It was another day of upsets in the Major League Baseball wild card playoffs, at least in the American League. The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals advance to the ALDS after sending home the Astros and Orioles respectively. Bobby is now 2-0 in the playoffs after a winner on the Brewers, who even their series with the Mets. Jay went 3-1 including a +142 winner on the Royals. We have one more wild card game tonight between the Mets and Brewers. You can find our picks below.

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.

Week 5 of the NFL season kicks off tonight with the Bucs vs. Falcons. Our staff is coming off a winning week overall and we'll look to keep that momentum going with tonight's game. Bobby is on a 9-1 (90%) with his Best Bets and 21-10-1 (68%) overall. We will have the rest of our Week 5 picks posted in tomorrow's newsletter.
 

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 2-0 (+$200) Run

Mets (Quintana) +115 over Brewers (Myers)

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 4-1 (+$342) Run

Brewers (Myers) -120 over Mets (Quintana)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 9-1 (90%) Run
Falcons -1.5 over Bucs (Regular Play)
Chiefs -5 over Saints

NFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Bucs +1.5 over Falcons (Regular Play)

NFL Best Bets - Reggie Garrett | 7-2-1 (78%) Run
Falcons -1.5 over Bucs (Regular Play)

Updated NFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CFB Best Bets - Jay Cooper

Oklahoma State -3.5 over West Virginia
Iowa +19.5 over Ohio State

Top 25 & More Free Picks [Week 6]

CFB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski

Oregon -24 over Michigan State
Texas A&M -2 over Missouri
UCLA +28 over Penn State

CFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 20-13 (61%) Run

Elks +2.5 over Roughriders

Week 18 CFL Free Picks [All Games]

CFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 12-7 (63%) Run

Blue Bombers -4 over Tiger-Cats

Updated CFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

WNBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper

No games today

WNBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 33-19 (63%) Run

No games today

Updated WNBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

THURSDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Belmont at the Big A - 12:40 ET
Race 1: 2 Forced Errors
Race 2: 1 Because the Night
Race 3: 2 First Glimpse
Race 4: 7 Salvation
Race 5: 3 Linarite
Race 6: 1 Houlton
Race 7: 9 Donegal Momentum
Race 8: 3 Candy Quest

Horseshoe Indianapolis - 2:10 ET
Race 1: 8 Bluegrass Prayer
Race 2: 6 Complex Music
Race 3: 1 Gagliardi
Race 4: 5 Shanghai Express
Race 5: 6 Yay Hooray
Race 6: 1 Speed Institute
Race 7: 11 Jailhouse Justice
Race 8: 4 Keen Annie
Race 9: 2 Cleave
Race 10: 5 Vgk  Dynasty
Race 11: 7 Aj Pure Gold

Woodbine - 4:50 ET
Race 1: 8 Souped Up
Race 2: 4 Bequia
Race 3: 8 Featherweight
Race 4: 4 Gee Power
Race 5: 2 I Love to Win
Race 6: 7 Magical Trick
Race 7: 1 Kid Gizmo
Race 8: 5 Systematic

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski

Cleveland Guardians to make Playoffs (+175) 3/18/2024 WIN
San Diego Padres to win NL West (+1000) 3/20/2024 LOSS
San Diego Padres to make Playoffs (+155) 3/27/2024 WIN
San Francisco Giants to make Playoffs (+170) 3/27/2024 LOSS

MLB Futures Jay Cooper

Baltimore Orioles to win AL East (+180) 3/18/2024 LOSS
Cincinnati Reds to win NL Central (+310) 3/18/2024 LOSS
Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 83.5 (-130) wins 3/18/2024 WIN
Baltimore Orioles OVER 90.5 (-125) wins 3/18/2024 WIN
Cincinnati Reds OVER 82.5 (-105) wins 3/18/2024 LOSS

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