| Date | W/L |
| 4/2/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 10:40 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Clippers + the points over San Antonio. The Spurs got by Golden State, 127-113, last night for their 26th win in their last 28 games (and 26th win in the 27 games that Victor Wembanyama has played). Certainly, not many teams have been competitive with the Spurs in this stretch. But one team which has given the Spurs all they can handle is the Los Angeles Clippers. On March 6, in San Antonio, the Clippers led the Spurs by 25 points before eventually falling, 116-112. And on March 16, here in Los Angeles, the Clippers played without Kawhi Leonard, and once again lost by four points, 119-115. Kawhi will play tonight, and the Clippers will have a scheduling advantage, as they had Wednesday off after losing to Portland by 10 on Tuesday night. Since 1990, the Spurs have cashed just 33% when playing without rest on the road against a .500 (or better) team off a loss by more than eight points. Take the Clippers. |
| 4/2/2026 - College Basketball | WINNER |
At 9:30 pm, our selection is on the Auburn Tigers minus the points over Illinois State. The Tigers have dominated non-conference foes, going 38-7 SU and 27-16-2 ATS their last 45, including 12-0 SU and 11-1 ATS their last 12 when priced from -4 to -12 points. And Auburn is also 38-8 SU and 30-14 ATS as a favorite of -2 (or more) points vs. foes off back to back SU/ATS wins. Meanwhile, Illinois St. is 6-22 SU and 10-18 ATS as an underdog of 7 (or less) points in the post-season. Likewise, the Missouri Valley Conference is a poor 16-31 ATS in the NIT Tournament as an underdog vs. non-conference foes. Lay the points with the Tigers. Good luck as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/2/2026 - College Basketball | WINNER |
At 7 pm, our selection is on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane + the points over New Mexico. The Golden Hurricane are 25-15-1 ATS in non-conference, post-season tournaments, including 9-0 ATS when priced from +2.5 to +5 points. That bodes well for Tulsa tonight. As does the fact that Mountain West Conference teams are a terrible 58-100-3 ATS vs. non-conference foes in the post-season when playing away from home. Grab the points with Tulsa. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 4/2/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 7:05 pm,
our selection is on the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Pittsburgh
Penguins. With just seven games to go, it's looking as if Pittsburgh's
chances of catching Carolina are fading fast. It doesn't help their
cause that the Pens' remaining games are against some pretty tough
customers, starting with tonight's trip to Tampa to play the Lightning.
This game probably means more to the Bolts than it does to the Pens as
Tampa is just two points behind first place Buffalo and two points ahead
of third place Montreal. The Pens have both
Crosby and Malkin back in the lineup, but they need more than that to
deal with the high-flying Lightning who have a +61 goal differential --
tops in the Eastern Conference. That has been the Pens' biggest problem
this season as they are just 4-9 in 13 games against the top teams in
the League (win pct of at last 60%). The Lightning have won four of the
last five meetings with the Penguins going back to November of 2024 and
they are 11-5 at home so far in the second half. Take Tampa. As
always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 4/1/2026 - NHL | LOSER |
At 9:05 pm,
our selection is on the Anaheim Ducks over the San Jose Sharks. For
five seasons -- between 2012-13 and 2016-17 -- the Anaheim Ducks finished
first in their division. They haven't returned to the mountaintop
since, but they're well on their way, holding down first place in the
Pacific with eight regular season games to go. They never made it to
the Stanley Cup Finals in those five seasons and that's something they'd
like to remedy this spring. After tonight's game, Anaheim's next four
are at home against teams with losing records, including the final
match-up with the Sharks. But tonight they have to win in San Jose,
something that's not always easy. Despite having perhaps the best young
player in the world on their squad the Sharks are on the outside-looking-in at the Playoff seeds. For as talented as 19-year-old Macklin
Celebrini is (101 points in 72 games) he can't do everything and San
Jose simply hasn't put a good enough team around him. The Ducks have
won six of the last seven meetings, including the last three here in San
Jose. Take Anaheim. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 3/31/2026 - NBA | LOSER |
At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the New York Knicks minus the points over Houston. New York comes into tonight's game off an 11-point loss at Oklahoma City. And that was New York's second straight defeat (after seven consecutive wins). The Knicks will look to get back into the win column tonight at the Toyota Center. The Rockets were expected to be a primary contender to wrest away OKC's crown, but instead have largely struggled this season, and sit in 6th place in the Western Conference. Houston is 45-29 SU and 30-42-2 ATS, with eight games remaining. The Rockets did blow out New Orleans, 134-102, in their previous game, but are a poor 10-17 ATS this season off a SU/ATS win. Even worse: if Houston's opponent was off a SU/ATS loss, then our 10-17 stat devolves to 1-12 ATS, including 0-5 ATS at home. Take New York. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 3/31/2026 - NBA | WINNER |
At 7:40 pm, our selection is on the Charlotte Hornets minus the points over the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn comes into this game off a win over Sacramento, which snapped the Nets' 10-game losing streak. Brooklyn is 33-47-2 ATS off a SU win. And home dogs of more than 10 points are a poor 49-87-1 ATS vs. non-division foes. We'll fade Brooklyn this evening, as the Hornets have the league's 2nd best point spread record, at 45-29-1 ATS this season, including 25-12 ATS vs. opponents off a SU win. Take Charlotte. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 3/31/2026 - NBA | WINNER |
At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Orlando Magic minus the points over Phoenix. The Magic were massacred by the Toronto Raptors, 139-87, on Sunday. And the Magic suffered the embarrassing feat of being outscored 31-0 over a 7-minute, 48-second stretch in the first half, which was the worst scoreless run since the start of the play-by-play era in 1997. We'll take Orlando to bounce back off that debacle, as favored teams have gone 39-21 ATS off a loss by more than 40 points. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 3/31/2026 - NHL | LOSER |
At 7:05 pm,
our selection is on the Detroit Red Wings over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
After managing just 12 shots in a lopsided 6-3 home loss to the Stars
on Saturday, the Penguins took out their frustration on the Islanders
last night. Pittsburgh exploded for eight goals on 31 shots in Long
Island. They also welcomed captain Sidney Crosby back to the lineup as
the 38-year old had been out with a lower body injury since March 26.
That victory got the Pens back to the .500 mark and now they travel back
home to face a Detroit team that is fighting for a Wild Card spot. The Wings know all about being held to 12
shots as that is all they could manage in their last meetings with the
Pens -- a 4-1 loss at home on January 3. Due to the back-to-back games,
Pittsburgh's #1 goalie, Arturs Silovs, will not be available and it
will instead use back-up Stuart Skinner who has struggled this season.
Detroit is 9-4 this season revenging a home loss vs. an opponent (8-3 on
the road). Take the Wings. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 3/30/2026 - NHL | WINNER |
At 8:35 pm,
our selection is on the Colorado Avalanche minus 1.5 goals over the Calgary Flames. The
Avalanche have locked up a post-season appearance -- their ninth season
in a row that they will be in the playoffs -- but their work is not
done yet. Colorado not only wants to hold on to the Central Division
lead that it's had virtually all season, but it also wants to lock up
the Presidents Trophy thereby getting home ice through the post-season.
It lost its last game on Saturday to the Jets, however the Dallas Stars
-- the only team with a chance at catching the Avs -- lost last night
in Philly and have been stumbling badly down the stretch, having lost
five of their last six overall. So the Avs still have a comfortable six
point lead with 10 games to go (and two in hand over Dallas). The Avs
are always favorites these days no matter who they play and that's
certainly true tonight at home against the 31-42 Flames. The Avs have
won seven of the last eight meetings with Calgary, with the lone loss
coming in the last meeting. Take Colorado minus 1.5 goals. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
