At 7:30 pm, our selection is on the Ottawa Senators over the Carolina Hurricanes.  Carolina was my preseason pick (at +850) to win the Stanley Cup, so I hate to go against them tonight.  But the Hurricanes have historically been awful on the road off 3+ wins.  They're 57-94 (minus 54.3 net games) in that situation, including 4-7 (minus 5.3 net games) this season, and 7-13 (minus 11.5 net games) the past 2 years.  We'll take Ottawa, down 2-games-to-none, to get back into this series.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7 pm, on Thursday, our selection is on the UNDER in the Atlanta/New York game.  These two teams have played four straight games UNDER the total in 2026, including both playoff matches.  Although this is Atlanta's first trip to the Playoffs since 2023, it has generally been an UNDER club in the post-season, going 64-34-3 UNDER the total.  Likewise, the Knicks have generally gone UNDER the total in the post-season, with a 42-25-3 UNDER mark.  The UNDER falls into a 40-10 Totals system of mine, and we'll take Game 3 on Thursday night to go UNDER.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

Our 3 selections include the New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets.<br><br>At 7 pm, on Thursday, our selection is on the New York Knicks over the Atlanta Hawks.  The Hawks stunned the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, 107-106, on Monday.  The series shifts to Atlanta for Game 3, and we'll take New York, as it's 91-45 ATS off a SU/ATS loss when playing a .500 (or better) foe with revenge from a home loss.  Additionally, the Hawks are a horrid 1-17 ATS in the Playoffs when facing a foe off an upset loss.  Take New York.<br><br>At 8 pm, our selection is on the Toronto Raptors + the points over Cleveland.  The Cavaliers won and covered the first two games of this series.  Unfortunately, Cleveland is 58-97-2 ATS vs. foes off back to back SU/ATS losses, including 3-9-1 ATS in the Playoffs.  We'll grab the points with Toronto on Thursday night in Game 3.<br><br>At 9:30 pm, our selection is on the Denver Nuggets minus the points over Minnesota.  The road team has dominated the Nuggets/Timberwolves series, going 62-25 ATS the last 87, including 28-6 ATS if it was off a straight-up loss.  Even better:  the Nuggets are 82-53 ATS off a SU home loss.  With Denver checking in off a 119-114 defeat at Ball Arena, we'll take it in Game 3 on Thursday.

At 7 pm, on Wednesday, our selection is on the Detroit Pistons minus the points over Orlando.  The Magic needed to "Play-Into" the Playoffs via the Play-in Round with a win over the Charlotte Hornets.  Since the Play-In Round started in 2021, our Play-In teams have NOT done well in the first two games of a Playoff series.  And especially not if they were matched up against a foe off an upset loss, as they've gone 0-9 SU/ATS.  Detroit has been solid vs. .500+ foes following an upset loss, as Detroit's gone 40-27 ATS its last 67.  And favorites of 9+ points have gone 77-51 ATS in the 2nd of back-to-back games vs. the same foe, if they were upset in the previous game.  Finally, the Magic are 1-7 ATS as an underdog if they led a Playoff series, and their opponent had yet to win a game.  Lay the points with Detroit.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 10:30 pm, on Tuesday, our selection is on the Houston Rockets minus the points over Los Angeles.  The #4-seeded Lakers upset Houston in Game 1, 107-98, as a home underdog.  We will fade Los Angeles in Game 2 on Tuesday, as #4 seeds have gone 41-60-4 ATS in the Playoffs following an upset win, including 13-31-1 ATS at home.  Additionally, the Lakers are a soft 99-128 ATS at home vs. revenge-minded foes.  And Houston is 37-11 ATS when playing with double-revenge, if it wasn't getting more than 4 points.  Take Houston.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers to go UNDER the total.  Both of these teams enter off back-to-back OVERS.  We'll look for a lower-scoring game on Monday, as the 2nd game of a playoff series has gone 20-9 UNDER the total if both teams were off back to back OVERS.  Even better:  Toronto has gone 48-33-2 UNDER the total this season, including 9-1-1 UNDER its last 11 if it was on a 2-game (or longer) OVER streak.  The Raptors are 12-5 UNDER their last 17 playoff games, while Cleveland is 18-13 UNDER its last 31 playoff games.  Take the UNDER in Game 2.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 9 pm, our selection is on the San Antonio Spurs minus the points over Portland.   San Antone stumbled badly in its final regular season game when it was upset by Denver, 128-118, as a 9.5-point home favorite.  Victor Wembanyama, though, didn't play in that game.  And the Spurs are the league's 2nd best NBA defensive team when he's on the floor, but bottom 10 when he is not.  The Spurs are 52-21-2 ATS off a home upset loss when they were favored by 8+ points in that defeat.  That bodes well for the Silver and Black tonight.  As does the fact that the Trail Blazers are a brutal 69-107-7 ATS in the Playoffs, including 24-45-3 ATS vs. foes off a SU loss.  Lay the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.