| Date | W/L |
| 9/2/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 12:40 pm, our selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds. With 23 games to go, the Padres find themselves deadlocked with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the last Wild Card berth. Today, San Diego will hand the ball to newly-acquired Casey Mize, who came over a month ago in a trade with the Detroit Tigers. This will be Mize's 6th start since the trade, and the Padres have won three of his five outings. He'll match up against Brandon Williamson, who has been on the injured list with left shoulder fatigue since making his last start in April. Williamson's numbers in limited action weren't great (6.11 ERA in 28 innings, with a 19:20 K:BB ratio). Casey Mize has been stronger in the daytime, as his teams have gone 26-18 (+11.2 net games) in afternoon action, compared to 30-35 (+0.9 net games) at night. Take the Padres. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 9/1/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Chicago White Sox over the Houston Astros. The White Sox lost 6-3 last night, but continue to hold a
comfortable lead in the AL Central as they look to win their first division title in five years. Righthander Sean Burke will be on the mound for Chicago tonight as he goes in his 24th start of the
season (he also has four relief appearances). The 26-year-old is
having a breakout campaign with seven victories and a 3.32 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 161 strikeouts in 149 innings. Burke has led the Pale Hose to a victory in 9 of his last 12 starts. And he's done his best work on the road, where he is 5-2, with a 3.05 ERA. Take the White Sox. As always, good luck...Al
McMordie. |
| 8/31/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 6:40 pm,
our selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds. As
recently as a week ago -- after they swept the Twins -- the Padres were
looking pretty good, sitting alone in the third Wild Card spot, two
games ahead of the Diamondbacks. But over the last seven days, San
Diego has gone 1-5, culminating in their weekend sweep at the hands of
the AL East leading Rays in Tampa and now they are outside of the Wild
Card race and a half-game behind Arizona who was idle on Sunday. The
Pads will re-group this week as they head north to Cincinnati to take on
the 64-72 Reds. They'll send out one of their most consistent starters
tonight in veteran righthander Michael King who goes in his 28th start
of the season. King pitched brilliantly in his last start, shutting out
the Pirates over seven innings, allowing just five hits but he ended
with nothing to show for it as Pittsburgh won a 1-0 decision in that
one. Still, King's eight victories on the season are the second-most of
his career and he'll look to even his record tonight against a sub-par
Reds club. Take San Diego. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 8/30/2026 - Canadian Football | LOSER |
At 7 pm, our selection is on the Ottawa Redblacks + the points over British Columbia. The Redblacks are 0-10 on the season, while the Lions are 5-5 after blowing out Saskatchewan, 30-16, as a 3-point home favorite. I like Ottawa as a big home underdog tonight, as sub-.187 teams have gone 12-1-1 ATS (at Game 5 forward) vs. foes that covered the spread by 10+ points in their previous game. Additionally, the Lions are 1-9 ATS their last 10 when favored on the road by more than a touchdown. Grab the points with Ottawa. Good luck, as always, Al McMordie. |
| 8/30/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 1:40 pm,
our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Detroit Tigers.
Earlier this month, the Dodgers got one of their two big injured
starters back when Blake Snell faced the Royals. And although he
pitched extremely well in his fourth start back yesterday against the
Tigers, the Dodgers ultimately lost the game by the same 2-1 score that
they prevailed by on Friday. Today, it will be righthander Tyler
Glasnow making his second start back in Dodger Blue. The 33-year-old
returned last Tuesday from severe lower back spasms that kept him out
since early May, and he pitched well although a little rusty. Look for
Glasnow to improve off that effort against a Tigers team that's had
trouble scoring runs lately. In fact, in its last five games, Detroit
has only managed to plate a total of eight runs. In his limited action
this season (eight starts), Glasnow has logged a 3.02 ERA and 0.87 WHIP
with 56 strikeouts, 13 walks, and only 26 hits allowed in just under 45
innings. The Dodgers have won four of the last five meetings with the
Tigers going back to last March, and 13 of Glasnow's last 15 starts. And Glasnow's teams have gone 20-6 (+9.5 net games) as a road favorite of -150 (or more) when Glasnow was on the mound. Meanwhile, Detroit has dropped 13 of Framber Valdez's last 19 starts. Take Los Angeles. As always, good
luck...Al McMordie |
| 8/29/2026 - WNBA | WINNER |
At 1 pm, our selection is on the New York Liberty minus the points over the Chicago Sky. The Liberty took it on the chin here, at Barclays Center, on Thursday when the Valkyries routed them, 79-60, as a 3.5-point underdog. We'll take New York to bounce back this afternoon, as home favorites have cashed 59% off an upset loss by 18 (or more) points. Even better: the Liberty play with revenge from a loss in the Windy City 11 days ago. And New York is 44-28 ATS as a home favorite when playing with revenge, including 9-2 ATS if it was off an upset loss. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 8/28/2026 - Canadian Football | WINNER |
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers + the points over Montreal. The Alouettes have sprinted out to a 9-1 start this season, and are 1.5 games clear of the 8-3 Edmonton Elks for the league's best record. We'll fade Montreal, as CFL teams with an .846 (or better) win percentage (at Game 11 forward) are an ugly 0-11 ATS when laying 3 or more points away from home. Even better: the Blue Bombers lost the previous meeting, 42-33, at Montreal. But Winnipeg is a solid 41-19 ATS when playing with revenge, including 25-3 ATS when not laying more than 3 points. Take the Blue Bombers. Good luck, as always, Al McMordie. |
| 8/27/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 8 pm, our selection is on the New York Liberty minus the points over the Golden State Valkyries. The Liberty have been off for the last four nights, while the Valkyries come into tonight's game without rest, having played (and won) at Connecticut last night. We'll take the well-rested Liberty, as home favorites with 4 (or more) days of rest have cashed 74% vs. .500 (or better) foes playing without rest. Even better: the Liberty play with double-revenge tonight from two losses earlier this season. And New York is a super 14-4 ATS as a home favorite when playing with double-revenge. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 8/26/2026 - WNBA | WINNER |
At 10 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Storm minus the points over the Toronto Tempo. Seattle comes into tonight's game with the worst record in the league, at 7-31. Yet they're favored by a big number vs. the Tempo. The knee-jerk reaction might be to grab the points with Toronto. But be careful, as sub-.300 teams have cashed 61.1% (at Game 7 forward) when favored by 6+ points. Moreover, Seattle plays with double-revenge from two road blowout losses (86-73; 93-72) at Toronto. And the Storm have cashed 55% when favored at home and playing with revenge, including 21-9 ATS if they lost the previous game by double-digits. Take Seattle. Good luck, as always, Al McMordie. |
| 8/25/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 8 pm, our selection is on the Portland Fire + the points over Dallas. The Fire enter off back-to-back narrow losses to Toronto (82-79) and Washington (105-100). Still, Portland has been highly-competitive of late, going 13-6 ATS its last 19. And the Fire have only lost two of their last 19 games by more than 8 points, which is key, considering tonight's point spread. Dallas, meanwhile, is 8-15-1 ATS its last 24. And the Wings are a woeful 59-91-3 ATS vs. foes off back-to-back losses, including 18-32-2 ATS as a home favorite. Admittedly, Dallas enters off back-to-back wins vs. Indiana (91-85) and Seattle (92-70). But those two wins have triggered a negative 93-146-4 ATS system of mine that goes against certain home favorites off back-to-back wins. We'll grab the points with Portland. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
