Week in picks — July 13–19, 2026
A week the model would happily sign again: Maiden went 109-66 (62.3%) across 175 graded picks (tennis 102-63, UFC 3-0, cricket 4-3).
Bernard Tomic at 50% in Bernard Tomic vs. Mark Lajal. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
Stefano Napolitano at 66% in Gonzalo Villanueva vs. Stefano Napolitano. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
Tennis
Tennis carried 102-63 (61.8%) over 165 graded picks, accuracy score 0.231 — lower is better, 0.25 is a coin flip; the sim called 58 exact set scores on the nose; upset calls against the market went 7-20.
July 13, 2026
Picks went 11-5 · 6 exact scores called
July 14, 2026
Picks went 33-12 · 21 exact scores called
July 15, 2026
Picks went 13-12 · 10 exact scores called
July 16, 2026
Picks went 15-12 · 4 exact scores called
July 17, 2026
Picks went 14-13 · 10 exact scores called
July 18, 2026
Picks went 11-3 · 3 exact scores called
July 19, 2026
Picks went 5-6 · 4 exact scores called
UFC
UFC went 3-0 over 3 graded fight picks — the cage was kind this week. Every fight below links its full result and pick review.
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Cricket
Cricket leans went 4-3 over 7 graded matches, priced pre-toss as always. Each match below links its full review.
Frequently asked questions
- How did Maiden's sports picks do in the week of July 13–19, 2026?
- Maiden went 109-66 (62.3%) across 175 graded picks in the week of July 13–19, 2026 (tennis 102-63, UFC 3-0, cricket 4-3). Every pick is graded against the number we published before the event.
- What was Maiden's best call in the week of July 13–19, 2026?
- Bernard Tomic at 50% in Bernard Tomic vs. Mark Lajal — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of July 13–19, 2026?
- Stefano Napolitano at 66% in Gonzalo Villanueva vs. Stefano Napolitano — the strongest published number that lost. It remains on the public record.
Maiden publishes predictions, not bets. This review is generated straight from the graded record.