Handicapper Big Al McMordie Free Sports Picks

At 6 pm, our selection is on the Virginia Tech Hokies minus the points over Old Dominion.  The Hokies have started slowly this season, going 1-1 SU and 0-2 ATS after failing to get the $$$ last week in a 31-14 win over Marshall.  This evening, the Hokies will battle the Monarchs in Norfolk, and have been installed as a double-digit favorite.  We'll lay the points, as Va Tech is 11-4 ATS on the road off back to back ATS defeats.  And it also falls into a 152-89 ATS system of mine which plays on certain teams that have underperformed ATS on the season.  Lay the points.

At 3:30 pm, our selection is on the Miami-Fla Hurricanes minus the points over Ball State.  The Cardinals have been installed as a massive underdog this afternoon vs. the #10-ranked Hurricanes.  And Ball State has been woeful as big underdogs, going 0-13 SU and 2-10-1 ATS when catching 21+ points, while Mid-American Conference teams are 14-25-1 ATS when installed as underdogs of > 34 points.  Take Miami-Fla.

At 3:30 pm, our selection is on the Oregon Ducks minus the points over Oregon State.  Dan Lanning's men have burned bettors the first two weeks, with ATS losses vs. Idaho and Boise State.  We'll look for a bounce-back on this Saturday, as the Ducks are a solid 20-10 ATS off back to back point spread defeats.  Additionally, Oregon is 6-0 ATS its last six, and 20-6-1 ATS its last 27 on the road vs. a foe off a SU win, if Oregon wasn't off a point spread win.  And the Ducks are 8-2-1 ATS in this rivalry when priced from -13.5 to -19.5 points.  We'll take the Ducks to blow out the Beavers.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 6:10 pm, our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers.  After a difficult stretch in which they've lost five of six games -- including a 1-0 defeat last night, in which they were almost no-hit -- it's put up or shut up time for the O's if they're going to win their second consecutive AL East pennant.  The next eight games are non-division match-ups against the Tigers (three home and two away) and Giants and Baltimore will have to win the majority of those games before heading to the Bronx for three against the Yankees.  RHP Corbin Burnes will toe the rubber this evening for the Birds.  He's had a solid season -- his first in Baltimore -- with a 13-8 record, and a 3.18 ERA.  In his career vs. the Tigers, he has a 1.20 ERA in two starts, including 7 shutout innings (1 hit, 11 strikeouts) in his only other start here, at Comerica Park.  Take Baltimore.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in the Montreal/Calgary game.  The Stampeders went Over the total for the 5th straight game in last week's 37-16 loss at Edmonton, while Montreal also went Over in its last game -- a 37-23 upset loss to British Columbia.  We'll take this game UNDER, as teams off back to back OVERS have gone Under 59.2% when matched up against another team that also went Over in its previous game.  Take the Stamps & Alouettes UNDER the total.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 3 pm, our selection is on the Under in the Ottawa/Hamilton game.  These two teams met earlier this season in Ottawa, and the Redblacks won, 24-22, sending it UNDER the total.  The Under has now gone 12-6 the last 18 meetings between these teams, and we'll look for another low-scoring game here, as the UNDER falls into 201-122 and 297-218 Totals systems of mine.  Even better:  the Redblacks enter off a 41-27 upset win over Toronto.  And the Redblacks are 26-16 UNDER following a game which went Over the total.  Take the UNDER.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.