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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: 10/29/26 through 11/2/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Picks: We're currently handicapping the games and will release them as we find'em!

Kevin West 2026 Record: 18-9-2 +6.85 Units

Past Picks

Date: 10/22/26 through 10/26/26 (Week 7)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Picks: Eagles +4 (Lost 21-38). Yes, Philly is down a bunch of their big guns. Let's not forget that Dallas has been sucking as well as of late and the Pokes generally don't play well at Lincoln Financial Field, where they've lost 6 of the last 7 meetings there. The Eagles should still be able to run, whether they have Barkley or Pierce on the field. The Dallas secondary still stinks and Lemon, Cooper, Moore and Goedert are a formidle group. In fact, I think Cooper is one of the best young receivers in the NFL. Philly is also getting OL Landon Dickerson back. He didn't play well before he went down, but it may have been because he was playing hurt. Plus, this game is a division rivalry. Even if it were all second stringers, the Eagles are going to give their best effort against the Cowboys. Give me the points with a team that should be able to both run/pass against this crappy Cowboys defense. Houston Texans -10.5 (Lost 21-27) and Atlanta Falcons +2.5 (Won 29-20)
Analysis: The Texans are going to SMASH the Giants. As bad as Jameis Winston is, McCarthy is actually worse. Look for a bunch of mistakes, funbles, incompletions and turnovers, giving the ball to Houstons offense who could put up a 40+ burger! The Niners are beat up, missing numerous key players, coming off a short week with coast to coast travel and an early start time.

Date: 10/15/26 through 10/19/26 (Week 6)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: 49ers TE George Kittle to score a TD (+110)(Winner), New Orleans Saints -1 (Won 34-27), New England Patriots -7 (Pushed 26-19), Las Vegas Raiders +5.5 (Covered 30-33)
Analysis:

Date: 10/8/26 through 10/12/26 (Week 5)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Los Angeles Rams -3 (-120)(Lost 34-37), Green Bay Packers +1.5 (Won 31-7), New Orleans Saints +2 (Lost 13-23), Denver Broncos -3 (1/2 point buy -135)(Won 23-17), Seattle Seahawks -3 (Lost 29-32), 2 Team 7 Point Teaser: Cowboys -2 (Got SMOKED!) and Packers +8 (pending)
Analysis:

Date: 10/1/26 through 10/5/26 (Week 4)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Atlanta Falcons on the money line at +100 (Winner 45-24), Houston Texans -3 (Lost 30-34)
Analysis: This is a really bad matchup for the Saints. They're one of the worst teams in the league at stopping the run and they've got just the 1-2 punch in Bijan and Brian Robinson to ram it down their throats. Conversely, the Saints are horrible at running the ball and are likely to get stuffed by the top rushing D in the NFL (2.8 yards per carry). For good measure, the Falcons are also efficient against the pass, ranking 4th in completion percentage allowed at 57.7%. Lastly, the Dirty Birds are fresh off an extended rest, not having played since last Thursday.

Date: 9/24/26 through 9/28/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Minnesota Vikings Money Line -120 (Won 23-16), Buffalo Bills -6.5 on a half point buy -120 (24-16 Winner), Houston Texans Money Line -125 (17-19 Loss), Arizona Cardinals +7.5 (Covered 30-36)
Analysis: The Vikings defense should give Baker Mayfield fits in Week 3. He's fumbled 10x in his last 13 games. Tampa's secondary is likely to get roasted too. Bad matchup for TB!

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: 10/27/26 through 10/31/26
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Saturday: Arizona State Sun Devils +17 (1/2 point buy -120)(Pending), Wednesday: Kennesaw State Owls -1 (Pending)

• Year to Date Record: 13-10-0 +1.90 Units
• Bowl Game Record: 0-0-0 +0.00 Units

Past Picks

Date: 10/20/26 through 10/24/26 (Week 8)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Rice Owls +8.5 (Won 49-51), Oregon Ducks -9.5 (Lost 10-21), Central Florida Knights (UCF) +7.5 (Straight up winner 39-31), Syracuse Orange +8.5 (Won straight up 31-30), Tulane Green Wave +3 (Got crushed 19-42),  USC/WISC OVER 50 (Lost with 31), Western Michigan/Toledo OVER 47 (Blowout winner with 83). We went 4-3 on the week.

Date: 10/15/26 through 10/17/26 (Week 7)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: (Friday) Tulane Green Wave +7 (buy a half point -120)(Won straight up 31-17), (Friday) Coastal Carolina +1 (Lost 32-35), Duike Blue Devils -3 (Lost 20-24), Wisconsin Badgers +2.5 (Lost 7-17)

Date: 10/8/26 through 10/10/26 (Week 6)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: FRIDAY GAMES: Louisville Cardinals -4 (Won 44-20), Washington Huskies -2.5 (Lost 24-41), Utah St. Aggies -5.5 (Lost 17-16) SATURDAY GAMES: Indiana Hoosiers -7 (1/2 point buy)(Lost 20-17), Oklahoma Sooners +7.5 (Won 27-24)

Date: 10/1/26 through 10/3/26 (Week 5)
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Arizona Wildcats -6.5 (Won 34-7)

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: 10/28/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Milwaukee Brewers -148 (Winner 4-1)
Analysis: Thank you for riding along with us this year! We ended up with a total record of 100-60-2 for +25.50 Units. Please bookmark us and we'll see you next year for another winning season!

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

KW 2026 Record: 17-9 +8.95
RC 2026 Record: 83-51-2 +16.55

RC 2025 Record: 50-41 +11.71

Recent Bets

Date: 10/27/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Tampa Bay Rays FIRST FIVE INNINGS -110 (Pushed 2-2)
Analysis: May has been consistently bad on the road. I'm really surprised they're even pitching him in away games. He's gotten beat up in 7 of his last 8 road games and sports an almost 6 ERA aweay from home. Stick to first five innings only here though.

Date: 10/26/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Tampa Bay Rays FIRST FIVE INNINGS -135 (Lost)
Analysis: The Brewers are something like 17-2 in their last 19 games and the Rays are 12-2 in their last 14 home games. Gasser has looked great, as has Peralta. When handicapping this game, there were VERY few edges, if any. The one thing that stands out to me is that Gasser has been touchable in road starts this season and the Brewers don't hit as well on the road. If there were ever a play that barely classified as a bet, this is it! In most cases I'd suggest a pass. Since it's the World Series and there's a big demand for opinion, here it is. I'm recommending TB, but only for the first five innings. Enjoy Game 3 and good luck to ya!

Date: 10/23/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Milwaukee Brewers FIRST FIVE innings -215 (Won 2-1)

Date: 10/19/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: TB Rays First Five Innings -160 (Winner 3-0)
Analysis: Peralta has allowed one earned run or less in his last 9 outings. TB is great at home.

Date: 10/17/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: TB/Cle FIRST FIVE innings UNDER 3.5 -120 (Winner with 2)
Analysis:

Date: 10/14/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Brewers/Dodgers UNDER 7.5 runs (Lost due to 5 runs in last 3 innings! UGH!)
Analysis:

Date: 10/13/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -138 (Won 3-1)(3 Unit BEST BET!)
Analysis: Peralta has allowed one earned run or less in seven straight starts. The Rays are 55-26 at home. Messick hasn't pitched great in two straight games. Enough said!

Date: 10/7/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Chicago White Sox -131 (Lost 3-9)
Analysis:

Date: 10/5/2026
Handicapper: Kevin West
Pick: Chicago White Sox Money Line +130 (Won 4-3)
Analysis:

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: Note --->. I need a couple weeks to watch and assess how teams are doing. I'll likely start posting picks around November 5th or so. Please set a reminder to check back then. Thanks!

• KW 2026/2027 Record: 0-0 +0.00 Units

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).

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