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TODAY'S FREE SPORTS PICKS

Kyle Hunter	6:10 PM Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Guardians MLB 04/18
Pick: Cleveland Guardians -130 Free Play on Cleveland ML- The Cleveland Guardians have the much better starting pitcher here. Gavin Williams occasionally walks too many, but he has tremendous stuff and is good at keeping the ball down in the zone. Baltimore's offense is overrated, and I like the Cleveland bullpen much more than the Orioles bullpen. I'll lay the short price.

Alex Smart	6:00 PM Gilbert Burns vs Mike Malott MMA 04/18
Pick: Gilbert Burns 235 Oh boy, Saturday night in Winnipeg is shaping up to be one of those fun, loud Canadian cards where the crowd gets rowdy early and the main event could actually deliver some drama. Headlining it is Mike Malott, the hometown hero on a three-fight win streak, taking on Gilbert “Durinho” Burns in a five-round welterweight scrap. On paper, Malott’s the big favorite, younger, coming off solid wins, fighting in front of his people. But if you’ve followed the division long enough, you know these exact setups have a habit of biting favorites in the ass when a crafty veteran like Burns smells blood at plus money. Here’s the thing that keeps jumping out at me: over the last few years in welterweight main events and high-profile five-rounders, we’ve seen this quiet trend where battle-tested guys with legit grappling pedigrees hang around, survive the early storm, and start dictating things once the pace slows. Burns is basically the poster child for that. At 39 he’s on a tough four-fight skid, sure, and he’s taken some real shots lately, but the numbers still show a guy who averages over two takedowns per 15 minutes and has nine career submissions on his record. That’s not just fluff,that’s chain-wrestling and mat control that can wear even explosive fighters down when the rounds pile up. Malott’s no joke. He’s put together wins with both power and decisions, and his finishing rate is impressive. But look closer at how some of these hometown prospects have fared when the spotlight gets bright and the fight goes long. His average fight time sits noticeably shorter than Burns’, and we’ve watched similar Canadian or rising local favorites get dragged into deep waters where experience and late-round IQ start to matter way more than the first-round pop. Burns has been in there with killers,former champs, top contenders—and he’s shown time and again he can mix striking pressure with grappling chains that force opponents to burn energy scrambling. Another angle that’s paid off more than people remember: when veterans with elite BJJ step up as dogs in welterweight spots, especially against guys still building their resume at the highest level, the plus money has cashed enough times to notice. It’s not about age alone; it’s about that extra octagon time teaching you exactly when to slow things down, when to clinch, and when to turn a scramble into control. Malott brings a reach advantage and solid volume, but if Burns can force the kind of extended grappling exchanges he thrives in, we could see the kind of fatigue that’s shown up in other prospects’ longer fights. Don’t get me wrong, the Winnipeg crowd is going to be electric, and Malott could come out firing and make this a short night. That’s always the risk with these spots. But if you zoom out on recent welterweight trends, the veteran dog with the grappling edge has been a live play way more often than the odds suggest, particularly when the favorite is still proving he can handle 25 minutes against someone who’s seen every look. Bottom line, this is the kind of underdog I actually get excited about,not some random longshot, but a spot where the plus money feels earned because of the matchup dynamics and the way these fights tend to play out historically. Burns might not be the flashiest pick on the card, but for my money, he’s the most interesting one when the cage door shuts. Like always, fights are chaos and anything can happen once they touch gloves. Should be a good one.

Alex Smart

6:00 PM Gilbert Burns vs Mike Malott

MMA 04/18

Pick: Gilbert Burns 235
Oh boy, Saturday night in Winnipeg is shaping up to be one of those fun, loud Canadian cards where the crowd gets rowdy early and the main event could actually deliver some drama. Headlining it is Mike Malott, the hometown hero on a three-fight win streak, taking on Gilbert “Durinho” Burns in a five-round welterweight scrap. On paper, Malott’s the big favorite, younger, coming off solid wins, fighting in front of his people. But if you’ve followed the division long enough, you know these exact setups have a habit of biting favorites in the ass when a crafty veteran like Burns smells blood at plus money.
Here’s the thing that keeps jumping out at me: over the last few years in welterweight main events and high-profile five-rounders, we’ve seen this quiet trend where battle-tested guys with legit grappling pedigrees hang around, survive the early storm, and start dictating things once the pace slows. Burns is basically the poster child for that. At 39 he’s on a tough four-fight skid, sure, and he’s taken some real shots lately, but the numbers still show a guy who averages over two takedowns per 15 minutes and has nine career submissions on his record. That’s not just fluff,that’s chain-wrestling and mat control that can wear even explosive fighters down when the rounds pile up.
Malott’s no joke. He’s put together wins with both power and decisions, and his finishing rate is impressive. But look closer at how some of these hometown prospects have fared when the spotlight gets bright and the fight goes long. His average fight time sits noticeably shorter than Burns’, and we’ve watched similar Canadian or rising local favorites get dragged into deep waters where experience and late-round IQ start to matter way more than the first-round pop. Burns has been in there with killers,former champs, top contenders—and he’s shown time and again he can mix striking pressure with grappling chains that force opponents to burn energy scrambling.
Another angle that’s paid off more than people remember: when veterans with elite BJJ step up as dogs in welterweight spots, especially against guys still building their resume at the highest level, the plus money has cashed enough times to notice. It’s not about age alone; it’s about that extra octagon time teaching you exactly when to slow things down, when to clinch, and when to turn a scramble into control. Malott brings a reach advantage and solid volume, but if Burns can force the kind of extended grappling exchanges he thrives in, we could see the kind of fatigue that’s shown up in other prospects’ longer fights.
Don’t get me wrong, the Winnipeg crowd is going to be electric, and Malott could come out firing and make this a short night. That’s always the risk with these spots. But if you zoom out on recent welterweight trends, the veteran dog with the grappling edge has been a live play way more often than the odds suggest, particularly when the favorite is still proving he can handle 25 minutes against someone who’s seen every look.
Bottom line, this is the kind of underdog I actually get excited about,not some random longshot, but a spot where the plus money feels earned because of the matchup dynamics and the way these fights tend to play out historically. Burns might not be the flashiest pick on the card, but for my money, he’s the most interesting one when the cage door shuts.
Like always, fights are chaos and anything can happen once they touch gloves. Should be a good one.

Chip Chirimbes	8:30 PM Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers NBA 04/18
Pick: Los Angeles Lakers 5.5 Chip’s Triple-Play SWEEP (3-0) NBA Best Bets Chip Chirimbes, the Big Game Player, Las Vegas Hilton Champion, and seven-time basketball handicapping champion, has been called a “Postseason Wizard” by the nation’s media and SWEPT (3-0) the NBA board Friday and is 10-2 ATS in NBA ‘sides’ the past eight days. Chip is now a documented 31-18-1 63% with his highest-rated NBA Megabucks and 112-81 58% overall. Saturday, receive his Triple-Play of NBA Playoff best bet between Atlanta and New York, his Power Play winner between Toronto and Cleveland and his Money Game winner between the Minnesota and Denver..Get it all for just $69! Chip’s FREE NBA Winner Houston at L.A. Lakers 8:30 ET Lakers (+) over Rockets - Only one game separated these two with Los Angeles winning 53 and Houston 52. In the three meetings this year the Roakets won on Christmas day and the Lakers won the last two games played three days apart in Houston on March 16-18. Kevin Durant and LeBron James will show their Hall of Fame talents and with LA in a world of hurt they have become an underdog at home. Take the LAKERS!

Chip Chirimbes

8:30 PM Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers

NBA 04/18

Pick: Los Angeles Lakers 5.5
Chip’s Triple-Play SWEEP (3-0) NBA Best Bets
Chip Chirimbes, the Big Game Player, Las Vegas Hilton Champion, and seven-time basketball handicapping champion, has been called a “Postseason Wizard” by the nation’s media and SWEPT (3-0) the NBA board Friday and is 10-2 ATS in NBA ‘sides’ the past eight days. Chip is now a documented 31-18-1 63% with his highest-rated NBA Megabucks and 112-81 58% overall. Saturday, receive his Triple-Play of NBA Playoff best bet between Atlanta and New York, his Power Play winner between Toronto and Cleveland and his Money Game winner between the Minnesota and Denver..Get it all for just $69!

Chip’s FREE NBA Winner
Houston at L.A. Lakers 8:30 ET
Lakers (+) over Rockets - Only one game separated these two with Los Angeles winning 53 and Houston 52. In the three meetings this year the Roakets won on Christmas day and the Lakers won the last two games played three days apart in Houston on March 16-18. Kevin Durant and LeBron James will show their Hall of Fame talents and with LA in a world of hurt they have become an underdog at home. Take the LAKERS!

Alex Smart	8:30 PM Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers NBA 04/18
Pick: Under 207.5 Man, Saturday is finally here, the 2026 NBA playoffs tip off with four Game 1s, and if I'm looking for a clean totals play, I'm zeroing in on the nightcap in Los Angeles: Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers. I'm on the Under in what shapes up as the lowest total of the evening, and the more I think about it, the more this one feels like classic opening-night basketball. The specific angle that grabs me is the "Game 1 defensive clampdown." Teams come out extra physical right away. They scout the hell out of each other, eliminate transition buckets, and turn games into slow, grinding half-court sets. You see it every year: pace drops by around four possessions per game compared to the regular season, and overall scoring usually falls by about five to six points per team. It's not that the talent disappears — it's that defenses actually show up and make everything harder. Houston and LA fit this mold perfectly. The Rockets have been one of the league's best defensive outfits all year, ranking top-six in defensive rating while leading the NBA in offensive rebounding. They thrive on forcing opponents into tough, contested shots and winning the glass. The Lakers, even with their ups and downs, have shown they can lock in and play lower-possession games when the lights get brighter. Their regular-season meetings against Houston were exactly the kind of ugly, physical battles you'd expect , think games ending in the low 190s or tight 200s, with lots of rebounding wars and not a ton of easy fast-break points. History really backs this up. Over the last six playoff seasons, home Game 1s have gone Under the total at a 33-15 clip , that's about 69%. In the broader first round, unders have been the profitable side in lower-total games especially. And when you look at playoff basketball overall, shooting percentages dip (especially from midrange and corners), teams take fewer restricted-area attempts, and the game just slows down as everyone tries to set the tone for the series. This Lakers-Rockets total sits well below the other openers for good reason. You're not getting the potential track-meet feel of some of the other matchups. Instead, you've got two clubs built for rebounding slugfests and deliberate offense. Add in the usual playoff jitters and extra defensive attention in Game 1, and you've got a strong setup for a lower-scoring night. Look, this pick isn't going to light up the timeline or anything , the other games have higher lines that match how those teams played all season. But if you're strictly shopping totals on opening night, this feels like the smartest, cleanest spot. I've watched enough of these series starters to know: teams often come out trying to stop the other side first, and the points come harder than people expect. Bottom line for me? Expect a tight, physical, half-court grind in LA on Saturday. The under has treated bettors well in these exact situations for years, and the way both these rosters are constructed only makes it more appealing.

Alex Smart

8:30 PM Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers

NBA 04/18

Pick: Under 207.5
Man, Saturday is finally here, the 2026 NBA playoffs tip off with four Game 1s, and if I'm looking for a clean totals play, I'm zeroing in on the nightcap in Los Angeles: Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers. I'm on the Under in what shapes up as the lowest total of the evening, and the more I think about it, the more this one feels like classic opening-night basketball.
The specific angle that grabs me is the "Game 1 defensive clampdown." Teams come out extra physical right away. They scout the hell out of each other, eliminate transition buckets, and turn games into slow, grinding half-court sets. You see it every year: pace drops by around four possessions per game compared to the regular season, and overall scoring usually falls by about five to six points per team. It's not that the talent disappears — it's that defenses actually show up and make everything harder.
Houston and LA fit this mold perfectly. The Rockets have been one of the league's best defensive outfits all year, ranking top-six in defensive rating while leading the NBA in offensive rebounding. They thrive on forcing opponents into tough, contested shots and winning the glass. The Lakers, even with their ups and downs, have shown they can lock in and play lower-possession games when the lights get brighter. Their regular-season meetings against Houston were exactly the kind of ugly, physical battles you'd expect , think games ending in the low 190s or tight 200s, with lots of rebounding wars and not a ton of easy fast-break points.
History really backs this up. Over the last six playoff seasons, home Game 1s have gone Under the total at a 33-15 clip , that's about 69%. In the broader first round, unders have been the profitable side in lower-total games especially. And when you look at playoff basketball overall, shooting percentages dip (especially from midrange and corners), teams take fewer restricted-area attempts, and the game just slows down as everyone tries to set the tone for the series.
This Lakers-Rockets total sits well below the other openers for good reason. You're not getting the potential track-meet feel of some of the other matchups. Instead, you've got two clubs built for rebounding slugfests and deliberate offense. Add in the usual playoff jitters and extra defensive attention in Game 1, and you've got a strong setup for a lower-scoring night.
Look, this pick isn't going to light up the timeline or anything , the other games have higher lines that match how those teams played all season. But if you're strictly shopping totals on opening night, this feels like the smartest, cleanest spot. I've watched enough of these series starters to know: teams often come out trying to stop the other side first, and the points come harder than people expect.
Bottom line for me? Expect a tight, physical, half-court grind in LA on Saturday. The under has treated bettors well in these exact situations for years, and the way both these rosters are constructed only makes it more appealing.

Red Dog Sports	10:00 AM Sheffield Wednesday vs Charlton SOC 04/18
Pick: Charlton -133 Charlton -133 I think we see a 2-1 score in this soccer match set for Saturday in England. Be sure to check out our plays between $10 and $20 this spring.

Red Dog Sports	10:00 AM Stevenage vs Lincoln SOC 04/18
Pick: Lincoln 156 Lincoln +156 Lincoln is #1 in the table but is playing on the road. Small play on the visitors at +156. I hope to see a 1-0 or 2-1 score on Saturday morning. Be sure to check us out as we are #2 in soccer and #2 overall in the past week in all sports.

Red Dog Sports	1:00 PM Toronto vs Austin FC SOC 04/18
Pick: Toronto -104 Toronto -104 I think we see a 2-1 score in this MLS soccer match played today at 1pm.

TOP NBA CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
Alex Smart	$15540.00	8.3
Brian Bitler	$14835.00	7.6
Rob Vinciletti	$12010.00	8.1
BA Sports	$11320.00	3.7
Big Mike Sports	$6565.00	30.4
Wilson Cole Sports	$6467.00	29.4
Kevin Thomas	$5254.00	3.5

TOP NCAAB CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
Kyle Hunter	$14978.00	17.8
Dionne D'Amico	$13903.00	9.5
Craig Patrick Sports	$12520.00	11.3
Joe D'Amico	$9628.00	5.0
The Whale Club	$6450.00	33.9
Rob Vinciletti	$5765.00	2.7
Brian Bitler	$3965.00	2.2

TOP MLB CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
John Ryan	$8356.00	31.9
Matt Fargo Sports	$4100.00	9.0
R&R Totals	$4050.00	16.9
SportsBook Breakers	$3260.00	10.3
Jim Feist	$2449.00	21.3
Tony Karpinski	$2295.00	15.2
Glen McNeil Sports	$2262.00	8.5

TOP NHL CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
C-Stars Sports	$7051.00	13.4
Craig Patrick Sports	$3005.00	7.3
Mark David	$2950.00	7.0
Stephen Nover	$2848.00	9.6
Rockys Lock Club	$2666.00	15.9
Pure Lock	$2340.00	2.3
Brian Bitler	$1695.00	1.7

TOP WNBA CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
Chip Chirimbes	$13201.00	18.1
Brian Bitler	$7620.00	6.7
Alex Smart	$3395.00	13.0
EW SPORTS PICKS	$3220.00	7.9
SportsBook Breakers	$2942.00	2.9
Wilson Cole Sports	$2760.00	31.7
John Ryan	$815.00	8.5

TOP SOCCER CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
Real Profit Bets	$8496.00	9.1
Red Dog Sports	$4335.00	26.8
Mikey Balhan Sports	$1138.00	5.8
Tony Mejia	$1106.00	42.5
Mark David	$1080.00	21.6

TOP CFL CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR

TOP NFL CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
Mark David	$14780.00	11.8
Brian Bitler	$9813.00	9.1
Glen McNeil Sports	$8994.00	7.3
The Whale Club	$6430.00	18.4
Joe D'Amico	$5227.00	6.1
EW SPORTS PICKS	$4280.00	11.9
Sniper Wes	$3784.00	4.9

TOP NCAAF CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
Brian Bitler	$23955.00	17.8
Chip Chirimbes	$21121.00	17.3
Rob Vinciletti	$12790.00	12.0
Craig Patrick Sports	$9680.00	8.4
Tony Mejia	$7941.00	3.4
Tony Karpinski	$7452.00	13.5
John Ryan	$6854.00	7.4

TOP MMA/UFC CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR
Mikey Sports	$1450.00	16.1
Pure Lock	$1300.00	21.7
Alex Smart	$650.00	32.5
Rob Vinciletti	$110.00	7.3
Tom Macrina	$22.00	11.0

TOP NASCAR CAPPERS
Top Handicappers	Profit	WCR