We had a good start to Week 2 of the NFL preseason with another Best Bet winner on the Seahawks. Jay is now 4-1 (80%) with his Best Bets and we are a combined 9-3 (75%) thus far. Bobby leads the way with a 13-5 (72%) mark overall, while Jay is 12-6 (67%). We have a busy day today with 11 more games and seven Best Bets for Week 2.

Jay had another winning day overall in Major League Baseball on Friday, including a Best Bet winner on the Royals. Jay has won 7-of-8 days picking all games on the board and his season mark is 859-884 (+$5,980). Bobby split his two picks and has two more lined up for today. We have our free picks in 15 games on today's schedule, including three Best Bets.

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. We are on a 9-4 (69%) run.
 

🔥 ULTIMATECAPPER'S HOT HANDICAPPERS 🔥

Jay enters today on an 11-4 (73%) run with his WNBA Best Bets despite a loss on the Dream. There is one game on today's schedule and you can find our Consensus pick below.

We are also gearing up for the NFL season and we have some Week 1 picks and season future bets posted right now at the website and at the bottom of this newsletter. More picks and futures will be posted all summer long.

AFC EAST BETTING PREVIEW
AFC NORTH BETTING PREVIEW
AFC SOUTH BETTING PREVIEW
AFC WEST BETTING PREVIEW
NFC EAST BETTING PREVIEW

WEEK 1 NFL ODDS, FREE PICKS & FUTURES
 

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Saturday, August 16th, 2025 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Tigers (Mize) -108 over Twins (Matthews)
Rangers (Corbin) +130 over Blue Jays (Lauer)

Saturday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]
859-884 (+$5,980) Season to Date

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 11-4 (+$721) Run
Dodgers (Snell) -123 over Padres (Cease)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 13-5 (72%)
Commanders +4.5 over Bengals
Cardinals +5.5 over Broncos
Lions +3 over Dolphins

NFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 12-6 (67%)
Bears +1 over Bills
Cowboys +1.5 over Ravens
CHIEFS VS SEAHAWKS FREE PICK WIN

NFL Best Bets - Reggie Garrett | 3-1 (75%) Run
Steelers +3 over Bucs
Raiders -4.5 over 49ers
Vikings +2.5 over Patriots
 

Updated NFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 6-4 (60%) Run
Blue Bombers -5.5 over RedBlacks LOSS

Week 11 CFL Free Picks [All Games]

CFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Elks -3 over Argonauts WIN

Updated CFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

WNBA Free Picks - Jay Cooper | 11-4 (73%) Run
Lynx -1 over Liberty

WNBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Lynx -1 over Liberty

Updated WNBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

SATURDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Del Mar - 2:00 PT
Race 1: 6 Roman Empress
Race 2: 2 Our Bucky Charm
Race 3: 1 Falcon Jet
Race 4: 7 Padel Addict
Race 5: 8 Lil' Boom Boom
Race 6: 4 Gypsy Woman
Race 7: 8 Can't Help Myself
Race 8: 10 Thought Process
Race 9: 2 Lil Richards Bello
Race 10: 8 Gathered

Gulfstream Park - 12:50 ET
Race 1: 9 Six Fortyfive
Race 2: 10 Messagefromtheking
Race 3: 3 Uncaptured Dove
Race 4: 8 Bird Wildcat
Race 5: 3 King d'Oro
Race 6: 5 Tshiebwe
Race 7: 5 Other Level
Race 8: 7 Lets Go Koko
Race 9: 11 Cajun's Cookin
Race 10: 7 Haulin Ice
Race 11: 7 Capt'n Pike

Monmouth Park - 12:50 ET
Race 1: 8 Sara's Rose
Race 2: 7 Misty Money
Race 3: 2 Just Be Honest
Race 4: 9 Al Ameeq
Race 5: 2 Surface to Air
Race 6: 3 Three Captains
Race 7: 7 Theodora Grace
Race 8: 3 River Dog
Race 9: 3 We Live This Game

Saratoga - 12:35 ET
Race 1: 5 Sweetalkingbourbon
Race 2: 3 Avery's Wonderland
Race 3: 6 Alternate Reality
Race 4: 5 Cognition
Race 5: 4 Fuerteventura
Race 6: 7 Saide Earp
Race 7: 4 Hero Declared
Race 8: 7 Aggregation
Race 9: 1 Schwarzenegger
Race 10: 6 La Cara
Race 11: 5 Mo Go
Race 12: 1 Spoken Bluntly

Woodbine - 12:45 ET
Race 1: 9 Thundermaker
Race 2: 3 Cloud Rider
Race 3: 9 Niagara Skyline
Race 4: 6 Miss Demanding
Race 5: 3 Corsia Veloce
Race 6: 8 I Got Murphed
Race 7: 7 Ready for Shirl
Race 8: 1 Victory Achieved
Race 9: King's Plate Stakes
Race 10: 10 War Strategy
Race 11: 5 Jupiter
Race 12: 3 War of Destiny
Race 13: 3 Journeyman
 

MLB Futures Jay Cooper

Athletics UNDER 71.5 wins (+110) 3/8/2025
White Sox UNDER 54.5 wins (-105) 3/8/2025
Dodgers OVER 104.5 wins (-105) 3/8/2025
Max Fried to win AL Cy Young (+2000) 3/8/2025
Bryce Harper to win NL MVP (+1400) 3/8/2025
Tigers to win AL Pennant (+600) 5/6/2025

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski
Diamondbacks to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Braves to win World Series (+900) 3/20/2025

Yankees to win World Series (+800) 3/20/2025

Phillies to win World Series (+1200) 3/20/2025

Mariners to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Rangers to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Padres to win World Series (+2500) 3/20/2025

NFL Futures Bobby Babowski
Giants OVER 5.5 Wins (+110) 6/14/2025

Steelers OVER 8.5 Wins (-115) 6/14/2025

Chargers OVER 9.5 Wins (-110) 6/14/2025

Browns OVER 5.5 Wins (+105) 6/14/2025

Cowboys OVER 7.5 Wins (-150) 6/14/2025

Falcons OVER 8 Wins (-120) 6/14/2025

Seahawks UNDER 8 Wins (-125) 6/14/2025
Patriots UNDER 8 Wins (-115) 6/14/2025
49ers -2 over Seahawks (Week 1) 6/29/2025
Giants +6.5 over Commanders (Week 1) 6/29/2025
Bears -1 over Vikings (Week 1) 6/26/2025

More to come...

NFL Futures Jay Cooper
Rams -2.5 over Texans (Week 1) 6/24/2025
Bills -1.5 over Ravens (Week 1) 6/24/2025
Bears -1 over Vikings (Week 1) 6/24/2025
Chargers +2.5 over Chiefs (Week 1) 6/24/2025
Eagles +1.5 over Chiefs (Week 2) 6/24/2025
Cowboys +4.5 over Chiefs (Week 13) 6/24/2025
AFC East Betting Preview

More to come...