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MLB betting is beautiful because one can literally hit 50% or less and turn a profit due to money lines and no point spreads being involved. This frequently results in us backing the underdog, which can create some cold feet among our readers. We ask that you trust the process as we know what we’re doing. The 162 game season is a LONG grind in which we’ll have both winning and losing streaks.

Picks are provided by Predictem’s Chief Handicappers, Kevin West in the late season and Rich Crew in the early and midseason. Kevin’s favorite variables include stats, hot/cold streaks and some things you can’t find in the box scores such as good/bad pitching and hitting mechanics. Rich is all about the statistics and has provided profitable predictions every season.

2025 MLB Baseball Picks

Date: 8/15/25Handicapper: Kevin WestPick:Philaelphia Phillies First 5 Innings -210. Something is wrong with MacKenzie Gore. He’s allowed 20 hits and 4 bases on balls in his last 5.1 innings at home. This equates to an unheard of 4.50 WHIP. He’s allowed 6 earned runs over more in 3 of his last 5 starts. Meanwhile, Zack Wheeler has allowed 2 earned runs or less in each of his last 5 starts vs. the Nationals. This bet recommendation is based on Wheeler’s dominance over the Nats over the past couple years and MacKenzie’s weak showing at home as of late. With that being said, I’m betting the first five innings line of -210 instead of the game. The Phils offense hasn’t been good lately by any means, but Wheeler should be able to keep Washington’s bats at bay for the first half of the game.

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Recent Plays

Date: 8/14/25Handicapper: Kevin WestPick:Detroit Tigers -200 (Won 4-3). Skubal has smoked the Twins as of late. Minnesota isn’t hitting well right now and Ober has been getting bombed.

Date: 8/13/25Handicapper: Kevin WestPick:Philadelphia Phillies/Cincinnati Reds UNDER 8 runs (Pushed).

Date: 8/12/25Handicapper: Kevin WestPick:Kansas City Royals -193 (won 8-5). Yes, big juice sucks! Mitchell Parker is low tier gas can at best. Today’s odds of -193 imply a 65.87% break even rate. I believe the Royals win this scenario 80% of the time, which means that despite the chalk, this is actually a value play. Excellent opportunity to bank some duckets with a pitcher in Wacha who is throwing well, versus a young pitcher in Parker who is struggling and struggles even worse on the road.

Date: 7/28/25 Handicapper: Rich CrewPick:I’ll be back next season! Record: 50-41 +1171

For more predictions with analysis - MLB Game Previews & Picks With Analysis Big Scotty L wanted to play baseball, basketball, and football as a kid but his dad forced his hand at boxing because he grew up in the barrio where if you weren’t tough, you had no chance to survive. This led Scott to follow MMA/Boxing closely throughout his childhood and college years in which he went to school in Northern California for journalism. The guy is a walking-talking encyclopedia of fighting, and you will quickly see that in his writing. He’s a guy that listens and watches, which allows him to learn and understand the deep inner workings of the sport. To top it off, he’s eloquent and classy to boot. I love this guy!

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One of the most astute horse racing brains on the planet, Kenneth Strong, gives his daily race predictions for all the major tracks and writes an award-winning analysis for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes races. Ken has done it all. Cleaned stables, trained horses, trained trainers, written for the DRF and even acted as an agent for jockeys. This-guy-knows-horse-racing! Horse betting can be confusing to newbies. Ken is happy to answer any and all questions you may have astutely and always at no cost to our readers.

Check out Ken’s daily take - Daily Racing Selections

When we placed an ad looking for somebody to write NASCAR for us, we expected a “Crazy Cooter” or wrench monkey to catch our attention. To our surprise, an itty bitty gal from Virginia took the checkers, and we all lived happily ever after. As most of us know, women have a different perspective on things than men. They notice things we don’t and are more analytical. This goes hand in hand with watching and reporting on auto racing. We couldn’t be happier with our Virginia Vroom!

Check out V’s analysis (Typically posted by Wed.) - This Week’s NASCAR Predictions

Andrew Lawrence brings us his weekly take on the PGA circuit, providing a few predictions for the golfer to win the tournament and a few “head to head” matchup picks. One needs to be extremely patient and have a long-term approach when betting on a golfer to win the tournament. You could literally win 2 or 3 times during a season 50 events and show a profit. In all candidness, this type of wagering should be reserved for those looking for four days of entertainment each week. One could use their bankroll to follow our college football, and college basketball picks and has a much better return on their investment. Not a fan of either? You don’t have to be a fan to make free cheese! We do all the work for ya!

Check out A.L.’s analysis (Posted by Wed.) - Weekly Golf Picks

Expect more multi-unit BEST BET opportunities here than any other sport as college hoops present some fantastic wagering opportunities! It’s not uncommon to see college basketball lines off by 10+ points. Especially with small colleges. Kevin West and Rich Crew dig through the sizable daily card to sniff out the needle in a haystack value. West is a huge believer in backing teams that shoot the ball well and play good defense vs. teams with poor field goal percentages and that are lazy on D. That variable mixed with the belief that there’s more chemistry in Junior/Senior heavy teams vs. younger teams can make for a gold mine when these opportunities present themselves.

2024-2025 CBB Picks Date: 4/7/25Handicapper: Rich CrewPick:Florida/Houston Under 141 (Won 65-63). Championship games historically trend under, and this matchup screams defensive battle. Houston’s suffocating defense (58.5 PPG allowed, best in Big 12) will test Florida’s high-powered offense (85.3 PPG). The Alamodome’s tricky shooting backgrounds should contribute to a slow start, and with a title on the line, expect deliberate, half-court possessions from both teams as defensive intensity ratchets up several notches.

Date: 4/7/25Handicapper: Kevin WestPick:See Notes –>. There is absolutely zero value on the spread here. I concur with Rich that the game is likely to go under. I’ll be placing a very small five dollar footlong type bet on Houston for fun and because I respect them. I don’t recommend betting the game though. We had a great season. Thank you for following along! I hope that you’ll consider following my MLB plays when I start making them in a couple weeks!

Yesterday’s CBB Bets

Date: 4/6/25Handicapper: Rich CrewPick:Nebraska -4 vs UCF (Won 77-66). The sharps are showing their hand with this line movement. Despite UCF getting 62% of public tickets, the line has shifted from -3.5 to -4.5 at some books - classic reverse line movement. Nebraska’s defensive discipline (just 16.4 fouls per game) will neutralize UCF’s free throw dependency, while the Huskers’ rebounding edge exposes the Knights’ glass weakness (351st in defensive rebounding). When smart money moves against heavy public action this clearly, you follow the pros.

For more predictions with analysis - Daily College Basketball Picks Like MLB betting, college football wagering is BEAUTIFUL, but not for the same reasons. College football betting is one of the easiest sports to beat because it presents us with situations in which you can find a lot of “bug meets windshield” matchups. This doesn’t mean that you automatically go out and jump on Bama playing a small college. It’s more of a “Senior offensive lineman is out, and his backup is a freshman" type of thing. There’s also some very low hanging fruit in the smaller college matchups because the sportsbooks know most are going to bet SEC/Big Ten/Pac 12 matchups. They then put more of their resources into those high profile matchups leaving us to snipe some tasty lesser known conference spreads that often times have final score margins not even close to the proposed point spread.

CFB Bowl Bets Date: 1/10/25Handicapper: Rich CrewPick:Ohio State/Texas Under 52 (Won 28-14).

Date: 1/4/25Handicapper: Rich CrewPick:Buffalo Bulls -3 (Won 26-7). Liberty will be without some key starters on offense with both their starting QB Kaidon Salter and leading RB Quinton Cooley out. However at RB they have some solid options at RB with Billy Lucas and Vaughn Blue. QB will be tougher to fill with backup Ryan Burger having little expereince in the throwing the ball (24 pass attempts) and has shown the run ability that K. Salter has produced (587 rushing yards TY) Buffalo’s roster for the Bahamas isn’t much different much than the one that finshed the season on a four game streak. This is a square play and you could argue that the Buffalo didn’t beat much, but I’m biting.

For more predictions with analysis - Weekly College Football Picks Football betting is why bookies drive Cadillacs, and you probably don’t. The oddsmaker knows who the betting public (squares) are going to bet on before they even see the lines. Hardly seems fair! That doesn’t stop droves of gamblers from partaking in the euphoric event known as NFL betting. Beating the NFL spread over the course of the season is darn near impossible if you’re not studying ten hours a day. But not anymore! We’ll take you from being a guy who regularly pays his bookie to an astute advantage bettor who will show a profit by the season’s end

Do you know which offensive linemen are banged up or not playing this week? Probably not. Have you studied which wide receivers run a 4.4 second 40 yard dash and which cornerbacks covering them are a half-second slower? Probably not. Do you check weather reports to see if the teams will be forced to run it or pass it a lot? Not likely. Are you plugged into some of the most astute sabermetrics nerds on the planet and a handful of others who are so deep into studying football games that they don’t have time to run a website or market their craft? No. Luckily for you, our team is, and we’re happy to share our picks with you. Get ready for a whole lot of education on good teams win and bad teams cover!

Date: 9/4/25Handicapper: Rich CrewPicks:See You Next Season!

For more FREE predictions with analysis - Weekly NFL Picks Pro Hoops is TOUGH to beat. Players sit out without notice, look mentally checked out and can be downright unpredictable. We have a solid history with the sport, but please understand that there will be a bunch of passes during the season because value bets can be hard to come by. We never force the action, as there is always another game. Another frustrating facet of betting on NBA basketball is our need to release plays late in the day, due to the best information not coming out until a couple of hours before game time. Oftentimes, we don’t post our best NBA plays until 5PM ET. Plays are made using a combination of variables, including but not limited to travel schedule, hot/cold teams, efficiency ratings, good/bad defenses, anti-consensus, access to sharp action from a database that we’re blessed to be able to tap into and some fades of lousy basketball bettors who have consistently hit 43% or less.

2024-2025 NBA Picks Date: 6/23/25Handicapper: Kevin WestPick:See you next season!

Last Bets

Date: 6/22/25Handicapper: Kevin WestPick:Oklahoma City Thunder -7.5 (Won 103-91)

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