Pepper McSausage Picks

A pick a day until my mom comes back to life.

Omg, don’t let us get hot! We officially flirt with .500 again after far too long being on the other side of it. Trends be damned, we are ready for the big time!

We’re here for another installment of tales from the bathroom! My brother and I have been spending a lot of time with my mom’s man. Even though he and my mom were never married and he has no tangible ties to us, he’s been very willing to stay on as a father figure and friend to my brother. No small task considering my brother’s mental makeup; I’ve been pleasantly surprised at his willingness to stay engaged with us. Him and my brother don’t have a lot of friends, so it’s reassuring for me when I head home that they have each other. The man loves talking about my mom, and it’s nice to get added context of her, especially with her being gone now. But… I’m not gonna lie, sometimes the added context feels like he’s talking about someone I didn’t know and that parts a bit jarring. In a relationship, you see a side of your partner that most others get to see, but it’s weird hearing about that side when it’s your mom. She was a lot of different things to a lot of different men, but the person she’s been the last few years, the empty shell of herself, is not how I want to remember her. It’s good that she seemed to have some sort of individuality with this man, but it’s hard reminiscing about this version of herself. I wish I could do that with some of her exes, when she had more life to her, but many of those men are dead too. I fried my brain in college and don’t have the memory I wish I had and, while I try everyday to improve it, it pains me knowing that these recent memories of her are the ones that are most accessible to me.

Today’s pick: COOPER FLAGG OVER 16.5 POINTS

I have a lot of fun picks today, but I wanted to make sure that, while I’m riding this wave of momentum, today’s pick was the one most likely to lose :P. I don’t really understand this line placement, maybe this is where it normally is, or maybe people are betting it up (hopefully not). But he’s only hit this over in 4 of 15 games (27%). It feels like it’s screaming at you to take the under! I’ll will not be falling for that… the Knicks and Mavs both play at a high pace and the Knicks defense is very flammable right now (since OG has been out). And especially on the road. :DDD

Good luck everyone and, as always, I’ll see you on the other side!

Pick record: 10-11 (thank you Orlando!)