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Calvin King

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 1:05 PM in 1h
MLB | Red Sox vs Yankees
Play on: Yankees -120 at PlayMGM
Game Analysis

[1%] Free Play on Yankees -120

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 12:00 am

Totals Guru

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 3:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | San Jose State vs USC
Play on: UNDER 61½ -105
Game Analysis

Free Total Annihilator On San Jose State vs USC under 61½ -105

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 11:34 am

Dustin Hawkins

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 3:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | San Jose State vs USC
Play on: UNDER 61½ -105
Game Analysis

1 Dimer on San Jose State vs USC under 61½ -105

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 11:34 am

Matt Sullivan

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 1:00 PM in 1h
WNBA | Sky vs Liberty
Play on: UNDER 180½ -110
Game Analysis

1* Bet on Sky/Liberty: under 180½

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 05:46 am

Ricky Tran

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 3:07 PM in 3h
MLB | Mariners vs Blue Jays
Play on: Blue Jays -120 at circa
Game Analysis

Ricky's 1* play on TOR.

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 Blue Jays are 6-3 in the last head to head meetings.

- Jose Soriano is 4-1 in his last 5 starts.

- The Mariners are 1-3 in their last 4 road games.

Verdict: The value is on the home favorite.



Pick Released on Aug 29 at 07:27 am

Bobby Conn

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 3:00 PM in 3h
CFL | Hamilton vs Calgary
Play on: Hamilton +2½ -105 at Bovada
Game Analysis

1* Free Play on Hamilton +2½ -105

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 08:24 am

Oliver Smith

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 3:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | San Jose State vs USC
Play on: OVER 60½ -110
Game Analysis

3* on over

Pick Released on Aug 28 at 05:46 am

Stephen Nover

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:00 PM in 7h
NCAA-F | New Mexico State vs Florida State
Play on: Florida State -31 -110 at circa
Game Analysis

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell needs a strong season if he's going to return for an eighth season as the Seminoles coach. He couldn't ask for an easier home opponent than New Mexico State.

The Aggies are back to being bad since Tony Sanchez replaced Jerry Kill. New Mexico State is 7-17 since Sanchez took over.

Florida State upset Alabama, 31-17, as a 13.5-point home 'dog in its opener last year. The Seminoles opened 3-0 last season, but have much to prove after finishing with a losing record.

The Aggies can't run the ball, nor do they have the athletes to stay within five touchdowns. Florida State has the motivation, a huge home edge and the skill position talent to run up a big score.

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 10:15 am

Nick Parsons

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 10:05 PM in 10h
MLB | Orioles vs A's
Play on: Orioles -141 at Bovada
Game Analysis

This is a FREE PLAY on the Orioles.

The Orioles have won back-to-back series, and they opened this one with a 4-3 win last night. I believe Baltimore will keep the good times rolling in what sets up as a favorable starting pitching matchup for it tonight.

The visitors hand the ball to Shane Baz (4-14, 4.04 ERA), while the home side counters with Jack Perkins (3-9, 6.68 ERA).

Baz is coming off a loss despite pitching decently, allowing three runs over six innings vs. the Rays.

It was his 12th straight outing without a win, despite also throwing seven quality starts over that span. He owns a 135:52 K:BB this year.

Perkins earned a win in his last outing, also allowing three runs over five innings to the Astros.

He's struggled overall, though, posting a 7.55 ERA since July, which includes four starts with five or more earned runs allowed.

Look for the Orioles to take advantage of this matchup; consider BALTIMORE.

Good luck, NP

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 09:05 am

Jack Jones

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:00 PM in 7h
NCAA-F | Hawaii vs Stanford
Play on: UNDER 48½ -108
Game Analysis

Jack's Free Pick Saturday: Hawaii/Stanford UNDER 48.5

There's a lot to like about this UNDER tonight between Stanford and Hawaii.  Not the least of which is this being a rematch from last year's 23-20 win by Hawaii in Week 0, so both teams are familiar with one another.  Familiarity favors low-scoring games.

Hawaii went 9-4 last season and were led by a defense that only allowed 24.1 points per game.  While the offense had some nice pieces at QB and WR, the Rainbow Warriors scored just 29.0 points per game last season.  They have QB Micah Alejado back for his sophomore season, but he won't have nearly as much talent around him in Week 0 as he did last season.

Alejado won't have his top four receivers from last year, his leading rusher, and three starting offensive lineman.  The loss of WR Jackson Harris (963 yards, 12 TD) wouldn't have been as big if Pofele Ashlock (827 yards, 8 TD) was healthy to start the season.  But he's not and will be sitting out Week 0.  I expect their offense to take a bigger step back this season than their defense will.

Stanford went 4-8 last season with one of the worst offenses in the country.  The Cardinal managed just 18.8 points per game last season, and it has not topped 22.8 points per game in any of the past five seasons.  They hired former Stanford QB Tavita Pritchard to try and resurrect the program.

Pritchard is putting his hopes in Michigan transfer Davis Warren at QB.  He was a disaster for the Wolverines, and the Cardinal have one of the worst QB situations in the country.  They will rely on ground and pound with RB Micah Ford and a strong offensive line.  Each of the top three receivers departed from last season, so there will be some serious growing pains early in the passing game.

Stanford does have a respectable defense that allowed 29.2 points per game and brings back seven starters from that unit.  The Cardinal should be strong at all three levels and rely on defense and their running game to try and be competitive this season.  This game screams UNDER with all the questions on offense for both teams.  It should be similar to the 23-20 meeting last year that saw 43 combined points.  Bet the UNDER in this game Saturday.

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Pick Released on Aug 29 at 10:45 am

Jimmy Boyd

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 12:00 PM in 18m
NCAA-F | North Carolina vs TCU
Play on: UNDER 46½ -108
Game Analysis

1* Free Pick on North Carolina/TCU: under 46½

Week 0 in Dublin, noon kickoff, rain and a slick field.

That's the starting point on this total.

North Carolina's offense projects 79th in SP+ at 24.3.

For the over to cash, that unit has to carry close to half the number.

I don't see it.

The quarterback spot matters more here than in almost any other game on the board.

North Carolina starts Maryland transfer Billy Edwards Jr.

TCU starts Harvard transfer Jaden Craig.

Both are taking their first live snaps in new systems, on wet turf, an ocean from home.

Openers with new quarterbacks are conservative in perfect weather.

This isn't perfect weather.

Both defenses grade out fine.

North Carolina projects 35th in SP+ defense (21.2), TCU 37th (21.8).

That's two top-40 units, and only one of these offenses is a real threat.

Now the argument against me.

North Carolina allowed 37 points per game over its last 10 and 41.6 over its last 5.

That's ugly and it's the strongest case for the over.

But that scoreboard came from a different roster and a different plan, and the 2026 projection already accounts for the rebuild by slotting the defense 35th.

I'll take the forward-looking number over last fall's box scores.

TCU is the live side of this.

The Horned Frogs project 29th in SP+ offense at 31.4 and averaged 27.5 points over their last 10.

Even if TCU gets to 27, North Carolina needs 20 in the rain behind a new quarterback and a bottom-half offense.

At -108 that's a price I'll take.

I like the Under

Pick Released on Aug 28 at 09:34 am

Info Plays

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 5:30 PM in 5h
NCAA-F | Jacksonville State vs North Dakota State
Play on: Jacksonville State +7 -105 at PlayMGM
Game Analysis

1* FREE INFO PLAY Jacksonville State +7 -105

Pick Released on Aug 28 at 05:04 pm

Timothy Black

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:15 PM in 7h
MLB | Rangers vs Brewers
Play on: Rangers +153 at Ace
Game Analysis

1* Best Bet on Rangers +153

No analysis provided.

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 10:16 am

Steve Janus

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 1:05 PM in 1h
MLB | Red Sox vs Yankees
Play on: Red Sox +118 at Ace
Game Analysis

1* Free Sharp Play on Red Sox +118

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 12:01 am

Rob Vinciletti

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 1:00 PM in 1h
WNBA | Sky vs Liberty
Play on: Liberty -8½ -115 at Draft Kings
Game Analysis

Saturday Card has a TOP CFB Play(ONLY 2 Time CFB Champ) 19-0 NFLX Power System play + MLB.  WNBA Comp play below

The WNBA Comp play is on the NY. Liberty at 1 eastern. NY fits a powerful and perfect late season system that pertains to game 35 or later home favorites of more than 2 off a road loss vs a rested opponent like Chicago that is also off a loss and the total in this  game is higher than 160. Since 2011 every home favorite in this system has covered. NY has revenge here and should bounce back from a win and cover. Play on the Liberty- GL Rob V-

Pick Released on Aug 28 at 09:33 pm

Doc's Sports

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 8:30 PM in 8h
Soccer | San Jose vs Houston Dynamo
Play on: Houston Dynamo -133 at betonline
Game Analysis

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. MLS Soccer Take Houston over San Jose (8:30 p.m. EST, Saturday August 29) We have been doing well with our free soccer picks, so let’s grab another winner this Saturday. San Jose was high in the MLS standings to start the season with nine wins in 10 matches, but they haven’t won since before the World Cup. Since June, they have five losses and a draw, with a goal differential of -14. They hosted another struggling side, Minnesota, on Saturday, and this was the worst loss yet, a 5-1 home loss. They gave up during that match, and that seemed like a spot where they might circle the wagons and give an inspired performance. But instead, it seems like they didn’t care. They have been plummeting in the standings, and we just don’t see them raising their level of play here on the road against Houston, the No. 2 side in the Western Conference. Houston has collected 22 points at home in 10 matches, with seven outright wins and a +6 goal differential. They have won 11 of 15 home meetings against San Jose. The Earthquakes have conceded at least a goal now in 17 straight matches, and the defense and goalkeeping has been dreadful and seems to be getting worse by the match. We think this number will rise as the match gets closer, so jump on this one early!

Pick Released on Aug 25 at 04:19 pm

Pure Lock

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 6:30 PM in 6h
NCAA-F | Sacramento State vs Eastern Michigan
Play on: Eastern Michigan -8½ -110 at Bovada
Game Analysis

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Eastern Michigan -8 1/2

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Pick Released on Aug 29 at 09:32 am

Mikey Sports

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 3:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | San Jose State vs USC
Play on: San Jose State +38½ -110 at circa
Game Analysis

Mikey Sports FREE CFB play Saturday 8-29-26

San Jose State +38 1/2

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Pick Released on Aug 29 at 09:40 am

R&R Totals

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:00 PM in 7h
NCAA-F | Hawaii vs Stanford
Play on: UNDER 49 -110
Game Analysis

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Pick Released on Aug 29 at 09:42 am

Hunter Price

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 4:05 PM in 4h
MLB | Diamondbacks vs Giants
Play on: Giants -114 at Draft Kings
Game Analysis

1* Free Pick on Giants -114

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 07:49 am

Joseph D'Amico

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 4:10 PM in 4h
MLB | Rockies vs Braves
Play on: Braves -1½ -110 at Bovada
Game Analysis

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Saturday’s free winner: Atlanta Braves on the run line.

Game 910.

1:10 PM PST/4:10 PM EST.

The Atlanta Braves are still perched atop the National League East at 80-55, with a 5.0 game cushion. Meanwhile, the Colorado Rockies dwell in the West cellar at 52-83, and 29.0 games back. In all honesty, the Braves are still looking to put more of a cushion in the division while the Rockies have thrown in the towel on the season. To say Atlanta has had their way with Colorado would be an understatement. They have taken all four meetings this season against their NL rival, and going back a bit, eight of the last 10 overall matchups. Just FYI, in case you’re worried about laying the run and a half, don’t be... because every single one of those eight victories in the last 10 meetings between these two teams have come by two runs or more. The Colorado starter is Ryan Feltner while the Atlanta starter is Martin Perez. The Rockies right-hander is 5-8 with a whopping ERA of 6.08 on the campaign. He has given up significant runs in almost every start since the beginning of July. Over his last three outings, he is 1-2 with an 8.04 ERA, and on the road in 2026 he is struggled as well, going 1-5 with a 5.86 ERA. The Atlanta starter is 8-8 on the season. But owns a very respectful ERA of 3.12. At home this year he is 5-4 with. 2.02 ERA, and over his last three starts he has an ERA of 3.00. He has been very consistent all season long. If you’re still not sold on this breakdown, this will do it for you. Fuller has made four stars in his career against the Braves in winless at 0-4 with an 11.25 ERA. Take Atlanta on the runline. Thank you.

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 11:14 am

Jim Feist

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:00 PM in 7h
NCAA-F | Hawaii vs Stanford
Play on: Stanford -4 -105 at circa
Game Analysis

I’m taking Stanford to cover against Hawaii at what is now around Cardinal -3.5. Stanford lost last year’s meeting 23-20 in Hawaii, but the Cardinal offense actually found a formula that worked leaning heavily on the run. Micah Ford rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown, and Stanford’s new head coach Tavita Pritchard will surely be more committed to the run game in this rematch.

That ground game might be Stanford’s ticket to both keeping up with the score and chewing up clock. Ford and Sedrick Irvin give Stanford a capable 1-2 punch, while Michigan transfer Davis Warren gives them veteran quarterback experience. Stanford won’t have Warren attempting 40 passes. If the Cardinal can manage to keep on schedule, they can keep Hawaii quarterback Micah Alejado on the sideline.

The Rainbow Warriors will have questions at receiver as well. Hawaii lost their top 5 pass catchers from last season who accounted for 2,767 yards and 24 touchdowns, and star receiver Pofele Ashlock has been ruled doubtful for the opener.

Stanford’s defense struggled mightily against the pass last season, but their run defense was top 25 in the country and Stanford returns much of their defense experience-wise. If they can limit Hawaii to one-dimensional attack and take away the big play pass, Stanford should be able to force Alejado into fielding long drives instead of giving up chunk plays.

Lastly, location matters. Hawaii won last season’s game in Honolulu, but this season they’ll have to travel to Stanford Stadium. College Football News points out that this marks the first time in recent history that Stanford-Hawaii opened the season on the Cardinal’s home field.

At Stanford -3.5 I’m taking the Cardinal to lean on the run game, play at home and take advantage of Hawaii’s new receiving group to cover the number with a touchdown win.

Jim's FREE Play : 312. Stanford

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 01:18 am

Alex Smart

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 12:00 PM in 18m
NCAA-F | North Carolina vs TCU
Play on: TCU -7½ -110 at circa
Game Analysis

Looking at the Week 0 board this year, one number keeps staring me right in the face. TCU laying a touchdown against North Carolina over in Dublin feels like the cleanest play on the early slate.

I have been on this one for a while now. TCU has the more settled roster, especially in the trenches, and that continuity matters more than most people want to admit in Week 0. North Carolina is still sorting through a heavy overhaul in Belichick’s second season, with a new offensive coordinator trying to install a system on the fly and a pile of new bodies who have not taken meaningful snaps together yet. In college football, that gap tends to show up early, especially when both teams have to fly across the ocean for a noon kick.

Neutral-site openers have always been kind to the more physical, more experienced side. Over the last fifteen years, favorites laying between six and eight points in true neutral-site season openers have covered right around 58 percent of the time. At standard juice you only need to hit 52.4 percent to break even, so that edge is real. When you tighten the filter to games that involved long-haul or overseas travel, the favorite’s cover rate climbs closer to 61 percent and the under hits nearly 60 percent of the time. The average total in those spots has finished almost four points under the number. Jet lag is no joke, and neither is limited practice time before a transatlantic flight.

TCU has been the more consistent outfit under Sonny Dykes. His teams usually play with a clear physical identity and they do not mind grinding it out early in the season. North Carolina, meanwhile, has spent the last couple of years looking like a roster still trying to figure out who belongs where. Historical trends for ACC teams opening against Big 12 competition on neutral fields lean toward the side with better line continuity, and TCU checks that box. Favorites in this exact range that also held a clear edge up front have covered better than 60 percent since the mid-2010s. That is the kind of number that keeps the lights on if you stay disciplined.

I will take the under as a secondary piece if the total sits near 48. Early-season scoring is often suppressed when teams are still installing, traveling, and playing a little tight. Both sides prefer a physical brand of football, and that style rarely produces fireworks in the first half of a Week 0 game on foreign soil.

Hawai’i getting points at Stanford and Memphis as a small dog against UNLV are fine secondary looks if you like chasing value on the dog side. I generally leave the massive numbers alone unless the total is screaming. This TCU spot is different. It is the kind of early-season situation where the sharper side of the board usually cashes, and the travel factor only adds another layer of protection.

I have been wrong before and I will be wrong again, but this one sits right with me. Continuity, trenches, travel, and the historical numbers all point the same direction. If the line drifts a half-point either way I am still on it. Good luck if you decide to ride along.

Note: I bet this selection while was able to get -7. But it s still good at this number.

Please unless your a weekend warrior do not buy off the hook.

BUYING OFF THE HOOK 

Buying off the hook is one of those moves that feels smart in the moment and slowly bleeds you over time. I have watched plenty of sharp money and square money both fall into the same trap, and the long-term numbers do not lie. You are paying extra juice to move the line half a point or a full point so a common final margin turns into a push or a win instead of a loss. Classic example is laying the three and a half instead of the three, or taking the plus three and a half instead of the plus three. The hook disappears, your ticket looks safer, and the price quietly climbs from minus one-ten to minus one-twenty or worse.

That extra juice is the real problem. Standard minus one-ten needs you to cash about fifty-two point four percent just to break even. Jump to minus one-twenty and you need roughly fifty-four and a half percent. At minus one-thirty you are staring at fifty-six and a half percent. Those two to four extra points of required win rate add up fast across a season. The probability of a game landing exactly on the number you bought off is almost never high enough to cover the cost over hundreds of plays.

Football is where the conversation gets loudest because the key numbers actually matter. Three and seven have historically been the biggest hooks in both the NFL and college game. League-wide data over the last decade shows finals of three happening in the high teens percentage range and sevens in the low double digits. Buying off those numbers is the only spot where the math gets closer to break-even. Even then you are usually still overpaying. Outside of those true keys the half-points become pure juice leaks. Teams that routinely buy from three and a half to three or from seven and a half to seven have shown thin or negative edges once you factor in the price.

Basketball is a different animal. NBA and college totals and spreads move around half-points constantly, but the distribution of final margins is flatter. Landing exactly on a three or a four happens less often than football’s big keys, so the value of buying the half-point is even thinner. Same story in baseball with the run line. Buying from one and a half to one or two and a half to two costs you juice that the frequency of those exact margins rarely repays. Soccer worldwide, whether Premier League, La Liga, Serie A or the big South American leagues, runs mostly on Asian handicaps where the half-goal and quarter-goal moves are already priced aggressively. Buying further off the number there is usually just giving the book more of your money for protection you do not need.

I have seen the same pattern in hockey, tennis, and the rest of the major venues. The public loves the feeling of being off the hook. The long-term winners almost never make it a habit. They would rather shop for the best available number, take the standard juice, and live with the occasional hook loss. The ones who grind out profits treat buying points like a last resort, not a regular tool. Only when the price is unusually soft on a true key number does the play even enter the conversation, and those spots are rare.

The bottom line is simple. Occasional, selective buys off a real key number at a fair price can be tolerable. Making it standard operating procedure is a slow leak that compounds against you. The juice almost always costs more than the protection is worth. Stay patient, shop the numbers, and let the hooks fall where they fall. That approach has kept more bankrolls healthy than any amount of buying ever will.

Alex Smart

Pick Released on Aug 16 at 09:21 pm

Sean Murphy

Game Details
Aug 30 '26, 7:00 PM in 1d
CFL | BC vs Ottawa
Play on: Ottawa +7½ -108 at Draft Kings
Game Analysis

My selection is on Ottawa plus the points over B.C. at 7 pm et on Sunday.

Bettors are lining up to fade the Redblacks on a weekly basis now and you can't really blame them as Ottawa remains winless on the season and has dropped the cash in four straight games. We'll grab the points with the Redblacks here, however, as they return home for the first and only time this month and face a Lions team that's feeling really good about itself off four straight wins and a season-high two-game ATS winning streak. B.C. will play in Ottawa on Sunday and then have a quick turn-around as it faces a much tougher matchup in Montreal on Friday. Look for Ottawa to finally put forth a competitive effort in this the first meeting between these two teams this season. Take Ottawa (8*).

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Pick Released on Aug 29 at 10:28 am

AAA Sports

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 1:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Dodgers vs Tigers
Play on: Dodgers -175 at circa
Game Analysis

Our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers to defeat the Detroit Tigers on Saturday at 1:10pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Los Angeles will start Blake Snell -- He has been so good so far in August with a 1.00 earned run average.

The Dodgers bounced back yesterday, winning in Skubal's return to Detroit.

They are now 30-16 this season when playing against opponents from the American League.

Detroit will start Keider Montero -- He's been very good this season too. But, he wasn't great in his last start and is up against the best of the best in this game.

The Tigers are 29-42 this season after losing their last game.

We're on LAD.

AAA Sports

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 11:30 am

Mike Williams

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:15 PM in 7h
MLB | Rangers vs Brewers
Play on: Rangers +153 at Ace
Game Analysis

1* on Rangers +153

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 10:17 am

Mike Lundin

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 4:10 PM in 4h
MLB | Rockies vs Braves
Play on: Braves -1½ -105 at Bovada
Game Analysis

Rockies vs Braves MLB Free Pick

6-3 (67%) MLB FREE PICK RUN!

The Angle(s): This looks like a good spot to back an Atlanta Braves team riding a five-game winning streak. Colorado right-hander Ryan Feltner has posted an abysmal ERA of 7.00 across his last five starts, and he gave up five runs on 10 hits over 4 2/3 frames when he faced Atlanta last season. Atlanta turns to left-hander Martin Perez (8-8, 3-12 ERA) who has a 2.02 ERA and a 6-3 team record in home starts.

The Bet: Braves -1½ (3%). 

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Pick Released on Aug 29 at 05:20 am

ASA

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 6:30 PM in 6h
NCAA-F | Sacramento State vs Eastern Michigan
Play on: Eastern Michigan -9 -110 at betonline
Game Analysis

ASA FREE PLAY ON Eastern Michigan (-9) over Sacramento State, Saturday at 6:30 PM ET - Sacramento State makes the jump from FCS to FBS this season and it starts with a long road trip to Michigan. Speaking of long road trips. Sac St is now in the MAC so long road trips will be the norm for this team. Something we’ll have to track as the year progresses. Not only are the Hornets taking a big step up in competition, they are also going through a transition to a new head coach, their 3rd in 3 years. Alonzo Carter takes over the helm after coming over from Arizona where he was the RB’s coach. Carter has never been a head coach and he is taking on EMU’s head man Chris Creighton who has coached well over 300 games at the FBS level. The Eagles have a veteran team coming back ranking 24th nationally in returning production including QB Kim (2,800 yards and 18 TD’s last year) who is one of the top few signal callers in the MAC. On the other side, Sac St is in full rebuild mode ranking 131st in returning production and their offensive line is very young ranking 133rd in career starts. The offense as a whole has just 1 returning starter and lost their QB, top 5 rushers, and 3 of their top 4 pass catchers. They have 73 brand new players in the program entering this year. This team will struggle early in the season as they try and build some chemistry. This line opened closer to -7 but we still think EMU is worth a look, however we wouldn’t lay over 10 in this game if it does jump up. While we’re a bit apprehensive laying significant points with Eastern Michigan, this is a really solid spot for the Eagles in their home opener vs a decimated team stepping up in class.

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 01:06 am

Marc David

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:15 PM in 7h
MLB | Red Sox vs Yankees
Play on: Yankees -124 at Draft Kings
Game Analysis

Marc David Sports' Free Pick

We really like the home team in this matchup. New York hands the ball to LHP Max Fried (4-4, 2.81 ERA), who has been outstanding down the stretch. Fried carries a 1.80 ERA over his last five starts and has completely owned the Red Sox, delivering 14+ scoreless innings across his last two starts against them dating back to late last season.

The Red Sox (48-48) find themselves in a tough spot heading into Yankee Stadium with a depleted rotation and bullpen question marks.

This is Game 2 of a double-header.

Meanwhile, the New York Yankees (76-58) continue to flex their dominance at home, backed by an offense averaging solid run production behind heavy hitters. With Fried poised to suppress the Red Sox order once again, back the Yankees to take care of business at home.

This is a FREE PLAY on the YANKEES!

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 08:03 am

Kenny Walker

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 3:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | San Jose State vs USC
Play on: USC -38 -115 at Ace
Game Analysis

Free Pick on USC -38 -115

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 07:31 am

Cole Faxon

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 12:00 PM in 18m
NCAA-F | North Carolina vs TCU
Play on: OVER 45½ -115
Game Analysis

FREE PLAY on North Carolina/TCU over 45½

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 09:40 am

ProSportsPicks

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 4:10 PM in 4h
MLB | Royals vs Guardians
Play on: Guardians -148 at Draft Kings
Game Analysis

PSP Data Driven 1* Guardians.

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Our models suggest that the value is on the favorite. The Guardians are 7-1 in their last 8 games. Foster Griffin is 3-0 in his last 3 starts for the Guardians.

Pick Released on Aug 29 at 05:00 am

Dan Kaiser

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 7:00 PM in 7h
NCAA-F | New Mexico State vs Florida State
Play on: New Mexico State +31 -110 at Buckeye
Game Analysis

Florida State finished last season with a disappointing 5-7 overall record and a 2-6 conference record.  They were 5-2 at home and 0-5 on the road.  The Seminoles put up 33 points per game and allowed 22 points per game. New Mexico State finished last season with a 4-8 overall record and a  2-6 conference record. They were 3-3 at home and 1-5 on the road. The Aggies scored 21.6 points per game and allowed 27.6 points per game. New Mexico State has lost each of its last 10 road openers. New Mexico State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last eight games in August. Florida State has lost four of its last five season openers as a favorite. Florida State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five season openers as a favorite. Florida State needs to show an improvement over last season. They are the better team, but this is a lot of points in an opener for a team that has failed to cover in five straight openers.

Play on New Mexico State. This is a FREE play,

Pick Released on Aug 26 at 06:11 pm

Brian Bitler

Game Details
Aug 29 '26, 12:00 PM in 18m
NCAA-F | North Carolina vs TCU
Play on: North Carolina +9 -110 at PlayMGM
Game Analysis

I am going to go with the North Carolina Tar Heels plus the points here on this neutral site game here to open up the college football season. Way to much love here for the TCU Horned Frogs while they are the much better team on paper I expect coach Belichick to have this team ready to compete as last year was a total disaster and while they will not win this game here on Saturday I expect them to be competitive.

Play on the North Carolina Tar Heels plus the points rotation #315

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Pick Released on Aug 29 at 08:18 am

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