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Aug 2, 2026
Today's Best Bets & Model Picks — August 2, 2026
With 99 games across four major professional sports leagues and two prominent esports events, our model currently has 52 live picks set for the day's slate. These selections are informed by an average level of confidence of 56%, reflecting the analytics platform's calculated probability assessments. As we head into a busy Monday with picks covering MLB, MLS, Tennis, and WNBA action, our model is poised to deliver a fresh batch of recommendations to users.
Today's model picks
| League | Matchup | Pick | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | Detroit Tigers @ Athletics | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Detroit Tigers @ Athletics | Spread — Home +1.5 | 75 |
| Tennis | Mark Lajal vs J J Wolf | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Miami Marlins @ New York Mets | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| MLB | Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| MLB | Kansas City Royals @ Colorado Rockies | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| MLB | Kansas City Royals @ Colorado Rockies | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Arizona Diamondbacks @ Cleveland Guardians | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| MLB | Kansas City Royals @ Colorado Rockies | Spread — Away -1.5 | 75 |
| MLB | Detroit Tigers @ Athletics | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | Miami Marlins @ New York Mets | Moneyline — Away | 74 |
| MLB | Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves | Moneyline — Home | 72 |
| MLB | New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs | Moneyline — Away | 70 |
| MLB | Arizona Diamondbacks @ Cleveland Guardians | Moneyline — Home | 70 |
| MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Home | 70 |
| MLB | Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros | Moneyline — Home | 70 |
| MLB | Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Home | 68 |
| MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds | Spread — Away +1.5 | 65 |
| MLB | Kansas City Royals @ Colorado Rockies | Spread — Away -1.5 | 65 |
| MLB | New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs | Moneyline — Away | 64 |
| MLB | Minnesota Twins @ Seattle Mariners | Moneyline — Home | 62 |
| MLB | San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres | Moneyline — Away | 60 |
| Esports | Hanwha Life Esports vs Kt Rolster | Moneyline — Home | 60 |
+ 27 more model picks on today's board.
Full slate today
MLB
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 1:41 AM | Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics | — |
| 5:35 PM | Philadelphia Phillies @ Baltimore Orioles | Spread — Home +1.5 · Moneyline — Away |
| 5:35 PM | Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves | Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Home · Spread — Home -1.5 |
| 5:37 PM | St Louis Cardinals @ Toronto Blue Jays | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Home · Spread — Away -1.5 |
| 5:40 PM | Arizona Diamondbacks @ Cleveland Guardians | Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Home · Spread — Home -1.5 · Spread — Home -1.5 |
| 5:40 PM | Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Home -1.5 |
| 5:40 PM | Miami Marlins @ New York Mets | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Away -1.5 |
| 5:40 PM | Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Home · Spread — Away +1.5 · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Home -1.5 |
| 6:10 PM | Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros | Moneyline — Home · Spread — Home -1.5 |
| 6:20 PM | New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Home |
| 7:10 PM | Kansas City Royals @ Colorado Rockies | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Away -1.5 · Spread — Away -1.5 · Spread — Away -1.5 |
| 7:15 PM | Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Angels | Spread — Home +1.5 |
| 8:05 PM | Detroit Tigers @ Athletics | Moneyline — Away · Spread — Home +1.5 · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Away -1.5 |
| 8:10 PM | San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Home |
| 8:10 PM | Minnesota Twins @ Seattle Mariners | Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Away · Spread — Home -1.5 |
| 11:20 PM | Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Home · Spread — Home -1.5 · Spread — Home -1.5 |
WNBA
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx | — |
| 7:30 PM | Los Angeles Sparks @ Portland Fire | — |
| 11:00 PM | Connecticut Sun @ Dallas Wings | — |
MLS
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 12:10 AM | Columbus @ Inter Miami Cf | — |
| 12:30 AM | Hou Dynamo @ Sporting Kc | — |
| 12:30 AM | Charlotte Fc @ Chi Fire | — |
| 12:30 AM | San Diego Fc @ Minnesota Utd | — |
| 12:40 AM | Houston Dynamo @ Kansas City | — |
| 12:40 AM | Charlotte Fc @ Chicago Fire | — |
| 1:30 AM | Austin Fc @ Colorado | — |
| 1:30 AM | Austin Fc @ Col Rapids | — |
| 2:45 AM | Seattle Sounders @ Por Timbers | — |
| 2:45 AM | Seattle Sounders @ Portland Timbers | — |
Tennis
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Radu Mihai Papoe vs Stefan Adrian Andreescu | — |
| 7:00 AM | Emma Ottavia Ghirardato vs Elza Tomase | — |
| 8:00 AM | Alja Senica vs Sara Mikaca | — |
| 8:00 AM | Lucie Petruzelova vs Emma Slavikova | — |
| 9:00 AM | Ziga Sesko vs Erik Schiessl | — |
| 9:30 AM | Amelia Rajecki vs Vendula Valdmannova | — |
| 10:00 AM | Tiago Pereira vs Oleg Prihodko | — |
| 10:00 AM | Oliver Tarvet vs Emile Hudd | — |
| 10:00 AM | Petr Nesterov vs Carl Emil Overbeck | — |
| 10:15 AM | Filip Krolo vs Geoffrey Blancaneaux | — |
| 10:30 AM | Conor Gannon vs Markus Molder | — |
| 11:00 AM | Gabriel Debru vs Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | — |
| 11:00 AM | Adithya Karunaratne vs Rina Saigo | — |
| 11:00 AM | Jamie Mackenzie vs Jan Choinski | — |
| 12:30 PM | Fiona Ferro vs Barbora Palicova | — |
| 1:00 PM | Cavalle Reimers Salden vs Bagaric Moratelli | — |
| 1:00 PM | Irina Balus vs Jule Niemeier | — |
| 1:00 PM | Laura Samson vs Kaitlin Quevedo | — |
| 1:00 PM | Carolina Alves vs Victoria Bosio | — |
| 2:00 PM | Annika Penickova vs Piper Charney | — |
| 2:00 PM | Mateus Alves vs Gustavo Ribeiro De Almeida | — |
| 3:00 PM | Miomir Kecmanovic vs Michael Zheng | — |
| 4:00 PM | Pierre Delage vs Theo Papamalamis | — |
| 4:00 PM | Vignesh Gogineni vs Ozan Baris | — |
| 4:00 PM | Marianne Angel Gonzalez vs Mika Buchnik | — |
| 4:00 PM | Krajicek Mektic vs Cash Glasspool | — |
| 4:00 PM | Alvin Nicholas Tudorica vs Elijah Strode | — |
| 4:30 PM | Daniel Altmaier vs Aleksandar Vukic | — |
| 4:30 PM | Christopher O Connell vs James Duckworth | — |
| 4:30 PM | Martin Landaluce vs Nicolas Mejia | — |
+ 19 more Tennis games today.
Esports
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Team We vs Thundertalk Gaming | — |
| 8:00 AM | Hanjin Brion vs Dn Soopers | — |
| 8:00 AM | Drx vs Varrel | — |
| 9:00 AM | Invictus Gaming vs Lng Esports | — |
| 9:00 AM | Ctbc Flying Oyster vs Team Secret Whales | — |
| 10:00 AM | Hanwha Life Esports vs Kt Rolster | Moneyline — Home |
| 11:00 AM | Lille Esport vs Lausanne Sport Esports | — |
| 11:00 AM | Nongshim Redforce vs Zeta Division | — |
| 11:00 AM | Jd Gaming vs Top Esports | — |
| 12:00 PM | Galions Sharks vs Karmine Corp Blue Stars | — |
| 1:00 PM | Team High Ground vs Project Conquerors | — |
| 2:00 PM | Caldya Esport vs Zephyr Esport | — |
| 3:00 PM | G2 Esports vs Sk Gaming | — |
| 3:00 PM | Pcific Esports vs Bbl Esports | — |
| 4:00 PM | Loud vs Fluxo W7m | — |
| 5:15 PM | Movistar Koi vs Fnatic | — |
| 6:00 PM | Team Heretics vs Fnatic | — |
| 6:00 PM | Red Canids vs Los | Moneyline — Away |
| 8:00 PM | Shopify Rebellion vs Lyon | — |
| 9:00 PM | Kru Esports vs Cloud9 | — |
| 11:00 PM | Sentinels vs Team Liquid | — |
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