| Date | W/L |
| 5/20/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 9 pm, our selection is on the Chicago Sky + the points over the Dallas Wings. Chicago is off to a 3-1 start this season, but received some bad news when its leading scorer this season, Rickea Jackson, tore her ACL on Sunday in the 7-point upset win vs. Minnesota. We played on the Sky in that game, and will come right back with them as a home underdog tonight. The Sky have dominated the Wings, as they've gone 6-0 SU/ATS their last 6 games vs. Dallas, and 23-10 ATS in the last 33 meetings, including 10-0 SU/ATS when priced from +5 to -2 points! We'll look for this dominance to continue, and take the Sky as a home underdog on Wednesday night. Grab the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/20/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 8:35 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in Game 2 between Oklahoma City and San Antonio. San Antonio won Game 1, 122-115. However, the first game would have gone Under the total but for the 2 overtime sessions, as only 202 points were scored in regulation. And we'll look for a low-scoring game here, in Game 2, as the UNDER has cashed 69.5% if Game 1 went Over, and the two teams combined for more than 225 points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/20/2026 - NBA | WINNER |
At 8:35 pm, our selection is on the Oklahoma City Thunder minus the points over San Antonio. OKC dropped Game 1 at home to the Spurs, and finds itself with its back against the wall for this Game 2. The Thunder actually had a higher quality of shots than did the Spurs in Game 1, but just missed a lot of wide open looks. I expect that to change in tonight's game. The Thunder are 44-22 ATS at home off a point spread defeat when playing with double-revenge. And they're 31-9 ATS vs. .611 (or better) foes if they're off a SU loss, and their opponent is off a SU win. OKC is 10-3 ATS its last 13 in the Playoffs off a SU loss, while the Spurs are 3-8 ATS this season off an upset win (and 3-20 ATS off an upset win their last 23 when priced from +7.5 to -1.5 points). Take the Thunder. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/20/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 7:40 pm, our selection is on the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs have been great at Wrigley Field this season, including 17-6 (+7.0 net games) as a home favorite, and 5-0 vs. southpaw starters. And, going back further, the Cubs are 94-51 the last three seasons as a home favorite (+18.6 net games). The Over/Under in this game is just 6.5 runs, and the Cubs are 30-15 (+11.8 net games) at home when the O/U line is 7 or less, while the Brewers are 4-14 on the road when the O/U line is 7 runs or less. Take the Cubbies. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/19/2026 - NBA | WINNER |
At 8 pm, our selection is on the New York Knicks minus the points over Cleveland. These two teams met three times in the regular season. New York won the first two games, which were both at Madison Square Garden. Then, in February, Cleveland won at home by 15 points. The Knicks are playing their best basketball of the season, and swept the 76ers, which afforded them 7 more days of rest than the Cavaliers. Even better, the Cavaliers' upset win over the #1-seeded Pistons afforded the Knicks home court advantage, so the rested Knicks didn't have to travel yesterday. We'll fade Cleveland, as teams off a double-digit Game 7 win have cashed just 40.3% over the last 36 seasons. And the Knicks are 43-23 ATS as a revenge-minded, single-digit favorite. Finally, the Knicks fall into 40-11 and 12-0 ATS playoff systems of mine. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/18/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in the San Antonio/Oklahoma City game. Both of these teams are averaging north of 115 points in the post-season. OKC's offensive average is 121.5 ppg, while San Antone's average is 116.9 ppg. But the Thunder played the Suns and Lakers, who ranked #10 and #20 in defensive rating, while the Spurs played the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves, who ranked #13 and #8 in defensive rating. Both teams will find the offensive sledding much rougher in this series since OKC (#1) and the Spurs (#3) rank among the three best defensive teams in the league. Three of the five games went UNDER the total in their regular season match-ups, and the five games went UNDER by an average of 7.8 ppg. Take the UNDER. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/18/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the Oklahoma City Thunder minus the points over San Antonio. The Thunder have opened the Playoffs with eight straight wins. And NBA teams on 8-game (or better) win streaks have gone 87-68-4 ATS in the Playoffs, including 69-52-3 ATS as a favorite. And while it's true that the Spurs have won four of five meetings vs. the Thunder this season, including a double-digit win in the last meeting, home teams have gone 59-35 ATS in Game 1 of a Playoff series their last 94 when playing with revenge (including 9-1 ATS their last 10 if they were the defending champion). Lay the points with Oklahoma City. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/18/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 7:30 pm,
our selection is on the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres.
Facing elimination from their first post-season in 15 years, the Sabres
needed a win on Saturday night. And they not only won, they made a
statement. The eight goals that Buffalo scored in Game 6 was the second-most of these playoffs (the Avalanche tallied nine in Game 1 against
the Wild). Now the Sabres have to be feeling pretty good that the
series comes back to their home ice for the final deciding game. But
the Canadiens know a thing or two about winning a Game 7 on the road.
In their first round series, the Habs knocked off the Lightning in Game 7
in front of the kind of crowd in Tampa that they're going to face
tonight at KeyBank Center. Now all they have to do is repeat that
effort and they'll move on to their first Conference Finals in five
years. The Habs are 15-5 this season on the road coming off a loss in
their last game. Take Montreal. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 5/18/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 7:30 pm, on Monday, our selection is on the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens to go UNDER the total. Admittedly, the last 2 games of this series have been extremely high scoring, with 9 and 11 goals scored. But I look for a much lower scoring game in this Game 7. Indeed, three of the four regular season games between these division rivals went Under the total. And Buffalo was 19-12 UNDER heading into this quarterfinal series, while Montreal was 20-7 UNDER going into this series. Take the Under. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/18/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 7:05 pm,
our selection is on the New York Yankees -1.5 runs over the Toronto Blue
Jays. The Yanks were surprised a bit over the weekend by the Mets who
took two of three from their Bronx neighbors. Now the Yanks return home
to face a more familiar foe in the Blue Jays. To say the follow-up to
Toronto's World Series act in 2025 has been disappointing would
be an understatement. But 21-25 isn't a complete disaster and there's
still time for the Jays to turn things around. LHP Ryan Weathers (2-2
with a 3.00 ERA and 1.11 WHIP) will go for the Yanks in his ninth start
of the season while the rejuvenated LHP Patrick Corbin (1-1 with a 3.93
ERA) will go for the visiting Jays. The Yanks have burned money
on the moneyline this season but on the run-line they are 26-21 and
+8.2 net games, including 6-1 (+6.3 net games) their last seven at home. Meanwhile, Corbin's teams are 90-94 and -23.8 net
games on the run-line over his career and as an underdog his teams are
-29.7 net games on the run-line. Take New York -1.5 runs. As always,
good luck...Al McMordie. |
