| Date | W/L |
| 6/4/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 2:10 pm,
our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Francisco
Giants. Originally drafted by the Angels in 2019 before going to the
Mets organization and then to the Brewers in 2023, Coleman Crow finally
made it to the Majors this season at the age of 25. And so far, so good
for the RHP as Crow has logged a 3.14 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in three starts
covering 14 1/3 innings with 11 hits allowed. The only thing missing
from the first-year rookie's ledger is his first victory and Crow will
try to check that off his list this afternoon at home against the
Giants. And in fact, this will be Crow's debut at his new home
ballpark, American Family Field in Milwaukee. This will also be Crow's
first daytime start as he pitched under the lights in Houston,
Minnesota, and Miami. Perhaps most important for today's game is the
fact that the Brewers have won each of Crow's previous three starts.
Milwaukee is 10-2 in 12 afternoon home games this season. Take the
Brewers. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/3/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the San Antonio Spurs minus the points over New York. The Knicks bring an 11-game win streak into this NBA Finals, including a 130-93 blowout win over Cleveland to close out the Eastern Conference Finals. We'll fade New York, as NBA teams off 5+ wins, including a win by more than 25 points in their previous game, have burned money, going 42-71 ATS. Even worse: the Eastern Conference has gone 3-13 ATS on the road in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Admittedly, the Knicks blew out the Spurs at Madison Square Garden three months ago, 114-89. But the Spurs are a super 51-31 ATS when playing with revenge from a loss by more than 21 points. Take San Antonio. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/2/2026 - NHL | LOSER |
At 8:00 pm,
our selection is on the Carolina Hurricanes over the Vegas Golden
Knights. My preseason Futures pick was on Carolina at +850 odds, so I'm
not surprised that it won the Eastern Conference. Many thought the
Finals would pit the Hurricanes vs. the Colorado Avalanche. But Vegas
had other plans and dispatched of Colorado easily in
four games. So now the Knights are in their third Cup Finals in just
nine seasons and that, in itself, is quite an accomplishment. They will
have their hands full however in these finals with a Carolina club that
is playing better than any other team in the post-season this year. The
'Canes have an overall playoff record in 2026 of 12-1, which is by far
the best ledger. And if they can somehow sweep this series, they would
be
the first team in the modern playoff format (16 wins; since 1987) to go
16-1. But first things first, and they need to get this series started
with a win at home. Vegas has had a full week off and that's not been a
good recipe for the first game in these playoffs, including Carolina
whose only loss came in Game 1 of the Conference Finals after a sweep of
the Flyers. Carolina is a sensational 71-24 (+22.4 net games) as a
home favorite, while Vegas is an atrocious 18-31 (minus 19.4 net games)
on the road vs. the Eastern Conference. Take the 'Canes. As always,
good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/1/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 10 pm, our selection is on the Phoenix Mercury + the points over the Minnesota Lynx. These two teams met 20 days ago here, in Phoenix, and the Lynx upset the Mercury, 88-84, as a 5-point underdog. Tonight, it's the homestanding Mercury who are the underdog, and we'll happily grab the points. Phoenix has lost its last five games, but is a solid 23-13-1 ATS off a loss, if it wasn't getting 4+ points. Meanwhile, Minnesota's won its last 4 games, SU/ATS. Unfortunately, in the regular season, WNBA road teams have cashed just 38% off 4+ wins, if it was not favored by 5+ points vs. a foe off a SU loss. Take the Mercury. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/1/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 8 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Storm + the points over the Dallas Wings. The Storm come into this game off back-to-back blowout losses to Washington (78-64) and Toronto (93-72). And Seattle failed to cover the point spread in those two games by 10.5 and 15 points. We'll take Seattle to bounce back tonight, as double-digit dogs have cashed 68.1% after two games where they failed to cover the spread by more than 8 points. Take Seattle. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/31/2026 - OTHER | LOSER |
At 6 pm, our selection is on the Columbus Aviators + the points over the Louisville Kings. Columbus won't be going to the post-season, while Louisville has already punched its ticket to the Playoffs. On the surface, it might seem that the Aviators might not have anything to play for. But as we saw with the Dallas Renegades on Friday, just because a team's season is ending, doesn't mean it won't try to win. And Dallas did just that, snapping the Battlehawks' 5-game win streak. Here, it is Louisville which is riding a long win streak of 3 games. Unfortunately, favorites off 3+ wins have gone just 8-14-2 ATS. This season, home teams have been dominant, with a 24-13-1 ATS record, including 12-4 ATS as an underdog. Columbus got the job done last week as a home underdog, winning 36-29 vs. Birmingham, and we'll happily grab the points in this season finale with the Aviators. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/31/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 4:05 pm,
our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Athletics. RHP Will
Warren was supposed to be the next young Yankee starter to ascend the
ranks when he came into the league two seasons ago. But a sub-par 2025
coupled with Cam Schlitter's breakout performance that same season
changed that. Perhaps that's all the incentive the 26-year-old Warren
needed because now he's breaking out in his own right. Through his
first 11 starts covering 58 1/3 innings, Warren has a 3.55 ERA with 65
strikeouts and only 16 walks. But the most impressive thing about his
campaign so far is his 6-1 record and with a victory tonight he would
tie Schlittler for the team lead in wins (Schlittler isn't scheduled to
pitch in this series in Sacramento). The surprising A's have come back
down to earth recently, having lost their last four games heading into
Saturday and six of their last seven. The Yanks have won nine of
Warren's 11 starts this season. Take New York. As always, good
luck...Al McMordie. |
| 5/31/2026 - WNBA | WINNER |
At 3:30 pm, our selection is on the Las Vegas Aces over Golden State. The Aces come into this game off back to back upset defeats. The good news for Becky Hammon's women is that Las Vegas has won 12 of its last 13 games, straight-up, following back to back upset defeats. That bodes well for the Aces. As does the fact that rested, .600 (or worse) road teams have gone 432-357 ATS off back-to-back losses, if they weren't favored by more than 2 points. Las Vegas has also won the last three meetings with the Valkyries, covering the last two. Take the Aces. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/31/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 1:40 pm,
our selection is on the Tampa Bay Rays over the Los Angeles Angels.
Shane McClanahan is no stranger to injury. The Ray's 29-year-old
southpaw starter spent the latter part of 2023 and then all of 2024 out
with elbow problems that required surgery. Hoping to return in 2025,
McClanahan developed a triceps nerve issue and only had a handful of
starts in the Minors trying to work his way back to the Big League
club. Well he's finally made it back and the Tampa ace is certainly
making up for lost time in a big way. In 10 starts covering 50 innings,
McClanahan is 5-2 with a 2.52 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 50 strikeouts and
19 walks and only 33 hits allowed. He'll get start number 11 this
afternoon against the Angels, a team he's had quite a bit of success
against. In four career starts vs. Los Angeles, McClanahan is 1-0 with a
sparkling 1.17 ERA and 0.83 WHIP with 32 strikeouts and six walks in 23
innings. Despite the loss yesterday, the Rays are 3-1 in the last four
meetings with the Halos. Take Tampa. As always, good luck...Al
McMordie. |
| 5/30/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 8:15 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the Oklahoma City Thunder minus the points over the San Antonio Spurs. This series between (arguably) the two best teams in the league has been somewhat predictable. And what I mean by "predictable" is that the two teams have largely bounced back strong after a defeat. Indeed, the team off a loss has covered the point spread in four of five games thus far (the lone exception being Game 3, when San Antonio failed to get the job done after losing Game 2). And this series trend is consistent with the behaviors of the two teams. San Antonio is now 13-1 SU/ATS off a loss since January 15. And Oklahoma City's 10-0 SU and 8-2 ATS its last 10 in the Playoffs following a straight-up loss (and 12-3 ATS its last 15 Playoff games off a SU loss). Since 1990, defending champs have cashed 67% in the Playoffs after failing to cover the spread by more than 23 points. Take OKC to get the $$$ in Game 7. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
