YESTERDAY'S RECAP

We had an exciting night of College Basketball on Monday and we have more action on tap for tonight. Jay won both of his Best Bets, including a half-point winner on Iowa State, who holds off Houston in the game of the night. Jay is now on a 6-0 (100%) run, while Bobby enters today's action on a 13-8 (62%) run. We have a total of 3 Best Bets lined up for today, including a huge Big Ten battle between Michigan and Purdue.

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 22-13 (63%) run!
 

🔥 ULTIMATECAPPER'S HOT HANDICAPPERS 🔥

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper
All-Star Break

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 4-1 (80%) Run
All-Star Break

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CBB Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Michigan vs Purdue Best Bet

CBB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Central Michigan +5 over Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green -3 over Kent State

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Olympic Break

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Olympic Break

Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

TUESDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Fair Grounds - 12:45 CT
Race 1: 7 Top Notch Protocol
Race 2: 1 Wholelottadeal
Race 3: 5 Sweet Alexis
Race 4: 2 Citatus
Race 5: 6 Fake Smart
Race 6: 1 Sy B
Race 7: 5 Abilene
Race 8: 6 Shining Star
Race 9: 9 A Hint of Scandel

Mahoning Valley - 12:15 ET
Race 1: 6 A La Carte
Race 2: 3 King Curlin
Race 3: 2 Quarantino
Race 4: 6 Monopoli
Race 5: 6 Man's Choice
Race 6: 1 Miss Elecktra
Race 7: 8 Haut Les Coeurs
Race 8: 1 Don't Stop

Parx - 12:05 ET
Race 1: 1 Saint Grace
Race 2: 8 Hey Porter
Race 3: 2 Sam's Glory
Race 4: 6 El Tinmarin
Race 5: 9 Rosie Outlook
Race 6: 4 All American Rod
Race 7: 12 Week's Strong
Race 8: 9 Backside Buzz
Race 9: 4 Buff Gary
Race 10: 8 Lovely Charm
Race 11: 1 Capital Conquest

Turf Paradise - 1:15 MT
Race 1: 10 Seisponte
Race 2: 2 Selinus
Race 3: 5 Jacked Up
Race 4: 3 Big Producer
Race 5: 4 Behindthebar
Race 6: 6 Petesoldfashioned
Race 7: 1 Delian League
Race 8: 8 Fort Langley
 

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 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