YESTERDAY'S RECAP

We had another solid day in College Basketball, as the conference tournaments roll on. Bobby nailed both of his Best Bets on Thursday to improve his run to 9-1 (90%), while Jay has won three of four. There is plenty more action starting this morning and you can find all of our picks in today's newsletter, including Miami OH vs. Ohio.

Bobby came through with his third NBA winner in a row and is now on a 13-7 (65%) run, while Jay had his third winning day in a row overall, going 7-2. We have our free picks in all 7 games on tonight's schedule, including two 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 🔥

We are on fire with our NHL Best Bets after a pair of winners on Thursday. Bobby and Jay enter tonight's action on a combined 7-0 run. We have our free picks in all 7 games on today'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 Friday, March 6th, 2026 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Rockets -6.5 over Blazers

Friday's NBA Free Picks [All Games]

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 13-7 (65%) Run
Knicks PK over Nuggets

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CBB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 26-13 (67%) Run
Seton Hall +4.5 over St Johns
Miami OH vs Ohio Best Bet

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT FREE PICKS

CBB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 22-8 (73%) Run
Lipscomb -4 over Fla Gulf Coast
Winthrop -4.5 over Charleston Southern
NC Asheville +1 over Longwood

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 4-0 (+$446) Run
Oilers +101 over Hurricanes

Friday's NHL Free Picks [All Games]

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 3-0 (+$300)
Golden Knights -112 over Wild

Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

FRIDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Aqueduct - 1:10 ET
Race 1: 2 Pomerance
Race 2: 2 Last Glory
Race 3: 1 Majestic Return
Race 4: 4 Vanilla
Race 5: 6 Waveless
Race 6: 3 Concorde Spirit
Race 7: 8 High Tide

Fair Grounds - 12:45 CT
Race 1: 7 Well Accustomed
Race 2: 4 Deal of Faith
Race 3: 8 Kisses for Cooper
Race 4: 4 Fast Connection
Race 5: 6 Respectheconnect
Race 6: 6 Twolatebabydoll
Race 7: 3 Props
Race 8: 2 Sabi
Race 9: 10 Flowersforshantell

Gulfstream Park - 12:50 ET
Race 1: 8 Madagascar
Race 2: 7 Royalties Riches
Race 3: 2 Volamo
Race 4: 3 Transactional Guy
Race 5: 1 My Favorite Bird
Race 6: 4 Slender Slipper
Race 7: 10 Catalonia
Race 8: 5 Epico
Race 9: 8 Moon Landing
Race 10: 3 Mentee

Oaklawn Park - 12:30 CT
Race 1: 2 Hot Gamer
Race 2: 3 She's an Earner
Race 3: 6 Notary
Race 4: 3 Decadent
Race 5: 9 Emmallene
Race 6: 1 Morunning
Race 7: 6 She's Very Demure
Race 8: 6 Quick to Charm
Race 9: 1 Asternia
Race 10: 10 Brahms Image

Santa Anita Park - 12:30 PT
Race 1: 4 The Old Nine
Race 2: 6 Jensco
Race 3: 1 Aleramo
Race 4: 5 Southern Melodee
Race 5: 7 Adverse Selection
Race 6: 1 Blame It On Jack
Race 7: 3 Dicey Mo Chara
Race 8: 3 Majestic Palasades
Race 9: 9 Bolt Supremacy

Tampa Bay Downs - 12:35 ET
Race 1: 1 Curlina Star
Race 2: 3 Hard Talk
Race 3: 5 Gold Light
Race 4: 3 Play Free Bird
Race 5: 11 Pacific Standard
Race 6: 6 Mad House
Race 7: 5 Create Trouble
Race 8: 2 Sebastianthe First
Race 9: 6 Mi Bella Genio

Turfway Park - 5:55 ET
Race 1: 2 Gold Foot
Race 2: 9 Maya Prince
Race 3: 4 Celtic Charm
Race 4: 7 Brandys Delight
Race 5: 9 Diablo Shiraz
Race 6: 6 Racontuese
Race 7: 6 Mom's Spaghetti
Race 8: 8 Fuzzy Stare
Race 9: 1 Can't Hush This
Race 10: 5 Shirley's Boyz
 

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

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