We had another solid day with our Major League Baseball Best Bets on Thursday, going a perfect 3-0. Jay won both of his picks to extend his sizzling run to 18-6 (+$1,301). Bobby won his pick on the Royals and has two more winners lined up for tonight. We have our free picks in 15 games on today's schedule, including the Dodgers vs. Padres.

Week 3 of the NFL preseason is underway and both favorites covered on Thursday. Jay, Bobby and Reggie were all on the dogs and will look to rebound with the four games on tonight's schedule. The regular season is almost here and we can't wait.

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 10-5 (67%) run.
 

🔥 ULTIMATECAPPER'S HOT HANDICAPPERS 🔥

Jay had a rare Best Bet loss in the WNBA on Thursday, but is still on a very solid 14-6 (70%) run entering tonight's action. We have three more games on today's schedule and you can find our picks below.

Bobby is now on a 4-0 (100%) run in the CFL after a winner on the Blue Bombers last night. We still have three more Week 12 games 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 Friday, August 22nd, 2025 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Brewers (Quintana) -1.5 +130 over Giants (Whisenhunt)
Astros (McCullers) +100 over Orioles (Povich)

Friday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]
892-931 (+$4,543) Season to Date

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 18-6 (+$1,301) Run
Dodgers (Snell) -119 over Padres (Darvish)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 19-14 (58%)
Bucs +3 over Bills
Colts +2 over Bengals
Patriots +6.5 over Giants LOSS

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 (L)
Panthers +4.5 (L)
 

Updated NFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CFB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Iowa State +3 over Kansas State

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 | 14-6 (70%) Run
Mercury -5 over Valkyries
Lynx -6.5 over Fever **BEST BET**
Wings +8.5 over Storm

WNBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Wings +8.5 over Storm

Updated WNBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

FRIDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Del Mar - 3:00 PT
Race 1: 2 Goatski
Race 2: 3 Carmen Miranda
Race 3: 1 Cactus Charlie
Race 4: 5 Chica Tigre
Race 5: 7 Miracle Mark
Race 6: 8 Guillermo
Race 7: 8 Beef Winslow
Race 8: 11 Ponytail Pete

Gulfstream Park - 12:50 ET
Race 1: 5 Message of Hope
Race 2: 9 Pizzicato
Race 3: 4 Garrincha
Race 4: 2 Just a Tease
Race 5: 5 Classic Ballad
Race 6: 3 Timeforpeace
Race 7: 2 Smokin Jack Flash
Race 8: 4 Miami Frank
Race 9: 4 Boombox Betty

Monmouth Park - 2:00 ET
Race 1: 6 Tartarian
Race 2: 3 Miss World Peace
Race 3: 7 My Honeybunch
Race 4: 7 Marcus Gift
Race 5: 1 Sugar Princess
Race 6: 6 Curious Soul
Race 7: 2 Lookin Wild
Race 8: 6 Skull Honor

Saratoga - 1:10 ET
Race 1: 4 Three Thirteen
Race 2: 6 Bourbon Breeze
Race 3: 5 Shakti
Race 4: 1 Peek
Race 5: 4 Diabolico
Race 6: 2 Counterintiuitive
Race 7: 5 Manta Rey
Race 8: 8 Full Screen
Race 9: 1 Moonage Daydream
Race 10: 4 Alexis Zorba

Woodbine - 4:30 ET
Race 1: 3 Souper Vinnie
Race 2: 8 Save the Date
Race 3: 1 Nakedintheforest
Race 4: 9 Mannix
Race 5: 2 King Putt
Race 6: 1 Determined Fury
Race 7: 9 Outforarip
Race 8: 8 Rookie Court
 

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...