra curricular events.
At least this is affecting his on court play (ok, I said I wouldn’t joke about this but I couldn’t resist).
There has been a run on ex-Bulls power forwards at county prisons throughout the country:
First Jason Caffey was arrested for failing to pay more than $200k in child support for one of his many kids born out of wedlock. In fact Caffey has put Shawn Kemp to shame as he has 10 kids by 8 different women. Then Corie Blount was indicted for selling marijuana and has there ever been a more appropriate name for a pot dealer than Blount?
Somewhere Dickey Simpkins, Stacey King, and Bill Wennington are anxiously avoiding answering their phones or opening their doors.
Dwyane Wyane Wade gave his wife herpes:
I mentioned this story last week but it bears repeating as the news gets even better. Apparently his wife demanded a list of the women whom he slept with (and I have a feeling that list was longer and thicker than Lexington Steele’s johnson) and she put all of his important stuff into the living room and bashed them with a baseball bat. But hey, apparently he’s now dating Gabrielle Union so i guess it was worth it. Though if you happen to date Ms. Union after Dwyane Wade has been there, you may want to check for some little red bumps in your nether region.
Young big men are starting to break out:
Ok, I had to put some actual basketball content here and for those of you not paying attention, the NBA is filled with young centers and power forwards who are starting to rack up impressive numbers. Over the last 5 games, Greg Oden (and AC has firmly remained on the Oden bandwagon) is averaging 16 points and 11 rebounds while Andrew Bynum is averaging 26 points and 14 rebounds. Those are huge numbers.
Consider that Oden has played only ~25 college games in his career and those were with an injured wrist and 2 years ago and you can see the upside he has. Bynum is showing that if he gives effort every night, he can be dominant.
Keep your eye on these two as well as Kevin Love and Brook Lopez. The rebirth of the center is under way and you heard it here first.
Ray Allen and Mo Williams got snubbed for the all-star game:
First of all, there is no way the Magic should have more all-stars than the Celtics or Cavs who are the two best teams in the East. Secondly, Ray Allen has been the best player on the Celtics this year and they have the best record in the league so how can he not be in the game? Thirdly, Mo Williams has opened up so much room for LeDong to drive and he has taken so much pressure off of him offensively that LeDong can use more energy on defense where he has been a monster.
If I were running the NBA, first I would make all cheerleaders dance nude, then I would outlaw music playing during the game in the arenas, and then I would take Jameer Nelson and Devin Harris off of the all-star team this year put Ray Allen and Mo Williams on it.
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Boston -5.5 at Detroit:
Boston has their groove back while Detroit is more up and down than Barbie Dahl in Romancing the Bone. If the Celtics are going to struggle, it is against a good team on the road but Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo just got left off of the all-star team and I think they are going to want to prove something here. Detroit is still trying to integrate a healthy Richard Hamilton into their back court and their front court has been injured and just plain bad. The only thing that scares Kevin Garnett about Amir Johnson is the possibility of getting herpes. Take Boston and don’t worry if it is close at the half, plus don’t get too close to the TV or you might get burned by the blistering Eddie House.
LA Lakers -6 at Minnesota:
The TerribleWolves® have been on an amazing streak having won 10 out of 13 games despite the fact that their front court plays defense like Donald Rumsfeld plans for post-invasion occupations. In the streak, Minnesota has defeated exactly 2 teams above .500 and one of them was New Orleans who played without their entire starting front court. I am not buying the TerribleWolves® and I am especially not buying them against the Lakers, even in Minnesota. Andrew Bynum should be able to bother The Big Lazy Al Jefferson and who is going to stop Kobe? No seriously, who is going to stop him?
Oklahoma City at Utah -8:
Nobody has been on the Oklahoma bandwagon as much as I have over the past few weeks. It was in this space last week that I gave you all some early information by making them my sleeper team for next year. Durant is playing out of his gourd right now (though it is not clear why he was ever in a gourd, but I digress), Jeff Green is putting up 17 points and 8 boards like he belongs, and Russell Westbrook is making people forget about all of the great Thunder point guards of the past (you may need to think about that one for a second, but it is both sarcastic and true, I promise you). The problem is, bad teams don’t go into Utah and win. Especially teams who just defeated Utah by 21 points 2 weeks ago. The Jazz are in a terrible slump but what is a better slump buster than an upstart who anally violated you only a few short weeks ago? Take the jazz and hope Deron “Darren” Williams remembers that winning is what counts.
Washington at Philadelphia -10.5:
Wizard please.
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New Jersey +8 at Philadelphia:
I am back on the Sixers bandwagon, at least until Elton Brand starts playing 30 minutes a night and ruins the running game. Philadelphia is a fun team to watch because they hustle and generally seem to care about winning. Everything about this game points to a Sixers blow out. The Nets are finally playing down to their talent level, they are playing for the second night in a row on the road which means Vince Carter will give about 3 minutes of effort, and the Sixers can run teams out of the building. However, AC is taking the Nets and the points because everything in this game points the other way. It may not make sense in the big picture or in the little picture or in any picture at all except for maybe this one, but it is what it is. Take the Nets and hope they can slow Philly down.
Dallas at Miami -1:
Neither one of these teams is as good as their records but the Mavs are aging at a much faster rate. While Marion or Beasley or Haslem can bother Dirk, Dallas has no one who can bother Dwyane Wyane Wade. Plus, who is going to want to get too close to Wade now that they know he has herpes. Check please waiter.
Atlanta -1.5 at Milwaukee:
The Hawks have been surprisingly good on the second of back to back nights and the Bucks have been unsurprisingly crappy every night. With Michael Redd out for the year, the Bucks have been relying on Charlie Villanueva, Ramon Sessions, and Richard Jefferson. Not quite the big three of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett or even Josh Smith, Joe Johnson, and Mike Bibby. The Hawks should cruise here, especially because it is unlikely they were out late last night I Milwaukee as Milwaukee is to partying what Tony Allen is to dribbling. Take the Hawks and hope Joe Johnson comes to play.
Utah +9.5 at Portland:
Portland should win but 9.5 is too many points to give the Jazz. While Portland remains my playoff sleeper team due to Brandon Roy’s leadership, Greg Oden’s improvement, and more depth than any other team in the league, beating Utah by double digits is not easy. As long as the Jazz give effort, they should be able to keep this close, so just root for one Jazz player to get hot and help out Deron “Darren” Williams. And if you’re feeling lucky, think about the Wizards laying five to the Clippers or under 214 on the Warriors-Rockets game.
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