Mavericks Cover in Playoff Win!

Our Free NBA Picks used to be our bread and butter here at Stock Lemon. For some reason, we didn't have the same amount of plays this year as we did last season, when we hit 67% of our 60 plays. 

Needless to say, we should really get back to our bread and butter. 

The Mavericks covered the +4 spread and won straight up in game one of their series against the Spurs, 105-97. 

The Mavs win gives us a 9-5 Free NBA Pick record in 2009, which is 64%. We have plenty of ground to make up if we want to catch last season's 60 games, so stay with us throughout the NBA playoffs and we'll see how close we can get. 

It's NBA Playoff Time!

The dogs are barking in the first day of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, and we hear them loud and clear. That said, we have one dog for tonight. 

Mavericks +4 over the Spurs

Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs are hot, and with the Spurs playing without Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Co. might be in trouble during this series. Certainly, this game can catch them off guard. 

Our Free NBA Picks are 8-5 in 2009, which is 62%. We hope to maintain that solid percentage as we actually start playing a good chunk of games. 

Good luck and remember to make Stock Lemon your home for the 2009 NBA Playoffs!

Another 1-1 Night in the NBA

On back-to-back nights, our Free NBA Picks hit a pick right on the head. The problem, though, is that on back-to-back nights, those picks have been way off on a pick, too.

The pick that hit tonight was the Nuggets taking care of +1 spread in San Antonio with a 91-81 victory over the Spurs.

So, we're 2-2 on the week. Even though we're a site with lemons all over the header, we still hate losing juice.

Two More Free NBA Picks

Our Free NBA Picks system is finally starting to give us some valuable picks. After just four Free NBA Picks in the first two weeks of the season, we'll now have four picks in the last two days with two more plays today.

76ers -4 over the Timberwolves

Nuggets +1 over the Spurs

Today's picks are led by a couple of new faces in new places. Elton Brand signed with the Sixers in the off-season, while Chauncey Billups was shipped from the Pistons to the Nuggets in exchange for Allen Ivereson.

Good luck!

Knicks Over the Spurs... Seriously

It's not often that you see us betting on the Knicks or against the Spurs, but tonight we're doing both in the same game.

New York Knicks +4 1/2 over the San Antonio Spurs

Without Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, the Spurs will struggle as they have all season--even at home. They really shouldn't even be favored for tonight's contest.

The Spurs knocked Mike D'Antoni's Suns out of the playoffs last year, so there's a little bit of personal grudge factor going on. With D'Antoni getting the Knicks to play a fast-paced game, the Knicks look good early, thriving in the new coach's system.

Speaking of systems, our Free NBA Picks aren't off to the best start after a great year last year, but that should change tonight.

Good luck!

A Halloween Under in the NBA

We hope you're enjoying your Halloween, and hope that we can help you enjoy it just a little bit more with a Free NBA Pick

Trail Blazers/Spurs UNDER 177 1/2

With Greg Oden out for the Blazers, and Manu Ginobili out a while for the Spurs, neither team is where they want to be offensively. We expect a lot of defense out of Tim Duncan and the veteran spurs, while Brandon Roy and the Blazers might stall a bit offensively.

Good luck and enjoy this Halloween treat!

Let's Try This Again

Two days ago, we bet the Lakers and Spurs to go over 192 points in the game, and we fell just short.

Well, we're trying again today, although this time the over is at 193. We also have a smaller play on the Lakers to advance to the NBA Finals.

Los Angeles Lakers/San Antonio Spurs OVER 193

Lakers -8 over the Spurs

Pau Gasol and the Lakers are back in L.A. and should blow by Tim Duncan and the defending champs, although spotting the Spurs eight points isn't always the best idea. Either way, these teams should put up the points tonight.

Good luck!

Playoff Over Tonight

We have just one play today in the NBA Playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers/San Anotonio Spurs OVER 192

Good luck!

Lakers Win... Big!

Our Free NBA Picks indicated that the Lakers should beat the Spurs by at least six points last night, and as always, we put our faith in our system. We just didn't think it would be that easy.

The Lake Show beat up on the defending champs 101-71 in a blowout last night, and are now up 2-0 in the series and just two more wins away from a return to the NBA Finals.

Lamar Odom (seen above dunking on an exasperated Tim Duncan) had a huge night, as Pau Gasol (also looking sort of exasperated in the above photo) and Kobe Bryant were content to let Odom take the reigns, although Kobe still got his points.

The Lakers cover gives our Free NBA Picks a record of 8-1 in the last nine, and 11-3 in the last 14. Overall they are just 14-12 in the playoffs, but clearly have caught fire in the last week or two, as they always seem to. We put those records in yellow, since the color of lemons as well as those Laker jerseys also happens to be the color of money. Well, not really, but figuratively at least.

Remember to keep checking back throughout the weekend and beyond for more absolutely free picks.

Take the Lakers Tonight

We have another Free NBA Pick tonight and hope to continue on our 7-1 streak (10-3 in the last 13).

Los Angeles Lakers -6 over the San Antonio Spurs

After coming back from a twenty-point defecit to win game one, Pau Gasol and the Lakers should take game two in much easier fashion over Manu Ginobili and the Spurs

Good luck!

Lakers and Spurs Go Under

Down by 20 points in the third quarter, the Lakers came back to beat the Spurs 89-85 yesterday, which is fine by us, so long as they didn't score over 196 points.

This under makes our Free NBA Picks 9-3 in the last 12, which is 75%, so ride them while they're hot!

Western Conference Finals Play

We have one Free NBA Pick tonight for the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Lakers, in what should be an interesting series. Both Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant have been this far in the playoffs plenty of times in their respective careers, so it won't be decided by experience.

San Antonio Spurs/Los Angeles Lakers UNDER 196

These teams got here by playing defense (well, at least the Spurs did) and we expect more of that tonight. Our Free NBA Picks are 8-3 in the last 11 games.

Good luck!

MLB Tonight, NBA Futures

Despite the deciding game seven of the Hornets and Spurs being played tonight, we do not have a play on this game that fits our system. We do, however, have one MLB play for tonight.

Chicago Cubs -1 1/2 (+125) over the Houston Astros

Lance Berkman and the Astros are hot, but Alfonso Soriano and the Cubs are hotter. Our Free MLB Picks went 3-0 on Saturday, and we expect to add another win to our record.

In addition to the MLB play tonight, we have some NBA Future Bets on the Pistons/Celtics Eastern Conference Finals. These are not Free NBA Picks, but are plays we are making nonetheless. They are:

Pistons to win the Series (+115 at Bodog)

Will the Celtics Win a Road Game in this Series? NO (+165 at Bodog)

So there you have them. We like the Pistons to advance the NBA Finals and the Celtics road woes to continue.

For tonight, though, just the Cubs to beat up on the Stros. Good luck!

UPDATE: We took the Pistons in the series at +115 odds.

Spurs Cover!

Make that 20-1 in favor of the home teams in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.

The Spurs beat up on the Hornets, as expected, by a final score of 99-80, easily covering the -7 spread. The Spurs win makes our Free NBA Picks an impressive 7-2 in the last nine games, as Manu Ginobili and Co. forced game seven against Peja Stojakovic and the young Hornets.

The 19 point win also means that every game in this particular series has been decided by ten points or more--something to consider when betting on the deciding seventh game.

We plan on continuing this hot streak, so long as you plan on following right along with us.

There's No Place Like Home

Through 20 games in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, the home team is a combined 19-1. 19-1! The Spurs have home court tonight against the Hornets, and facing elimination, our numbers indicate that this should be another home court blowout.

San Antonio Spurs -7 over the New Orleans Hornets

Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and the rest of the defending champs should be able to contain Chris Paul and the up and coming Hornets, at least on their own court.

Our Free NBA Picks are 6-2 in the last eight games, so hopefully the Spurs will keep the momentum going.

Good luck!

Spurs Cover for 2-0 Day

On the last day of the regular season, we had the same kind of results we've been getting all year--winners. The Spurs beat down the Jazz 109-80, giving us a 2-0 day and a 40-20 record on the year, which is 67%

We will continue our Free NBA Picks throughout the playoffs, so make sure to keep checking Stock Lemon and keep winning money.

Regular Season Finale

We have one NBA play to close out the season.

San Antonio Spurs -4 over the Utah Jazz

Good luck!

UPDATE: We are adding the Chicago Bulls -5 1/2 over the Toronto Raptors. The game starts in about five minutes so get this in quick!

Jazz Win Big

Our Free NBA Picks are definitely back on track now, as the Jazz beat the Spurs 90-64 and easily covered a measily two point spread.

The win gives us back-to-back covers, improving our Free NBA Picks record to 34-18, which is 65% on the year.

Jazz the Free NBA Pick Tonight

We had a nice win yesterday and we're looking to keep this momentum going tonight.

Utah Jazz -2 over San Antonio Spurs

Home-court advantage, among other things, should be enought to help Deron Williams and the Jazz edge Tony Parker and the Spurs.

Good luck!

Pistons Cover, too

We had posted a lean on the Pistons -2.5 over the Spurs earlier tonight, but were orignally unsure if we would make it a Free NBA Pick. After mulling over the figures for a little while and configurating the data from our computer, we decided to make it an official play.

Hopefully everyone was either able to take this pick based on our original lean, or they noticed the update at the bottom of the post, because Detroit got the job done. Rip Hamilton and the Pistons were able to blow by Tony Parker and the Spurs, 84-80, giving us another Free NBA Pick win.

The win boosts our record to 28-11, or 72%. That also makes the picks 14-2 in their last 16.