The Los Angeles Dodgers are the first team to advance to the Divisional Round of the MLB Playoffs and they'll take on the Phillies beginning Saturday. The other three wild card series are still up in the air. We have three elimination games today, starting with the Tigers and Guardians. Jay scored another Best Bet winner on Wednesday with Cleveland and is now on a sizzling 8-1 (+$781) run entering today's action. Bobby came up short with his play on the Cubs and has a play in that series finale today. You can find our picks for all three games 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. We are on an 12-8 (60%) run!
 

🔥 ULTIMATECAPPER'S HOT HANDICAPPERS 🔥

Four weeks of the NFL season is complete and it's been a great run for Bobby Babowski. He has won all four weeks overall and his Best Bets are 9-1 (90%) over the last two weeks after a perfect 5-0 in Week 4. Bobby leads the staff with a 38-25-1 (60%) mark overall and 13-7 (65%) with his Best Bets. We have an NFC West clash tonight in a game where we've seen the line go from 3.5 to 9 as of this morning. We will have the rest of our Week 5 Free Picks, Best Bets, Consensus and Teasers 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 2nd, 2025 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Padres (Darvish) -101 over Cubs (Taillon)

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 8-1 (+$781) Run
Yankees (Schlittler) -1.5 +130 over Red Sox (Early)
Padres (Darvish) -101 over Cubs (Taillon) **BEST BET**
Guardians (Cecconi) -115 over Tigers (Flaherty)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 9-1 (90%) Run
49ers +6.5 over Rams (Regular Play)

NFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
49ERS VS RAMS (Regular Play)

NFL Best Bets - Reggie Garrett
49ers +6.5 over Rams (Regular Play)

Updated NFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CFB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 10-4 (71%) Run
Week 6 picks coming soon

CFB Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Week 6 picks coming soon

CFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Tiger-Cats -1.5 over Argonauts

Week 18 CFL Free Picks [All Games]

CFL Free Picks - Bobby Babowski | 5-2 (71%) Run
Lions -3.5 over Stampeders

Updated CFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

WNBA Free Picks - Jay Cooper | 8-3 (73%) Run
No games today

WNBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
No games today

Updated WNBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

THURSDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Aqueduct - 1:10 ET
Race 1: 7 Oscar Bound
Race 2: 10 Glavine
Race 3: 2 Tarpaulin
Race 4: 6 Behold the King
Race 5: 6 Snow Face Princess
Race 6: 9 Master of Arms
Race 7: 3 Immensitude
Race 8: 5 Five Dozen Roses

Horseshoe Indianapolis - 2:10 ET
Race 1: 8 Black Hornet
Race 2: 6 A Stern Lady
Race 3: 4 Viral Plane Lady
Race 4: 3 Texas Cyclone
Race 5: 6 Life of Joy
Race 6: 12 Stellar Vino
Race 7: 3 Jeopardy Theory
Race 8: 8 Bourbon Curiosity
Race 9: 8 Eye the Cartel
Race 10: 5 Apolitical Wagon
Race 11: 2 This Is the One

Woodbine - 5:30 ET
Race 1: 3 No Visor
Race 2: 10 Regal Moment
Race 3: 1 Froginapond
Race 4: 4 McGill
Race 5: 3 Pierre
Race 6: 7 Sultry Sophie
Race 7: 1 Crumlin Beast
 

MLB Futures Jay Cooper

Tigers to win AL Pennant (+600) 5/6/2025

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski
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

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

NFL Futures Jay Cooper
Eagles +1.5 over Chiefs (Week 2) 6/24/2025 WIN
Cowboys +4.5 over Chiefs (Week 13) 6/24/2025