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January 07, 2024
Smokehouse Mike's Basketball Preview
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SMU travels to #15 Memphis as a 7.5 point dog with a total of 153.5
Memphis’s Taylor is a game time decision. Williams and Mills are out.
Early public action shows 54% lean toward Mem and 75% favor the over.
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SA travels to Cleveland as a 10.5 point dog with a total of 231.5
SA’s Sochan, McDermott,Johnson, Cissoko, Branham are game time decisions.
Collins is out. Cle’s Mobley,Jerome,and Garland are out.
Early public action shows 56% lean toward Cleveland and 62% favor the over.
Portland travels to Brooklyn as an 8.5 point dog with a total of 226.5
Portland’s Walker,Thybulle,Minaya are game time decisions. Brown and Aidan are out.
Bkln’s Simmons is out.
Early public action shows 63% lean toward Portland and 78% favor the over.
NO travels to Sacramento as a 3.5 point dog with a total of 235.
NO’s Williams is a game time decision. Ryan and Alvarado are out.
Sac’s Lyles is a game time decision.
Early public action shows 66% lean toward NO and 82% favor the over.
Atlanta travels to Orlando as a 1.5 point fave with a total of 238.5
Atlanta’s Hunter,Krejci, and Gueye are out. Orlando’s Wagner, Isaac, Ingalls, Harris are out
Fultz, Carter, Black,Bitadze are game time decisions.
Early public action shows 63% lean toward ATL and 64% favor the over.
MN travels to Dallas as a 3.5 point favorite with a total of 231.5
Dallas’ Williams,Morris,Lively,Holmes and Luka are
game time decisions. Kleber and Exum are out.
Early public action shows 69% lean toward MN and 85% favor the over
Memphis travels to Phoenix as a 4.5 point dog with a total of 227.5
Mem’s Williams, Morant are game time decisions. Rose and Clarke are out
Phoenix’s Little and Bol are out. Lee, Gordon, and Durant are game time decisions.
Early public action shows 59% lean toward PHX and 78% favor the under.
Detroit travels to Denver as a 16.5 point dog with a total of 235.5
Detroit’s Umude,Burks are game time decisions. Stewart and Martin are out.
Denver’s Strawthere and Cancar are out.
Early public action shows 67% lean toward Detroit and 91% favor the under.
Tor travels to GS as a 2.5 point dog with a total of 236.5
Tor Trent is a game time decision. Porter and Koloko are out.
GS’s Payton, Paul and Green are out. Kuminga is a game time decision
Early public action shows 74% lean toward GS and 62% favor the under.
LA Clippers travel to LA Lakers as a 3.5 point fave with a total of 231.5
Clippers’ Diabate is out. Lakers’ Vincent, Hachimura are out. Russell and Davis are GTD.
Early public action shows 89 % lean toward Clippers and the over/under is Pick’em
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Sorry Folks... Rumble was acting real "wonky" yesterday afternoon, and neither of the shows ever went live over there. I've already put up the replay of "Crick's Corner" from yesterday. Here's the replay from our first official episode of "Spittin' Tuth", for those who may be interested!! We're gonna be talking a little bit of EVERYTHING on this show, and we'll be doing it Friday Nights at 9:30 PM EST going forward!! Hope y'all enjoy!!!! STAY SAFE Out There!! Good Luck & Good Gamblin!!!!
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.... CAN WE PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE PLAY SOMETHING BESIDES BASEBALL?!?!?! Yesterday very well may have been the WORST INDIVIDUAL DAY I'VE EVER HAD since I started releasing "Crick's Picks"!! I've gotta go "Back to the Drawing Board" when it comes to the Diamond, because it's been DEVASTATING the last few days!! I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR FEEDBACK, in recent days, and please know that it DOESN'T FALL ON DEAF EARS!! I understand that I'm getting a little "too cute" when it comes to trying to find VALUE in Baseball, and I probably need to revert back to "Occam's Razor" & know that... The simplest explanation is probably THE BEST!! I probably will start laying a little more "juice" when it comes to the MLB, because I've been HOOKED countless times now trying to get GREEDY for the value!! 100% OF NOTHING IS STILL NOTHING CRICKETT!!!! We'll see how it goes moving forward, but as I've told y'all NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE NOW.... Your BEST BET is probably just to FADE my Baseball plays & STACK YOUR BREAD!! However, I know some of you are LOYAL TO THE VERY END & I appreciate that more than y'all could ever know... BUT... There's a FINE LINE between being LOYAL and being FOOLISH, so REAL TALK.... TREAD LIGHTLY with my Baseball Picks, because I'M ...
