Big Al McMordie Sports Picks & Handicapper Review

At 7:35 pm, our selection is on the Houston Rockets minus the points over the Cleveland Cavaliers.  These two teams are among the NBA's three worst teams in February, as the Rockets are 2-9, while the Cavaliers are 2-10 (the Timberwolves are 2-11).  But Cleveland did win last night in dramatic fashion, as Lamar Stevens dunked with 4.1 seconds left to give the Cavs a 112-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, as a 7.5-point home underdog.  We'll go against Cleveland off that win, as home dogs are an awful 14-36 ATS off an upset win as a home dog of more than 7 points, if they were playing an opponent off a straight-up loss.  Meanwhile, Houston is 126-80 ATS on the road off back to back losses (and 63-38 ATS on the road off 3+ losses).  And the Rockets are also 24-8 SU and 20-12 ATS their last 32 vs. the Cavaliers.  Lay the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the Western Carolina Catamounts + the points over NC Greensboro.  This is a revenge match for the Catamounts, who fell 77-56 to the Spartans at home on Monday.  That was the 4th straight loss (both SU and ATS) for Western Carolina.  But the Catamounts now fall into 433-243 and 134-53 ATS systems of mine that play on certain teams off three ATS losses, as well as a 449-286 ATS system of mine which plays on certain teams with a losing conference record.  Additionally, Western Carolina is 13-5 ATS off a double-digit ATS loss when playing with revenge, while Greensboro is a horrible 0-9 ATS its last 9 (and 27-49-1 ATS its last 77) off a point spread win, when matched up against .450 (or worse) opponents.  Take the Catamounts + the double-digits.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. 

At 9 pm our selection is on the Arkansas Razorbacks over the Alabama Crimson Tide.  These two teams met last month in Tuscaloosa, and the Razorbacks suffered their worst loss of the season when Alabama rolled them, 90-59.  We'll take Arkansas to avenge that blowout loss, as .750 (or better) NCAA teams have gone 34-8 ATS their last 42 regular season games when playing with revenge from a loss by more than 16 points earlier in the season, provided they weren't getting more than three points in the current game.  Additionally, the Razorbacks are 9-0 ATS their last nine when playing with revenge, while Alabama is an awful 48-88-2 ATS away from home in the regular season, when priced from -3 to +6.5 points, if it won its previous game.  Take Eric Musselman's men to get the 'W.'  Good luck, as always....Al McMordie.

At 9:35 pm, our selection is on the St. Louis Blues over the Los Angeles Kings.  Don't look now, but the hottest team in the NHL just might be none-other-than the Los Angeles Kings.  After losing five straight between January 28 and February 9, the Kings have now won five straight coming into tonight's showdown with the Blues.  And over those five games, L.A. has out-scored its opponents by a whopping 20-6.  But before we hand them the Cup, let's keep in mind that this is still the Kings we're talking about and even those five straight victories couldn't bring their miserable record back to the .500 mark (8-9).  Despite losing the last game here to L.A., St. Louis is still 4-2 in the last six meetings with the Kings.  Those two losses came in the last two meetings and that may be a good thing for the Blues who are 29-17 (+13 games on the money line) in their last 46 double-revenge situations.  The Kings are also 9-19 in their last 28 games coming off a road victory.  Take St. Louis.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.