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Aug 20, 2026
Today's Best Bets & Model Picks — August 20, 2026
As we enter the final stretch of the summer slate, a total of 138 games will be set to tip off across three major leagues: MLB, MLS, and Tennis. On the Esports front, 37 model picks will come into play, boasting an average level of confidence at 63%. With a wealth of data-driven insights on tap, our analytics platform is poised to deliver sharp takes on today's matches in what promises to be a highly competitive day of sports betting.
Today's model picks
| League | Matchup | Pick | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Spread — Home -1.5 | 75 |
| Tennis | Ayline Esina Samardzic vs Angella Okutoyi | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Marc Majdandzic vs Kylian Collignon | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| Tennis | Klara Veldman vs Sohyun Park | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Jenna Defalco vs Daria Shubina | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| Tennis | Tai Leonard Sach vs Chen Hui Ho | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| Tennis | Valerio Aboian vs Nik Mikovic | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| Tennis | Dalila Jakupovic vs Anna Kmiecik | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Athletics @ Kansas City Royals | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Away | 73 |
| MLB | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Moneyline — Away | 72 |
| MLB | Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Away | 65 |
| MLB | Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Away | 60 |
| MLB | New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles | Moneyline — Away | 60 |
| MLB | Atlanta Braves @ Chicago White Sox | Moneyline — Home | 60 |
| MLB | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Moneyline — Home | 60 |
| MLB | St Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Away | 60 |
| MLB | Athletics @ Kansas City Royals | Moneyline — Home | 60 |
| MLB | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Spread — Home -1.5 | 60 |
| MLB | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Spread — Home -1.5 | 60 |
| MLB | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Spread — Home -1.5 | 60 |
| MLB | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Spread — Home -1.5 | 60 |
| MLB | Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Away | 60 |
| MLB | St Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Away | 60 |
| MLB | Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays | Spread — Away +1.5 | 58 |
+ 12 more model picks on today's board.
Full slate today
MLB
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 4:40 PM | St Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away |
| 5:10 PM | San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians | Spread — Away +1.5 · Spread — Away +1.5 · Moneyline — Away |
| 5:10 PM | Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Away +1.5 · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Away +1.5 |
| 6:10 PM | Athletics @ Kansas City Royals | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Home |
| 6:10 PM | Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers | Spread — Home -1.5 · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Home · Spread — Home -1.5 · Spread — Home -1.5 · Spread — Home -1.5 · Spread — Home -1.5 · Moneyline — Home |
| 6:10 PM | Atlanta Braves @ Chicago White Sox | Moneyline — Home |
| 10:35 PM | New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away |
MLS
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | St Louis City Sc @ Sporting Kc | — |
| 12:30 AM | Atlanta Utd @ Minnesota Utd | — |
| 1:30 AM | Los Angeles Fc @ Colorado | — |
| 1:30 AM | Lafc @ Col Rapids | — |
| 1:30 AM | Austin Fc @ Seattle Sounders | — |
| 2:30 AM | Hou Dynamo @ Vancouver Whitecaps | — |
| 2:30 AM | San Diego Fc @ Por Timbers | — |
| 2:30 AM | Sj Earthquakes @ La Galaxy | — |
| 2:30 AM | Houston Dynamo @ Vancouver Whitecaps | — |
Tennis
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 AM | Tai Leonard Sach vs Chen Hui Ho | Moneyline — Away |
| 7:00 AM | Ayline Esina Samardzic vs Angella Okutoyi | Moneyline — Home |
| 7:00 AM | Lorenzo Rottoli vs Samuele Seghetti | — |
| 7:00 AM | Giovanni Oradini vs Juan Cruz Martin Manzano | — |
| 7:00 AM | Alexander Weis vs Kasra Rahmani | — |
| 7:17 AM | Tung Lin Wu vs Hiroki Moriya | — |
| 7:17 AM | Matthew Dellavedova vs Hiromasa Koyama | — |
| 8:00 AM | Luc Wieland vs Theodore Dean | — |
| 8:00 AM | Marc Majdandzic vs Kylian Collignon | Moneyline — Away |
| 8:00 AM | Lucija Ciric Bagaric vs Darya Astakhova | — |
| 8:00 AM | Papa Zheng vs Nesterov Ovcharenko | — |
| 8:00 AM | Tudor Batin vs Sebastian Gima | — |
| 8:00 AM | Gaia Maduzzi vs Ariana Geerlings | — |
| 8:00 AM | Merino Zhu vs Basel Ribero | — |
| 8:00 AM | Xinyu Gao vs Lucie Havlickova | — |
| 8:30 AM | Stefan Popovic vs Luca Castagnola | — |
| 8:30 AM | Sebastian Dominko vs Mili Poljicak | — |
| 8:30 AM | Frederic Schlossmann vs Kirill Kivattsev | — |
| 8:30 AM | Franziska Sziedat vs Ekaterina Yashina | — |
| 8:30 AM | Anastasija Cvetkovic vs Dalila Spiteri | — |
| 9:00 AM | Juliana Giaccio vs Julia Garcia | — |
| 9:00 AM | Adrienn Nagy vs Mariia Drobysheva | — |
| 9:00 AM | Tena Lukas vs Lola Giza | — |
| 9:00 AM | Imanol Lopez Morillo vs Carlos Sanchez Jover | — |
| 9:00 AM | Vasco Leote Prata vs Tristan Mccormick | — |
| 9:00 AM | Arthur Nagel vs Christian Djonov | — |
| 9:00 AM | Stefan Horia Haita vs Esteban Talavera Cortes | — |
| 9:00 AM | Pia Lovric vs Yelyzaveta Kotliar | — |
| 9:00 AM | Andrea De Marchi vs Blu Baker | — |
| 9:00 AM | Pierluigi Basile vs Lorenzo Comino | — |
+ 59 more Tennis games today.
Esports
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Hanwha Life Esports vs Dplus Kia | — |
| 8:00 AM | Qt Dig vs Detonation Focusme | — |
| 8:00 AM | All Gamers vs Tyloo | — |
| 9:00 AM | Thundertalk Gaming vs Jd Gaming | — |
| 9:00 AM | Mvk Esports vs Ctbc Flying Oyster | — |
| 10:00 AM | Nova Esports vs Xlg Gaming | — |
| 10:00 AM | Kiwoom Drx vs Nongshim Red Force | — |
| 11:00 AM | Xipto Esports vs Zeta Division | — |
| 11:00 AM | Bilibili Gaming vs Lgd Gaming | — |
| 1:00 PM | Ucam Esports Club vs Barca Esports | — |
| 2:00 PM | Bubliki vs Capybara Esports | — |
| 2:00 PM | Exile Esports vs Nightbirds | — |
| 3:00 PM | Bushido Wildcats vs Dia Ozarox Esports | — |
| 3:00 PM | Bomba Team vs Up2umedia Cebulaki | — |
| 3:00 PM | Eintracht Spandau vs G2 Nord | Moneyline — Away |
| 3:00 PM | Fut Esports vs Team Liquid | — |
| 4:00 PM | Definitely Not Washed Up vs The Secret Club Esport | — |
| 4:00 PM | Team Heretics Academy vs Movistar Koi Fenix | Moneyline — Home |
| 4:00 PM | P11 Esports vs Titans | — |
| 4:00 PM | Disruptors vs Pyramid Iv Esports | — |
| 4:00 PM | Ici Japon Corp Esport vs Karmine Corp Blue | — |
| 4:00 PM | Gmblers Esports vs Hmble | — |
| 4:30 PM | Bohemian Guardians vs Cita Kaizen | — |
| 5:00 PM | Tung Tung Bogi vs Northerngrade Esports | — |
| 5:00 PM | Senshi Esports Club vs The Bandits | — |
| 5:00 PM | Barczaca Esports vs Orbit Anonymo | — |
| 6:00 PM | Enterprise Esports vs Team Vitality | — |
| 6:00 PM | Tf vs Spike Syndicate | — |
| 6:00 PM | Zennit vs Frites Esports Club | — |
| 7:00 PM | Skillcamp Esport vs Solary | — |
+ 3 more Esports games today.
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