The NBA HORSE Challenge concludes Thursday evening at 9 p.m. ET with Chauncey Billups taking on Mike Conley and Zach LaVine battling Allie Quigley in the semifinals. A champion will be crowned in the finals shortly after. Event favorites Trae Young and Chris Paul were knocked out in the quarterfinals on Sunday, making this a wide-open competition. 

LaVine is the favorite to win outright at +200, followed by Conley (+250), Billups (+350) and Quigley (+500). Before locking in any NBA HORSE Challenge picks, you NEED to see what Mike Barner has to say.

A respected NBA expert and handicapper, Barner's work has appeared in Sports Illustrated and on Yahoo, RotoWire and KFFL. He's also been featured on ESPN Radio. Barner was on a 113-84 run on his NBA picks against the spread before the league went on hiatus, returning over $2,000 to $100 players. Anyone who has followed him is way up. With the NBA schedule currently paused, he's turned his attention to the NBA HORSE Challenge. 

We can tell you Barner is fading the favorite LaVine to win it all. LaVine rolled past Paul Pierce in the quarterfinals, but Barner doesn't like his value as he faces a tough road that includes a semifinal matchup against Quigley and then either Conley or Billups in the finals. 

Instead, Barner says a critical X-factor makes one player a must-back! This player has an array of shots that gives them an edge. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what he has to say before laying any bets down. 

So who wins the 2020 NBA HORSE Challenge? And which critical x-factor makes one player a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see who you need to back right now in the NBA HORSE Challenge, all from an expert who has returned over $2,000 on his NBA spread picks this season!