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The short answer
A game with no point spread. Both teams are even.
What is a pick'em / pick in sports betting? And now, with his picks for today's games — the man who's right 52 percent of the time — Smooth Jimmy Apollo. Thank you, Brent. Our first game today, Denver and New England, is too close to call. Aw. But if you're one of those compulsive types who just has to bet, well, I don't know... hmm... Denver. Woo-hoo! Denver! That was The Simpsons — Smooth Jimmy Apollo, right 52 percent of the time, calling Denver and New England too close to call. When even the picks guy can't split two teams, the board can't either. That's a pick 'em. A game with no point spread. Both teams are even. In plain terms: the market can't split these teams — no favorite, no points. Just pick who wins. “Bears and Packers are a pick'em — no spread to worry about covering.” Let's use this example. The board shows PK. There are no points to give or take: back Kansas City and they simply have to win. A one-point win and a twenty-point win grade exactly the same. Lines and prices can differ by sportsbook. Nothing here guarantees a result or tells you to bet. Lines move and books differ. Nothing here is a guarantee or a command to bet — it's how the number works.
Knowing the language is step one — knowing the true price is the edge. The Cold Line’s signal desk tracks the no-vig fair number and the closing-line value behind terms like this, before the market moves.
No favorite! Just pick the winner. Usually shown as PK or PICK.
Term quiz
1.A pick ’em is a game where…
2.On a pick ’em, what settles the spread ticket?
3.Does a pick ’em mean the two teams are equally good?
Explore the next question before you place a bet.
You know what Pick'em / Pick means. Now see it in action: The Cold Line’s signal desk prices the no-vig fair number before the market moves — and publishes the closing-line-value receipts to prove it. A signal desk, not another tout or handicapping service.
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