PicksPal Launches Free Online Sports Pick Game

PicksPal Launches Free Online Sports Pick Game
Where Sports Fanatics Test Their Sports IQs For Bragging Rights


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/-- PicksPal CEO Tom Jessiman announced today the launch of PicksPal.com, a free online sports pick game where players use real odds to pick “games, not names” on major sports events. Each week Sports fanatics can challenge themselves, friends and the entire world to see who has the highest sports IQ.

PicksPal

PicksPal gives members the “rush of Vegas without the risk”. Members start the week with 1000 points they can use to make free sports picks on actual events including Pro Football, College Football, Baseball and more. At the end of the week the member with the most points earns the most important prize a sports fan can win: bragging rights.

PicksPal offers members the opportunity to participate in a variety of friendly social interactions, such as 1-on-1 Challenges, sports pick League competitions, and taunting other members via private messages and blogs. PicksPal also tracks members’ progress, offering an easy-to-read graphical analysis for weekly or ongoing challenges.
"PicksPal brings the time-honored tradition of sports bar trash-talk to a fun, weekly, online game," said PicksPal launch spokesperson and former NFL All-Pro Jason Sehorn. "The game provides the ultimate test for friends to finally prove who knows the most about sports."
PicksPal CEO, Tom Jessiman is enthusiastic. "PicksPal marries the passion of sports and the momentum of social networking with a free, fun, interactive and easy-to-play game," he stated. "We're confident fans will use PicksPal to enhance the enjoyment of watching their favorite teams and sports, as well as to create friendly rivalries with their friends and their friends' friends."

About PicksPal
Based in Mountain View, California, and created by Former CBS SportsLine.com, Sports.com and Ziff-Davis senior executive, Tom Jessiman, PicksPal.com launched in September 2005. PicksPal received its initial funding from Canaan Partners and counts Canaan general partner Maha Ibrahim and online marketing expert Kenneth Dotson as Board Members. PicksPal members compete in a weekly game, playing and earning social points by picking real events based on real odds. PicksPal members have the opportunity to risk their points on any of their favorite sports, including football, basketball, baseball, golf, boxing, cycling, motor sports and soccer. At the end of the week -- the member accumulating the most points wins.



Free Press Release Service