Week in picks — July 20–26, 2026
A workmanlike week: 101-64, 61.2%, across 165 graded picks (tennis 93-62, UFC 4-0, cricket 4-2). Nothing flashy.
Mariano Navone at 51% in Jan Lennard Struff vs. Mariano Navone. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
Diane Parry at 87% in Diane Parry vs. Mai Hontama. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
Tennis
Tennis carried 93-62 (60.0%) over 155 graded picks, accuracy score 0.239 — 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 9-16.
July 20, 2026
Picks went 14-6 · 8 exact scores called
July 21, 2026
Picks went 20-21 · 10 exact scores called
July 22, 2026
Picks went 19-8 · 9 exact scores called
July 23, 2026
Picks went 20-7 · 17 exact scores called
July 24, 2026
Picks went 10-11 · 7 exact scores called
July 25, 2026
Picks went 7-4 · 5 exact scores called
July 26, 2026
Picks went 3-5 · 2 exact scores called
UFC
UFC went 4-0 over 4 graded fight picks — the cage was kind this week. Every fight below links its full result and pick review.
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr.
Cricket
Cricket leans went 4-2 over 6 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 20–26, 2026?
- Maiden went 101-64 (61.2%) across 165 graded picks in the week of July 20–26, 2026 (tennis 93-62, UFC 4-0, cricket 4-2). Every pick is graded against the number we published before the event.
- What was Maiden's best call in the week of July 20–26, 2026?
- Mariano Navone at 51% in Jan Lennard Struff vs. Mariano Navone — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of July 20–26, 2026?
- Diane Parry at 87% in Diane Parry vs. Mai Hontama — 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.