Free Basketball Picks - October 01, 2008

We have reached the Finals of the WNBA playoffs and we open the championship series with one 5-unit play. On the season we have hit 69% with our 5-unit plays and over the last month our WNBA picks are hitting 75% (21-7) and up +28.1 units.

Today's WNBA Basketball Picks:

Game: Detroit at San Antonio (7:35 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on San Antonio -222 (moneyline) (risk 5 to win 2.3)

The WNBA championship round gets underway tonight in San Antonio, when the Silver Stars host the Detroit Shock. The Silver Stars swept the two games they played against the Shock during the regular season, and own the top home-court advantage in the WNBA, with an 18-3 mark. That performance breaks down to six wins every seven games, and makes it very appealing to take this team on the moneyline at just over two to one odds. The Shock has been a sub-.500 team on the road all season. Their most recent road run has been 4-7. The Shock has yet to solve the Silver Stars defense as they hit on just 49-137 FGA during the regular season, good for a paltry 35.8% and just 8-35 from beyond the arc for a dismal 22.9%. That defense will be turned up a notch in the championship round, and I look for the Silver Stars to come away with the win at home.

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Check out the last five WNBA Basketball Picks Newsletters:

WNBA-Basketball-Picks-September-29-2008
We rode the Shock at home in game two, and they didn't letdown, and will ride them again here. What appeared to be something that would work against them actually helped them, as game two was move...

WNBA-Basketball-Picks-September-28-2008
The Eastern Conference Finals go to game two with the Liberty leading 1-0, coming off of a 4-point win at home vs the Shock. The result wasn't surprising as the Shock were simply a poor road ...

WNBA-Basketball-Picks-September-23-2008
Detroit became a team like a fat cat - content off their road win in game 1 over Indiana, and came home relaxed thinking the series was over with two games in Detroit. Well, they ended up lo...

WNBA-Basketball-Picks-September-22-2008
The Connecticut Sun evened their series with the New York Liberty on Saturday, and the series resumes tonight in Connecticut. The Sun have won six of their last seven at home, and stand at 14-4 overal...

WNBA-Basketball-Picks-September-21-2008
Indiana is playing for their playoff lives here. Will they win? Certainly not. But, I expect them to give a top-notch effort and keep it closer than double-digits. After their easy opening game win, a...