Some MLB Futures to Ponder

We were looking at some MLB Futures today and saw a couple of frontrunners at decent value. 

As many of you know, since Jenn Sterger became a fan of our Stock Lemon Facebook page, we try tie her in to anything and everything that we do that can even remotely be traced to her, hence the picture of her wearing a Cubs hat. 

This, of course, ties in to this particular post because we really see value in the Cubs odds to win the NL Central. 1/2 odds don't seem like a great value now, but come July you'll be glad you got on the Cubs when you did. 

With the Brewers (11/2) likely to fall from the high brought on by last year's Wild Card appearance, we see the Cardinals (3/1) as the only real threat for the NL Central crown. In the end, the Cubs are just too good to let either of these teams take the division. We're not saying they'll win it all this year, in fact we'd strongly persuade you not to make a bet that crazy, but the division should be all theirs. 

Meanwhile, the AL East appeals to us as well. The division boasts the three headed monster that is the Red Sox (7/5), Rays (5/1), and Yankees (6/5). After being the odd team out last year, the Yankees made some major free agent upgrades--and for once spent their money wisely. We like the Yankees to get back to the playoffs via the division crown. 

We don't have a system to support us in these predictions, just, we think, a little common sense.  

We'll Take It

Wow.

We'll take them however we can get them, we suppose. It took a J.D. Drew walk-off hit to complete one of the greatest comebacks in MLB postseason history, leading the Red Sox to an 8-7 win over the Rays.

The Sox trailed the game 7-0 late, before heeding to the advice of the great prognosticator George W. Bush, making sure not to fool us again. The Sox win is a big one for our Free MLB Picks system, which hasn't performed up to expectations in the playoffs thus far.

For now, the AL representative in the World Series is still TBD as the series heads back to Tampa.

We'll crunch some numbers and hopefully come up with a play for Saturday's Game Six, so stay tuned.

Let's Try This Again

There's an old saying, courtesy of George W. Bush: Fool me once, shame on you... if you fool me you can't get fooled again.

That's how we feel about tonight's Game Five of the ALCS. We got burned pretty bad by the Red Sox last game, but with Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound tonight against the oft-injured Scott Kazmir, we feel confident going with the Red Sox again, who are no strangers to a playoff series deficit.

Boston Red Sox ML -155 over the Tampa Bay Rays

The Sox will try to fend off the Rays and prevent them from a match-up with the Phillies in the World Series, at least for another game.

In honor of Bush's last months in office, we're hoping he was right when he said we can't get fooled agian.

ALCS Game Four Pick

Our system shows one Free MLB Pick in the ALCS today.

Red Sox ML -139 over Rays

Jason Bay has been hitting .429 in the playoffs for the Red Sox, and we expect him to continue his clutch hitting and help the Sox tie up the series tonight.

Good luck!

NLCS Game One Total

And then, there were four.

With the quest to the World Series now down to the Dodgers, Phillies, Rays, and Red Sox, we're hoping for more frequent (and more successful) bets.

The first game of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Phillies is tonight, and we have a Free MLB Pick on the over/under for you.

Dodgers/Phillies UNDER 7 1/2

With Cole Hamels and Derek Lowe on the mound, this one should be a low scoring affair. We were tempted to take the Dodgers moneyline just for kicks, but will stick with the under play that our Free MLB Pick system shows has a high probability of hitting tonight.

Good luck!

Angels Are Our First Playoff Pick

Our Free MLB Picks went 15-9 (63%) over the summer, and now that the playoffs are here, we look to have even more success. Here's our first play of the 2008 post-season.

Angels ML -124 over Red Sox

Vladimir Guerrero and the Angels are simply the best team in baseball. With John Lackey on the mound against Jon Lester, this could be a pitcher's duel, but Vlad and the Angels have the bats to break a close game at home.

Good luck and enjoy the first day of the MLB playoffs!

We're Ready For the MLB Playoffs

Now that we're one game away from knowing all eight postseason participants, here's a quick look at the match-ups, with our early prediction highlighted in yellow.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Somebody vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Of course, once the actual playoffs start, we'll take our 63% record and bring back the Free MLB Picks all the way through the World Series.

Red Sox the Free MLB Play

The Red Sox have lost three in a row, and close out a road trip today in Baltimore. Our numbers show that they should close it out with a victory.

Boston Red Sox ML (-118) over the Baltimore Orioles

Our Free MLB Picks were just 1-1 yesterday, but David Ortiz and the Sox should be able to avoid a fourth straight loss in this one.

Good luck!

Baseball is Here!

Do you know what today is? Today marks the official opening to the 2008 MLB season! Well, unless you count the games the Oakland A's and Boston Red Sox played in Japan earlier last week, which were too early for us to bet on.

We've hit over 60% in MLB bets over the last three seasons, and plan on doing so again this year--and it all starts tonight.

With apologies to Braves starter Tim Hudson, we like the over in tonight's game.

Braves/Nationals OVER 8

Good luck and let's enjoy the season together!