Week in picks — August 31 – September 6, 2026
A week the model would happily sign again: Maiden went 189-62 (75.3%) across 251 graded picks (college football 25-1, tennis 156-53, UFC 3-1, cricket 5-7).
Nadia Podoroska at 51% in Nadia Podoroska vs. Simona Waltert. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
Lorenzo Musetti at 86% in Dane Sweeny vs. Lorenzo Musetti. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
College football
College football went 25-1 (96.2%) over 26 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes✓
- Baylor Bears vs Auburn Tigers✓
- Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks✓
- Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats✓
- Central Michigan Chippewas at New Mexico Lobos✓
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at West Virginia Mountaineers✓
- East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide✓
- Florida Atlantic Owls at Florida Gators✓
- Marshall Thundering Herd at Penn State Nittany Lions✓
- Miami (OH) RedHawks at Pittsburgh Panthers✓
- Missouri State Bears at Texas A&M Aggies✓
- North Texas Mean Green at Indiana Hoosiers✓
- Northern Illinois Huskies at Iowa Hawkeyes✓
- Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars✓
- Sam Houston Bearkats at Troy Trojans✓
- UL Monroe Warhawks at Mississippi State Bulldogs✓
- UNLV Rebels at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors✓
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Nevada Wolf Pack✗
- Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines✓
Tennis
Tennis carried 156-53 (74.6%) over 209 graded picks, accuracy score 0.192 — lower is better, 0.25 is a coin flip; the sim called 94 exact set scores on the nose; upset calls against the market went 8-7.
August 31, 2026
Picks went 40-16 · 25 exact scores called
September 1, 2026
Picks went 21-3 · 15 exact scores called
September 2, 2026
Picks went 32-10 · 20 exact scores called
September 3, 2026
Picks went 29-9 · 14 exact scores called
September 4, 2026
Picks went 16-4 · 9 exact scores called
September 5, 2026
Picks went 10-7 · 4 exact scores called
September 6, 2026
Picks went 8-4 · 7 exact scores called
UFC
UFC went 3-1 over 4 graded fight picks — the cage was kind this week. Every fight below links its full result and pick review.
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Cricket
Cricket leans went 5-7 over 12 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 31 – September 6, 2026?
- Maiden went 189-62 (75.3%) across 251 graded picks in the week of August 31 – September 6, 2026 (college football 25-1, tennis 156-53, UFC 3-1, cricket 5-7). Every pick is graded against the number we published before the event.
- What was Maiden's best call in the week of August 31 – September 6, 2026?
- Nadia Podoroska at 51% in Nadia Podoroska vs. Simona Waltert — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of August 31 – September 6, 2026?
- Lorenzo Musetti at 86% in Dane Sweeny vs. Lorenzo Musetti — 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.