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NFL Picks

Football betting is why bookies drive Cadillacs, and you probably don't. The oddsmaker knows who the betting public (squares) are going to bet on before they even see the lines. Hardly seems fair! That doesn't stop droves of gamblers from partaking in the euphoric event known as NFL betting. Beating the NFL spread over the course of the season is darn near impossible if you're not studying ten hours a day. But not anymore! We'll take you from being a guy who regularly pays his bookie to an astute advantage bettor who will show a profit by the season's end

Do you know which offensive linemen are banged up or not playing this week? Probably not. Have you studied which wide receivers run a 4.4 second 40 yard dash and which cornerbacks covering them are a half-second slower? Probably not. Do you check weather reports to see if the teams will be forced to run it or pass it a lot? Not likely. Are you plugged into some of the most astute sabermetrics nerds on the planet and a handful of o thers who are so deep into studying football games that they don't have time to run a website or market their craft? No. Luckily for you, our team is, and we're happy to share our picks with you. Get ready for a whole lot of education on good teams win and bad teams cover!

Date: 9/17/26 through 9/21/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: TBA
Analysis: Posted soon!

Past Picks

Date: 9/9/26 through 9/14/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Kansas City Chiefs -2.5 (won 31-10), Jacksonville Jaguars RB Chris Rodriguez to score a TD +155 (lost), New York Jets +1.5 (23-10 winner), New Orleans Saints +7 (covered 30-31), San Francisco 49ers +4.5 (1 point buy -130)(Won 27-7) New England Patriots +3 (Pushed 10-13)
Analysis: N.O./DET: I think the Saints are much improved this season. The Lions are going to score a bunch of points this season but their defense looks like it could be horrible; especially their secondary. Den/KC: Not much analysis here other than I believe the Chiefs improved themselves in the offseason. Typical fishy line with the public hammering the Broncos and the line going nowhere. SF/LAR: Lots of recency bias on the Niners has people not thinking about a missing gamechangers Fred Warner and Nick Bosa. Not to mention a healthy Trent Williams. Fans are already handing the Lombardi Trophy to the beefed up Rams, but there's a lot to prove plus an acclimation of the new talent. There's been a lot made of the Niners coming to Melbourne early and the Rams showing up a couple days ago. I'm no sports travel expert, but I've always been told that jet lag affects players on day 2, much more than day 1. Lastly, SF would have covered a +4.5 point spread in 8 of the last 10 meetings between these teams. I think the game will be close and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if the Niners won the game straight up.

Kevin West 2026 Record: 4-1-1 +3.00 Units

College Football Picks

Like MLB betting, college football wagering is BEAUTIFUL, but not for the same reasons. College football betting is one of the easiest sports to beat because it presents us with situations in which you can find a lot of “bug meets windshield” matchups. This doesn’t mean that you automatically go out and jump on Bama playing a small college. It’s more of a “Senior offensive lineman is out, and his backup is a freshman" type of thing. There's also some very low hanging fruit in the smaller college matchups because the sportsbooks know most are going to bet SEC/Big Ten/Pac 12 matchups. They then put more of their resources into those high profile matchups leaving us to snipe some tasty lesser known conference spreads that often times have final score margins not even close to the proposed point spread.

Date: 9/17/26 through 9/19/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Posted as we find value with final updates Friday night!
Analysis:

Past Picks

Date: 9/10/26 through 9/12/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: North Dakota State Bison -2 (won 38-32), Houston Cougars -51.5 (won 77-6), Kansas Jayhawks +5.5 (Lost)
Analysis:

Date: 9/6/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Louisville Cardinals +7 (Covered 38-41).
Analysis: The game kicks off at 7:30PM ET. Get it quick, because I believe it's going to drop below 7 SOON! (Posted on 9/2 at 6:18PM ET)

• Year to Date Record: 3-1-0 +1.90 Units
• Bowl Game Record: 0-0-0 +0.00 Units

MLB Picks

MLB betting is beautiful because one can literally hit 50% or less and turn a profit due to money lines and no point spreads being involved. This frequently results in us backing the underdog, which can create some cold feet among our readers. We ask that you trust the process as we know what we're doing. The 162 game season is a LONG grind in which we'll have both winning and losing streaks.

Picks are provided by Predictem's Chief Handicappers, Kevin West in the late season and Rich Crew in the early and midseason. Kevin’s favorite variables include stats, hot/cold streaks and some things you can’t find in the box scores such as good/bad pitching and hitting mechanics. Rich is all about the statistics and has provided profitable predictions every season.

2026 MLB Baseball Picks

Date: 9/16/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: los Angeles Dodgers -220
Analysis: Dodgers starter Blake Snell has been lights out over his past six games, allowing one earned run or less in each of those starts. Reds starter Abbott has been absolutely torched in two of his last three games. Check out these insane numbers: 5 innings pitched, 17 hits, 14 earned runs and 5 dingers. I don't expect that type of wreckage today, because both of those horrific starts were on the road. This play is really based on Snell missing bats (25 k's over last 16.2 innings), the Dodgers being 10-2 over their last 12 games and the Reds being ice cold at 1-7 over their last 8 games. They've scored ONE runs over their last 18 innings.

Note: You're wasting money if you're not betting at a dimeline sportsbook!

Recent Bets

Date: 9/15/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: New York Yankees -180 (Won 8-1)
Analysis: The Yankees are playing good baseball, winners of 6 of their last 7 games. The Twins bats have been putrid, hitting a paltry .189 over their last 5 games. NYY starter Max Fried has given up 1 earned run or less in each of his last 6 games.

Date: 9/14/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Seattle Mariners -111 (lost 4-6)
Analysis: I'm all out fading the Angels after they return from a long 9 game east coast road trip. Between jet lag, travel fatige and coming home expending energy humping their wives, I expect them to come out flat and potentially get shutout. They're also 4-15 in their last 19 games with nothing to play for.

Date: 9/12/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Los Angeles Angels -104 (Lost 5-6)
Analysis: Urena is lights out during day baseball this season, the Angels are hitting well as of late and the Nats are ice cold, losers of 7 out of their last 8 games.

Date: 9/11/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Detroit Tigers -192 (Won 6-2)
Analysis: The Rockies have dropped 7 straight road games. Mason Adams strikes out hitters at a high rate, but lacks command and gets too much of the plate. He's give up one home run or more in every start this season. Framber Valdez has had pedestrian numbers lately, but most of those games were versus plus teams.

Date: 9/10/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates -110 (Won 2-0)
Analysis: The Pirates are on a heater, winning 5 of their last 6 games, the Sox have dropped 3 of their last 4, Jones pitches much better at night and Jones has a 2.75 ERA over the last 30 days.

Date: 9/9/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Cle/Bal UNDER 9 -135 (Lost 14)
Analysis:

Date: 9/8/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Cleveland Guardians +101 (Won 9-5)
Analysis:

Date: 9/7/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: San Francisco Giants -132 (5-4 Winner)
Analysis:

Date: 9/5/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates -181 (Lost 1-6)
Analysis: Kikuchi is one of the worst road pitchers in baseball. The hapless Angels are 1-10 in their last 11 games.

Date: 9/4/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: New York Mets -190 (Won 10-6)
Analysis: Giants starter Wilkinson was in rookie ball earlier this season! He played on four different levels and his ERA increased each time. Mets starter Nolan McLean has been lights out recently, allowing only 2 earned runs over his last 25 innings pitched.

Date: 9/3/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Texas Rangers +111 (Won 6-0)
Analysis:.

Date: 9/2/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: San Diego Padres -162 (Lost), Minnesota Twins -115 (Lost), Pittsburgh Pirates -153 (Lost).
Analysis: Mize has been a wizard in day games this season with a 2.00 ERA. Cincinnati starter Williamson has been consistently wild as of late and has yielded 18 walks over his last 23 innings. Reds are 3-6 in their last 6 home games. The Tigers have only scored 7 runs over their last 6 games. Kremer is NOT good, but it's too good to pass up at this price. Giants are 4-16 in their last 20 road games.

Date: 9/1/2026
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Minnesota Twins -115 (Won 15-2)
Analysis:

KW 2026 Record: 4-2 +1.69
RC 2026 Record: 83-51-2 +16.55

RC 2025 Record: 50-41 +11.71

NBA Picks

Pro Hoops is TOUGH to beat. Players sit out without notice, look mentally checked out and can be downright unpredictable. We have a solid history with the sport, but please understand that there will be a bunch of passes during the season because value bets can be hard to come by. We never force the action, as there is always another game. Another frustrating facet of betting on NBA basketball is our need to release plays late in the day, due to the best information not coming out until a couple of hours before game time. Oftentimes, we don't post our best NBA plays until 5PM ET. Plays are made using a combination of variables, including but not limited to travel schedule, hot/cold teams, efficiency ratings, good/bad defenses, anti-consensus, access to sharp action from a database that we're blessed to be able to tap into and some fades of lousy basketball bettors who have consistently hit 43% or less.

Date: 10/20/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Posted on gameday.

Last Bets

Date: 6/5/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: San Antonio Spurs -6.5 (2 Unit Top Play)(Lost).

Date: 5/30/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: San Antonio Spurs +3.5 (Won 111-103).

Date: 5/25/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: San Antonio Spurs Money Line -160 (Won 118-91).

Date: 5/22/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Oklahoma City Thunder +1.5 (Won outright 123-108).

• KW 2025/2026 Record: 60-48 +1.81
• RC 2025/2026 Record: 26-23-1 +0.90 Units

Boxing/MMA Picks

Big Scotty L wanted to play baseball, basketball, and football as a kid but his dad forced his hand at boxing because he grew up in the barrio where if you weren’t tough, you had no chance to survive. This led Scott to follow MMA/Boxing closely throughout his childhood and college years in which he went to school in Northern California for journalism. The guy is a walking-talking encyclopedia of fighting, and you will quickly see that in his writing. He’s a guy that listens and watches, which allows him to learn and understand the deep inner workings of the sport. To top it off, he’s eloquent and classy to boot. I love this guy!

Check out Scott’s boxing analysis here.
Check out Scott’s MMA previews here.

Horse Racing Picks

One of the most astute horse racing brains on the planet, Kenneth Strong, gives his daily race predictions for all the major tracks and writes an award-winning analysis for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes races. Ken has done it all. Cleaned stables, trained horses, trained trainers, written for the DRF and even acted as an agent for jockeys. This-guy-knows-horse-racing! Horse betting can be confusing to newbies. Ken is happy to answer any and all questions you may have astutely and always at no cost to our readers.

Check out Ken's daily take - Daily Racing Selections

NASCAR Picks

When we placed an ad looking for somebody to write NASCAR for us, we expected a “Crazy Cooter” or wrench monkey to catch our attention. To our surprise, an itty bitty gal from Virginia took the checkers, and we all lived happily ever after. As most of us know, women have a different perspective on things than men. They notice things we don't and are more analytical. This goes hand in hand with watching and reporting on auto racing. We couldn't be happier with our Virginia Vroom!

Check out V's analysis (Typically posted by Wed.) - This Week's NASCAR Predictions

PGA Golf Picks

Andrew Lawrence brings us his weekly take on the PGA circuit, providing a few predictions for the golfer to win the tournament and a few "head to head" matchup picks. One needs to be extremely patient and have a long-term approach when betting on a golfer to win the tournament. You could literally win 2 or 3 times during a season 50 events and show a profit. In all candidness, this type of wagering should be reserved for those looking for four days of entertainment each week. One could use their bankroll to follow our college football, and college basketball picks and has a much better return on their investment. Not a fan of either? You don't have to be a fan to make free cheese! We do all the work for ya!

Check out A.L.'s analysis (Posted by Wed.) - Weekly Golf Picks

College Basketball Picks

Expect more multi-unit BEST BET opportunities here than any other sport as college hoops present some fantastic wagering opportunities! It's not uncommon to see college basketball lines off by 10+ points. Especially with small colleges. Kevin West and Rich Crew dig through the sizable daily card to sniff out the needle in a haystack value. West is a huge believer in backing teams that shoot the ball well and play good defense vs. teams with poor field goal percentages and that are lazy on D. That variable mixed with the belief that there's more chemistry in Junior/Senior heavy teams vs. younger teams can make for a gold mine when these opportunities present themselves.

Date: 4/6/26
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Passing. Good luck with whatever you play..
Analysis:

Recent Bets

Date: 4/4/26
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: Illinois -2 (Lost 62-71).

Date: 4/2/26
Handicapper: Rich Crew
Pick: New Mexico -3.5 (lost 69-74).

• KW Record: 23-24 -5.07
• RC Record: 21-23 -4.50