2009 March Madness NCAA Tournament is Near

It's the first Presidents Day for Barack Obama as the new leader of the United States, which reminds us of several things. Mainly, holy crap, we're halfway through February already.

What this means for us at Stock Lemon is that it will soon be March, where we will turn into the main squeeze on 2009 March Madness NCAA Basketball Tournament Bets.

After that, Obama's White Sox and the other 29 teams in the MLB will begin regular season play, and they are already reporting to Spring Training.

So, on this Presidents Day, ask not what Stock Lemon can do for you, but ask what you can do for Stock Lemon. Such as continuing to read our analysis and picks as we head into Spring.

Barack Obama Wins Presidency

Barack Obama has defeated John McCain in a landside in the 2008 Presidential Election, as we predicted weeks ago.

Obama preached change throughout his campaign, and we hope that you won a little change by voting on the clear favorite down the stretch.

You're going to hear a lot about the significance of Obama's win in terms of him being the first African-American President of the United States, but even more significant is the fact that the Washington Redskins are now 18-1 in predicting the next president.

With the Redksins losing their last home game prior to the election to the Steelers yesterday, the system called for the incumbent party to lose in the election. Indeed, Republican John McCain lost worse than the Skins the night before, putting the system back on track.

All Obama had to do was ride the Bus, or at least Jerome Bettis' former team, to lead him to the White House.

It's important to note once again that this system was a perfect 17-0 prior to the 2004 election, when George W. Bush had to ruin everything by defeating John Kerry in the election despite a Redskins loss to the Packers before voting day. Judging by the way Kerry attempts to catch a football, though, we think it's only fair that he was the one to buck the trend. So, after going winless since 2000, the Redskins last home game system is back on a winning streak.

We hope you went out and voted today, and we hope that your next vote will be one for Stock Lemon. And hopefully you cast that vote more than once every four years. Come back soon!

Don't Forget to Vote Today!

As a friendly public service announcement to our readers, we would like to remind everyone to go out and vote today on who you think should be the next president of the United States... or for whoever you are betting on.

We recommended Barack Obama a few weeks ago, and he is still the clear favorite, so if you can get him at any decent odds go ahead and take that bet.

As you can tell from the picture, the loser of the presidential election might have a career in the NFL ahead. Even if John McCain can't catch passes above his head.

No matter if you're Democratic or Republican, go out and vote... for Obama so that we can win some money.

Steelers Win, is Obama Next?

Earlier, we told you about the Redskins last home game before the election system which is 17-1 in predicting the next president of the United States since 1936. With that 94% system and a 62% Free NFL Pick system of our own, the odds favored our pick of the Steelers at +2 tonight, since the Democrats are heavy favorites to win the office tomorrow.

Although some (ahem, ESPN) adjust this stat and say that it is 17-0 since 1940 based on who wins popular vote rather than who the incumbent party is, either way it's an impressive stat and one that we were going to ride. Since Barack Obama looks to be the favorite over John McCain in the presidential election, we went with Pittsburgh, and rightfully so.

The Steelers took care of the Redskins on Monday Night Football, 23-6, which, if Barack Obama wins tomorrow, would improve the election system to 18-1. When the Redksins lose, so does the incumbent party, so look out John McCain.

More importantly, the Steelers win gives our Free NFL Picks a 4-0 week, improving them to a total of 17-10-2 on the year, up to 63%.

Here's a look at how our Free NFL Picks have done on a week-by-week basis:

Week 1: 3-2
Week 2: 2-1
Week 3: 2-1
Week 4: 2-1
Week 5: 0-0-1
Week 6: 3-0

Week 7: 0-3

Week 8: 1-2-1

Week 9: 4-0

Total: 17-10-2... 63%

As you can see, the picks have been a little streaky lately, but hopefully we're back on track after this 4-0 week.

Stay with us as we continue to provide winning Free NFL Picks throughout the year, as well as a winning politcal pick tomorrow.

Obama Vs. McCain on Monday Night Football

Barack Obama and John McCain might not face off until Tuesday, but could the election really be determined on Monday night? If history is any indication, there is indeed a 94% chance that the Monday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins will decide the election.

Since 1936, the Redskins are 17-1 in determining the result of the upcoming election. Here's how it works: If the Redskins win their last home game before the presidential election, the incumbent party remains in office, which would be McCain and the Republicans in 2008. If the Redskins lose their last home game before the election, the other party takes office, which would be Obama and the Democrats in the event that the Steelers win this year.

The only problem is that this system, while incredibly accurate, is on a losing streak. The Redskins were 17-0 in predicting the next president of the United States of America until the most recent Election Day in 2004, when the Skins fell to the Green Bay Packers at home on Halloween, 28-14. Since Washington lost at home, George W. Bush of the incumbent Republican party was supposed to lose the election to Democrat John Kerry--but we all know how that turned out. So either the losing streak will continue on Tuesday, or the system will start another run of 17-straight accurate predictions.

Either way, we won't know the results of this proven system until we know the results of the Steelers and Redskins game. So, since we already picked Obama to win the presidency, and since our Free NFL Picks system also likes the Steelers, we're going with the Democrats over the incumbent Republicans.

Barack Obama +2 over John McCain

Oops, that should read:

Steelers +2 over the Redskins

Those Free NFL Picks went 3-0 on Sunday, and are 16-10-2 for 62% this year. That, coupled with the 17-1 system (94%) Redskins system, should put the odds on our side.

Good luck, and enjoy the election... and the game!

Odds Favor Obama to be the Next President

Does the poor economy have you down?

We'll, now's your chance to make back some of the money you might have lost in the stock market. How? By betting on who will be the next President of the United States!

Here is our quarter-annual Free Presidential Election Pick:

Barack Obama over John McCain

It's looking more and more like Barack Obama has a slight edge over John McCain, and there simply isn't enough time for McCain to make up ground.

The Sarah Palin buzz has worn off to an extent, while Obama's VP choice of Joe Biden looks to be a safe pick who will not sway voters either way.

We are not endorsing either candidate, we just feel like the odds favor Obama. Democratic or Republican, if you want to win some cash on election day, go with Obama.

McCain vs. Obama

The NFL is just around the corner, but none of the upcoming games will be nearly as hard fought and competitive as the presidential race between John McCain and Barack Obama.

With the election fast approaching, we will soon reveal the candidate we feel will become the next President of the United States.

Of course, it's important to remember that we won't base the decision on a preferance for either party, we will simply pick, from a betting standpoint, who has the best odds to win. The only party that matters to us is the one Lemmy throws in celebration for winning this bet.

Your Democratic Candidate is...

You might recall back on February 10 when we took Barack Obama at 5/8 odds to win the democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election. Now, nearly four months later, we're finally collecting a paycheck.

Barack Obama wrapped it up today, and although Hillary Clinton hung around longer than expected, it was well worth the wait.

Next up for Barack: a head-to-head bout with 71 year-old Republican John McCain. And of course, we'll have a wager on that match-up as well.

Ball in Obama's Court

We don't dive too big into politics, but when there is value on the board, we'll bet on anything. Some of you might remember the 5/8 odds we took back on February 11 on Barack Obama to win the democratic party nomination for presidency over Hillary Clinton.

After waiting patiently for this prop, it looks like it is about to finally pay off. Experts are saying that the race is over, and that NBA-hopeful Obama will go head-to-head with John McCain for the right to become the next President of the United States.

While we love America and the Red, White, and Blue, the color that matters most to us is green. It looks like we've got some coming our way.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Wager

Here at Stock Lemon, we don't just bet on sports--we bet on anything that we think we can win money on. That's why we're throwing our hat into the political ring to bet on the 2008 Democratic nomination for the Presidential Election.

That being said, we're putting our money on Barack Obama to win this one. With odds currently at 5/8 for Obama to win, this is a bargain. The odds at Bodog are shifting by the minute as Obama rapidly becomes the clear-cut favorite over Hillary Clinton througout the state primaries, so get this one while you can.

Clinton will continue to shed tears as Obama makes a strong run at the presidency, while anyone with money on Obama will be shedding tears of joy--and will be using 100 dollar bills to wipe those sweet, victorious tears.