Dave Essler - Sports Betting Picks - Free Picks - Handicapper - Pregame.com

Good luck on the card tonight Mr. Dave

Great job on yesterday's picks as you are now doing just as good with the sides as the totals. Had a question if you will be doing a March madness package deal for next month or is it only your 30 day all access package we will have to purchase to get those games?

csla95

Great job on yesterday's picks as you are now doing just as good with the sides as the totals. Had a question if you will be doing a March madness package deal for next month or is it only your 30 day all access package we will have to purchase to get those games?

Pregame (Johnny) puts up (and take down) the March Madness and other packages (as opposed to the individual Pros). My guess is that yes, as in the past, we will all have March Madness packages. When and how much is dictated by the boss(es). If you want something in the interim through the Final Four, if you emailed johnny@pregame.com he may well throw something together that works for you? He doesn't keep much hair on his head, but that hasn't slowed his creativity :) His kids will do that when they get older.

Thanks for the quick response as I will e-mail him on this and yes you are right kids will definitely do that to you as I have 5 of them. Keep up the great job and good luck this weekend. Out of all the handicappers on this website I consider you and Nover the best and most consistent.

csla95

kids will definitely do that to you as I have 5 of them

Wow. You are gambling with more than money, then. More power to you, buddy. My two are in College. Just more expensive headaches, really. Sometimes I think it was easier when I could see them everyday, rather than wonder what the hell they're up to now. 

Mr. Essler,

There is absolutely no reason why the "moderators" here should not post this message--I've written HUNDREDS of messages since being a member of Pregame--even though they've all been respectful (blunt, but respectful), for some reason they never get posted.
The 3* play on UCSB today was a downright awful selection--most of the others didn't turn too well either. To have hundreds of people (like myself) paying hard-earned money to not only purchase your plays, but to also wager behind them, is serious business...it really is. I do practice bankroll management; however, I don't spend money to lose...I spend it to win, and I pay people like yourself hard-earned money to steer me in the right direction.
Don't get me wrong--I have no problem losing--however, the way plays lose means something to me. How on earth can anyone trust any handicapper (moving forward), when he releases a 3* play with a strong write-up to boot, that loses by close to triple the margin of the point spread? I am simply appalled, quite honestly...to be on the losing end of something like that goes a much longer way than just your "average" loss. I am very disappointed...

Sincerely,

PR

@ pablor.. dude.. if you pay for the pick, that does not mean it will win.. otherwise I would bet my whole savings account on the pick.. knock it off and move on

pablor, like ppl who do this full time stress; think of it as an investment. You should have the bankroll where you are making a small investment to get information about where to invest your money, just like some ppl get paid to give stock advice. The info they pass along can lead to a good long term investment. Don't think of it as winning and losing, more as a small piece of your money growing larger over time, where it can fluctuate in the short-term. Hope that helps.

You are free to feel/think any way you want. I'd be disappointed as well. My reaction to it might be different, or it might not. As you may or may not know, years ago I bought plays, so I know what the expectations of most people are. There have been more than the USCB game that have fallen short of said expectation in the last couple of weeks. I could go on about what we've done the last year, two or three, but that does not matter to most people. I know that.

One thing I will say, though. Most bettors that people follow feels badly when plays lose. Probably more than they should. Most bettors that people follow feels great when plays win. Probably more than they should. The sun rose today. My kids still love me. My dog wagged his tail. But, it's how we feel that and how we act (or don't) on those feelings that defines us.

Let me ask you this, which is not meant to take away from the game(s). If USCB had won outright, would you have said what a great job we did? If they had lost on a buzzer-beater would you have questioned the call at all? If every other play won and only that one lost, would you feel the same way?

If Chris Eversley, CP's best player, had played, they may have won by even more. He did not play, which was not common knowledge prior to tip, so I made the bet. Much to my chagrin Dylan Royer could not miss three point shots, especially after it was a three point game with 15:00 to play. It was a seven point game with 8:00 to play. I "feel" like going on, but I also "feel" like it would be, at this point in time, not the highest and best use of my time.

When we win we have more clients. When we lose we have less. When we win, people think we walk on water. When we lose people think we cannot swim in said water. the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.Thanks for the opportunity to address this, and again my bad on the USCB bet.

Dude, You picked the wrong pro to bash on. This guy doesnt throw out a 3* play day in and day out, with a different name even though he lost the night before.This guy actually cares. Trust me, he is not in it for your money either, so do your homework.