| Date | W/L |
| 6/16/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 7:15 pm,
our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the San Francisco Giants.
As the half-way point of the MLB regular season approaches, the Braves
are still holding the largest cushion of any division leader -- seven-and-a-half games. The Phillies are playing much better and just about everyone
expects a battle down the stretch of those two for the NL East, but
right now Atlanta still reigns supreme. The Braves likely needed their
off-day on Monday, as they are 1-4 in their last five, having lost
series to the White Sox and Mets coming into this week. They will send
RHP Grant Holmes out for this 14th start of the season to kick off this three-game series against the Giants. Holmes is one of the reasons
the Braves are on top, with a 4-2 record and 4.05 ERA in 13 starts.
Not dominating numbers, but pretty darn good for a number five man in
the rotation. Holmes' only other start vs. the Giants was in August,
2024 when he held San Francisco to two runs in seven innings with six
strikeouts and one walk in a 13-2 Braves beat-down. Take Atlanta. As
always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/15/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 8 pm, our selection is on the Portland Fire + the points over the Minnesota Lynx. We played on the Fire on Saturday vs. Dallas, and got the $$$ when they upset the Wings, 84-83. We'll take Portland again tonight as a double-digit underdog at Minnesota. Indeed, double-digit dogs have gone 217-151 ATS vs. .500 (or better) foes off an ATS win. Take Portland. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/14/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 8:00 pm,
our selection is on the Carolina Hurricanes over the Vegas Golden
Knights. After their Game 5 victory at home, the Hurricanes are on the
cusp of their second Stanley Cup Championship in Franchise history. As
much as they'd like to win it in front of their home fans as they did in
2006, the 'Canes know that if they let this series go to a Game 7, the
Knights are very capable of winning it on the road. The key for
Carolina -- as it was in Games 4 and 5 -- is its power play. The
Knights took four penalties in each of the last two games, and the
Hurricanes made them pay with three extra-man goals in those eight
opportunities -- a 37.5% scoring rate on the power play. A similar
number of Vegas infractions with the same success rate for Carolina will
result in the 'Canes raising the Cup this Sunday evening. They have been far
more opportunistic than their opponent has and that is likely to be the
difference once again. The 'Canes are 8-0 in these playoffs when
leading in the series (5-0 on the road). Take Carolina. As always, good
luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/14/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 8:00 pm, on Sunday, our
selection is on the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights 'under'
the total. The formula for Vegas to win Game 6 tonight at home is
pretty simple. If the Knights want to send this series to a seventh and
final game back in Raleigh, they must limit the Hurricanes' quality
chances at the net and, most of all, stay out of the penalty box. The
Knights were successful in keeping the 'Canes shot total down in Game 5
(Carolina only had 24), but they failed miserably at the second part.
After Carolina took two penalties in the first period (after which the
score was 1-1), Vegas sent men to the sin bin four times over the next
two periods and the 'Canes capitalized on two of those. That was the
difference in Game 5, and if Vegas wants to flip the script, it has to
continue playing that tight-checking game, but without the mistakes that
sent its players to the box for two (or in one case, four) minutes.
Look for a defensive struggle tonight without those mistakes. The under
is 41-21 in Carolina's last 62 road games after playing at home; 23-9 Under on the road when Carolina was off the previous 2+ days; and 27-16 Under on the road when leading in a Playoff series. Take
the 'under.' As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/14/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 3 pm, our selection is on the Washington Mystics + the points over New York. The Mystics play this game with revenge from a 5-point loss to the Liberty earlier this season. We'll grab the points with Washington, as revenge-minded underdogs are 51-17-1 ATS at New York, including 23-4 ATS as a double-digit underdog. Take Washington. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/14/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 2:10 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the Philadelphia Phillies. This is a great pitching match-up between two southpaws. The Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez recently saw his scoreless innings streak end at 50 2/3 innings, which was the 5th longest in MLB history. For the season, Sanchez has a 1.54 ERA. And he's struck out 113 over 93 1/3 innings. He'll go up against Kyle Harrison, who is also having a fantastic season for Milwaukee. He was bombed in his last start. But that game was played in Las Vegas, at the home of the A's Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas Aviators. Prior to that game, Harrison had a 1.57 ERA, and struck out 73 across 57 1/3 innings. The Brewers are 46-25 (+22.0 net games) against lefty starters, including 28-11 at home. Take Milwaukee. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/13/2026 - WNBA | LOSER |
At 10 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the Phoenix Mercury minus the points over the Los Angeles Sparks. Phoenix plays this game with revenge from a 9-point loss at home to the Sparks last month. We'll take the revenge-minded Mercury, as the Sparks are a woeful 46-81 ATS on the road vs. revenge-minded foes. Additionally, revenge-minded home favorites of 6 (or less) points, off a SU loss, have cashed 57% vs. foes off a SU win. Lay the points with Phoenix. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 6/13/2026 - WNBA | WINNER |
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the Portland Fire + the points over Dallas. Paige Bueckers is questionable to play for the Wings tonight. Regardless, we're on the homestanding Fire. Portland has lost 4 straight games. Unfortunately for Dallas, it's 26-64-1 ATS vs. foes off 3+ losses. And Dallas also falls into a negative 161-248 ATS system of mine. Grab the points with the home dog. Good luck, as always....Al McMordie. |
| 6/13/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 3:05 pm, our
selection is on the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays. Here
is a rematch of last October's AL Division Series, won by the Jays,
three games to one before going on to beat the Mariners and come within
one hit of beating the Dodgers in the World Series. But what a
difference nine months can make as it's now Toronto that looks like the
old team with no energy on many game days and the Yankees who look like
they've found new life. Toronto did begin this series with a home
victory last night but the Jays are still under .500 while the Yanks are
in a virtual tie for the AL East lead and comfortably ahead of the
other three teams in the Division. Certainly 25-year-old RHP Cam
Schlittler has had a lot to do with the Yankees' success this season.
The second-year starter is 7-3 with a league leading 1.87 ERA and 0.87
WHIP with 89 strikeouts and 14 walks in 82 innings. That equates to a
K:BB ratio of 6.4 -- also tops in the League. This is a revenge game
for Schlittler who was beaten by the Jays on May 20 despite a quality
start. Take New York. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 6/12/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 6:40 pm,
our selection is on the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Miami Marlins.
Pirates' RH Braxton Ashcraft did something in his last start that he
hasn't done very often this season. He threw in a clunker against the
Braves on Saturday and took the loss -- his third of the season (he has
five wins). But despite that below-par outing, the second-year MLB
starter is still having a fantastic season, worthy perhaps of his first
All-Star selection. In 13 starts, Ashcraft has logged a 3.28 ERA and
1.08 WHIP with 86 strikeouts and 17 walks in just under 80 innings.
That amounts to a K:BB ratio better than five, and you rarely see that
with a starter in just his sophomore campaign. Ashcraft is back home
tonight where he is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA this season and this will be his
first MLB appearance vs. the Marlins. Miami will send ace Sandy
Alcantara to the mound for his 15th start of the season. The Marlins
are hoping to deal Alcantara before the deadline, but his 4.33 ERA and
1.26 WHIP have likely softened the market for his services. Pittsburgh
is 3-1 in the last four meetings. Take the Pirates. As always, good
luck...Al McMordie. |
