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Aug 16, 2026
Today's Best Bets & Model Picks — August 16, 2026
Today's board features a robust 168 games across multiple leagues, including esports, MLB, MLS, tennis, the UFC, and the WNBA. With our model picking strategy yielding 66 selections, we are poised to capitalize on promising trends in these high-stakes events, each carrying an average of confidence rating of 63, indicating a strong foundation for informed betting decisions.
Today's model picks
| League | Matchup | Pick | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Zach Stephens vs Alafia Ayeni | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Sofia Kenin vs Marta Kostyuk | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Daniil Medvedev vs Marco Trungelliti | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| Esports | Gen G vs T1 | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| MLB | Washington Nationals @ New York Mets | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| Tennis | Stefan Horia Haita vs Sean Cuenin | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Esports | Jd Gaming vs Lgd Gaming | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Timeo Gaillard vs Luca Wiedenmann | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Lars Goran Verwerft vs Raphael Perot | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| MLB | Texas Rangers @ Athletics | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| MLB | St Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| Tennis | Jurak Wu vs Siniakova Townsend | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Jaime Faria vs Ben Shelton | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Talia Gibson vs Aryna Sabalenka | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Emiliana Arango vs Iga Swiatek | Moneyline — Home | 75 |
| Tennis | Oscar Weightman vs Ali Habib | Moneyline — Away | 75 |
| MLB | New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays | Moneyline — Away | 72 |
| MLB | San Diego Padres @ Cleveland Guardians | Moneyline — Away | 67 |
| MLB | Miami Marlins @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Away | 67 |
| MLB | Philadelphia Phillies @ Minnesota Twins | Moneyline — Away | 67 |
| MLB | San Diego Padres @ Cleveland Guardians | Moneyline — Away | 64 |
| MLB | Philadelphia Phillies @ Minnesota Twins | Moneyline — Away | 64 |
| MLB | Miami Marlins @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Away | 64 |
| MLB | Boston Red Sox @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Moneyline — Away | 63 |
| MLB | Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels | Spread — Home +1.5 | 61 |
+ 41 more model picks on today's board.
Full slate today
MLB
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 1:41 AM | Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics | Moneyline — Home |
| 4:15 PM | Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays | Moneyline — Home · Moneyline — Home |
| 5:35 PM | Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves | Spread — Home -1.5 · Spread — Home -1.5 · Spread — Home -1.5 · Moneyline — Home |
| 5:35 PM | Boston Red Sox @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away |
| 5:37 PM | New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays | Moneyline — Away |
| 5:40 PM | Washington Nationals @ New York Mets | Moneyline — Away · Spread — Away +1.5 · Spread — Away +1.5 · Spread — Away +1.5 |
| 5:40 PM | Miami Marlins @ Cincinnati Reds | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away |
| 5:40 PM | Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers | Moneyline — Away |
| 5:40 PM | San Diego Padres @ Cleveland Guardians | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away |
| 6:10 PM | Philadelphia Phillies @ Minnesota Twins | Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away · Moneyline — Away |
| 7:00 PM | St Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs | Moneyline — Away |
| 8:05 PM | Colorado Rockies @ San Francisco Giants | — |
| 8:05 PM | Texas Rangers @ Athletics | Moneyline — Home |
| 8:06 PM | Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics | Spread — Home +1.5 |
| 8:07 PM | Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels | Spread — Home +1.5 |
| 8:10 PM | Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Moneyline — Away |
| 11:20 PM | Seattle Mariners @ Houston Astros | Moneyline — Home |
WNBA
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 PM | Indiana Fever @ Atlanta Dream | Spread — Away +2.5 · Spread — Away +2.5 · Spread — Away +2.5 |
| 9:00 PM | Chicago Sky @ Seattle Storm | Moneyline — Home |
| 11:00 PM | Portland Fire @ Phoenix Mercury | — |
MLS
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 AM | La Galaxy @ Hou Dynamo | — |
| 12:30 AM | La Galaxy @ Houston Dynamo | — |
| 12:30 AM | Inter Miami @ Nashville Sc | — |
| 1:30 AM | Sporting Kc @ Col Rapids | — |
| 1:40 AM | Kansas City @ Colorado | — |
| 1:40 AM | Minnesota Utd @ Real Salt Lake | — |
| 2:39 AM | St Louis City Sc @ Sj Earthquakes | — |
| 10:00 PM | Por Timbers @ Chi Fire | — |
| 10:00 PM | Philadelphia Union @ New York City Fc | — |
| 10:00 PM | Portland Timbers @ Chicago Fire Fc | — |
UFC
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 12:11 AM | E Chapolin vs Charles Johnson | — |
| 12:15 AM | Eduardo Henrique vs Charles Johnson | — |
| 12:44 AM | J Alvarez vs Chidi Njokuani | — |
| 1:25 AM | E Ribovics vs Edson Barboza | — |
| 2:50 AM | Mackenzie Dern vs G Robertson | — |
Tennis
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30 AM | Hong Lin Fu vs Seongwoo Cho | — |
| 6:30 AM | Yu Hsiang Chiu vs Kristjan Tamm | — |
| 6:30 AM | Tin Chen vs Grigoriy Lomakin | — |
| 6:30 AM | Yeong Seok Jeong vs Taisei Ichikawa | — |
| 8:00 AM | Svyatoslav Gulin vs Marek Gengel | — |
| 8:00 AM | Yelyzaveta Kotliar vs Daria Kuczer | — |
| 8:00 AM | Theo Papamalamis vs Nicolas Parizzia | — |
| 8:00 AM | Stefan Horia Haita vs Sean Cuenin | Moneyline — Home |
| 8:00 AM | Vlad Cristian Breazu vs Rares Teodor Pieleanu | Moneyline — Home |
| 9:00 AM | Rasheeda Mcadoo vs Anna Siskova | — |
| 9:00 AM | Louis Wessels vs Luca Staeheli | Moneyline — Home |
| 9:10 AM | Maximilian Neuchrist vs Alex Marti Pujolras | — |
| 9:10 AM | Saba Purtseladze vs Andrej Martin | — |
| 9:10 AM | Timeo Gaillard vs Luca Wiedenmann | Moneyline — Home |
| 9:10 AM | Thiago Cigarran vs Michael Zhu | — |
| 9:10 AM | Andrew Paulson vs Eduardo Ribeiro | Moneyline — Home |
| 9:10 AM | Norbert Gombos vs Jiri Cizek | — |
| 9:30 AM | Yufei Ren vs Sonja Zhiyenbayeva | Moneyline — Away |
| 9:30 AM | Roan Jones vs Peter Makk | — |
| 9:30 AM | Giulio Perego vs Filip Peliwo | Moneyline — Home |
| 9:30 AM | Matt Ponchet vs Marcus Walters | Moneyline — Home |
| 10:00 AM | Ziga Sesko vs Michael Agwi | — |
| 10:00 AM | Vincent Reisach vs Robert Strombachs | — |
| 10:20 AM | Jakub Vrtilka vs Radu Mihai Papoe | — |
| 10:20 AM | Leo Raquillet vs Adrien Berrut | — |
| 10:20 AM | Kai Wehnelt vs Noah Karma | — |
| 10:20 AM | Gian Luca Tanner vs Dimitris Sakellaridis | Moneyline — Home |
| 10:20 AM | Oleksii Krutykh vs Michael Vrbensky | — |
| 10:20 AM | Matthew William Donald vs Fryderyk Lechno Wasiutynski | — |
| 10:40 AM | Oliver Bonding vs John Echeverria | Moneyline — Away |
+ 81 more Tennis games today.
Esports
| Start (UTC) | Matchup | Our pick |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Jd Gaming vs Lgd Gaming | Moneyline — Home |
| 8:00 AM | Full Sense vs T1 | — |
| 8:00 AM | Tec Esports vs Nova Esports | — |
| 8:00 AM | Gen G vs T1 | Moneyline — Home |
| 9:00 AM | Ctbc Flying Oyster vs Team Secret Whales | — |
| 9:00 AM | Invictus Gaming vs Weibo Gaming | — |
| 10:00 AM | All Gamers vs Trace Esports | — |
| 10:00 AM | Hanjin Brion vs Kiwoom Drx | — |
| 11:00 AM | Edward Gaming vs Top Esports | — |
| 11:00 AM | Team Secret vs Nongshim Redforce | — |
| 1:00 PM | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Eternal Fire | — |
| 3:00 PM | Natus Vincere vs Movistar Koi | — |
| 3:00 PM | Gentle Mates Gc vs G2 Gozen | — |
| 4:00 PM | Joblife vs Fire Flux Esports | — |
| 4:00 PM | Vitality Rising Bees vs G2 Hel | — |
| 4:00 PM | Leviatan Esports vs Loud | — |
| 5:00 PM | Sk Nebula vs Giantx Gc | — |
| 5:15 PM | Fnatic vs G2 Esports | — |
| 6:00 PM | Fluxo W7m vs Pain Gaming | — |
| 8:00 PM | Cloud9 vs Flyquest | — |
| 9:00 PM | G2 Esports vs Furia Esports | — |
| 11:00 PM | Sentinels vs Lyon | — |
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