The purpose of Qoxhi Picks is to first provide information and a money management structure that generates consistent profits for clients. The second objective is to provide this information in both an informative and engaging format … never losing site of the entertainment value of our product.

Some clients force me to add another task to my job … convincing them to wager on the plays we release as dictated by the money management strategy they adopted before the season began. This last one can be the most difficult of all.

Clients are always in control of their wagering, my work is to simply make recommendations that if followed have generated profits in all but four seasons over the past 27 years. This year clients following any of the three recommended money management strategies that are provided on this site are ahead on the season … and still I respect that some have exceeded the gains and some have failed to realize them while they manage their money in ways outside the parameters dictated by the Basic, Percentage Play or Top Pick Aggressive methods.

One of my favorite clients, who has been with the service since 1984, is very well informed and loves to follow the game … and he has his own strong opinions. When I offered him the New Orleans Saints over the Green Bay Packers in a recent Monday Night Football game he quickly said, “I already bet the Packers.”

After a brief discussion, he determined to bet the Saints against his original wager was a good idea, and it was, as the point spread underdog Saints rolled to a 51-29 win. It took a number of phone calls to convince him to wager on the first Premium Top Pick of the 2008 season when I informed him on the Friday before the Week Six schedule was played that the Monday Night matchup between the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns was the first of four Premium Top Picks.

He hated the pick on Friday. Spent time cautioning me on my wayward pick on Sunday, and couldn’t see how he could risk real money on the Browns on Monday morning.

“Listen,” I finally told him on Monday afternoon, “I’m not saying the Browns are better than the Giants, my work is finding the motivational spots that are more of a mismatch than the physical ones everyone is aware of. We don’t win them all, Premium Top Picks are 17-7 since we initiated the four Premium Top Pick routine in 2002, but this is the best play I have seen this year and I want you to make money … and this is the best I have to offer.”

He paused, thought for a moment, and then said, “Ok, I’ll go with it, but geeze I don’t like it.”

“It is a lot more important you like it after the game than before,” I reminded him.

Cleveland pinned the Giants with their first loss of the season, as the 8-point underdog Browns rolled to a stunning, to most viewers, 35-14 victory.

Same client didn’t like the Friday release of our second Premium Top Pick of 2008, and he told me in no uncertain terms. I don’t have as many days to convince him of this game as I did our first Premium Top Pick because the game is played on Sunday instead of Monday, but I suspect a couple more calls, and a Sunday morning explanation, will get the job done.

My job at Qoxhi is to manage my staff, handicap the games, write the stories, and assure that the information is delivered to you in a timely, informative and entertaining manner.

And, occasionally, to take extra measures while convincing clients to take our advice.