| Date | W/L |
| 4/30/2026 - NBA | PUSH |
Our 2 selections include the Boston Celtics and the UNDER in the Boston/Philadelphia game.<br><br>At 8 pm, our selection is on the Boston Celtics minus the points over the Philadelphia 76ers. Boston lost Game 5 at home, 113-97, as a 10-point favorite. The Celtics are favored in Philly for Game 6, and we'll lay the points. Boston is 95-55-1 ATS on the road off a home loss by more than 7 points. And Top 3 seeds are 9-0 ATS in Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs when they're up 3-games-to-2. Lay the points.<br><br>At 8 pm, our selection is on the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers to go UNDER the total. The Celtics were upset as a 10-point home favorite on Tuesday, 113-97. Since 1990, NBA teams have gone 65.7% UNDER after getting upset as a double-digit favorite. And the Celtics have gone 15-3 UNDER the total their last 18 playoff games following an upset defeat at home. Take the UNDER. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/29/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 7:30 pm, our selection is on the Cleveland Cavaliers minus the points over the Toronto Raptors. The #4-seeded Cavaliers lost both games north-of-the-border to Toronto, and this series is now tied at 2-games-apiece. That home sweep by the Raptors wasn't too much of a surprise, especially given that the Raptors are now 10-1 ATS their last 11 home games, and have covered the spread by 1.70 ppg at home for the season. Cleveland, meanwhile, is now 3-13-1 ATS its last 17 road games, and has failed to cover the spread on the road this season by 1.08 ppg. We'll lay the points with the homestanding Cavaliers, as home teams have cashed 61.7% in the Playoffs since 1990, if they were off back to back SU/ATS road playoff losses, and their opponent's Home point spread differential was +1.54 (or greater). Take Cleveland. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/29/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 7 pm, our selection is on the Detroit Pistons minus the points over the Orlando Magic. The #1-seeded Pistons will need to win Games 5, 6 and 7 to advance to
the quarterfinals. Detroit's been installed as a huge favorite in this
'must-win' Game 5. We'll lay the points, as home favorites have cashed 59.2% in the Playoffs since 1990 when down 3-games-to-1, and 60% in the playoffs when playing with revenge from 2 upset losses. Orlando is also 2-16 ATS when getting more than 9 points off a SU win, if it wasn't playing with revenge. Take Detroit. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/28/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 9:40 pm,
our selection is on the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres. It
wasn't by any measure the biggest move of the off-season but it was
certainly one of the shrewdest. The Cubs acquired Edward Cabrera from
the Marlins for some minor league players and now Chicago is 17-12 and
looking like favorites to win the NL Central. And the talented RHP
isn't a free agent until 2029 so the Cubs have him under control until
then. Injuries have been Cabrera's downfall in the past but so far, so
good in 2026 as the 28-year-old has made all five of his starts while
posting a 2.73 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 29 2/3 innings. He'll go again
tonight against the Padres, a team he's performed very well against in
the past. In three starts vs. San Diego, Cabrera is 1-0 with a 0.54 ERA
and 1.02 WHIP with 17 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings. All three of those
starts were in Miami so Cabrera should enjoy pitcher-friendly Petco
Park tonight. The Cubs are 4-1 in Cabrera's starts this season. Take
the Cubs. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 4/28/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 7:30 pm,
our selection is on the Boston Bruins over the Buffalo Sabres. What had
been a series of very close games (9-8 in goals through the first three
games) was broken wide open in Game 4 when the Sabres routed the
Bruins, 6-1 in Boston. Now Boston has its back against the wall in Game
5 on the road and the Bruins know they must respond or they're going
home for the rest of the Spring. After Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen got
shelled in Game 2, he was replaced by veteran jouneyman Alex Lyon, who
then started for the Sabres in Games 3 and 4 and performed well. The
33-year-old will likely start again tonight. And although he has stepped
in and become the hero in goal for Buffalo, Lyon is short on experience
in big games and his previous playoff record with Florida was 1-3.
Meanwhile, Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman has a huge chip on his shoulder
as he was replaced in Game 4 and was seen yelling at teammates on the
bench after coming out (he'll be back in net tonight). Boston has won
two of the last three meetings here in Buffalo. Take the Bruins. As
always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 4/27/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
Our 3 selections include the Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets and the UNDER in the Denver/Minnesota game.<br><br>At 8 pm, our selection is on the Detroit Pistons minus the points over Orlando. The Magic won Game 3, 113-105, as a 2-point home dog. We'll fade the Magic tonight, as #8-seeded teams are a soft 58-74-2 ATS as underdogs in the playoffs following a SU/ATS win, including 14-27-2 ATS off an upset win by 8+ points. Take the Pistons.<br><br>At 10:30 pm, our selection is on the Denver Nuggets minus the points over Minnesota. Denver won Game 1, but dropped the next three games to put itself in a 'must-win' situation for this Game 5. We'll lay the points, as favorites of more than 4 points have cashed 65.2% in the NBA playoffs following 3+ losses. Take Denver.<br><br>At 10:30 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in the Denver/Minnesota game. Games 3 + 4 both went under the total, and did so by extremely large margins. Game 3 went under the total of 231.5 by 22.5 points, while Game 4 went under the total of 228.5 by 20.5 points. We'll look for Game 5 to be again low-scoring, as five of the seven meetings this season between these two division rivals have gone UNDER the total. And it would have been six of seven UNDERS but for their Christmas night game which needed a 50-point overtime session to make it over the total. Additionally, favorites of more than 8 points facing elimination from the playoffs have gone 63% UNDER since 1990. Take the UNDER. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/26/2026 - NBA | WINNER |
At 9:30 pm, our selection is on the Houston Rockets minus the points over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets are down 3-games-to-none in this series, with three straight upset defeats. We'll take Houston to bounce back in this Game 4, as home teams have gone 58-38-5 ATS in the post-season following 3 SU/ATS losses. And the Lakers are 179-254 ATS vs. foes off back-to-back losses, if the Lakers were not off back-to-back losses. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/26/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 7 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in the Boston/Philadelphia game. The first three games of this series have gone
under the total. And the UNDER has cashed 6 straight overall when these
division rivals have met. Boston is 68-49-2 UNDER the total its last 119 post-season games, while Philly has gone 65-44 UNDER its last 109 playoff games. We'll look for yet another low-scoring game on Sunday evening. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/26/2026 - OTHER | WINNER |
At 12 Noon, our selection is on the Houston Gamblers + the points over the Columbus Aviators. Columbus comes into this game off a 28-14 upset win over Dallas. The Aviators have been installed as a road favorite, notwithstanding the fact they have a negative scoring margin of -4.0 ppg this season. We'll grab the points as favorites with negative scoring margins have covered just 26.3%, including 1-9 ATS off a point spread win. And teams off upset wins have cashed just 41%. Take Houston. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/25/2026 - NBA | PUSH |
Our 2 selections include the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets.<br><br>At 6:00 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the New York Knicks minus the points over Atlanta. The Knicks became just the second team to lose back-to-back playoff games by a single point when they fell, 109-108, to Atlanta in Game 3. We'll take the Knicks to bounce back, as Atlanta is 2-17 ATS in the Playoffs if its opponent was off an upset loss. And New York is 73-33 ATS off an upset loss, when matched up against a .500 (or better) foe. Lay the points.<br><br>At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the Denver Nuggets over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets enter off back-to-back losses in Games 2 + 3. We'll take the Nuggets in this critical Game 4, as the road team is 62-26 ATS in this rivalry, including 18-3 ATS off back-to-back losses. Additionally, the T-Wolves are a terrible 46-82 ATS vs. revenge-minded foes they defeated by more than 8 points in the prior meeting, if both teams owned a .500 (or better) record. Finally, #3 seeds are 63.4% ATS in the Playoffs vs. #6 seeds, if the #3 seed was off back-to-back losses. Take Denver. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
