Big Al McMordie Sports Picks & Handicapper Review

At 9 pm, our selection is on the New Mexico State Aggies over Seattle.  The Aggies upset Stephen F. Austin, 73-67, on Wednesday, and return home to play the Redhawks who won the season's first meeting, 69-66.  We'll take New Mexico State, as the Aggies have covered 61.2% since 1990 in conference home games, if they were off a point spread win, and playing with revenge.  Lay the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the Kentucky Wildcats minus the points over Florida.  The Gators pulled off a huge upset on Wednesday, as they defeated Tennessee, 67-54.  We'll fade Florida tonight, as it's 11-18-1 ATS as an underdog off an upset win, while Kentucky's 87-65-6 ATS vs. foes off an upset win.  Lay the points with the Wildcats.

At 8 pm, our selection is on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies + the points over Dayton.  The Bonnies come into this home game off back to back upset wins over VCU and Richmond.  We'll look for St. Bonaventure to make it three-in-a-row, as it's 10-0 ATS at home its last 10 off an ATS win.  Take the Bonnies + the points.

At 4 pm, our selection is on the Charlotte 49ers + the points over Florida Atlantic.  We played against the Owls on Thursday, and got the $$$ with UAB.  And we'll go against Florida Atlantic once again, on this Saturday.  Charlotte lost by 4 points on the road vs. the Owls last month.  But the 49ers have covered 60.3% as home dogs when playing with revenge.  Take Charlotte + the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 2 pm, our selection is on the Oklahoma State Cowboys minus the points over TCU.  The Cowboys are favored in this game, and are 9-0 ATS their last nine as a favorite.  Lay the points.

At 2 pm, our selection is on the Longwood Lancers minus the points over Campbell. The Lancers return home off an upset loss at Winthrop.  And Longwood is 20-8-1 ATS at home its last 29, while Campbell is a poor 6-14 ATS vs. foes off a point spread loss.  Take Longwood.

At 2 pm, our selection is on the Monmouth Hawks + the points over Drexel.  The Dragons smashed Monmouth, 67-35, last month.  We'll take Monmouth to avenge that embarrassing defeat, as NCAA home dogs have covered 65.3% since 1990 when playing with revenge from a loss earlier in the season in which they scored less than 38 points.  Take the Hawks.

At 2 pm, our selection is on the Butler Bulldogs + the points over Marquette.  The Bulldogs have lost their last 4 games SU/ATS, with each defeat by more than 20 points.  But off those 4 blowout losses, we'll take Butler, as NCAA teams off 4+ SU/ATS losses by more than 20 points have covered 62.9% since 1990.  Take Butler.

At 1 pm, our selection is on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets + the points over NC State.  The Jackets were upset by Louisville, 68-58, on Wednesday.  We'll take Georgia Tech to bounce back this afternoon, as it's 18-4 ATS off a 9-point (or worse) upset loss.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 1 pm, our selection is on the Morgan State Bears minus the points over Delaware State.  The Hornets won round 1 last Saturday as they defeated Morgan State, 64-62.  This game will be played at a neutral site, in Newark, NJ, and we'll lay the points with the revenge-minded Bears, who have covered 83% the last 3 years when playing with same-season revenge.  Additionally, the Bears fall into a 60.7% ATS system of mine which plays on certain teams off back to back SU/ATS losses.  Lay the points.

At 12 Noon, our selection is on the Iowa State Cyclones + the points over Kansas.  Kansas defeated the Cyclones by 2 points in Lawrence three weeks ago.  We'll take ISU in the rematch, as it's 46-30 ATS at home when playing with revenge from a loss earlier in the season, including 10-2 ATS off back to back SU/ATS losses.  Take Iowa State.

At 4 pm, our selection is on the Louisiana State Tigers + the points over Alabama.  The Crimson Tide blew out LSU last month, 106-66.  We'll take the revenge-minded Tigers this afternoon, as NCAA double-digit underdogs, playing with revenge from a 40-point (or worse) defeat suffered earlier in the season, have covered 61% since 1990.  Grab the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the Lamar Cardinals + the points over Northwestern St.  The Demons have won five straight, including an 80-65 victory over the Cardinals last Saturday, and are now 7-3 in Southland Conference play.  Unfortunately, they've covered just 22% off a win, when playing a revenge-minded opponent they defeated earlier in the season. We'll take Lamar in this rematch, as the Cardinals are 11-2-1 ATS as a home underdog priced from +5.5 to +13 points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 12 Noon, our selection is on the Virginia Tech Hokies minus the points over Virginia.  The Home team has dominated this cross-state rivalry, with a 14-5 ATS record since February 2013, including 6-0 ATS as a favorite of less than 12 points.  Lay the points with the Hokies.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 4 pm, our selection is on the Indiana Hoosiers minus the points over Purdue.  The Boilermakers have been installed as a road underdog this afternoon in Bloomington.  Unfortunately, for the #1-ranked Boilermakers, they're a horrid 37-60-6 ATS as single-digit road underdogs, including 3-10-3 ATS vs. foes off a double-digit loss.  With Indiana in off a 66-55 defeat at Maryland, we'll take the Hoosiers this afternoon to bounce back.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Chicago Bulls minus the points over Portland.  The Bulls have been dominant as a home favorite, as they're 30-15 ATS their last 45.  Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers have been poor as an underdog, as they've gone 32-49-2 ATS their last 83.  That doesn't bode well for Portland tonight.  Nor does the fact that the Blazers had to play last night, while Chicago had Friday off.  Portland is a wallet-busting 6-17 ATS on the road when playing without rest, if their opponent was rested, and off a straight-up win.  Lay the points with Chicago.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Bucks minus the points over Miami.  The Heat won two meetings vs. Milwaukee in January.  But Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton were sidelined for each game.  We'll take the Bucks to avenge those defeats, and win their 7th straight tonight.  Milwaukee has been awful as an underdog this season (4-8 ATS), but has gone 24-15-1 ATS when it wasn't an underdog, including 10-0 SU and 7-3 ATS its last 10.  Lay the points.

At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Oklahoma City Thunder minus the points over Houston.  The Thunder have been the league's best point spread team this season, as they've covered 62.5%.  They did lose their last two games SU/ATS, including an upset loss at the hands of the Rockets.  We'll take OKC to avenge that defeat, as the Thunder have gone 66-45-2 ATS in non-division games when playing with revenge from an upset loss.

At 9:10 pm, our selection is on the Denver Nuggets minus the points over Atlanta.  The Hawks won last night in Salt Lake City, while Denver had Friday night off.  Unfortunately for Atlanta, teams playing on back to back days in the high altitude cities of Denver and Salt Lake City have covered just 39.1% since 1990 off a win, if their foe was rested.  Lay the points with Denver.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.