Pepper McSausage Picks

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

As if I didn’t already feel like I’m in purgatory by being back home, Cooper Flagg decided to sit out yesterday and halt all of our momentum. I’m gonna chalk that one up as a mental W though cuz he definitely would’ve scored 17 points last night, but mental wins are unfortunately stricken from the record books.

I’ve been blessed with outdoor time today. Immediately walk outside and see a black cat. Now I don’t believe in omens like that generally, but I do believe in them when it comes to gambling. So now I’m freaked out! Today is now a comfort food-type gambling day (bet the guys you love). It’s the only way to counter act the gambling gods and still enjoy yourself. I’m seeing my mom’s religious man today too, so maybe he’ll have a prayer he can do as some sort of defense against the dark arts. Prayer feels a lot like gambling. You’re just throwing against the wall all the same and hoping for something life changing. At least Etsy witches use more tangible things with ingredients and fire and smoke. For gambling and praying, you’re mostly just talking to yourself and hoping that some overseeing force is listening.

Today’s pick: ATLANTA HAWKS ML (-105), HAWKS 1ST HALF +.5 (-115) or JALEN JOHNSON OVER 9.5 REBOUNDS

Same thing as last time. If two hit, it counts a win!I don’t know if Kristaps is playing or not, but I know with certainty that Wemby isn’t. And that’s good enough for me! I’ve been having a lot of fun recently betting on the Hawks and Jalen Johnson specifically, so I’m going back to the well in a game that Vegas is chalking up to a coin flip. The Jalen Johnson prop scares me cuz a lot of people seem to be on it (it originally started at 8.5). But he’s been on a tear recently on the glass and he had his pothole-on-a-long-street game in the last one, so it should be smooth pavement for a couple games going forward!

Good luck everyone and I’ll see y’all on the other side!

Pick record: still 10-11 (rip Cooper)