Profitable on the moneylines yesterday, and while we didn’t love the Thunder winning (and really didn’t love the Dylan Harper injury), we at least got an Avalanche loss.
Sacramento at Anaheim
It’s good to be skeptical of the Angels as a favorite, but José Soriano deserves trust, even accounting for his recent regression.
Pick: Anaheim to win –115. 8.68 units to win 7.55.
World Series
The Red Sox are two games out of playoff position with arguably the fourth-best roster in the American League. This isn’t a bad price.
Similarly, the Mariners are right in this. The odds do imply that, but it’s good to be reminded.
Pick: Seattle to win +1300. 2.00 units to win 26.00.
Pick: Boston to win +5000. 2.00 units to win 100.00.
NBA Finals
Back to the Knicks.
Pick: New York to win +450. 2.00 units to win 9.00.
Stanley Cup
These prices didn’t move very much. We’ll happily take both of them.
Pick: Carolina to win +160. 1.00 unit to win 1.60.
Pick: Montreal to win +700. 1.00 unit to win 7.00.
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These numbers are for the 2025–26 effort, which is currently scheduled to end at the end of the NBA Finals or Stanley Cup Final (whichever comes second). Sorry for the poor transparency. We’ll do a better job tracking the 2026–27 campaign, which is already underway with our MLB futures portfolio.
2025–26: –612.28 units (started with 1,000-unit bankroll)
2025–26: –6% average ROI (weighted by unit; sample size: 1,152 single-game markets plus seven completed futures portfolios and two partly completed futures portfolios)
Pre-2025: 0% average ROI (worse when limited to only sports)
Units taken from best odds we can find at major sportsbooks available to most Americans.
These bets are not investment advice. If you’re worried you or someone you know might have a gambling addiction, call 1-800-GAMBLER for free, confidential help.
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