RJ, I am NOT a happy camper...

I was scrolling pregame this morning when I stumbled upon this...

 

Undefeated with the games I recommended to you on Thursday!

#1 for Friday)

As you know, I rarely sell picks . . . but this tournament stuff from my #1 private CBB guy here in Vegas is too good to keep to myself. We won a big game on Thursday.

I'll offer his best pick each day for the discounted amount of $15.

Available now for Friday, the his biggest bet of the entire first round - CLICK HERE to join us

 

After seeing this, I decided to purchase the pick for $15. The pick was Oakland +10 so I played accordingly. Before the game tips off I get wind of Marco (The GM of Picks at Pregame) has a 5* Top Play on Pittsburgh which is the other side! Oakland currently getting smoked by 18 with a minute left.

NOT COOL!

 I received a call from a capper in Las Vegas touting the same pick.  I told himto call me tonight after Pittsburgh crushes them.

 He has called me back and told me Louisville tonight.  I loved Louisville tonight before he gave me the pick.

 

Not sure what to do now as it came from a so called capper who hits it hard on one or two games a day.

In your case I would be totally pissed as I would have favored Marco since he is from the Pitt area.

SUCKS BRO, WOULDVE BROUGHT YOU TO 3-0 RIGHT STEW?

My only comment is that on Saturday or Sunday these " Private guy" top picks are free on RJ's posts (if he has one, sometimes he does and sometimes not), and now you want to charge for them, I am sorry RJ you own Pregame and hire the cappers to tout and sell their picks, i do not think you should be selling someone else's pick.

Just my opinion.

JW

 

 Definitely agree as a leader of pregame you do not tout and sell another pro's pick who is not a pregame capper.  Certainly does not value the other paid cappers not touted in the "my 5 top plays"

3 comments and 3 things I do not understand . . .

1) Because Marco had Pitt I shouldn't have released the top pick of the first round from a guy who has been winning for me all year?

2) Because I sometimes was nice enough to give away for free once or twice a week winning picks from this source, I should always give them away?

3) Knowing a private bettor who NEVER SELLS HIS PICKS ANYWHERE and giving you a chance to have them at a discounted rate somehow wrongs the Pregame Pros?

Some days you guys make it hard to do right by you . . .

Rj, Love the site and don't often say much but enjoy the banter. To your questions. 1) I don't think you should release a play opposite to Marco (a proven winner on Pitt games) from an outside source 2) Thanks for the free picks and you have the right to sell YOUR pick when you like 3) Yes, you are doing wrong by your pros by selling an outsider's picks. If I own a tennis club or golf club or anywhere I employ pros and then one weekend, one of the biggest and most profitable weekends in the industry I say to my members that I have a private pro that is awesome and you should buy his service and not my own pros, of course this is under cutting your employees, in my opinion you should not do this. Thanks for the site. Best of luck to all

RJ_Bell

3 comments and 3 things I do not understand . . .

1) Because Marco had Pitt I shouldn't have released the top pick of the first round from a guy who has been winning for me all year?

2) Because I sometimes was nice enough to give away for free once or twice a week winning picks from this source, I should always give them away?

3) Knowing a private bettor who NEVER SELLS HIS PICKS ANYWHERE and giving you a chance to have them at a discounted rate somehow wrongs the Pregame Pros?

Some days you guys make it hard to do right by you . . .

#1 . . . one of the biggest decisions a bettor has to make is decide how to use multiple sources when they contradict . . . but to make that decision, the bettor has to have the raw data. The #1 pick from my #1 source was that raw data, and I provided it.

So #3 is doing right by the community at the expense of the Pros? Whenever there must be a choice, the community wins at Pregame.com - and the Pros know that.

Well that is a catch and I guess between you and your employees (Pros). You have to have a good relationship with the pros and have trust both ways. It is best for the community to have the best pros on the site, which I believe you do, but if you under cut them and lose the tight knit relationship you seem to have you may lose the top pros and therefore be a negative for the community. If I was a pro I would not like it. But I guess most of your pros bet to make their money and only want the best for the community so I guess they don't mind

I was about to write . . .

It's telling that my recommendations have one loss in the last two days and that's what we are talking about.

BUT THINKING ABOUT IT, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS . . .

Rather, it a deep conversation about 1) the mission of Pregame.com - and 2) how to use multiple sources of info.

Good stuff.

#1 is easy . . . what helps you win (while generating enough money to keep all the free stuff going) will rule.

#2 . . . is very complicated. Before you say never contradict, think about the timing issue . . . if you never contradict, you cannot bet till your last source is in . . . is the possible buy-back if you bet early worth more or less than the line moves that may hurt you (since sharp action usually will have a worse line at gametime) . . . not easy answers, but a good conversation.