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.  

Free MLB Picks Go 2-0 On Monday/Wednesday

It took about 50 hours, but our final two Free MLB Picks of the year both came out victorious.

Brad Lidge, as he's done all year, closed out the Phillies 4-3 win in Game Five over the Rays to become World Series champions. More importantly, Lidge and company helped us go 2-0 on the final night(s) of the MLB season.

Not only did we have the Phillies money line, but we also had the UNDER 7 1/2. These wins let us go out on a positive note in the MLB, after an up and down season for our Free MLB Picks.

We're already looking forward to Spring Training.

Monday Night Split, World Series Quit

In football, the Titans beat the Colts tonight 31-21, unfortunately going over the 40-point mark. Fortunately, we were able to determine, based on our Free NFL Pick system, that the Titans pick did qualify and played them at -4 over the Colts to split the night 1-1.

Meanwhile, in baseball, our last two Free MLB Picks of the year are still our last two Free MLB Picks of the year... we just don't know the results.

As you can see by the above photo of Jimmy Rollins and B.J. Upton late in the game, neither the Rays or Phillies will continue playing in the rain tonight, as they take a 2-2 tie headed into a time and date to be determined.

So, stay tuned to a time unknown.

Last Free MLB Picks of the Year

They've been extremely hot, extremely cold, and extremely streaky, and tonight, they'll be done for the year. Extremely.

Our Free MLB Picks conclude tonight with two plays in what should be the last game of the World Series.

Philadelphia Phillies ML -177 over the Rays

Phillies/Rays UNDER 7 1/2

Ryan Howard and the Phils will bring the city its first championship since 1980, and with Cole Hamels on the mound, they won't need many runs to do it. We like the Phils and the under.

The countdown to the 2009 MLB season will begin shortly.

Good luck!

Play the Rays In Game Three

We won our Game One over/under play in the World Series, then thought about pulling the trigger on the Rays but didn't think our system showed enough value.

Today, for Game Three, we thought about pulling the trigger on the Rays and will, because our Free MLB Pick system does show enough value.

Rays ML -115 over Phillies

We think the bats could finally come alive in this one, especially for B.J. Upton and the Rays. On the mound, Matt Garza has been exceptional for the Rays, while Jamie Moyer is 0-2 in the playoffs with an ERA of 13.50.

How much do we like the Rays tonight? Enough for Lemmy to get a Rayhawk, that's how much.

Good luck!

Game One Goes Under!

Cole Hamels and the Phillies beat the Rays 3-2 in Game One of the World Series, with both teams pitching their way out of jams and keeping us under the 7 1/2 run-mark that the over/under was set at.

The five-run game gives our Free MLB Picks their first win of the World Series, with many more to come if we have anything to do about it. Which we do.

We might have another play in the series tomorrow, so be sure to check back then!

World Series Game One Play

Our system shows no strong lean on either the Phillies or Rays tonight, but there is a solid Free MLB Pick on the over/under.

Phillies/Rays UNDER 7 1/2

With Scott Kazmir and Cole Hamels on the hill tonight, there shouldn't be too many runs crossing the plate.

Good luck!

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!

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.

The White Sox Have Huge Value Today

We haven't had a Free MLB Pick since finishing up our Summer system at 14-9 (61%), but this one is impossible to pass up.

White Sox ML -216 over Tigers

It's a lot of juice to lay but in this unique circumstance you absolutely have to take the Sox. The White Sox have everything to play for tomorrow, while the Tigers probably won't even want to be there.

With a win, the Sox would force a one game playoff--in Chicago--with the division leading Twins to decide who goes on to face the Rays in the playoffs. With a loss, their 2008 season is over. Meanwhile, the Tigers season ends tomorrow either way.

Lay the juice on Ozzie Guillen's troops, they'll get the job done tomorrow and keep their hopes of winning another World Series ring alive.

Rays of Hope For Our System

Our new-ish Free MLB Pick system has not lived up to expectations at 7-6 coming into today, but maybe our luck is about to turn. B.J. Upton and the up-and-coming Tampa Bay Rays beat the Florida Marlins 7-3, improving the system to 8-6 in case your addition skills aren't up to par. We have another in-state inter-league rivalry game pending between the A's and Giants, and certainly wouldn't mind a 2-0 day to spark a nice winning streak out of this system.

Stay tuned.

Two More Free MLB Picks

We have two plays today, one of them being the A's after they let us down last night.

Oakland A's ML (-118) over the San Francisco Giants

Tampa bay Rays ML (-140) over the Florida Marlins

Good luck!

Chalk it Up!

With this new Free MLB Picks system which is off to a 4-1 start, we have declared that we will play every play in the system, even if that means dealing with huge amounts of chalk. In the interest of being true to our word, we have two plays for Monday.

New York Yankees ML (-218!) over the Kansas City Royals

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ML (-135) over the Tampa Bay Rays

We know, we know, -218 is borderline insane. But we're willing to lay this much wood so long as these picks keep winning.

Good luck!