It's an unfortunate fact that the shady history of pick selling prevents many from benefiting from winning advice. At its core, the value proposition is powerful: have your bets guided by world-class expert opinions at the cost of a tiny fraction of the amount being risked on bets.
It has been the Pregame.com mission to create a content platform that addresses the doubts while proving the expertise.
8 facts that make Pregame.com different:
1) Most free content from professionals available anywhere.
Articles, forum conversations, daily audio, 6 hours of ESPN radio a week, 18+ video free picks a week, webinars, twitter, and more. Free content is listed first because: a) every sized bettor can benefit from the picks & tips at no cost and no commitment; b) this unmatched amount of content from our Pros is exposed to the world's scrutiny - Only a handicapper very confident in his expertise would be willing to embrace the exposure Pregame.com demands.
2) Unmatched Access to the Pros
Proven expertise is only a starting point. It's also important to get to KNOW the experts you are following. Do you like their handicapping style? Do you trust they have your best interest at heart? Since our Pros are betting the same games they release, when you follow their picks, you are in actuality betting ALONG WITH them. So the ultimate question is: who do you want to be your betting partner? EVERY Pro is required to make himself personally available. We have had to cut handicappers (and not add others) not willing to make this commitment. At Pregame.com, you not only know you are following the picks from a real person (unlike nearly every other site), but in addition, you are able to discover what kind of person he is. Once you find the Pros you like best, our unmatched access allows you to connect with and be helped by them personally - yet another unique benefit.
3) Every pick ever made by every Pro is available to review
Simply visit the Pros homepage, and click "See All Picks" link. Full transparency.
4) Every picks is graded at a widely available line
Lines must be available at 3 or more of the 7 books listed at PregameLines.com at the time the pick is made. If you have multiple outs, in the long run your personal results will be BETTER than the official results archived for each Pro.
5) W/L records you can trust
Any promoted record is aggressively policed for accuracy. Even the most talented humans make mistakes. That's why we've created a system where anyone can publically question any promoted record. Once questioned, the Pro is alerted, and required to provide proof. If he is wrong, a PUBLIC correction is made. If he is wrong twice in a month, he is suspended for the rest of that month. This system demands accuracy. It is telling that a Pro has NEVER been suspended for incorrect records, and less than 20 mistakes have required correction since this program began in 2010. Like we said: Records you can trust!
6) Lowest Priced top-quality pick site (less than so-called "guaranteed picks")
"Guaranteed Picks" sites typically charge TWICE as much for a pick - meaning they collect DOUBLE the Pregame.com amount when the pick wins. So, if they ever actually win more than half the time, you are actually paying more per pick. Even more dangerous than being more expensive, "guaranteed picks" are a deceptive marketing ploy. The amount risked by bettors is always much bigger than the cost of the pick - and these sites are certainly not offering a guarantee on the amount bet! Yet, these marketers attempt to create the false appearance of less risk. Very dangerous. On top of our regular prices being lower, Pregame.com offers more special discounts and promotions than any of our competitors.
7) Pregame Rewards
10% of every dollar spent each month is rebated, plus 20% applied to Pregame Points, which can be redeemed for prizes like big screen TVs, IPods, the hottest video game systems, and more. Join at www.PregameRewards.com
8) Buying a pick from us means you are doing business with a world-famous business
Pregame.com has been endorsed by some of the biggest brands in the world, including ESPN, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and Wall Street Journal. Our brand is our most valuable asset. We will not tarnish it no matter what. We have sold over a HALF MILLION picks in our history, and we have a perfect record with the Better Business Bureau. Nothing less than elite customer service is acceptable. One of our founders, Johnny Detroit, personally handles any unhappy customers. Any customer can post a complaint in the forum. Customer issues are never censored or moderated. Take a look at the forum on any given day: you may see a customer with an issue, but you NEVER see less than 100% effort to resolve that issues to the customer's benefit. No competitor even comes close.
Why did I take the time to write this up now? Because after many years of relentless effort to be different, refusing to trade on our brand for a quick profit, to overcome the justified skepticism, to remove the bad taste that prevents the many from betting the same games as the winning pros . . . those thousands of hours resulted in not the words above, but the reality behind those words. Pregame.com being different allowed us to attract the investment that built our new video studio, allows us to be the only handicapper show on ESPN Vegas, allows me to be on Colin Cowherd, and so much more. This list is the reason why - and my mission will be to not only insure the difference between Pregame.com and others remain - but to add to those differences.
Along those lines, in the next 10 days or so I'll be making an announcement that will be truly ground-breaking. An announcement that would be impossible without our commitment to being different.