| Date | W/L |
| 6/22/2026 - MLB | PUSH |
At 7:10 pm,
our selection is on the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets. The Cubs
will use their day off on Sunday -- due to inclement weather in the
Chicago area -- as a travel day to head to New York to begin their
four-game series against the Mets (Sunday's Toronto game will be made up
in early August). This gives LH Shota Imanaga -- scheduled to start
the game on Sunday -- six days of rest since his last start. That's a
good thing for the 32-year-old southpaw who has had some injury problems
in the past and was limited to 25 starts last season as a result.
Imanaga faced the Rockies in each of his last two starts and, although he pitched well in those (including his outing at Coors Field), he had
no-decisions while the Cubs went 1-1 in the two games. Imanaga has
struggled against the Mets at Wrigley, but in his only previous start
here at Citi Field, he tossed a gem, going seven shutout innings while
allowing just three hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in a 1-0
Chicago victory. Take the Cubbies. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/21/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 1:40 pm, our
selection is on the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers. Look up
the term "breakout pitcher" in the baseball dictionary and you're likely
to see a picture of the White Sox's Davis Martin. In three previous
seasons, the 29-year-old RH had amassed a total of 10 victories to go
along with 21 losses and an ERA around 4.3 runs. This season, Martin
has already compiled a league-leading nine wins (to go with three
losses) and an ERA a full run lower than that previous number. We'll
excuse his last -- very ugly -- start as it was against the Yankees in
the Bronx and we expect Martin to return to form this afternoon against
the Sox' division rivals, who have had a very disappointing season so
far. And the fact that this is a daytime affair could be key to Martin
bouncing back from that last debacle as in four afternoon starts this
season, he is 2-0 with a sparkling 1.11 ERA and 0.90 WHIP (compared with
4.24 and 1.31 in 10 starts under the lights). Take Chicago. As
always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/20/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 7:15 pm,
our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets.
Because of a scheduling conflict with the FIFA World Cup (there was a
big match last night at Lincoln Financial Field near Citizens Bank
Park), MLB scheduled a rare Friday night off for Philadelphia and New
York. That helps the Phillies as they can now turn to their LH ace,
Cristopher Sanchez, on five days of rest for Game 2 of this series.
Sanchez comes into this -- his 16th start of the season -- off a rare
clunker against the Brewers in Milwaukee. In that last start, the
veteran southpaw lasted just 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on eight
hits in a 4-0 shutout loss. We played against the Phillies in that game, but will switch gears and back Sanchez here. Sanchez has done his best work (by far) at home this season. In nine starts at Citizens Bank,
Sanchez is 5-1 with a microscopic 0.90 ERA and 0.95 WHIP with 71
punch-outs and 42 hits allowed in 60 innings. He's just 3-4 lifetime vs.
the Mets, but in his last start against them last September, he threw
six stellar innings in an 11-3 Phillies rout right here at the Bank.
Take Philadelphia. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/20/2026 - Canadian Football | LOSER |
At 4 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in the Montreal/Edmonton game. The Alouettes come into this game off back-to-back high-scoring affairs. They defeated Hamilton, 30-27, in Week 1. And then, last week, they bested Toronto, 37-30. On the season, Montreal's games are averaging 62 points. And teams whose games average more than 61 points have gone 60.6% UNDER the total since 2006. That bodes well for the UNDER. As does the fact that the UNDER falls into systems of mine that are 23-5, 67-39 and 13-0. Take the Alouettes/Elks UNDER the Total. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/19/2026 - Canadian Football | LOSER |
At 7:30 pm, our selection is on the British Columbia Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats to go UNDER the total. The Ti-Cats return home off a 37-27 upset win at Winnipeg last week. We'll look for a lower-scoring game on Friday, as teams off a double-digit upset win have gone 125-91 UNDER the total, including 45-24 when the O/U line was 53+ points. Additionally, Hamilton has gone 99-67 UNDER at home, while British Columbia has gone 73-56 UNDER on the road. Finally, the Under falls into 254-164 and 84-42 Totals systems of mine. Take the UNDER. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/18/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 4:10 pm, our
selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles. After
winning the AL West and then making it all the way to the ALCS last
fall, the Mariners got off to a very slow start in 2026. 21 games into
the season, Seattle was just 8-13, but the M's bounced back in the last
six weeks and they are now over the .500 mark and back on top in their
Division (albeit by a slim margin over the surprising A's). But they
also just got a big boost from the return from the IL of last season's
HR leader, the Big Dumper, catcher Cal Raleigh. Raleigh won't hit 60
bombs this season, but his presence in the lineup (and behind the plate)
should be huge for the M's. Bryan Woo goes to the hill for his 15th start
of the season this afternoon. After a breakout 2025 campaign in which
he won 15 games with a sub-3.00 ERA, Woo has struggled a bit in 2026. But the 26-year-old RH is still a talented starter and he
should be able to get back to that 2025 form. Woo absolutely loves his
home park as in 37 starts here, he is an incredible 22-5 with a 2.57 ERA
and 0.83 WHIP. Take the Mariners. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/17/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 7:40 pm,
our selection is on the Cleveland Guardians over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Gavin Williams broke out in 2025, posting a 12-5 record with a 3.06 ERA
in a full season of 31 starts. But the Cleveland RH had one glaring
negative number on his ledger -- Williams led the league with 83 free
passes issued in his 167 2/3 innings. This season, Williams is at it
again with the victories -- he has a league leading nine of them -- and
ERA (3.32). But the even better news for the 26-year-old (and for the
Guardians) is that Williams has cut way down on his walks. In 86 2/3
innings, Williams has issued 28 free passes. This means that so far,
Williams' walk rate has gone down from 4.5 (2025) to a much more
manageable 2.9 per nine innings. Williams will get his 15th start of
the season tonight against the Brewers in Milwaukee. This will be his
eighth career start vs. the Brew Crew -- and his first since last May.
Williams has won five of his seven road starts this season and the
Guardians have won 10 of his last 13 overall. Take Cleveland. As
always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/16/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 7:15 pm,
our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the San Francisco Giants.
As the half-way point of the MLB regular season approaches, the Braves
are still holding the largest cushion of any division leader -- seven-and-a-half games. The Phillies are playing much better and just about everyone
expects a battle down the stretch of those two for the NL East, but
right now Atlanta still reigns supreme. The Braves likely needed their
off-day on Monday, as they are 1-4 in their last five, having lost
series to the White Sox and Mets coming into this week. They will send
RHP Grant Holmes out for this 14th start of the season to kick off this three-game series against the Giants. Holmes is one of the reasons
the Braves are on top, with a 4-2 record and 4.05 ERA in 13 starts.
Not dominating numbers, but pretty darn good for a number five man in
the rotation. Holmes' only other start vs. the Giants was in August,
2024 when he held San Francisco to two runs in seven innings with six
strikeouts and one walk in a 13-2 Braves beat-down. Take Atlanta. As
always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/15/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 8 pm, our selection is on the Portland Fire + the points over the Minnesota Lynx. We played on the Fire on Saturday vs. Dallas, and got the $$$ when they upset the Wings, 84-83. We'll take Portland again tonight as a double-digit underdog at Minnesota. Indeed, double-digit dogs have gone 217-151 ATS vs. .500 (or better) foes off an ATS win. Take Portland. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/14/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 8:00 pm,
our selection is on the Carolina Hurricanes over the Vegas Golden
Knights. After their Game 5 victory at home, the Hurricanes are on the
cusp of their second Stanley Cup Championship in Franchise history. As
much as they'd like to win it in front of their home fans as they did in
2006, the 'Canes know that if they let this series go to a Game 7, the
Knights are very capable of winning it on the road. The key for
Carolina -- as it was in Games 4 and 5 -- is its power play. The
Knights took four penalties in each of the last two games, and the
Hurricanes made them pay with three extra-man goals in those eight
opportunities -- a 37.5% scoring rate on the power play. A similar
number of Vegas infractions with the same success rate for Carolina will
result in the 'Canes raising the Cup this Sunday evening. They have been far
more opportunistic than their opponent has and that is likely to be the
difference once again. The 'Canes are 8-0 in these playoffs when
leading in the series (5-0 on the road). Take Carolina. As always, good
luck...Al McMordie. |
