Thursday's NFL, CFL, MLB and WNBA Free Picks

Published: Thu, 08/21/25

We have a really busy Thursday in the sports betting world with the NFL, CFL, WNBA and Major League Baseball. Jay Cooper has been hot in all sports and continued that last night with a Best Bet winner in Major League Baseball. Jay is now on a 16-6 (+$1,076) run after a winner on the Padres and has two more lined up for tonight. Bobby has a play in the Rangers vs. Royals game this afternoon. We have our free picks in 9 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 9-5 (64%) run.

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Jay won his WNBA Best Bet again on Wednesday to improve his run to 14-5 (74%). We have four more games on today's schedule and you can find our picks 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 Thursday, August 21st, 2025 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Royals (Lorenzen) -115 over Rangers (Corbin)

Thursday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]
887-927 (+$4,382) Season to Date

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 16-6 (+$1,076) Run
Padres (Cease) -1.5 +125 over Giants (Verlander)
Cardinals (Gray) -115 over Rays (Boyle)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 19-12 (61%)
Bucs +3 over Bills
Colts +2 over Bengals
Patriots +6.5 over Giants

NFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 5-2 (71%)
Chargers -1.5 over 49ers
Ravens -2.5 over Commanders
Cowboys -2.5 over Falcons

NFL Best Bets - Reggie Garrett
Cardinals +3.5 over Raiders
Lions -1.5 over Texans
Titans -4 over Vikings

UltimateCapper CONSENSUS STAFF PLAYS WEEK 3 PRESEASON:
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.

Bucs +3
Colts +2
Patriots +6.5
Panthers +4.5

Week 3 Day	Bobby Babowski All: 19-12-1 Top: 2-4	Jay Cooper All: 16-15-1 Top: 5-2	Reggie Garrett All: 12-19-1 Top: 3-3-1
Pittsburgh @ Carolina Thursday	+4.5	+4.5	+4.5
New England @ NY Giants Thursday	+6.5 $$	+6.5	+6.5
Philadelphia @ NY Jets Friday	+2	-2	-2
Atlanta @ Dallas Friday	+2.5	-2.5 $$	-2.5
Minnesota @ Tennessee Friday	+4	+4	-4 $$
Chicago @ Kansas City Friday	+1.5	-1.5	-1.5
Baltimore @ Washington Saturday	+2.5	-2.5 $$	+2.5
Indianapolis @ Cincinnati Saturday	+2 $$	+2	+2
Denver @ New Orleans Saturday	+5.5	+5.5	-5.5
LA Rams @ Cleveland Saturday	+7.5	-7.5	-7.5
Houston @ Detroit Saturday	+1.5	+1.5	-1.5 $$
Seattle @ Green Bay Saturday	+1.5	-1.5	+1.5
Jacksonville @ Miami Saturday	+3	+3	-3
Buffalo @ Tampa Bay Saturday	+3 $$	+3	+3
LA Chargers @ San Francisco Saturday	+1.5	-1.5 $$	-1.5
Las Vegas @ Arizona Saturday	+3.5	-3.5	+3.5 $$

Updated NFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CFB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Week 0 picks coming soon

CFB Best Bets - Jay Cooper
STANFORD VS HAWAII FREE PICK

CFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 6-4 (60%) Run
Stampeders PK over Roughriders

Week 12 CFL Free Picks [All Games]

CFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Argonauts +3.5 over Lions

Updated CFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

WNBA Free Picks - Jay Cooper | 14-5 (74%) Run
Mercury +1.5 over Aces **BEST BET**
Dream +3 over Lynx
Liberty -14.5 over Sky
Sun +2 over Mystics

WNBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Liberty -14.5 over Sky

Updated WNBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

THURSDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Del Mar - 2:00 PT
Race 1: 6 Neko
Race 2: 7 Smiling Tizzy
Race 3: 3 Perfect Life
Race 4: 8 Magic Club
Race 5: 3 Jessebear
Race 6: 5 No Cap
Race 7: 1 Havoc
Race 8: 3 Druidic

Saratoga - 1:10 ET
Race 1: 7 Grace and Grit
Race 2: 6 Irtiqaa
Race 3: 2 Vehemente
Race 4: 6 Coach Case
Race 5: 4 Pan Pan
Race 6: 7 Jetty's Home
Race 7: 2 Gellhorn
Race 8: 3 Lemon Muffin
Race 9: 6 Hit the Post
Race 10: 9 Garden of Grace

Woodbine - 5:30 ET
Race 1: 4 Anela Kai
Race 2: 6 Crumlin Beast
Race 3: 4 Arpistas Encore
Race 4: 3 Ginger Zip
Race 5: 8 Galley Head
Race 6: 8 Ondine Lady
Race 7: 2 Magical Trick

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...

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