| Date | W/L |
| 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. |
| 5/17/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 8 pm, on Sunday, our selection is on the UNDER in Game 7 between Detroit and Cleveland. Game 6 squeaked under the total of 209.5 by a half-point, and Game 5 would also have gone under, but for the overtime session, in which 24 points were scored. We'll look for the Under to cash in Game 7, as teams have gone 61.8% Under in the Playoffs since 1990 off a home upset loss, if they were facing elimination on the road. Also, 16 of the last 22 meetings between these division rivals have gone Under. Take the Cavaliers and Pistons Under in Game 7 on Sunday night. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/17/2026 - NBA | WINNER |
At 8 pm, on Sunday, our selection is on the Cleveland Cavaliers + the points over Detroit. For a long time, Game 7s would tend to be won by the home team -- both SU and ATS. For example, from April 1991 thru April 28, 2018, home teams were 54-15 SU and 41-26-2 ATS. But the tide has changed, and road teams have gone 13-12 SU and 16-9 ATS since. We played on Detroit in Game 6, and got the $$$ in a 115-94 blowout win. Unfortunately, the Pistons are 15-41-1 ATS off an 8-point (or greater) win, when matched up against a foe off a SU/ATS loss, including 5-20 ATS at home. And the Cavaliers are 9-2 ATS as underdogs after failing to cover the spread by 10+ points. Take Cleveland. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/17/2026 - WNBA | WINNER |
At 7 pm, on Sunday, our selection is on the Chicago Sky + the points over Minnesota. The Lynx are off to a 2-1 SU and 3-0 ATS start this season. But they were underdogs in each of their first three games; here, they're favored. We'll grab the points with Chicago, as home favorites off back to back upset wins are a poor 35-48-1 ATS, including 6-16 ATS their last 22. The favorite is also a wallet-busting 18-31-1 ATS in this series. Take Chicago. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 5/17/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 4:05 pm,
our selection is on the Athletics over the San Francisco Giants. It
would have been hard to predict just how good the Athletics would be at
this point in the season -- and just how bad the Giants would be. Most
people would have assumed -- back in Spring Training -- that it would be the A's who would be
19-27 and the Giants who would be 23-22, when in fact the opposite is
true. Southpaw Jeffrey Springs will get his 10th start of
the season this afternoon. The 33-year-old is having a surprisingly
strong season so far, with a 3-3 record and 4.22 ERA with 44 strikeouts
and 14 walks in 49 innings. While it's true he's pitched better on the
road than in the Sacramento band-box, Springs has been able to limit the
damage here at the A's temporary home. Springs has only had one career
start vs. San Francisco but it was a good one as he went 6 2/3 innings against the Giants last season, allowing one run on two
hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Take the A's. As always, good
luck...Al McMordie. |
| 5/17/2026 - WNBA | WINNER |
At 1:30 pm, our selection is on the Atlanta Dream + the points over Las Vegas. The Dream will be playing their home opener this afternoon. And they are off to a great start, with 2 wins in their first two road games at Minnesota (91-90) and Dallas (77-72). The Dream are an awesome 50-25-1 ATS their last 76 games, including 25-7 ATS vs. foes off a SU win. And they fall into a 140-80-2 ATS system of mine. Take Atlanta. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
