We had a great night overall with our free picks and best bets on Friday, including a couple of Bowl/Playoff winners in College Football. Bobby improved to 2-0 with a winner on Notre Dame, while Jay is now 3-0-1 after cashing a ticket on Jacksonville State. We have three more Playoff games on tap for today beginning with SMU vs. Penn State at Noon ET. You can find all of our free picks and Best Bets over on our 2024 Bowl Selections page.

Bobby improved his NFL Best Bet run to 23-8 (74%) on Thursday and will look to keep that going with another play this afternoon in the Texans vs. Chiefs game. We have all of our Week 16 free picks, teasers, contest picks and more posted in today's newsletter.

Check out our daily YouTube videos to get Jay Cooper and Bobby Babowski's Best Bets of the day including recaps of last night's picks.

Jay had another winner in College Basketball on Friday to improve his Best Bet run to 18-8 (69%). Bobby had a Push with his Best Bet and has a play in today's Marshall vs. Southern Miss game..

We had a perfect 3-0 night in the NBA, including a couple of Best Bet winners on Cleveland and Oklahoma City. Jay is now on a 7-4 (64%) run with his Best Bets and has his picks in all 12 games on tonight's schedule, including two Best Bets.
 

We concluded our terrific Friday with two nice underdog winners in the NHL. Jay nailed a +135 winner on Montreal, while Bobby had the Rangers at +147. We'll look to keep that going today with two more Best Bet winners beginning this afternoon.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Saturday, December 21st, 2024 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

NFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 23-8 (74%) Run
Chiefs +2.5 over Texans WIN
Chargers -2.5 over Broncos
Giants +8.5 over Falcons
Titans +3.5 over Colts
Dolphins PK over 49ers

NFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 14-10-1 (58%) Run
Steelers +6.5 over Ravens
Colts -3.5 over Titans
Jets +3 over Rams
Vikings -3 over Seahawks
Dolphins PK over 49ers

NFL Best Bets - Reggie Garrett | 7-3 (70%) Run
Texans +3.5 over Chiefs
Cardinals -4.5 over Panthers
Eagles -3.5 over Commanders
Dolphins PK over 49ers
Cowboys +4 over Bucs

UltimateCapper CONSENSUS STAFF PLAYS WEEK 16:
The following picks are 100% consensus plays from our staff. These are plays when all three of us are on the same side of a game. We are on a 32-20 (62%) run.
 

Eagles -3.5
Giants +8.5
Dolphins PK
Saints +14.5

2-TEAM, 6-POINT TEASERS FOR WEEK 16:
 

Bobby Babowski
Giants +14.5/Seahawks +9
 

Jay Cooper | 6-of-8 Winning Weeks
Steelers +12.5/Dolphins +6
 

Reggie Garrett
Texans +9.5/Dolphins +6

UltimateCapper Westgate SuperContest Selections for Week 16:
 

Current Standings Thru Week 15
 

UltimateCapper.com (43-29-4): Chargers -2.5 (W) | Eagles -3.5 | Giants +8.5 | Jets +3 | Dolphins PK
 

Updated NFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest 

CFB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 21-10 (68%) Run

Memphis -5 over West Virginia PUSH
UNLV PK over California WIN
Sam Houston State +6 over Georgia Southern WIN
Jacksonville State +5 over Ohio WIN
Clemson vs Texas Free Pick (Saturday)

Jay's College Bowl Free Picks [All Games]

CFB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 18-12 (60%) Run

Sam Houston State +6 over Georgia Southern WIN
Notre Dame -7 over Indiana WIN
Tennessee +7.5 over Ohio State (Saturday)

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 7-4 (64%) Run
Mavericks -3 over Clippers

Saturday's NBA Free Picks [All Games]

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Magic -3 over Heat

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CBB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 18-8 (69%) Run
UCLA -2 over North Carolina

CBB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Marshall -3.5 over Southern Miss

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 5-1 (+$509) Run
Kings -118 over Predators

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Wild +150 over Jets

Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

SATURDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Fair Grounds - 12:00 CT
Race 1: 2 Louisiana Wildlife
Race 2: 8 Undercover Girl
Race 3: 10 My Boy Tony
Race 4: 5 Contrabandist
Race 5: 2 Sycamore Shoals
Race 6: 2 Callie's Grit
Race 7: 2 Render Judgement
Race 8: 1 Mischievous Rogue
Race 9: 2 Kinetic
Race 10: 6 Another Mystery
Race 11: 6 Amarth
Race 12: 3 Limited Edition

Gulfstream Park - 12:20 ET
Race 1: 4 Uncaptured Dove
Race 2: 7 Silent Melody
Race 3: 2 Wistucky
Race 4: 6 Socially Selective
Race 5: 1 Dontmesswithtess
Race 6: 5 No More War
Race 7: 1 Personal Choice
Race 8: 8 Axthelm
Race 9: 2 Tumbarumba
Race 10: 5 Win for the Money
Race 11: 12 Bless My Stars

Oaklawn Park - 12:30 CT
Race 1: 4 Seven Taylors
Race 2: 6 Chaparrita
Race 3: 4 Gypsy Michief
Race 4: 7 Tiger Dad
Race 5: 8 Pine Tree Rocket
Race 6: 8 Malibu Smart
Race 7: 9 Red Pill
Race 8: 8 Denington
Race 9: 1 Fibber
Race 10: 12 Al's Romeo

Tampa Bay Downs - 12:10 ET
Race 1: 4 Emmett
Race 2: 6 Lady Quinn
Race 3: 2 Miss Diz
Race 4: 9 American Peaches
Race 5: 4 Shivaree
Race 6: 2 Fleetingly
Race 7: 7 Everdoit
Race 8: 3 Sharon's Prince
Race 9: 5 Sweet Payne
Race 10: 10 Wolf Beach

Turfway Park - 5:55 ET
Race 1: 10 Coach Clint
Race 2: 8 Junoesque
Race 3: 4 Artwell
Race 4: 10 Tango Zulu
Race 5: 5 Walstib
Race 6: 4 Bowstreet
Race 7: 5 B G Warrior
Race 8: 9 O Captain
Race 9: 9 As One Does

NFL Futures Jay Cooper

Lions to win Super Bowl (+1600) 5/17/2024
Jets to win AFC (+900) 5/17/2024
Jets to make Playoffs YES (-120) 5/17/2024
Jets to win AFC East (+200) 5/17/2024
Bills UNDER 10.5 wins (-140) 6/26/2024
Steelers UNDER 8.5 wins (-155) 7/7/2024
Ravens to win AFC North (+135) 7/7/2024
Commanders OVER 6.5 wins (-125) 7/23/2024
Eagles to win NFC East (-145) 7/23/2024
Texans to win AFC South (-120) 8/26/2024

NFL Futures Bobby Babowski

Jets OVER 9.5 wins (-175) 9/8/2024

NHL Futures Jay Cooper

Jets to win Western Conference (+1000) 11/6/2024
Kings to win Western Conference (+1700) 11/6/2024