Handicapper Big Al McMordie Free Sports Picks

At 10 pm, on Tuesday, our selection is on the Dallas Mavericks minus the points over the Los Angeles Clippers.  The Clips pulled the upset in Game 1, with a 109-97 win.  We'll take Dallas to bounce back in Game 2, as it is 160-105-6 ATS off a loss, when matched up against an opponent off a win (including 24-9 ATS as a road favorite).  Even better:  the Clippers are a wallet-crushing 5-25 ATS in the Playoffs following a SU/ATS win, if the line in the current game was 6 points or less (including 1-15 ATS off a home win).  Finally, L.A. is a poor 78-123-4 ATS vs. revenge-minded foes that have a .589 (or better) win percentage.  Take the Mavericks.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, our selection is on the Phoenix Suns + the points over Minnesota.  We played on the T-Wolves in Game 1, and they rewarded us with a 120-95 blowout victory.  But off that big win -- which also snapped a nine-game ATS losing streak to the Suns -- we'll happily grab the points with Frank Vogel's men.  Phoenix is 28-18 ATS on the road off a 25-point (or worse) defeat, while Minnesota is a miserable 9-19-2 ATS at home off a 25-point (or greater) win.  And NBA road teams off 1st Round road losses by more than 21 points have covered 84.2% since 1991, provided they weren't off back to back losses to their opponent.  Grab the points with the Suns.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.