It seems like the NBA season has just started, but we're already nearly two full months into it. PickLogic's performance over the past 50 days has been pretty much what we expected: a 15-11 win-loss record, and - more importantly - a 6.98% positive increase.

But PickLogic's true effectiveness is always measured in the same way: by how well we avoid long losing streaks. (If you haven't noticed by now, the whole system is based on that specific element. Avoid long losing streaks, and the value of our clients' portfolios continues to move ahead steadily.)

How have we done through the first part of the NBA season? Two 3-game losing streaks, one 2-game losing streak...and that's it. (And we've thrown in two 5-game winning streaks, for good measure.)

(So...in other words...pretty good. Hence the nearly 7% gain in less than two months. And our 2009 goal was to be over 30%, and - at +33.4% so far and just 10 days to go - that looks like a safe bet as well!)

Accordingly, we want to thank you all for your continued patronage; especially our new members (PickLogic.com has gained more new members in the past two months than we had in the first 10 months of the year combined). Please don't hesitate to let us know what you like (or don't like) about PickLogic, and how/if we can improve it in any way. You might be surprised to see how quickly you get a response if you send it to support@picklogic.com; at least one of our Customer Service representatives is nearly always on call.

We'll wrap this post by giving you all of the picks that "qualify" for Monday's games; note that - as usual - only one made the grade as the official selection. (And that we expect to go 3-1 or 2-2 with these selections.)

Monday's Qualifying Picks:

- Milwaukee/Indiana, UNDER the total of 202.5
- Utah/Orlando, UNDER the total of 204
- Sacramento/Chicago, UNDER the total of 200.5
- LA Clippers/San Antonio, OVER the total of 193 (*this is the pick*)

Thanks again, and have a great holiday season and a happy new year.

Labels: 2009 NBA, basketball picks, NBA, over/under, Picklogic

We're 40 days into the calendar year, and it's time for the first PickLogic post of 2009. It's been an excellent NBA season so far; the results speak for themselves:

November: +2.75% (6-6 win-loss record)
December: +4.94% (10-6)
January: +3.02% (7-10)
February: +3.31% (5-2, so far)

As usual, we've experienced very consistent growth, regardless of our win-loss record (which speaks to the risk management of the PickLogic system). Which means it's probably time to point out how PickLogic works for gamblers and non-gamblers.

-- If you're a gambler, these results are insignificant. What gambler wants to put $10,000 into a sportsbook account, and see it grow to $10,300 after a month? Sounds pretty boring if you're looking for any type of excitement.

-- If you're an investor, these results are fantastic. Any investor would take a 3%+ month-over-month increase; we're on pace for a 30%+ yearly return. In this market, that's about as good as it gets. (Not to mention the fact that there hasn't been a moment in the last 4 months in which our clients' portfolios were even as much as 10% at-risk - in other words, there was never a chance that more than 10% of our clients' portfolios would be lost.)

So for the NBA season, we're up a shade over 14%, and we're +6.33% for 2009 so far.

(And yes, there are sportsbooks who are starting to refuse our clients if they're following PickLogic to the letter - we take this as a compliment!)

Feel free to write a note to support@picklogic.com, or call us at 888-808-PICK if you'd like to talk to a live person!

Labels: 2009 NBA, baseball betting, basketball picks