| Date | W/L |
| 9/10/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 12:15 pm, our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays and Braves face off this afternoon in this series finale between two somewhat unlikely (back in the Spring at least) East division leaders. Prior to Wednesday's match-up, each of these clubs held a four-game lead in their respective divisions over the pre-season presumptive favorite in the Yankees (AL) and Phillies (NL). For the final game of the series today, the Rays will send veteran righthander Nick Martinez to the mound for his 28th start of the season while the Braves will go with veteran southpaw Martin Perez. Perez has been a welcome 2026 addition to the Atlanta rotation, with eight wins and a 3.25 ERA in 27 appearances (23 starts) covering just under 125 innings. Perez falls into that "crafty lefty" category not racking up big strikeout numbers but usually giving his team quality innings and keeping it in the game. And he is 5-4 with a sparkling 1.99 ERA in 15 home games (12 starts) this season (vs. 3-5 and 4.76 on the road). Take the Braves. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 9/9/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 6:40 pm, our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros. The two steps forward/one step backward season of the Phillies rotation continued on Tuesday as they suffered an embarrassing defeat to the Astros behind another poor performance by starter Andrew Painter. But the good news for the Phils is that they're back to their #1 ace, Cristopher Sanchez. The 29-year-old southpaw is having another outstanding campaign with a league-leading 16 wins (to go with just five losses) and a 2.58 ERA with 207 strikeouts in just over 181 innings. He will go in his 30th start of the season tonight coming off a tough beat at the hands of the Atlanta Braves last Friday. Sanchez only has one previous career start vs. the 'Stros but it was a great one, as last June 26, he threw six very strong innings against them, allowing just one run on five hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks. Sanchez has been an inter-league machine in his career, going 15-4 with a 2.94 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 36 games (33 starts) vs. teams from the AL. Take the Phillies. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 9/8/2026 - MLB | WINNER |
At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the New York Yankees -1.5 runs over the Colorado Rockies. The Yankees have a very favorable pitching match-up tonight, as Gabriel Hughes (0-6, 6.19 ERA) will start for the Rockies, while Cam Schlittler (12-6, 2.04 ERA) will toe the rubber for New York. Colorado has been outscored by 140 runs in its 143 games (minus 0.98 runs per game). And Schlittler is 10-2 (+8.3 net games) on the run-line when facing opponents that have been outscored by 0.5 (or more) runs per game. More good news for the Pinstripes: Aaron Judge has been reinstated from the injured list after missing the last 3+ months, and is expected to play tonight. Before Judge left the game vs. the Athletics on May 31, he had 17 homers and 38 RBI in the season's first two months. Lay the 1.5 runs. Good luck, as always, Al McMordie. |
| 9/7/2026 - College Football | LOSER |
At 7:30 pm, our selection is on the Florida State Seminoles + the points over SMU. Florida State kicked off its season last weekend when it defeated New Mexico State here, in Tallahassee, 34-17. With that tune-up game out of the way, the Seminoles will welcome ACC rival, SMU, to Doak Campbell Stadium. When these two teams last met, the Mustangs blew out Florida State, 42-16, in Dallas. We'll grab the points with the Seminoles tonight, as home underdogs are a solid 142-107-6 ATS in ACC Conference games when they lost the prior meeting by 10+ points. And SMU is a soft 5-14 ATS on the road vs. Conference foes that SMU defeated in the prior meeting. Finally, single-digit home underdogs have cashed 58% the past 25 years in Game 2 vs. foes not off a SU/ATS loss. Grab the points with the Seminoles. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 9/6/2026 - MLB | LOSER |
At 12:10 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds. Brewers starter Kyle Harrison must have been pumped last Monday before his second career start at Wrigley Field to face his team's Division rivals, the Cubs. Unfortunately, things didn't go well for him in that one -- in fact they went disastrously as the 25-year-old southpaw suffered his worst start of the season, allowing nine runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings as the Cubs throttled the Brewers, 17-3. To say Harrison wants to bounce back from that is an understatement and fortunately this time instead of Chicago, Harrison will be facing Cincinnati who is in last place in the Division. The other key for Harrison is that this is a day game and that could be just what the doctor ordered as well as he is 5-0 with a 1.30 ERA in six afternoon starts (the Brewers are 6-0 in those) vs. 5-4 and 4.48 in 16 starts under the lights. In each of his other two poor starts this season (on June 8 and August 11) Harrison bounced back to blank his opponents and get the victory in his next start (June 14 vs the Phillies and August 18 vs the Mariners). Take Milwaukee. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. |
| 9/5/2026 - College Football | LOSER |
At 7:30 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the Clemson Tigers + the points over LSU. This is the second straight season these two teams have matched-up in the season opener. Last year's game was at Clemson, and LSU upset Dabo Swinney's men, 17-10, as a 5-point road underdog. We'll grab the points, as Clemson has been money in the bank as an underdog (or PK), as they're an awesome 79-48-1 ATS since 1980, including 12-5 ATS when playing with revenge from an upset loss. Clemson also falls into 73-31-1 and 234-147-6 ATS systems of mine. Take the underdog. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 9/5/2026 - College Football | WINNER |
At 3:30 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the Baylor Bears + the points over Auburn. This game will be played in Atlanta, at Mercedez-Benz Stadium. These two teams also met in the season opener last year, at Waco. Baylor was a 1-point home dog to the Tigers, and lost, 38-24, so they'll be seeking revenge here. We'll grab the points, as NCAA teams have cashed 60% since 1980 in season-opening, non-conference games if they were playing with revenge from a 14-point (or worse) blowout home loss the previous year. And Big 12 Conference teams have cashed 67% as revenge-minded underdogs vs. SEC Conference foes. Take the Bears + the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 9/5/2026 - College Football | LOSER |
At 12 Noon, on Saturday, our selection is on the Liberty Flames + the points over James Madison. Last season, the Dukes went into Lynchburg, and blew out the Flames, 31-13, as a 7.5-point favorite. And the Dukes went on to have a great season, winning the Sun Belt and going 12-2, including their first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoffs (where they lost to Oregon). After reaching the Playoffs last season, it would be natural for the program to stumble out of the gates this season. And in Game 1, teams that made the Playoffs and/or the BCS Championship game have gone 0-6 SU/ATS (including 5 upset losses as a favorite) when not favored by 7+ points, and playing a team which wasn't involved in the Playoffs or the BCS Championship the previous season. Even worse: Sun Belt teams have gone 68-101-3 ATS as a favorite (or PK) in non-conference games if they didn't have a losing record. Take Liberty. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 9/4/2026 - College Football | WINNER |
At 9 pm, on Friday, our selection is on the Miami-Fla Hurricanes minus the points over Stanford. The Cardinal got a win and (improbable) cover last week vs. Hawaii when they scored the game's last 14 points in a 37-27 win, including a 31-yard fumble return for a TD with 1:12 to go. Today, they're hosting Miami-Fla, which will be playing its first game of the season. We played on the Hurricanes last year vs. Stanford, and got the $$$ when they won 42-7, as a 28.5-point home favorite. We'll take Miami-Fla again here, in Palo Alto, as Stanford is a wallet-busting 25-47-3 ATS its last 75, including 1-8 ATS as a dog of 15+ points off a SU win. And the Cardinal also fall into a negative 13-33 ATS system following their win over Hawaii. Meanwhile, Miami-Fla is 21-2 SU and 19-4 ATS in its first road game of the season when laying more than 5 points (and 10-1 ATS when laying more than 14). Take the Hurricanes. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
| 9/4/2026 - College Football | WINNER |
At 9 pm, on Friday, our selection is on the USC Trojans minus the points over Fresno State. Last week, the Trojans broke out to a 28-0 halftime lead over Fresno, and then took their feet off the brakes and held on for a 42-26 victory. They're at home again for this match-up vs. the Bulldogs, who will be making their debut in the Pac-12 Conference. We'll lay the points with USC, as it's 15-5 ATS in non-conference games at home off a point spread defeat. And the Trojans also fall into 50-17 and 61-38 ATS systems of mine. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. |
