Big Al McMordie
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At 9:30 pm, our selection is on the Dallas Stars over the Colorado Avalanche. This will be the sixth time in NHL history that these two teams have met in the playoffs -- most recently in 2020 (second round) when the Stars prevailed in seven games. Dallas cannot afford to get this series off to the same kind of start it had in Round 1 against the Knights when it lost the first two games at home. The Stars need to take advantage of the fact that Colorado is not the same team on the road (19-22 regular season) as it is at home (31-10). Then there's also the question of how well Colorado will do in Game 1 tonight off of such a long rest as the Avs haven't played in seven days. The Avs have been without winger Jonathan Drouin since April 18 (lower body injury) and he is unlikely to be available again tonight for Game 1. The Stars go from playing outside their Division in the first round to inside and they are 17-9 in their last 26 games vs. Central division opponents. Take Dallas. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
At 7 pm, on Tuesday, our selection is on the Boston Celtics minus the points over Cleveland. While the Cavaliers were stretched to 7 games by the Orlando Magic, the Celtics were resting comfortably following their 4-1 series triumph over Miami. Boston was in championship form, for the most part, in that series, as its wins were by 20, 20, 14 and 34 points. The Celtics were our preseason pick (at 4-1 odds) to win the NBA title, and they've done nothing to disappoint throughout the season. Indeed, over the last 34 seasons, their current scoring margin of 11.58 has only been bettered by two teams at this juncture of an NBA season: the Michael Jordan-led Bulls team which won 72 games, and the Steph Curry-led Warriors team in 2017. Both of those other teams won NBA titles, and I believe the Celts will join them. In this Game 1, we'll lay the points with Boston, as it is 79-45-3 ATS off a 20-point (or greater) home win. And the Cavaliers are 7-20 ATS as road underdogs vs. revenge-minded foes. Take Boston. 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 32 years, Big Al has garnered 54 NUMBER ONE awards in football, basketball, baseball and hockey; 229 Top 5 finishes; and 432 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 2023-24, Al ranked #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 2020, Big Al’s won 9 straight 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 24 of his 32 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.