Week in picks — September 7–13, 2026
A week the model would happily sign again: Maiden went 147-69 (68.1%) across 216 graded picks (college football 33-7, NFL 9-4, tennis 91-53, UFC 3-3, cricket 11-2).
Daniel Masur at 51% in Dan Added vs. Daniel Masur. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
Oregon Ducks at 97% in Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma State Cowboys. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
College football
College football went 33-7 (82.5%) over 40 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats✓
- App State Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates✗
- Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas A&M Aggies✓
- Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars✓
- Arkansas Razorbacks at Utah Utes✓
- Bowling Green Falcons at Nebraska Cornhuskers✓
- Buffalo Bulls at Florida International Panthers✓
- Charlotte 49ers at Ole Miss Rebels✓
- Delaware Blue Hens at Vanderbilt Commodores✓
- Duke Blue Devils at Illinois Fighting Illini✗
- Eastern Michigan Eagles at Michigan State Spartans✓
- Georgia Southern Eagles at Clemson Tigers✓
- Georgia State Panthers at Kennesaw State Owls✗
- Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes✓
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Ohio Bobcats✓
- Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at USC Trojans✓
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at LSU Tigers✓
- Memphis Tigers at Boise State Broncos✓
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Marshall Thundering Herd✓
- Mississippi State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers✗
- Navy Midshipmen at Florida Atlantic Owls✗
- New Mexico State Aggies at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors✓
- Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Tech Hokies✓
- Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma State Cowboys✗
- Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls✓
- Rice Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish✓
- Sacramento State Hornets at Fresno State Bulldogs✓
- South Alabama Jaguars at Tulane Green Wave✓
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Auburn Tigers✓
- Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets✓
- Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oregon State Beavers✓
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Sam Houston Bearkats✓
- UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers✓
- UL Monroe Warhawks at UAB Blazers✓
- Utah State Aggies at Washington Huskies✓
- UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats✗
- Washington State Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats✓
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Georgia Bulldogs✓
NFL
The NFL went 9-4 (69.2%) over 13 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers✗
- Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers✓
- Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts✓
- Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans✗
- Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers✓
- Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars✓
- Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings✓
- New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions✓
- New York Jets at Tennessee Titans✗
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals✓
- Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles✓
Tennis
Tennis carried 91-53 (63.2%) over 144 graded picks, accuracy score 0.228 — lower is better, 0.25 is a coin flip; the sim called 49 exact set scores on the nose; upset calls against the market went 3-10.
September 7, 2026
Picks went 9-11 · 6 exact scores called
September 8, 2026
Picks went 27-11 · 14 exact scores called
September 9, 2026
Picks went 16-9 · 9 exact scores called
September 10, 2026
Picks went 10-6 · 7 exact scores called
September 11, 2026
Picks went 16-9 · 6 exact scores called
September 12, 2026
Picks went 4-5 · 1 exact score called
September 13, 2026
Picks went 9-2 · 6 exact scores called
UFC
UFC went 3-3 over 6 graded fight picks — the cage was kind this week. Every fight below links its full result and pick review.
Cricket
Cricket leans went 11-2 over 13 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 September 7–13, 2026?
- Maiden went 147-69 (68.1%) across 216 graded picks in the week of September 7–13, 2026 (college football 33-7, NFL 9-4, tennis 91-53, UFC 3-3, cricket 11-2). Every pick is graded against the number we published before the event.
- What was Maiden's best call in the week of September 7–13, 2026?
- Daniel Masur at 51% in Dan Added vs. Daniel Masur — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of September 7–13, 2026?
- Oregon Ducks at 97% in Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma State Cowboys — 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.