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The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, LeBron James made some headlines by saying he was going to release some NFL picks this weekend after he correctly predicted the Lions to beat the Packers on Thursday Night Football.
Y’all know I love football. With that said I’m thinking about doing my picks of the week(NFL games) tomorrow on IG live before they start. I did pick Detroit over GB TNF. Anyways we’ll see 🤔🤷🏾‍♂️
— LeBron James (@KingJames)September 30, 2023
Of course that tweet is from Saturday and the Lions had already beaten the Packers, but we’ll have to take his word for it. So Sunday morning, after the Jags were whooping up on the Falcons, he released his picks.
*They are all moneyline picks. No spreads.
Now that’s a lot to process as there were 15 games on Sunday and Monday. But now that we’ve played the games, I revisited his picks and he was on the money! 14-2! He makes Nicky Smokes look like Clay Travis! And Bron threw some upsets in there with Tampa and Cincinnati winning outright.
Now LeBron has never exactly been loved by Barstool, outside of Brandon Walker, Connor Griffin and a few others. But Dave Portnoy is on record was saying he’d love LeBron if LBJ would endorse Barstool. So I’m going to extend the olive branch in a partnership that only makes sense. I am officially inviting LeBron James to join Trust the Data as our Lead NFL Moneyline Analyst. I pick props, so this wouldn’t overlap. Moneyline picks are great and he’s obviously got a big following. This could be a mutually beneficial partnership.
LeBron – the ball is in your court. You make a lot of money on and off the court, but I will pay you out of pocket for joining the team. Additionally you will get some Trust the Data merch and get to work hand-in-hand with myself and our Lead MLB Analyst, Chris Klemmer. Feel free to let me know at your earliest convenience and hopefully we’re working together soon.
And if you’re still reading and you’re not following Trust the Data on twitter and instagram, you should for all your sports gambling picks. We’ve got you covered all year long!
