Date | W/L |
3/26/2025 - College Basketball | WINNER |
At 5 pm, in the Championship game of the CBI Tournament, our selection is on the Illinois State Redbirds minus the points over Cleveland State. The Vikings won and covered last night, as a 5-point favorite over Florida Gulf Coast, while the Redbirds failed to get the $$$ when they won by just 5, as a 7-point favorite over Incarnate Word. The good news for the Redbirds here, is that they've cashed 61.1% in the post-season since 1990 when favored off an ATS loss. Meanwhile the Vikings are a wallet-busting 9-22 ATS their last 31 as underdogs in the post-season (compared to 8-3 ATS their last 11 as a favorite). Take the Redbirds minus the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
3/25/2025 - NHL | WINNER |
At 8:05 pm,
our selection is on the Winnipeg Jets over the Washington Capitals.
It's the second and final meeting of the season between the two best
teams in the League -- as far as total points are concerned -- until a
potential Stanley Cup Finals match-up in a few months. DC got the
better of Winnipeg in the first meeting in Washington on February 1. But
the Caps needed overtime and a similar nail-biter could be on hand this
evening at Canada Life Centre. The Jets pitched a shutout in the
last meeting here over a year ago, 3-0, but this is obviously a better
Caps team this season. The Jets got busy since that early February loss
and made three substantial acquisitions at the trade deadline while the
Caps pulled off just one deal with the Penguins for F Anthony
Beauvillier. The Caps could be in for a letdown tonight after crushing
Florida on Saturday, 6-3, as they are just 4-8 in 12 games this season
immediately after scoring six goals or more (2-4 on the road). Meanwhile, the Jets
are 10-2 in 12 home games this season when playing teams with a winning
record. Take Winnipeg. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
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3/25/2025 - NBA | WINNER |
At 7:40 pm, our selection is on the New York Knicks minus the points over the Dallas Mavericks. Last night, the Mavs blew out Brooklyn, 120-101, while the Knicks had their 2nd straight day of rest. We'll take the well-rested Knicks on Tuesday, as they play with revenge from a 129-114 upset loss in Dallas earlier this season. And the Mavs are a miserable 0-8 ATS their last 8 (and 34-66-2 ATS their last 102) when playing a .333 (or better) revenge-minded foe it defeated earlier in the season (including 4-28-1 ATS if the Mavs were off an ATS win). Lay the points with New York. Good luck as always...Al McMordie. |
3/25/2025 - College Basketball | LOSER |
At 7 pm, our selection is on the Bradley Braves minus the points over UT-Chattanooga. The Braves have been dominant here, in Peoria, as they've gone 54-8 SU and 38-19-2 ATS since November 27, 2021, including 16-3 ATS in non-conference games. We'll lay the points with Bradley. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
3/24/2025 - NBA | LOSER |
At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Lakers minus the points over Orlando. The Lakers were blasted, 146-115, at home by the Chicago Bulls, on Saturday. And L.A. was favored by 10.5 points in that game. That was the Lakers' 2nd straight defeat, as Milwaukee also blew them out, 118-89, before that. We'll take the Lakers to bounce back off those losses, as road favorites (or PK) off an upset home loss where they failed to cover the spread by more than 36 points, have bounced back to cover 78.5% since 1990. Even better: the Magic upset Los Angeles, 119-118, as a 5-point road underdog earlier this season. And L.A. is 57-35 ATS as a road favorite when playing with revenge. Finally, the Magic are a horrible 5-20 ATS as a home underdog vs. foes off back-to-back losses. Take the Lakers. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
3/23/2025 - College Basketball | LOSER |
At 7:10 pm, in the NCAA Tournament, our selection is on the Maryland Terrapins minus the points over Colorado State. The Rams are on an 11-game SU/ATS win streak. But we will fade them in this NCAA Tourney game on Sunday evening. Indeed, teams on 10-game (or better) ATS win streaks have covered just 40.7% in the post-season since 1990. And Mountain West Conference teams have gone 1-12 ATS vs. Big 10 foes in the post-season. Lay the points with Maryland. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
3/23/2025 - College Basketball | LOSER |
At 7 pm, in the CBI Tournament, our selection is on the Presbyterian Blue Hose + the points over Illinois St. The Redbirds have been installed as a favorite in this game, played at Daytona Beach's Ocean Center. The Redbirds are a poor 33-58-2 ATS as a favorite of less than 8 points away from home, including 1-8 ATS their last nine. That bodes well for the Blue Hose on this Sunday. As does the fact that Presbyterian falls into 71-48, 47-12 and 26-9 ATS systems of mine. We'll grab the points with the Blue Hose. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
3/23/2025 - NBA | LOSER |
At 6:10 pm, our selection is on the Philadelphia 76ers + the points over the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks are barreling toward the Playoffs, as they sit in 7th at the moment. So, they'll have upwards of 2 chances to win just one game to punch their ticket to the Playoffs. And that's a big deal for Atlanta, as it doesn't own its 2025 first-round draft pick, so the last thing it wants to do is see its pick turn into a valuable draft asset. Today, the Hawks will host the league's most disappointing team -- Philadelphia. These two teams met here just 13 days ago, and the Sixers got inside the number in that game, with a 132-123 loss, as a 9.5-point underdog. I like them to get inside this big number once again, as Atlanta is a soft 53-70 ATS as a home favorite of -8 (or more) points off a SU win, when playing a foe off a SU loss. Take the 76ers. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
3/23/2025 - NBA | WINNER |
At 3:40 pm, our selection is on the Cleveland Cavaliers minus the points over Utah. The Cavs have hit the skids with a 4-game losing streak, and now sit 2 games in the loss column behind OKC in the race for the league's #1 record. I like Cleveland to bounce back today, as .560 (or better) favorites of -2.5 (or more) points have gone 20-7 ATS their last 27 off 4 (or more) losses. Take Cleveland. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
3/23/2025 - College Basketball | LOSER |
Our 3 selections include Baylor, Oklahoma State, and
Arizona.<br><br>At 2:40 pm, in the NCAA Tournament, our
selection is on the Baylor Bears + the points over the Duke Blue
Devils. The Bears fall into one of my favorite tourney systems, which
has gone 23-1 ATS since 1995, as well as another tourney angle, which is
95-47 ATS. I am well-aware that the Bears have been poor ATS this
season. But they've covered their last four. And they're 9-2 ATS their
last 11 as a post-season underdog of +7 (or more) points. We'll take
the double-digits with the Bears.<br><br>At 3 pm, in the NIT
Tournament, our selection is on the Oklahoma St. Cowboys + the points
over SMU. The Cowboys have won the last 10 meetings with the Mustangs,
and have gone 7-3 ATS. We'll happily grab the points, as Oklahoma St.
has cashed 63% as an underdog of more than 9 points off a double-digit
win, while SMU has cashed just 25% in the post-season when laying 9+
points. Take the Cowboys.<br><br>At 9:40 pm, our selection
is on the Arizona Wildcats minus the points over Oregon. These two
erstwhile Pac-12 members have a long history vs. each other. Last
season, they met in the Pac-12 Tourney, and the Ducks upset the
Wildcats, 67-59, as an 11.5-point underdog. We'll lay the points with
Arizona, as #4-seeded teams have gone 21-7 ATS their last 28 vs.
#5-seeded foes, including 13-3 ATS when laying more than 3 points. Take
the Wildcats. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |