Handicapper Profile

At 7:35 pm, our selection is on the Detroit Red Wings over the Edmonton Oilers.  Perhaps no team represents a modern day dynasty in professional ice hockey more than the Detroit Red Wings.  The Wings have 58 playoff appearances in their 79 years of existence, with 11 Stanley Cups, second only to the Montreal Canadiens.  But most of Montreal's championships came quite a long time ago, while four of Detroit's 11 Cups have come in the past 14 seasons.  Of course, in this shortened season, the Wings find themselves with something they don't normally have at this time of year - a losing record.  The Wings currently are an uncharacteristic 11-12, with four of those losses netting them a point having been in overtime.  Detroit however has played very well lately, going 4-1-1 in its last six games, with the two losses coming to the defending champion L.A. Kings by just one goal and the near-perfect Chicago Blackhawks in a 2-1 shootout.  The Wings are back home tonight against a team they've dominated about as much as anyone can be dominated as the talented, young, but over-matched Oilers are just 1-9 in the last 10 meetings and they're 8-23 in the last 31 trips to Detroit.  Meanwhile, Detroit is 36-15 in its last 51 home games.  Take the Red Wings.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 10:30 pm, our selection is on Cal State Northridge minus the points over Hawaii, as the Matadors fall into 83-40 and 175-96 ATS systems of mine based on ...[systems and analysis deleted from this results page, as that valuable information goes only to clients who purchased this selection]...   Take Cal State Northridge.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 9:30 pm, our selection is on the E. Kentucky Colonels minus the points over SE Missouri,...[systems and analysis deleted from this results page, as that valuable information goes only to clients who purchased this selection]... .  Lay the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 9 pm, our selection is on Portland State + the points over Weber St....[systems and analysis deleted from this results page, as that valuable information goes only to clients who purchased this selection]... Take the points with Portland State.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:30 pm, our selection is on High Point minus the points over Liberty. ...[systems and analysis deleted from this results page, as that valuable information goes only to clients who purchased this selection]... .  Look for High Point to get the cover.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 9 pm, our selection is on the Loyola Marymount Lions over Portland, in the opening round of the West Coast Conference Tournament.  The Lions come into tonight's game with a miserable 1-15 conference record, and have dropped their last 14 games overall.  Notwithstanding that lack of success, they've actually been covering the pointspread of late, with five ATS wins in their last seven games.  Tonight should see their run stretch to 6 ATS wins of their last 8, as they fall into 37-23, 58-33, 76-48 and 54-34 ATS Tournament systems of mine (which each play on certain tourney teams with same season revenge).  Let's take a look at our 58-33 ATS angle.  What we want to do is play on against any team which won all the regular season meetings vs. its opponent, if it is off back to back losses, and has a win percentage less than .518.  That angle goes against Portland tonight, as Portland won both meetings vs. the Lions, and has an 11-20 record.  Even worse for Portland:  it's covered just 4 of 17 postseason games since 2003, including 0-for-9 when priced at PK or an underdog (this game is a PK, as of this writing).  Take Loyola Marymount.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8 pm, our selection is on the VCU Rams minus the points over Richmond.  Like our play on Kansas two nights ago, this selection on VCU falls into a super "Last Home Game" momentum system of mine which is 64-21 ATS since 1991.  That angle plays on certain teams in their final home game off big wins (VCU won 84-52 over Butler on Saturday).  And besides being a great "Last Home Game" situation, the Rams will be playing tonight with major revenge on their minds from an 86-74 upset loss to Richmond on January 24.  That setback snapped VCU's 13-game win streak, and it also started a 2-game SU and 5-game ATS slide for Shaka Smart's men.  But the Rams have re-captured their groove, and they've won seven of their last eight, and covered three of their last five heading into tonight.  I love VCU here, as they've won and covered all six home meetings vs. Richmond since 2002 (and the home team is 10-1 ATS in this series, overall).  Take the Rams.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:05 pm, our selection is on the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks 'under' the total.  With every game and every point, the Chicago Blackhawks re-write the NHL record books.  The 2013 version of the Hawks has set the record for the most games scoring at least one point to start a season and that record currently stands at 23 games, but tonight Chicago faces a team that has had its number lately as the Avalanche have taken the last three meetings and six of the last eight.  But the record-setting Hawks of 2013 are not the same club that Colorado has faced off against lately and the biggest difference is its defense as the team from the Windy City which finished 22nd in the league last season with a 2.82 goals-against average per game is currently #1 in that category with an amazing 1.73 goals-against per game so far this season.  That could be a real challenge for a Colorado squad that is 23rd in the league in goals scored per game at 2.45.  The under is 10-3-1 in Chicago's last 14 home games.  Take the 'under.'  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the  Bryant Bulldogs minus the points over Mount St. Mary's, as Bryant falls into a Conference Tourney system of mine which is 41-11-1 ATS since 1991.  That angle plays on certain home favorites in conference tournaments matched up against foes off back to back wins.  Bryant was offensively dominant in its 9 league games at home this season.  In those games, it never failed to shoot less than 51% from the floor, and it shot as high as 65.3% (in its last game vs. St. Francis).  It also made 59% of its shots two games back vs. league champ Robert Morris (in a narrow 2-point loss), and 58.3% in its home meeting vs. tonight's opponent, Mount St. Mary's.  Bryant is seeded 4th, while Mount St. Mary's is seeded 5th in this NEC Conference tourney.  But, unfortunately for Mount St. Mary's, teams off back to back wins, seeded 4th or worse in their conference tourneys, are a horrid 20-76 SU and 36-58 ATS as road dogs!  Take the homestanding Bulldogs tonight.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the Maryland Terrapins over North Carolina.  This will be Maryland's final home game of the season, and the Terps fall into several of my best 'Last Home Game' angles, which have records of 83-38, 247-179 and 75-37 ATS since 1991.  As we sit here today, the Terrapins are on the fringe of getting into the NCAA Tournament, with the best guess that they would not be selected.  Thus, Maryland needs every "signature" win it can get, and a victory tonight vs. the Tar Heels would no doubt be exactly that, given that North Carolina has won (and covered) its last five games.  However, NCAA teams on 5 game SU/ATS win streaks are money-burners on the road, and especially against foes off a SU win, if our road team is NOT favored by more than 3 points (38% ATS since 1991).  Maryland comes into tonight's game off a solid 10-point win at Wake Forest, and the Terps are 26-12 ATS at home off an ACC road win since 1997.  Take Maryland.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.