Big Al McMordie
Big Al McMordie
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| Match Up | Pick | Rating | Score | Result | Profit | Analysis |
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| Hawks vs Nets | Nets +16½ -110 | Top Premium | 141-107 | Loss | -110 | Show |
| Raptors vs Grizzlies | Raptors -13 -105 | Top Premium | 128-96 | Win | 100 | Show |
| Celtics vs Bucks | Bucks +17 -105 | Top Premium | 133-101 | Loss | -105 | Show |
| Pelicans vs Kings | Pelicans -5 -110 | Top Premium | 113-117 | Loss | -110 | Show |
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At 5:05 pm, our selection is on the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Florida Panthers. It's virtually a done deal now that the Panthers will not be defending their back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships this spring. Although mathematically still alive in the playoff race, a loss tonight would eliminate Florida, which currently sits with 77 points (11 behind the final Wild Card spot). Not that it makes them or their fans feel any better, but the Panthers have a legitimate excuse as they are the most injured team in the NHL right now (and it's not really close). The Penguins on the other hand probably thought there was a good chance this would not be a playoff season, but Pittsburgh is right in the thick of it -- hanging on to second place in the Metropolitan -- with just six games to go. And unlike the Panthers, the Pens are, for the most part healthy, with both Crosby and Malkin back on the ice for these final games. Pittsburgh won the only other meeting so far this year in Florida in October and the Panthers are 2-10 in 12 games this season when revenging a home loss (2-9 on the road). Take the Penguins. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
At 3:10 pm, our selection is on the Washington Wizards + the points over the Miami Heat. When these two teams last met, it was an historic night, as Bam Adebayo recorded the 2nd-highest point total (83) in a game, bested only by Wilt Chamberlain's 100. Miami won that game, 150-129. We'll take the Wizards as a big underdog in this re-match, as revenge-minded NBA underdogs are 65.8% ATS since 1990 if they allowed more than 144 points in the prior meeting. Grab the points with Washington. Good luck as always...Al McMordie.
At 1:30 pm, our selection is on the Baylor Bears over the Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooners were favored by 9 points in their opening round game vs. Colorado in this Crown Tournament, and they failed to cover the spread, winning by just four points. And that moved Oklahoma's record as a favorite to a dismal 34-53-1 ATS their last 88. They are once again installed as a favorite (albeit a small one) here, vs. Baylor. The Sooners are also a poor 4-12-1 ATS their last 17 non-conference games, while Baylor is 59-35-3 ATS its last 97 non-conference games. We'll side with the Bears in this near-PK'em affair. Take Baylor. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
At 4 pm, our selection is on the Creighton Bluejays over West Virginia. This is Creighton head coach, Greg McDermott's final season at the helm, and his players no doubt want to send him out on a winning note. They won the first game in this 8-team tournament, 82-69, vs. Rutgers. And they'll take on West Virginia this afternoon. The Mountaineers got by Stanford, 82-77, in Round 1. Unfortunately, WVU is 20-40 ATS off a straight-up win, including 0-6 SU/ATS their last six. That doesn't bode well for WVU. Nor does the fact that the Bluejays are 19-12 ATS their last 31 post-season games, while the Mountaineers are 18-27 ATS their last 45 post-season games. Take Creighton. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
At 6:05 pm, our selection is on the OVER in the Connecticut/Illinois game. The Illini have the best offense in the country, as they rank #1 in Ken Pomeroy's adjusted offensive efficiency metric. And Illinois' games average 152.5 ppg. This is a very low O/U line for Illinois, as it's the 2nd lowest number for any Illini game this season. And when Illinois has played in a game with an O/U line of less than 147 points, it has gone 5-2 OVER the total. UConn, meanwhile, has gone OVER the total in nine of its last 15 games with O/U lines of 144 (or less). Admittedly, the Illini come into this game off three straight UNDERS vs. VCU, Houston and Iowa. But those three opponents were all on big UNDER runs. VCU played 13 of its last 18 games UNDER the total; Houston played 17 of its last 25 games UNDER the total; and Iowa played eight of its last 13 UNDER. Conversely, UConn enters on a 12-7 OVER run. Finally, NCAA Tourney games with O/U lines of 140 (or less) have gone OVER the total 80% at the Elite Eight round forward, if a team entered off Unders in its three previous NCAA Tournament games. Take the OVER. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
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Al McMordie is the most honored technical sports handicapper in the country. Overall, in the last 33 years, Big Al has garnered 72 NUMBER ONE awards in football, basketball, baseball and hockey; 258 Top 5 finishes; and 466 Top 10 finishes. Al is a featured handicapper at the most prestigious gambling web sites, and was a panelist on The Winning Edge and Proline Television shows from 2001 through 2010. Additionally, in 2002, Big Al was featured in FHM Magazine, and he was featured in ESPN Magazine in 2010.Some highlights:In 2025, Al finished #1 in NFL/NCAA Combo Football in win percentage, return on risk and net profit at SportsWatchMonitor.com, and he also finished #1 in NBA/NCAA Combo Basketball in win percentage, return on risk and net profit. Al ended the NFL Playoffs on a 9-0 run, and had his 12th winning NFL season of the last 13 years.In 2024, Al cashed his NBA Futures pick on the Boston Celtics (at 4-1 odds) to win the NBA Championship.In 2023-24, Al was 478-377 in NBA/NCAA Hoops and ranked #1 in Combo Hoops Net Return on Risk, #1 in NBA Win Percentage, and #2 in NCAA Basketball Net Profit at SportsWatchMonitor.com.In 2023-24, Al was #1 in the NCAA Bowls in Net Profit at SportsWatchMonitor.com, and had another winning NCAA Football season.In 2023, Al was 503-407 in NBA/NCAA Hoops, and ranked #1 in NBA/NCAA Basketball Combined win percentage, return on risk, and net profit at SportsWatchMonitor.com (his 3rd straight year that he ranked #1 in NBA/NCAA return on risk). Big Al also ranked #1 in NBA Playoffs win percentage, with a 37-18 record, and #3 in NCAA Basketball net profit. And he won in the NFL for his 11th straight season.In 2022, Big Al ranked #1 in NBA/NCAA Basketball Combined win percentage, return on risk, and net profit at SportsWatchMonitor.com, with a 469-392 record; and #3 in NBA Regular Season return on risk, with a 9.09% ROI.In 2021, Big Al ranked #1 in NBA/NCAA Basketball Combined win percentage, with a 315-246 record; #2 in NCAA Basketball with a 157-115 record, and correctly forecast in the preseason that the Milwaukee Bucks (at 13-2 odds) and Baylor (at 12-1 odds) would win the NBA and NCAA championships, respectively. In 2020, Al predicted before the season that the Tampa Bay Lightning (at 7-1 odds) and Los Angeles Dodgers (at 4-1 odds ) would win their respective championships. In 2019, Al forecast that the Washington Nationals (at 18-1 odds) and Virginia Cavaliers (at 22-1 odds) would win championships. In 2018, Big Al ranked #1 in NFL Net Wins, with a 72-48 record, as documented by The Sports Monitor. Al also correctly predicted the Golden State Warriors would win the NBA title.And from 2012, when he also ranked #1 in the NFL with a 76.7% record on his Late Phone Service (as documented by The Sports Monitor), through 2023, Big Al’s won 11 of 12 NFL seasons. In 2017, Al finished #1 in the NHL, and also ranked #1 in the NHL in 2014.In 2017, Al correctly predicted the Houston Astros (at 10-1 odds) would win the World Series.In 2017, Al hit another NBA futures pick with Golden State (at -125) to win the championship.In 2015, Al also finished #1 (of 1727 entrants) in the Westgate Casino NFL Mini-Contest, and #2 in NCAA Football in 2016 (at both The Sports Monitor and Handicappers Watchdog).In 2014, Al forecast the San Antonio Spurs (at 14-1 odds) would win the NBA title.In 2012, Al won his futures prediction on the Kentucky Wildcats (at 11-2 odds) to win the NCAA basketball championship.In 2011, Al correctly predicted the Green Bay Packers (at 10-1 odds) would win the Super Bowl.In 2009, Al predicted the New York Yankees (at 5-2 odds) to win the World Series.In 2007, Big Al won the $100,000 World Series of Sports Handicapping, and also finished #1 in NCAA Basketball March Madness.In 2004, Al won the most prestigious handicapping contest in Las Vegas -- The Stardust Invitational.In 2000, Al was 157-114 in football, including 10-0 (100%) in the NFL Playoffs. Al has won 25 of his 33 football seasons. Another highlight of Al's career came in 1997, when Big Al was ranked #1 by SPORTS WATCH in NCAA Football/NFL Win Percentage, and #1 in NCAA Football Regular Season/Bowls by THE SPORTS MONITOR. Al has one of the best basketball records over the past 32 seasons (winning 24 of 32 seasons), and was ranked #1 in baseball for the 1996 and 2001 seasons. For consistency across all four sports, you can count on Al McMordie.Indeed, the Las Vegas Sporting News recognized Al in its December 17, 1996 issue, and wrote that: "[Al's] honesty, integrity, [and] skills...are obvious....We have been impressed by [his] uncanny ability to pick big underdogs that win the game straight-up....We've seen handicappers come and go, and get hot and cold, but no one has been as consistent over time as McMordie, and we strongly urge you to consider him as your handicapper."Besides being a champion handicapper, Al McMordie is a corporate attorney, and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan. Al resides in Los Angeles, California.
