Articles / Best Bets Today: MLB, NHL, NCAAF & 7 more Model Picks — October 17, 2026
Oct 17, 2026
Best Bets Today: MLB, NHL, NCAAF & 7 more Model Picks — October 17, 2026
Today, 204 games from 10 major professional sports leagues - including the English Premier League, Major League Baseball, the National Football Conference, and the Women's National Basketball Association - will be contested across a diverse range of match-ups, with 31 live model picks on the table, each assigned a confidence level of 60% or higher. This slate features a notable absence of American Football, instead focusing on a mix of domestic and international competitions, including Esports and Tennis. With 31 model picks currently active, bettors can expect a significant amount of analysis and insight to inform their decisions ahead of kickoff.
Today's model picks
| League | Matchup | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals | Members only · Moneyline |
| NCAAF | Kansas Jayhawks @ Kansas State Wildcats | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan State Spartans | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan State Spartans | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan State Spartans | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan State Spartans | Members only · Spread |
| NHL | San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings | Members only · Spread |
| MLS | D C United @ Orlando City Sc | Members only · Moneyline |
| NCAAF | Kentucky Wildcats @ Oklahoma Sooners | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Kansas Jayhawks @ Kansas State Wildcats | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Cincinnati Bearcats @ West Virginia Mountaineers | Members only · Spread |
| MLS | D C United @ Orlando City Sc | Members only · Moneyline |
| MLS | Lafc @ New York City Fc | Members only · Moneyline |
| MLS | Toronto Fc @ New York Red Bulls | Members only · Moneyline |
| EPL | Liverpool @ Brentford | Members only · Moneyline |
| EPL | Liverpool @ Brentford | Members only · Moneyline |
| NCAAF | Pittsburgh Panthers @ Boston College Eagles | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | North Carolina Tar Heels @ Duke Blue Devils | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Florida Atlantic Owls @ Army Black Knights | Members only · Spread |
| NCAAF | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ Virginia Tech Hokies | Members only · Spread |
| NHL | Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens | Members only · Spread |
| WNBA | Atlanta Dream @ Golden State Valkyries | Members only · Spread |
| NHL | Ottawa Senators @ Philadelphia Flyers | Members only · Spread |
| EPL | Liverpool @ Brentford | Members only · Moneyline |
| NCAAF | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ Virginia Tech Hokies | Members only · Moneyline |
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+ 6 more model picks on today's board.
Full slate today
MLB
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 AM | Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers | — |
| 1:35 AM | Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Guardians | — |
More MLB: MLB picks and track record.
NHL
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals | Members only · Moneyline |
| 7:30 PM | Carolina Hurricanes @ Winnipeg Jets | — |
| 8:00 PM | Vancouver Canucks @ Tampa Bay Lightning | — |
| 10:00 PM | Seattle Kraken @ Florida Panthers | — |
| 11:00 PM | San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings | Members only · Spread |
| 11:00 PM | Dallas Stars @ Chicago Blackhawks | Members only · Spread |
| 11:00 PM | New York Islanders @ Toronto Maple Leafs | Members only · Spread |
| 11:00 PM | Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens | Members only · Spread |
| 11:00 PM | New York Rangers @ Columbus Blue Jackets | — |
| 11:00 PM | Ottawa Senators @ Philadelphia Flyers | Members only · Spread |
More NHL: NHL picks and track record.
NCAAF
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00 PM | Ball State Cardinals @ Bowling Green Falcons | — |
| 4:00 PM | Florida Atlantic Owls @ Army Black Knights | Members only · Spread · Members only · Moneyline |
| 4:00 PM | Georgia State Panthers @ James Madison Dukes | — |
| 4:00 PM | Kansas Jayhawks @ Kansas State Wildcats | Members only · Spread · Members only · Spread |
| 4:00 PM | Louisville Cardinals @ Syracuse Orange | — |
| 4:00 PM | Mississippi State Bulldogs @ Lsu Tigers | — |
| 4:00 PM | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ Virginia Tech Hokies | Members only · Spread · Members only · Moneyline |
| 4:00 PM | North Carolina Tar Heels @ Duke Blue Devils | Members only · Spread · Members only · Moneyline |
| 4:00 PM | Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ Clemson Tigers | — |
| 4:00 PM | Cincinnati Bearcats @ West Virginia Mountaineers | Members only · Spread |
| 4:00 PM | Virginia Cavaliers @ Smu Mustangs | — |
| 4:00 PM | Florida Gators @ Texas Longhorns | — |
| 4:00 PM | Ohio State Buckeyes @ Indiana Hoosiers | — |
| 4:00 PM | Pittsburgh Panthers @ Boston College Eagles | Members only · Spread |
| 4:00 PM | Northwestern Wildcats @ Michigan State Spartans | Members only · Spread · Members only · Spread · Members only · Spread · Members only · Spread |
| 4:30 PM | Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ Maryland Terrapins | — |
| 5:00 PM | Charlotte 49ers @ Temple Owls | — |
| 5:00 PM | Massachusetts Minutemen @ Buffalo Bulls | — |
| 5:00 PM | The Citadel Bulldogs @ Texas A M Aggies | — |
| 5:30 PM | Western Michigan Broncos @ Central Michigan Chippewas | — |
| 7:30 PM | Toledo Rockets @ Eastern Michigan Eagles | — |
| 7:30 PM | Arizona State Sun Devils @ Texas Tech Red Raiders | — |
| 7:30 PM | Alabama Crimson Tide @ Tennessee Volunteers | — |
| 7:30 PM | Northern Illinois Huskies @ Wyoming Cowboys | — |
| 7:30 PM | Penn State Nittany Lions @ Michigan Wolverines | — |
| 7:30 PM | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ Virginia Tech Hokies | — |
| 7:30 PM | Unlv Rebels @ Air Force Falcons | — |
| 7:30 PM | Akron Zips @ Miami Oh Redhawks | — |
| 7:30 PM | Missouri Tigers @ Ole Miss Rebels | — |
| 7:30 PM | Auburn Tigers @ Georgia Bulldogs | — |
+ 16 more NCAAF games today.
More NCAAF: NCAAF picks and track record.
WNBA
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 PM | Atlanta Dream @ Golden State Valkyries | Members only · Spread |
More WNBA: WNBA picks and track record.
MLS
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 PM | Charlotte Fc @ Philadelphia Union | — |
| 8:30 PM | St Louis City Sc @ Minnesota United Fc | — |
| 11:30 PM | Lafc @ New York City Fc | Members only · Moneyline |
| 11:30 PM | Inter Miami Cf @ Atlanta United Fc | — |
| 11:30 PM | D C United @ Orlando City Sc | Members only · Moneyline · Members only · Moneyline · Members only · Moneyline |
| 11:30 PM | Chicago Fire Fc @ New England Revolution | — |
| 11:30 PM | Toronto Fc @ New York Red Bulls | Members only · Moneyline · Members only · Moneyline |
More MLS: MLS picks and track record.
EPL
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Hull City @ Fulham | — |
| 2:00 PM | Liverpool @ Brentford | Members only · Moneyline · Members only · Moneyline · Members only · Moneyline |
| 2:00 PM | Ipswich Town @ Manchester City | — |
| 4:30 PM | Aston Villa @ Newcastle United | — |
More EPL: EPL picks and track record.
UFC
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 PM | Cody Chovancek vs Suyoung You | — |
| 9:10 PM | Suyoung You vs Cody Chovancek | — |
| 9:30 PM | Melissa Croden vs Chelsea Chandler | — |
| 10:00 PM | Steven Koslow vs Chad Anheliger | — |
| 10:30 PM | Jamey Lyn Horth vs Katlyn Cerminara | — |
| 10:45 PM | Mackenzie Stiller vs Katlyn Cerminara | — |
| 11:00 PM | Javad Mahjoub vs Louie Sutherland | — |
| 11:10 PM | Mahjoub vs Faglier | — |
| 11:15 PM | Joel Faglier vs Javad Mahjoub | — |
| 11:30 PM | Nick Galanti vs Julien Leblanc | — |
| 11:45 PM | Tanner Boser vs Jhonata Diniz | — |
More UFC: UFC picks and track record.
Boxing
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 AM | Freudis Rojas vs Joshua Kevin Anton | — |
| 4:00 AM | Carlos Arteaga Orona vs Bryan Acosta | — |
| 4:00 PM | Koen Mazoudier vs Jose Armando Resendiz | — |
| 4:00 PM | Nelson Birchall vs Levi Gilles | — |
| 4:00 PM | Kenneth Izedomen vs Adam Olaniyan | — |
| 4:00 PM | Jermall Charlo vs Koen Mazoudier | — |
| 6:00 PM | Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois | — |
| 6:00 PM | Solomon Dacres vs Bakhodir Jalolov | — |
| 6:00 PM | Michael Gomez Jnr vs Louie O Doherty | — |
| 10:00 PM | Tomoki Kameda vs Brandon Figueroa | — |
| 10:00 PM | Ermal Hadribeaj vs Sebastian Fundora | — |
More Boxing: Boxing picks and track record.
Tennis
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 AM | Jelena Ostapenko vs Sonay Kartal | — |
| 6:00 AM | Simona Waltert vs Anhelina Kalinina | — |
| 7:00 AM | Romain Faucon vs Artur Kukasian | — |
| 7:00 AM | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz vs Ustiniya Lekomtseva | — |
| 7:00 AM | Amr Elsayed vs Oskari Paldanius | — |
| 7:30 AM | Peter Makk vs Finn Murgett | — |
| 7:30 AM | Luka Talan Lopatic vs Nikita Belozertsev | — |
| 7:30 AM | Giulio Perego vs Amit Vales | — |
| 7:30 AM | Jip Van Assendelft vs Ioannis Xilas | — |
| 7:30 AM | Kamilla Rakhimova vs Dayana Yastremska | — |
| 8:00 AM | Basiletti Maduzzi vs Haverlag Kubka | — |
| 8:00 AM | Elena Ruxandra Bertea vs Tilwith Di Girolami | — |
| 8:00 AM | Alisa Oktiabreva vs Alice Tubello | — |
| 8:00 AM | Anna Petkovic vs Didi Bredberg Canizares | — |
| 8:00 AM | Beatrise Zeltina vs Jessica Pieri | — |
| 8:00 AM | Salkova Siskova vs Bhosale Salden | — |
| 8:00 AM | Valentini Grammatikopoulou vs Nina Radovanovic | — |
| 8:00 AM | Matthew William Donald vs Giorgio Tabacco | — |
| 8:00 AM | Pietro Orlando Fellin vs Stefan Seifert | — |
| 8:00 AM | Nikita Mashtakov vs Kristijan Juhas | — |
| 8:00 AM | Arvid Nordquist vs Lukas Pokorny | — |
| 8:30 AM | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alexander Zverev | — |
| 9:00 AM | Alicia Dudeney vs Manon Leonard | — |
| 9:00 AM | Thomas Faurel vs Emilien Demanet | — |
| 9:00 AM | Ilya Ivashka vs Roman Safiullin | — |
| 9:00 AM | Ilia Simakin vs Luka Pavlovic | — |
| 9:00 AM | Ekaterina Tupitsyna vs Vaishnavi Adkar | — |
| 9:00 AM | Leo Borg vs Luca Wiedenmann | — |
| 9:00 AM | Stevenson Willis vs Jonge Opitz | — |
| 9:00 AM | Mika Petkovic vs Calvin Mueller | — |
+ 63 more Tennis games today.
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Esports
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 AM | Yakult Brothers vs Xtreme Gaming | — |
| 7:00 AM | 100 Thieves vs Team Vitality | — |
| 7:00 AM | Lfo vs Nemiga Gaming | — |
| 8:00 AM | Team Resilience vs Team Tidebound | — |
| 8:00 AM | Xipto Esports vs Royal Bear | — |
| 9:00 AM | Gorgc Team vs Alohadance Team | — |
| 9:00 AM | Team We vs Bnk Fearx | — |
| 10:00 AM | Spirit Academy vs Lfo | — |
| 10:00 AM | Team Lynx vs Dawn Bulls | — |
| 10:00 AM | Inner Circle vs Puckchamp | — |
| 11:30 AM | Xtreme Gaming vs Team Resilience | — |
| 12:00 PM | Nix Team vs By Owl Team | — |
| 1:00 PM | Spirit Academy vs Yellow Submarine | — |
| 3:00 PM | Korb3n Team vs Stray Team | — |
| 3:00 PM | Stariy Bog Team vs Stray Team | — |
| 4:00 PM | Inner Circle vs Zero Tenacity | — |
| 4:00 PM | Yellow Submarine vs Dawn Bulls | — |
| 6:00 PM | Furia Esports vs Mvk Esports | — |
| 7:00 PM | Inner Circle vs Cyberhero | — |
More Esports: Esports picks and track record.
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