Week in picks — August 24–30, 2026
A workmanlike week: 58-41, 58.6%, across 99 graded picks (college football 6-1, tennis 46-36, UFC 2-1, cricket 4-3). Nothing flashy.
Benjamin Bonzi at 50% in Benjamin Bonzi vs. Kamil Majchrzak. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
TCU Horned Frogs at 79% in North Carolina Tar Heels vs TCU Horned Frogs. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
College football
College football went 6-1 (85.7%) over 7 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Stanford Cardinal✓
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks at North Dakota State Bison✓
- NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers✓
- New Mexico State Aggies at Florida State Seminoles✓
- North Carolina Tar Heels vs TCU Horned Frogs✗
- Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Michigan Eagles✓
- San José State Spartans at USC Trojans✓
Tennis
Tennis carried 46-36 (56.1%) over 82 graded picks, accuracy score 0.243 — lower is better, 0.25 is a coin flip; the sim called 24 exact set scores on the nose; upset calls against the market went 2-4.
August 24, 2026
Picks went 9-3 · 7 exact scores called
August 25, 2026
Picks went 6-11 · 3 exact scores called
August 26, 2026
Picks went 5-5 · 4 exact scores called
August 27, 2026
Picks went 2-5 · 1 exact score called
August 28, 2026
Picks went 2-4 · 1 exact score called
August 29, 2026
Picks went 1-2
August 30, 2026
Picks went 21-6 · 8 exact scores called
UFC
UFC went 2-1 over 3 graded fight picks — the cage was kind this week. Every fight below links its full result and pick review.
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
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 August 24–30, 2026?
- Maiden went 58-41 (58.6%) across 99 graded picks in the week of August 24–30, 2026 (college football 6-1, tennis 46-36, UFC 2-1, 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 August 24–30, 2026?
- Benjamin Bonzi at 50% in Benjamin Bonzi vs. Kamil Majchrzak — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of August 24–30, 2026?
- TCU Horned Frogs at 79% in North Carolina Tar Heels vs TCU Horned Frogs — 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.