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Thursday, September 17, 2026
Calvin King
[1%] Free Play on Tigers +116
Juan Carlos Flores
Recommended Bet: Pyramids FC -200
Matt Sullivan
1* Bet on Mystics -1½
Kyle Hunter
*2 Star Play Under* The Washington Mystics have a lot to play for, and they are the team who I expect to dictate the tempo and the way this game is played. Chicago is packing it in for the season and they will be short handed here. Washington is one of the best defenses in the WNBA. The Mystics slow the game down here and it stays lower scoring. Take the under.
Max Chase
1* Free Pick on Lions +5½
Ricky Tran
Ricky's 1* play on CHW.
Key Angle: It's important to remember that Ricky never makes a bet on any game based on just one angle. In order to make the grade, all his premium picks must meet several important criteria. He doesn't share all his secrets within his analysis, instead he chooses to reveal only the angle that he feels is the most significant. Here in this game the recent history of these two teams is particularly significant.
- The White Sox are 7-3 in the last 10 head to head meetings.
- Erick Fedde is 5-0 in his last 5 starts for the White Sox.
- The White Sox are 3-0 in the last 3 head to head meetings at home.
Verdict: The value is on the home favorite.
Bobby Conn
1* Free Play on Mystics/Sky under 165½ -110
Joe Duffy
LUCK FACTOR: Washington is +4.8 while Chicago is -1.4, producing a massive 6.2-game Luck Gap toward Chicago. Washington has substantially outperformed its expected-win profile while Chicago has underperformed.
SYSTEM: Play rested home teams when BOTH clubs have at least seven days off: 22-8 ATS (73.3%), +$1,320, 40.0% ROI.
MARKET: Washington opened -3.5 and has fallen to approximately -1.5. Instead of chasing a TWO-POINT move, we’re fading it.
CONTRARIAN: 77% of spread bets are on Washington versus only 63% of the money.
Personnel is the primary negative. Chicago is eliminated and depleted while Washington has playoff motivation, although the Mystics are also missing Sonia Citron.
The two HEAVIEST quantitative components independently point to Chicago.
Jimmy Boyd
1* Free Pick on Lions/Bills: under 55
A total of 55 sits at the extreme top of the NFL board, and it got there off a one-game sample from each team.
The case against the under is obvious.
Buffalo put up 36 on Houston Sunday, Detroit hung 31 on New Orleans in overtime, and Josh Allen accounted for 4 total touchdowns.
I'm not arguing with any of that.
I'm arguing with the price.
Both teams have played exactly 1 game this season, and the books priced this like both offenses repeat that output on 3 days of rest.
That's recency bias, not handicapping.
Thursday games are a different animal.
No real practice week, no full install, tired legs on both sides.
Offenses feel it more than defenses.
Detroit's protection is the bigger issue.
Guard Christian Mahogany left Week 1 with a knee injury and Dan Campbell admitted he isn't out of the woods.
Tackle Blake Miller and guard Juice Scruggs are also questionable.
Jared Goff behind a patched line, on the road, against Bills edge Greg Rousseau, who sacked C.J.
Stroud twice Sunday.
That's stalled drives and field goals.
Detroit's own plan slows this down too.
Jahmyr Gibbs handled 29 of the team's 31 backfield carries in Week 1.
That's a run-heavy identity that bleeds clock and caps possessions.
And the pass rush cuts both ways: Lions end Aidan Hutchinson posted 2 sacks of his own Sunday.
A 55 needs roughly 8 touchdowns of scoring on a short week with banged-up lines.
I'll take the number the market overreacted to.
I like the Under
Jeff Alexander
1* NFL - Steelers/Patriots FREE PICK on Patriots -5
Info Plays
1* FREE INFO PLAY Lions vs Bills over 54½ -110
Rocky Atkinson
Rocketman Sports FREE MLB play Thursday 9-17-26
Philadelphia @ NY Mets (7:15 PM EST)
Play On: Philadelphia +122
The Philadelphia Phillies travel to New York to take on the Mets on Thursday night. Philadelphia is 84-68 SU overall this year while the Mets come in with a 69-83 SU overall record on the season. The Mets are 34-43 at home this year. The Mets are 1-5 overall over the past week. The Mets are 5-15 this year at home after a loss of 4 runs or more. Philadelphia is 11-2 this year on the road after scoring 3 runs or less in 2 straight games. Philadelphia is 5-1 last 6 games against a team with a losing record. We'll recommend a small play on Philadelphia tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
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Steve Janus
1* Free Sharp Play on Brewers -135
Rob Vinciletti
Thursday night 2X System NFL Headlines with a Lead 20-1 Prime Time System. Football 10-3 overall run. WNBA Comp play below
The WNBA Comp play is on Dallas at 8 eastern. The Wings have won both games in the series with the LA Sparks and From the database we see that home favorites of 3 or more with 10+ days rest that won the last game in the series have covered 7 of 8 times. With just over a week left in the season some teams are just playing out the string at this point. Look for Dallas to get the cover here.
Doc's Sports
Free Play from Doc’s Sports. MLS Soccer Take San Jose +0.5 GL over LAFC (7:30 p.m. EST, Saturday September 19) San Jose hadn’t won a match since the World Cup up until recently but lo and behold they have now won two straight and look like a completely different side. They manhandled a good San Diego side on the road in a 3-2 win that was more dominant than the final score might indicate. And last week they gutted out a 1-0 win here at home vs. a Houston side that is one of the top teams in the Western Conference. We were on San Jose in that one and mentioned in our writeup that one of the main problems with the Earthquakes since the World Cup break is that they were lacking confidence and now they seem to have it back in spades and their play has been exceptionally strong. They are now unbeaten in four straight matches, and they are back in a Top 4 spot in the West with a chance to move higher with three points here. We only need a draw however, to cash this ticket, and we think they can do enough to get at least a point. LAFC is coming off a 3-1 road loss at Kansas City, one of MLS’s worst sides. LAFC are behind the Earthquakes in the standings despite all the struggles San Jose has faced since the World Cup break. They have only one win in their last eight MLS matches, and this side is just not playing championship-caliber futbol right now. San Jose always raises their level of play when LAFC comes to town and have won five of the last six meetings here.
Hunter Price
1* Free Pick on Lions/Bills under 55 -105
Ray Monohan
Lions +5.5
Detroit is worth a free move with the points. The Lions were dominated their Week 1 matchup with the Saints before a frantic comeback late by New Orleans. Ultimately, the Lions held off in overtime and now they are being undervalued in this spot. Buffalo had a come from behind win themselves Week 1, but this is a matchup where Detroit has the firepower to keep. Expect a back and forth game where both teams produce scoring chances. Locking this in early. Ray’s daily FREE plays are meant to be smaller bankroll plays. Money management is everything in this game, and these freebies are designed to keep you moving in the right direction. Today's FREE selection is a strong lean on the LIONS ATS. The number makes sense, the spot is right, and it’s a play worth taking. You know what to do. Good luck — Razor Ray.
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Brandon Lee
Thursday's Free MLB Pick
PLAY ON: White Sox -127
Alex Smart
Fifty and a half in Arlington is the number I want you holding. Not because both defenses are fake. Because 50.5 is the number the market hung on a series that just lived 53, 66, 60, 48 and 55.
You are not fading defense. You are fading a 50.5 that is priced like this rivalry forgot how it scores. Cowboys lead it 81-49-2. That is the side of the ledger. The total is the other page. Last six meetings: 30-23, 44-22, 23-19, 34-26, 38-10, 45-10. Combined 53, 66, 42, 60, 48, 55. Five of six cashed a 50. Last two in this building: 44-22 and 23-19. One smash, one under on a 43.5. Public money will hammer the under because Week 1 was 24-22 and 28-20 and “NFC East always stalls in September.” That is how 50.5 gets to the window looking fat instead of the number that does not match Christmas, October, Thanksgiving, and January in this series.
Do not buy this down to 49.5 and pay extra juice to sleep better. The 50.5 is the reason I am writing it. Sit on your hands. Let the first quarter look like October in Dallas. If it is 14-10 at the half, the over is already doing its job.
Sunday 4:25. Dallas -4.5. Washington 0-1 after 24-22 in Philadelphia. Dallas 0-1 after 28-20 to the Giants. Combined 46 and 48 last week. That is not this series. This series in the last two years has been 66 and 53 and 60. Cowboys 3,150 points all-time in the rivalry, Washington 2,582. The building does not keep these games in the 30s unless somebody forgets to throw it.
Bet the over 50.5 in Commanders–Cowboys games.
Last 6 meetings: 53, 66, 42, 60, 48, 55. Five of six cashed 50. Average 54.0. (+3.6 units, ROI=54.5%)
Bet the over when these two meet in Dallas and the number is 50 or higher.
Last meeting here: 44-22. Posted 55.5 and still went over. (+1.0 units, ROI=90.9%)
Bet overs in this series when five of the last six already cleared 47.
38-10 was the “low” one and it still cashed 47. (+4.0 units, ROI=60.6%)
Sean Murphy
My selection is on the 'under' between Detroit and Buffalo at 8:15 pm et on Thursday.
Bettors are anticipating a shootout between the Lions and Bills at brand new Highmark Stadium in Buffalo on Thursday. I believe this total will prove too high. Detroit ended up involved in a high-scoring 31-30 overtime game against New Orleans on Sunday. It was a tale of two halves as the Lions defense completely shut down the Saints offense early before coming unglued late, ultimately coughing up a 21-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Bills absolutely eviscerated an elite Texans defense in a big road win in Houston. Buffalo's defense obviously has some work to do after that poor performance, however. It does catch a break here with the Lions offensive line dealing with a cluster of injuries and the team travelling on a short week. It's early in the season and I'm just not ready to go 'over' a total this lofty, even in a game that features such elite offensive talent. Take the under (8*).
Andrew Gold
1% GOLD RUSH on Dodgers/Reds: under 10
Cole Faxon
FREE PLAY on Lions +5½
Oliver Smith
3* on Lions
ProSportsPicks
PSP Data Driven 1* Lions.
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Our models suggest that the value is on the Underdog. The Bills are 3-4 ATS in their last 7 games. The Bills are 1-3 ATS in their last 4 home games.
Brian Bitler
For one of my top free picks here for Sunday in the NFL I am looking at the Washington Commanders at the Dallas Cowboys. Both teams off a loss but the Commanders were in Philadelphia playing the best team in the NFC East the Eagles. Cowboys couldn’t get it done in New York huge difference. Washington should be able to keep this one within a field goal. Washington has the better defense and I think this team can run the ball against Dallas.
Play on the Washington Commanders plus the points rotation #271
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