| Date | W/L |
| 8/15/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 7:15 pm,
our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In his last start, Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski notched his 200th
strikeout of the season (and it's only barely August). It's the
second-fastest that any MLB pitcher has ever reached 200 punchouts in a
season (129 1/3 innings) with only Spencer Strider's 2023 mark coming
sooner. Ironically, although Sunday's performance was another quality
start for the 24-year-old RH, Misiorowski didn't notch his 12th win of
the season in that one as Milwaukee needed 10 innings to beat the
Twins. The Miz, as he's called, has all but locked up the NL Cy Young
with League bests in ERA, WHIP, hit rate, K:BB ratio, and of course the
aforementioned strikeout numbers (204). He'll get his 23rd start of the
season today and it's a huge one against the Dodgers, as just one game separates the two teams in the race for the league's best record. In his only
other start vs. L.A., Misiorowski was brilliant, tossing six one-run,
four-hit innings with 12 K's and one walk. This will be his first-ever
start at Dodger Stadium. Take the Brewers. As always, good luck...Al
McMordie. |
| 8/15/2026 - Canadian Football | WINNER |
At 7 pm, our selection is on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats + the points over Saskatchewan. These teams met in Week 5 in Regina, and the Roughriders trounced the Ti-Cats, 38-7. We'll take Hamilton as a home dog this evening, as Saskatchewan is a wallet-busting 40-65 ATS vs. revenge-minded foes it defeated earlier in the season, including 4-15-1 ATS its last 20 when playing a foe it defeated by at least 21 points in the prior meeting. Moreover, .692 (or better) teams are a horrid 1-23 ATS away from home when favored between -6 and -9.5 points vs. a .250 (or better) revenge-minded foe they defeated earlier in the season. |
| 8/14/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 10:10 pm,
our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Dodgers may have acquired Tarik Skubal at the trade deadline, but
most fans would tell you that Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu
Yamamoto are still the Kings of the L.A. diamond. And while Ohtani's
pitching workload may be greatly reduced from now until the end of the
regular season (if not completely eliminated), Yamamoto will be relied
on very heavily on the mound. Last year's World Series hero is having
another sensational season, with an 11-7 record, 2.65 ERA and 0.89 WHIP
in 21 starts covering just over 139 innings. Yamamoto also threw his
first complete game in the Majors when he beat the Yankees on July 19.
He'll get start number 22 tonight and it couldn't come at a more crucial
time with both the Padres and Diamondbacks slowly making up ground on
the Dodgers, who lost last night to the Brewers here at home. Despite
that loss, L.A. is still 6-2 in the last eight meetings with Milwaukee.
Take the Dodgers. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 8/14/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 10 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Storm minus the points over Portland. These two teams met last Saturday, and the Fire won at home, 100-93, as a 1-point underdog. That extended Seattle's losing streak, at the time, to 11 games. But the Storm snapped that streak on Monday when they upset Chicago, 97-88, as a 2.5-point home underdog. We'll take the Storm to make it two-in-a-row tonight, as WNBA favorites, with a win percentage of .200 (or less), have cashed 66% when favored at Game 25 forward. Even better: .200 (or worse) teams have cashed 58% at home when playing with double-revenge. Take Seattle. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 8/14/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 2:20 pm,
our selection is on the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals. The
Cubs were busy at the deadline, but one move that got lost in the noise a
little was their acquisition of Clay Holmes from the Mets. A
contending team wouldn't normally trade for an injured pitcher at the
deadline (and give up potentially valuable prospects in return), but
Holmes' injury had nothing to do with his arm as he was hit on the leg
by a come-backer on May 15 and was out for three months. Now he's
healthy and ready to contribute to a Chicago team that should have a lot
to say come playoff time. Holmes was rolling when the injury occurred
as he had gone 4-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in nine starts for the
Mets covering 52 2/3 innings. His first start back for Chicago was
nothing more than a maintenance effort against the Royals so draw a line
through that one and expect better things this afternoon from the
33-year-old RHP. Holmes has never started a game at Wrigley, but in
eight relief appearances he has a 3.72 ERA and 0.62 WHIP with 11
strikeouts and two walks. Take the Cubs. As always, good luck...Al
McMordie. |
| 8/13/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 10 pm, our selection is on the Washington Mystics + the points over the Las Vegas Aces. The Mystics are 7-2 ATS their last nine, but dropped their last game, on Tuesday, vs. these Aces, 86-76. We'll take the Mystics to avenge that defeat in this 2nd of back-to-back meetings. Indeed, road underdogs have cashed 57% off a SU/ATS road loss when playing the same opponent in back-to-back games. Additionally, the underdog is 37-17-1 ATS in this series, including 25-9 ATS on the road. Take Washington. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 8/13/2026 - Canadian Football | WINNER |
At 9 pm, on Thursday, our selection is on the British Columbia Lions + the points over Calgary. These two teams met in Week 3, and Calgary upset BC, 41-33, as a 2-point road underdog. We'll take the Lions tonight, as underdogs, priced from +3 to +14, are 210-159-13 ATS when playing with revenge from a loss earlier in the season vs. an unrested foe. Additionally, the road team has gone 36-26-2 ATS in this West division rivalry. Grab the points with BC. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 8/12/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 7:05 pm,
our selection is on the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays. It's
funny how quickly things can turn around in the Majors. The Red Sox
could do no wrong a week ago and now they've lost four straight -- and
all to teams with losing records (the Athletics and Blue Jays). Still, the glass is more than half-full, as the Red Sox are 32-9 their last 41. Tonight, they will play the third game of this four-game series against the Jays
in Toronto in hopes of snapping their losing streak. Boston will send
veteran LHP Ranger Suarez to the mound tonight for his 21st start of the
season. The 30-year-old has been a nice addition to the Sox,
especially in the wake of Garrett Crochet's injury. In 20 starts
covering 103 innings, Suarez has posted a 3.32 ERA and 1.17 WHIP with
108 strikeouts and 30 walks. More importantly, the Sox have won each of
Suarez's last five starts going back to June 29. But here's the most
amazing statistic: in four career appearances against the Blue Jays
(three starts) covering 21 1/3 innings, Suarez has a 0.00 ERA (only one
unearned run allowed on 11 hits with 23 strikeouts and two walks). Take
the Red Sox. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 8/12/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 2:15 pm,
our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis
Cardinals. The Phillies were likely concerned about the state of their
rotation after they didn't acquire a starting pitcher at the deadline.
But young Andrew Painter came through for them on Monday, taking a load
off Philly's shoulders, if he can continue to perform like that. One
starter they don't have to worry about is veteran RHP Zack Wheeler. The
36-year-old has shown no signs of slowing down once he came back from
his injury at the end of April. In 19 starts covering just over 110
innings, Wheeler is 10-3 with a 2.69 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with 132
strikeouts and only 80 hits allowed. He'll reach the 20-start mark for
the sixth straight season when he takes the mound this afternoon against
the Cards. In nine career starts vs. St. Louis, Wheeler has a 2.98 ERA
and 1.06 WHIP. Wheeler has done his best work on the road this season
as he has logged a 6-1 record with a 2.31 ERA in 11 starts away from
home (vs. 4-2 and 3.19 in eight starts at Citizens Bank Park). Take the
Phillies. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 8/11/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 7:15 pm,
our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets.
Expectations were so high for the Mets only less than five months ago
that it's hard to believe there's a good chance they will not only miss
the post-season, but finish last in the NL East Division. New York
comes into this second game of the series against Atlanta with a 53-67
record and a full six games behind the fourth place Nationals. The
Braves meanwhile are flying high despite their loss in Game 1 here at
home last night as Atlanta sports a 71-48 record and is still 7 1/2
games in front of the second place Phillies. They'll send Martin Perez
to the mound tonight for his 19th start of the season. The 35-year-old
southpaw pitched well in his last start -- an 11-3 Braves win -- but was
pulled after three scoreless innings due to an extensive rain delay.
That outing lowered Perez's 2026 ERA to 3.14 and he'll look to improve
on that some more against a Mets team that he is 5-1 against in 13
career outings (nine starts). Perez has a 2.24 ERA in 13 home games --
10 starts -- this season. Take Atlanta. As always, good luck...Al
McMordie. |
