Week in picks — August 3–9, 2026
A week the model would happily sign again: Maiden went 116-68 (63.0%) across 184 graded picks (tennis 108-68, UFC 4-0, cricket 4-0).
Gael Monfils at 50% in Gael Monfils vs. Kamil Majchrzak. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
Aryna Sabalenka at 84% in Aryna Sabalenka vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
Tennis
Tennis carried 108-68 (61.4%) over 176 graded picks, accuracy score 0.226 — lower is better, 0.25 is a coin flip; the sim called 65 exact set scores on the nose; upset calls against the market went 9-15.
August 3, 2026
Picks went 14-18 · 7 exact scores called
August 4, 2026
Picks went 25-18 · 14 exact scores called
August 5, 2026
Picks went 28-14 · 19 exact scores called
August 6, 2026
Picks went 16-4 · 8 exact scores called
August 7, 2026
Picks went 13-5 · 10 exact scores called
August 8, 2026
Picks went 6-5 · 2 exact scores called
August 9, 2026
Picks went 6-4 · 5 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: Gamrot vs Salkilld
Cricket
Cricket leans went 4-0 over 4 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 August 3–9, 2026?
- Maiden went 116-68 (63.0%) across 184 graded picks in the week of August 3–9, 2026 (tennis 108-68, UFC 4-0, cricket 4-0). Every pick is graded against the number we published before the event.
- What was Maiden's best call in the week of August 3–9, 2026?
- Gael Monfils at 50% in Gael Monfils vs. Kamil Majchrzak — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of August 3–9, 2026?
- Aryna Sabalenka at 84% in Aryna Sabalenka vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova — 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.