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Crick's Picks: NHL, MLB, & NBA - 5/1/25

UGH!!! Another ROUGH ONE Yesterday Folks!! Seem to be "Zigging" when we're supposed to "Zag" right now!! We did manage to find a couple winners on the ice (Shout out to the Caps!!), but still netted a small loser in that category... We lost BOTH of our plays in the Association, and they really weren't even a "Sweat" for us... So BOOOO THAT!! Last, AND MAYBE LEAST, the Diamond took us BACK TO THE WOODSHED yesterday, as we were DOWN almost 5 Units in that category alone!! All in all.... We booked LOSERS in every sport last night & I'd rather have a ROOT CANAL done, than have that happen & that's a kick in the expletive deleted!! We were DOWN just north of 7 Units, when the smoke cleared last night & that just WON'T DO My Friends!! They've got me slightly IRRITATED the last couple days, but we know THESE THINGS HAPPEN!! I'M COMING BACK OUT FIRING TODAY & as the GREAT "50 Cent" would say.... We're gonna GET RICH... OR DIE TRYIN!! Excuse me Folks..... I've got BOTH FISTS FULL & I'm HEADED BACK TO THE WINDOW!! You & Your Beautiful Families STAY SAFE Out There!!! Good Luck & Good Gamblin!!!!

TUNE IN for "Crick's Corner" at 3:00 PM EST (Monday - Friday) over on the "Sportspicks" Channel on Rumble!! Hope To See Y'all There!!!!

ATS = Against The Spread

ML = MoneyLine

60 Minute ML = Game Must Be Won Without Overtime (Hockey)

ALT = Alternate Spreads

SGP = Same Game Parlay

TT = Team Total

IPP = Individual Player Props

PL (Puck Line) = -1.5/+1.5 Goals (Hockey)

RL (Run Line) = -1.5/+1.5 Runs (Baseball)

NRFI = No Runs First Inning (Baseball)

YRFI = Yes Runs First Innings (Baseball)

1/2 Unit = .5 Units (50% Unit)

1/4 Unit = .25 Units (25% Unit)

SPRINKLE = At Your Discretion (DON'T GO CRAZY!!)

THESE ARE NOT SPORTSPICKS "OFFICIAL PICKS"

ALL MY ODDS COME FROM DRAFTKINGS

Crick's Picks Results: NHL, NBA, & MLB (4/30/25) / YTD

4/30/25

NHL

  • 2-3 ATS -.24 Units

0-1 (2-Unit Plays)

2-2 (1-Unit Plays)

NHL (4/30/25) Overall = -.24 Units

NBA

  • 0-2 ATS -2.00 Units

0-2 (1-Unit Plays)

NBA (4/30/25) Overall = -2.00 Units

MLB

  • 3-7 ATS -2.81 Units

3-7 (1-Unit Plays)

  • 0-1 ML -1.00 Units

0-1 (1-Unit Plays)

  • 0-1 NRFI Parlay -.5 Units

0-1 (1/2-Unit Plays)

  • 0-1 YRFI Parlay -.5 Units

0-1 (1/2-Unit Plays)

MLB (4/30/25) Overall = -4.81 Units

NHL, NBA, & MLB (4/30/25) Overall = -7.05 Units

Year To Date

NHL

  • 158-221 ATS -16.48 Units

9-10 (2-Unit Plays)

143-195 (1-Unit Plays)

6-16 (1/2-Unit Plays)

Playoff Results

These Results Have Already Been Factored Into The YTD Results... This Section Is Simply To Track Our Playoff Results, Individually, As Well.

  • 19-29 ATS -2.04 Units

3-5 (2-Unit Plays)

15-24 (1-Unit Plays)

1-0 (1/2-Unit Plays)

NHL Playoffs To Date = -2.04 Units

NHL Year To Date = -16.48 Units

NBA

  • 90-72 ATS +22.56 Units

5-2 (3-Unit Plays)

26-25 (2-Unit Plays)

59-45 (1-Unit Plays)

  • 11-15 ML +.92 Units

1-1 (2-Unit Plays)

9-12 (1-Unit Plays)

1-2 (1/2-Unit Plays)

  • 0-1 IPP -1.00 Units

0-1 (1-Unit Plays)

Playoff Results

These Results Have Already Been Factored Into The YTD Results... This Section Is Simply To Track Our Playoff Results, Individually, As Well.

  • 12-18 ATS -2.95 Units

0-1 (3-Unit Plays)

2-1 (2-Unit Plays)

10-16 (1-Unit Plays)

  • 2-2 ML +2.35 Units

2-1 (1-Unit Plays)

0-1 (1/2-Unit Plays)

NBA Playoffs To Date = -.6 Units

NBA Year To Date = +22.48 Units

MLB

  • 59-96-4 ATS -7.71 Units

3-1 (2-Unit Plays)

54-85-4 (1-Unit Plays)

2-10 (1/2-Unit Plays)

  • 14-19-2 ML -2.77 Units

14-18-2 (1-Unit Plays)

0-1 (1/2-Unit Play)

  • 2-13 NRFI Parlay -3.07 Units

2-13 (1/2-Unit Plays)

  • 5-10 YRFI Parlay +8.54 Units

5-10 (1/2-Unit Plays)

  • 2-3 YRFI/NRFI (Combined) Parlay +4.4 Units

2-3 (1/2-Unit Plays)

MLB Year To Date = -.61 Units

NHL, NBA, & MLB Year To Date (Combined) = +5.39 Units

Crick's Picks: NHL, NBA, & MLB - 5/1/25

PAY ATTENTION TO THE UNIT AMOUNT RECOMMENDED FOR EACH PICK

5/1/25

NHL (6 Picks)

  • Ottawa Senators - 60 Minute Line ML (+125) vs Toronto Maple Leafs 1-Unit Play / 7:10 PM EST

  • Minnesota Wild ML (+140) vs Vegas Golden Knights 2-Unit Play / 7:40 PM EST

  • Minnesota Wild -1.5 (+300) vs Vegas Golden Knights 1-Unit Play / 7:40 PM EST

  • Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (+136) vs Dallas Stars 1-Unit Play / 9:40 PM EST

  • Colorado Avalanche -2.5 (+235) vs Dallas Stars 1-Unit Play / 9:40 PM EST

  • Los Angeles Kings/Edmonton Oilers OVER 6.5 (+110) 1-Unit Play / 10:10 PM EST

Total Units Invested NHL (5/1/25) = 7 Units

NBA (2 Picks)

  • New York Knicks -2.5 (+126) @ Detroit Pistons 1-Unit Play / 7:35 PM EST

  • Los Angeles Clippers -9.5 (+136) vs Denver Nuggets 1-Unit Play / 10:05 PM EST

Total Unit Invested NBA (5/1/25) = 2 Units

MLB (8 Picks)

  • Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5 (+170) vs Chicago Cubs 1-Unit Play / 12:35 PM EST

  • New York Mets -2.5 (+197) vs Arizona Diamondbacks 1-Unit Play / 1:10 PM EST

  • Minnesota Twins -1.5 (+136) @ Cleveland Guardians 1-Unit Play / 1:10 PM EST

  • Chicago White Sox ML (+154) vs Milwaukee Brewers 1-Unit Play / 2:10 PM EST

  • Chicago White Sox -1.5 (+277) vs Milwaukee Brewers 1-Unit Play / 2:10 PM EST

  • Toronto Blue Jays -1.5 (+176) vs Boston Red Sox 1-Unit Play / 7:07 PM EST

  • Detroit Tigers -2.5 (+186) @ Los Angeles Angels 1-Unit Play / 9:38 PM EST

  • San Francisco Giants -3.5 (+223) vs Colorado Rockies 1-Unit Play / 9:45 PM EST

NRFI/YRFI Parlays

1/2-UNIT PLAY RECOMMENDED FOR EACH OF THESE PARLAYS

NRFI (No Runs First Inning) Parlay

  • Kansas City Royals/Tampa Bay Rays (-130) 1:10 PM EST

  • Athletics/Texas Rangers (-110) 2:35 PM EST

  • Washington Nationals/Philadelphia Phillies (+105) 6:45 PM EST

Total Odds Boost = +592

YRFI (Yes Runs First Inning) Parlay

  • Arizona Diamondbacks/New York Mets (+100) 1:10 PM EST

  • Milwaukee Brewers/Chicago White Sox (-115) 2:10 PM EST

  • Colorado Rockies/San Francisco Giants (+110) 9:45 PM EST

Total Odds Boost = +685

Total Units Invested MLB (5/1/25) = 9 Units

Total Units Invested: NHL, NBA, & MLB (5/1/25) Overall = 18 Units

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Good Luck Today Folks!!!!

-Crickett

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