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56 college football and NFL games called this week, each with a win probability, a one-page read you can print, and a public grade the week after. This week’s football is open below: no account, no email.

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65.1%

how often our tennis pick won

4

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4,255 of 6,621 settled picks won, across table tennis, tennis, college football, cricket and UFC. NFL is grading its first weeks and joins this line at 60 settled picks. See the full chart

Table Tennis
2,503 of 4,002
Tennis
1,438 of 2,209
College Football
185 of 220
Cricket
83 of 120
UFC
46 of 70

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Free this week · College Football · Week 6, 2026 · October 10

The Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners Gameplan

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Earlier picks

Beijing & Shanghai predictions, October 9, 2026: Hurkacz vs Djokovic, Svitolina vs Zheng

By The Maiden Desk · October 9, 2026 · 18 picks10-7 on the day

Previews and picks for Hurkacz vs Djokovic, Svitolina vs Zheng, Gea vs Humbert, Nakashima vs Berrettini, and more — every pick graded after the fact.

Antofagasta predictions, October 9, 2026: Silva vs Almeida, Alves vs Wild

By The Maiden Desk · October 9, 2026 · 4 picks3-1 on the day

Previews and picks for Silva vs Almeida, Alves vs Wild, Ribeiro vs Midon, Angelo vs Tobon — every pick graded after the fact.

Braga predictions, October 9, 2026: Neumayer vs Gurri, Moeller vs Dodig

By The Maiden Desk · October 9, 2026 · 4 picks3-1 on the day

Previews and picks for Neumayer vs Gurri, Moeller vs Dodig, Mikrut vs Gaubas, Moller vs Pereira — every pick graded after the fact.

Samsun predictions, October 9, 2026: Blinkova vs Andreescu, Sakatsume vs Waltert

By The Maiden Desk · October 9, 2026 · 2 picks1-1 on the day

Previews and picks for Blinkova vs Andreescu, Sakatsume vs Waltert — every pick graded after the fact.

Suzhou predictions, October 9, 2026: Sasnovich vs Kalieva, Zavatska vs Zarazua

By The Maiden Desk · October 9, 2026 · 2 picks1-1 on the day

Previews and picks for Sasnovich vs Kalieva, Zavatska vs Zarazua — every pick graded after the fact.

Villena predictions, October 9, 2026: Barton vs Djere, Ruiz vs Martinez

By The Maiden Desk · October 9, 2026 · 4 picks2-1 on the day

Previews and picks for Barton vs Djere, Ruiz vs Martinez, Gojo vs Jones, Shelbayh vs Glinka — every pick graded after the fact.

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