YESTERDAY'S RECAP

We had a very solid night overall on Wednesday across all sports betting action. Jay and Bobby swept the NBA board, including a pair of Best Bet winners on the Magic and Rockets. Jay has now won four in a row overall and has three more picks lined up for tonight. You can find our picks for all three elimination games in today's newsletter.

KENTUCKY DERBY FREE PICKS

Jay had a monster day overall in Major League Baseball, including +145 and +130 Best Bet winners. Jay is now sitting at 38-30 (+$1,987) for the season and 6-2 (+$575) in his last eight. Bobby enters the day on a 23-14 (+$812) run despite a loss on Thursday. We have our free picks in all 11 games on tonight'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.
 

🔥 ULTIMATECAPPER'S HOT HANDICAPPERS 🔥

It was a very exciting night in the NHL Playoffs on Wednesday with two overtime games. Jay nailed his Best Bet on the Canadiens at +150 for his second win in a row. There are two games on tonight's schedule and you can find our picks below.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Thursday, April 30th, 2026 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 23-14 (+$812) Run
Brewers (Woodruff) -119 over Diamondbacks (Soroka)

Thursday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 15-9 (+$1,106) Run
Rockies (Lorenzen) +150 over Reds (Abbott)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Celtics -6 over 76ers

NBA Playoff Free Picks [All Games]

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Knicks -2.5 over Hawks

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Wild -120 over Stars

NHL Playoff Free Picks [All Games]

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Ducks +115 over Oilers

Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

THURSDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

KENTUCKY DERBY FREE PICKS

Aqueduct - 1:10 ET
Race 1: 5 Pomerance
Race 2: 3 Fever Night
Race 3: 5 K Gun
Race 4: 2 Mitole's Girl
Race 5: 8 King's Remark
Race 6: 1 Egyptian
Race 7: 4 Belouni
Race 8: 7 Atira

Churchill Downs - 12:45 ET
Race 1: 4 Star's Image
Race 2: 5 Shared Vision
Race 3: 5 Spotted
Race 4: 11 Plot
Race 5: 1 Chasing Gray
Race 6: Pass
Race 7: 4 Cape Sounion
Race 8: 1 Angel Bella
Race 9: 4 Quatrocento
Race 10: 3 Be You
Race 11: 8 Slay the Day
Race 12: 9 Barker

Gulfstream Park - 12:50 ET
Race 1: 7 Giuro
Race 2: 2 New Lease On Life
Race 3: 6 Antillean
Race 4: 1 Ball Up Top
Race 5: 3 Honor Her
Race 6: 5 Act a Fool
Race 7: 1 Caldera
Race 8: 6 Artiste

Oaklawn Park - 12:45 CT
Race 1: 7 Catching Heat
Race 2: 9 Tikihut
Race 3: 4 Mr. Goodtime
Race 4: 2 Bow Draw
Race 5: 5 Cosmic Chic
Race 6: 1 Bettys Cash
Race 7: 1 Dominant Diva
Race 8: 6 Magic Woman
Race 9: 3 Walk Away Kaye
Race 10: 10 Sweet Baby D

Santa Anita Park - 1:00 PT
Race 1: 7 Lady Rider
Race 2: 5 Dream Quest
Race 3: 3 Grey's Boy
Race 4: 6 Harney Lane
Race 5: 6 Deep Blue
Race 6: 9 Trojan Mafia
Race 7: 1 My Perfect Wave
Race 8: 4 Molly Jensen
Race 9: 9 Justivar
 

NHL Futures Jay Cooper
Stars +700 to win the Western Conference 12/26/2025
Wild +900 to win the Western Conference 12/26/2025

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski
Yankees to win World Series (+800) 2/25/2026
Phillies to win World Series (+1100) 2/25/2026
Brewers OVER 81 Wins 3/22/2026

MLB Futures Jay Cooper
Athletics OVER 75.5 Wins 2/17/2026
Reds OVER 82.5 Wins 2/17/2026
Rockies UNDER 54.5 Wins 2/17/2026
Pirates UNDER 78.5 Wins 2/17/2026
Nolan McLean to Win Cy Young (+2200) 2/17/2026
Logan Gilbert to Win AL Cy Young (+1400) 2/17/2026