YESTERDAY'S RECAP

March Madness is fast approaching and conference tournaments will begin next week. Bobby and Jay are heating up at the right time. Jay nailed his Best Bet on Wisconsin yesterday and is now on a sizzling 13-4 (76%) run, while Bobby is on a 3-1 (75%) run with his College Basketball Best Bets. We have a total of two Best Bets lined up for today, including Houston vs. Kansas.

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 25-14 (64%) run!
 

🔥 ULTIMATECAPPER'S HOT HANDICAPPERS 🔥

Bobby enters tonight's NBA action 6-3 (67%) run despite a loss on Saturday, while Jay will look to bounce back after dropping his play on the Celtics. We have our free picks in all 3 games on tonight's schedule, including two Best Bets.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Monday, February 23rd, 2026 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Pistons -1.5 over Spurs

Monday's NBA Free Picks [All Games]

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 6-3 (67%) Run
Grizzlies -4 over Kings

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CBB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 13-4 (76%) Run
Houston vs Kansas Best Bet

CBB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 3-1 (75%) Run
North Carolina +2.5 over Louisville

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Olympic Break

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Olympic Break

Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

MONDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Mahoning Valley - 12:15 ET
Race 1: 4 Bizy Dreamin
Race 2: 7 Willie T
Race 3: 6 Ekati's Way
Race 4: 1 Classic Look
Race 5: 3 Midnight Warship
Race 6: 8 Right Trappe
Race 7: 1 High Strike
Race 8: 5 Khali J
Race 9: 5 Just Deal

Parx - 12:05 ET
Race 1: 7 Battle Anthem
Race 2: 10 Power Agenda
Race 3: 7 Filled With Desire
Race 4: 5 Western Woman
Race 5: 8 Soar Richard
Race 6: 3 Moving to Kentucky
Race 7: 3 Give Her Another
Race 8: 2 Excellorator
Race 9: 3 Tough Guy Tony
Race 10: 8 Warrior's Miss

Turf Paradise - 1:15 MT
Race 1: 7 Famous Mobster
Race 2: 4 Hidden Beauty
Race 3: 3 Take a Chance Indy
Race 4: 2 Loveaboveandbeyond
Race 5: 7 Distorted Louv
Race 6: 6 Downpour
Race 7: 3 Jin Tong
Race 8: 8 Blacksod Bay
 

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