Today’s Best Free Sports Betting Picks and Predictions From Our Experts

[1%] Free Play on Padres +128

1* Free Play on 49ers -3

Recommended Bet: Republic of Ireland +100

1* Free Play on Broncos/49ers under 48½ -110

Ricky's 1* play on SD.

Key Angle: It's important to remember that Ricky never makes a bet on any game based on just one angle. In order to make the grade, all his premium picks must meet several important criteria. He doesn't share all his secrets within his analysis, instead he chooses to reveal only the angle that he feels is the most significant. Here in this game the recent history of these two teams is particularly significant.

- The Padres are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games.

- The Padres are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 head to head meetings.

- Michael King is 4-1 in his last 5 starts for the Padres.

Verdict: The value is on the road Underdog.

This is a FREE PLAY on the UNDER Padres/Brewers.

Runs were at a premium in the Brewers' 3-2 Game 1 victory last night, and I expect that to be the case again here in Game 2.

The visitors hand the ball to ace Michael King (12-10, 3.21 ERA), who went seven scoreless in an 8-0 win over the Cubs on Tuesday in the wild-card.

King will be opposed by Logan Henderson, who is 11-3 with a 2.47 ERA. He was 5-1 with a 1.93 ERA over his final five starts.

Yesterday the Brewers' bullpen combined for five scoreless innings.

In my opinion, everything points to this being another "duel" in Game 2; consider the UNDER.

Good luck, NP

Sunday's Free NFL Pick

PLAY ON: Dolphins +10.5 

3* on Falcons

Free Play on Dolphins +10 -115

1* Free Pick on Chargers/Seahawks under 43 -110

1* Free Pick on Seahawks -7

The Chargers are 0-3 and averaging just 14.7 points a game.

Now they fly to Seattle to face the defending champion Seahawks, who are angry after losing a close one in Washington.

Start with the quarterbacks.

Chargers QB Justin Herbert is completing 59.1 percent of his passes with a 3:4 TD:INT ratio through three games.

His supporting cast is thin.

Tight ends Charlie Kolar and David Njoku are both out, and right tackle Trey Pipkins III is on IR.

That matters against a Seattle defense that has already given up the third-fewest receiving yards to tight ends this season.

Los Angeles has not been close to competitive.

They lost 26-14 to the Cardinals, 26-14 to the Raiders, then fell in Buffalo despite forcing 5 turnovers.

When your defense hands you 5 takeaways and you still lose, the offense is broken.

Seattle is a different story.

The Seahawks are 2-1, scoring 25 a game and allowing 16.7.

Their only loss came on a pick-six in the final minutes at Washington.

Before that they went into Arizona and won 31-7.

Sam Darnold is back under center and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the best receiver on the field in this one.

He takes a 27-405-6 line on 36 targets into Week 4 with three straight games over 120 receiving yards.

The Chargers have no answer for him.

Good team at home off a loss against a bad team that cannot score.

Seven points is not enough.

I like the Seahawks

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Seattle Seahawks -7

The Seattle Seahawks will be motivated when they return home to bounce back from one of the most shocking losses of the season.  They lost 33-31 to Marcus Mariota and the Commanders last week in sloppy conditions.  When you look at the box score, the Seahawks had no business losing that game.  They outgained the Commanders by 179 yards but were -3 in turnovers, including a Pick 6 from Sam Darnold.  He'll be much sharper in his 2nd back back from injury.  The Seahawks are outgaining their opponents by 149 yards per game and 2.3 yards per play this season.  They haven't missed a beat since winning the Super Bowl.  Their defense is the best in the NFL giving up only 228.7 yards per game and 4.0 yards per play.  The 0-3 Chargers are getting outgained by 41 yards per game.  They even lost to the Bills by 8 last week despite being +4 in turnovers.  They are broken and banged up, and now they have a ton of travel in between coming back from Buffalo this week and now flying up to Seattle for consecutive road games.  They have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL and Justin Herbert just doesn't have time.  Ladd McConkey is banged up and questionable, and they don't have many weapons outside him.  They are down their top two TE's.  Three starters in the secondary in James, Molden and Jackson are all questionable, and they are without NT Tomlinson.  The Seahawks are going to own them at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football and it will lead to a win by more than a touchdown in this one.  Give me the Seahawks.

*Top 10 Overall Capper 4 of L10 Years!*

*#2 Ranked NFL Capper in 2019-20!*

*#3 Ranked NFL Capper in 2017-18!*

*#5 Ranked NFL Capper in 2011-12!*

*#7 Ranked NFL Capper in 2020-21!*

*#8 Ranked NFL Capper in 2025-26!*

*1966-1717 Football Run! ($1,000/game bettors up $79,010)*

*802-669 NFL Run! ($1,000/game bettors up $63,750)*

*484-362 Run on NFL 5 Unit Top Plays!*

I am the #8 Ranked Football Capper All-Time as well as the #3 Ranked NFL Capper All-Time on this network! I am a 3-Time Top 5 NFL Capper and I am riding a HOT 103-71 NFL Run since last season as well as a 36-16 Run on Football Top Plays which includes a 16-4 NFL Run on Top Plays! Come bet with a proven winner in Week 4 and get your hands on my Sunday All-Inclusive NFL 9-Pack for $49.99! This card features FIVE 5 Unit BEST BETS for you to feast on! You pay *ONLY $5.56/Play* for all 9 winners, and you are GUARANTEED-to-PROFIT or I'll send you Monday's NFL plays for FREE!

This is a play on the SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS for our Sunday Free Play. Denver opened the season with a blowout loss at Kansas City but has won its last two games, both at home, against Jacksonville and Los Angeles by one possession which is something that has carried over from last season. In both of those victories, Denver was down double digits and that is not ideal to recover from as teams to win consecutive games trailing by 10 or more points in each are 7-13 ATS in their next game over the last 10 seasons. San Francisco has caught a break with the schedule as it opened with Los Angeles in Australia and caught the Rams on one day of travel and then the 49ers hosted Miami and Arizona so this will be their third straight home game. The level of competition goes up but the spot is good with the Broncos once again near the top of the luck rankings. Here, we play against road teams where the line is +3 to -3 off an upset win as a home underdog going up against an opponent off a home win. This situation is 31-8 ATS (79.5 percent) since 1983. Play (272) San Francisco 49ers

Fargo is now 14-5-2 in the NFL to start the season following a Browns Win on Thursday! College Football is 20-15 YTD following another winning week with action day and night Saturday. NFL has FIVE Winners on Sunday.

Mikey Sports FREE NFL play Sunday 10-4-26

LA Chargers +7

Mikey Sports has been on an INCREDIBLE 35-22 (61%) RUN over his last 58 football picks! He has now made $1,000/game bettors $10,680 in profits since October 11, 2025. Join Mikey Sports with his Spread for Sunday on Packers v. Bucs!

San Diego on the moneyline is the plus-money side, and the number is short enough that you do not need a miracle to get paid.

The Padres are at American Family Field for NLDS Game 2, 4 p.m. ET on FS1, down 1-0 after Saturday’s 3-2 loss. Milwaukee is about -140. San Diego is +119 to +125. The run line is the safer cousin, Padres +1.5 in the -180 range, and the total is 7. The moneyline is the ticket. A one-run game already happened. The dog that just lost it by a roof ground rule is still priced like a long shot.

Baseball-Reference has the season in one line, and it is not a mismatch. The Brewers went 103-59 under Pat Murphy, scored 832 runs and allowed 618, and their Pythagorean record was also 103-59. They hit .258/.341/.403, an .743 OPS, and averaged 5.14 runs a game. American Family Field’s multi-year park factor sits at 101 for batting and 99 for pitching. The Padres finished 91-71. Game 1 was nine hits and 12 left on base for San Diego, seven hits for Milwaukee, Jackson Chourio’s two-run homer, William Contreras’s tiebreaking solo shot, and Ty France’s ninth-inning fly ball dying on the roof and landing in Chourio’s glove for an out. Attendance was 42,843. Time of game was 3:28. Milwaukee won. They did not blow anyone out. A favorite that needed the ceiling to close a 3-2 game is not a -140 lock the next afternoon.

Michael King is why the moneyline is live. His 2026 line was 12-10 with a 3.21 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP and 159 strikeouts against 70 walks in 185 innings over 32 starts. The FIP was 4.13, so he is not a vintage ace, but October form is the part that cashes dogs. In the wild-card opener against the Cubs he threw seven shutout innings, allowed one hit, walked three and struck out eight. His last regular-season start was the clunker, five earned in four innings at Dodger Stadium on September 22. Before that he blanked the Yankees for six, Cincinnati for six, and Pittsburgh for seven. On five days’ rest this year he posted a 2.52 ERA. That is a starter you can back at plus money.

Logan Henderson is the public comfort. The Brewers’ rookie was 11-3 with a 2.47 ERA, a 0.84 WHIP, 110 strikeouts and 19 walks in 98.1 innings across 18 starts. Opponents hit .183. That is why the chalk is -140. The catch is the leash. He averaged about 5.5 innings a start, and his last outing, September 23 at Philadelphia, was five innings and one run. This is his postseason debut. Henderson already saw these Padres on August 10 and left with a 3-2 loss, six and a third innings, five hits, three earned. A five-inning ace turns the game over to a bullpen that just needed Trevor Megill to survive a roof-ball ninth. Plus money on the other side is the right side of that handoff.

The run line cashed last night because Milwaukee won by one. The moneyline did not. That is the whole argument for switching the ticket. If Game 2 is another 3-2, +1.5 is the push-proof play and the moneyline is a loss. The case for the full dog is that San Diego already had the tying and go-ahead look in the ninth, left 12 on base, and now gets the pitcher who just threw seven shutout innings in October. You are buying the upset at a price that only has to win once.

Bet San Diego on the moneyline as a road underdog the day after a one-run loss. Game 1 moneyline: Milwaukee cashed -140 range, Padres lost by one with 12 left on base. Return price: about +120. The hook covered. The dog did not. This is the price for the other half of that game.

Fade Milwaukee on the moneyline when the starter has not gone six innings in his last outing. Henderson’s last start: 5.0 innings, 1 earned, September 23 at Philadelphia. Season average: 5.5 innings. The Brewers are still laying about -140.

Take the road dog moneyline when the series opener was decided by one run and a ground-rule catch off the roof. Saturday: Brewers 3, Padres 2. France’s fly ball hit the roof and was caught. The Padres are back at plus money with King on the mound.

The play is San Diego on the moneyline, around +120. Milwaukee is the better team on the season sheet, and Henderson’s WHIP is why the public is comfortable laying the juice. Comfortable is not the same as priced right. King just flirted with a no-hitter in October, the first game was decided by a baseball that hit the ceiling, and the plus money does not ask you to buy a hook. It asks the Padres to win the game. That is the bet.

San Diego plus 121 is the moneyline. These are the numbers that sit on that ticket, not the hook.

Padres straight up after a loss: 41–30 (57.7 percent). Game 1 was the loss.

Padres in the playoffs this month: 2–0. Both of those were wins before Milwaukee.

Padres as an underdog straight up: 42–42. Even money on the year as the dog, priced plus 121 tonight. The record is a push. The price is the edge.

Padres on the road: 40–41. Not a home club wearing a road jersey. A split.

Game 1 in this building: Brewers 3, Padres 2. San Diego led 2–0, chased Misiorowski after four, and lost on a seventh-inning homer. One run. That is a moneyline that was live until the seventh, not a game that got away in the third.

Milwaukee as a favorite: 88–47 (65.2 percent). Home: 55–26. That is the hold. The 103 wins are why the juice is minus-144 and not a pick. The Padres’ side of the sheet is the loss, the plus money, and a one-run game that already happened here.

Bet the Padres moneyline as a road underdog the day after a one-run loss in the same series. After a loss: 41–30. Game 1: 3–2. Price: plus 121. (+2.4 unit$, ROI=18.2%)

Bet a playoff underdog priced between plus 110 and plus 130 when that club already won its first series. Padres are 2–0 in this postseason and plus 121. The Wild Card is already cashed. This is the next one. (+1.6 unit$, ROI=16.4%)

L.A. Chargers vs Seahawks NFL Free Pick

The Angle(s): The market has priced the Chargers as if they are one of the worst teams in the league after an 0-3 start, but the Seahawks look more vulnerable than their record. Seattle just lost 33-31 at Washington, and the defense gave up more than it has been used to. Darnold is only in his second game back from a glute injury, and the run game has been inconsistent with rookie Jadarian Price out with a chest injury. The Chargers have been a strong run defense, and their edge rushers Khalil Mack, Tuli Tuipulotu and Mesidor can make life difficult for a Seattle line.

The market has overreacted to the record, and I like the Chargers to stay within reach of this number in a spot where they should play with urgency.

The Bet: Chargers ATS (3%). 

Coming off a 6-1 Saturday! Mike has 5 NFL picks, incl. a 4% TOP PLAY on Colts vs Commanders in London at 9 AM ET, a 5% MAX BET, and a play on Lions vs Panthers Sunday Night. And that's just the football!

Free Play – Take #279 Detroit -3.5 over Carolina (8:20 p.m. ET, Sunday, October 4)

Detroit is #3 in scoring; that’s good. The Lions are last in points allowed in the NFL, that’s not good. Carolina is #6 and #26, respectively in those two categories. So we should see plenty of points. Yet, the Lions have had injury concerns all year in the secondary and on the offensive line, but now that's true about the Panthers as well, with their top two corners and best O-lineman out. Detroit probably can’t wait to get to Charlotte to attack the Cats secondary. At the same time, QB Bryce Young has to be salivating watching all the soft coverage and underneath throws available against Detroit. Carolina is 10-0 ATS off a loss, DEEtroit is 8-1 ATS against teams who give up 24 or more points a game and 7-1 ATS as outdoor faves. I’ll take the Lions experience.

>CFB After Dark Fabulous 4-Pack! (Guaranteed Profit)

>MLB Best Bet for Game 1! 24-12 Run

>NFL Sunday Best Bet in a 19-2 Spot!

Doug's on a nice 11-5-1 Run!!

FREE PLAY on Dolphins/Vikings under 38½

PSP Data Driven 1* Raiders.

At Professionalsportspicks we see a future where those handicapping sports without advanced analytics and data-driven strategies will be left behind. Our data-driven picks use data integration, search and discovery, and knowledge management along with collaboration with our in-house handicappers. By isolating relevant trends, removing human bias, and targeting only lines with a positive expected value above a certain threshold, our data-driven picks promise to outperform any and all human competitors.

Our models suggest that the value is on the Underdog.The Raiders are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games. The Chiefs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games.

Home field advantage came into play in Game one. A roof guide wire turned what could have been a game-leading home run for the Padres into an out. The Brewers' Henderson has posted a 2.47 ERA and 0.84 WHIP. The Padres' King is a vet who'll need to step up if the Padres want to even the series. King has allowed 32 just hits and 10 earned runs over his last 42 innings. The Padres haven’t lost two straight games in a month. I am taking the Vet in game one.

Play on San Diego. This is a FREE play.