Pepper McSausage Picks

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

Back when I was like 7 or 8, my mom dated this old guy. I’m not sure what the age gap was—my mom loved dating men older than her—but this one felt particularly old (though I now realize some people get grey hair much earlier in life than I could’ve ever anticipated). My mom’s father was around, technically, but he was mentally checked out and wasn’t a protector type, so I think my mom seeked that in her choice of men (which was generally shite). All of my mom’s exes live in my head like those people that can’t recognize faces. Their facial features are all a vague blur (is that redundant word choice?). As I’ve mentioned previously, my mom would always adapt her personality around whatever her men were into and this specific ex loved car shows. He had an old hot rod and we’d go to the random events where we’d park the car and hang out while other old people would come through and gawk at his beaut of a car. And we’d reciprocate to others. And back and forth we’d go! I just never understood the appeal of it all…but I recognize now, betting is my car show lol. People don’t generally care, and the ones that do, it feels like an ego driver to talk about your bets. Like best case scenario people give you a pleasant “nice” or a “you’re so cool”, but the more common scenario is just general indifference.

I’m striving for the ever elusive “you’re so cool”, particularly from my financé, but the best I get is a “your crippling our finances” or “is everyone online this bad at gambling”. Well I’ll show her!

Today’s Pick: SADDIQ BEY UNDER 6.5 REBOUNDS

It’s comfortably juiced at -137, but it’s free money after yesterday’s rather easy L. He has hit his over in 5 straight games, but the plus value over is the sort of temptation that gets people killed. No thanks!

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

Pick record: 16-17 (no thank you DeMario)