Week in picks — September 21–27, 2026
A week the model would happily sign again: Maiden went 162-65 (71.4%) across 227 graded picks (college football 38-9, NFL 9-6, tennis 108-47, UFC 4-2, cricket 3-1).
Ekaterine Gorgodze at 50% in Barbora Palicova vs Ekaterine Gorgodze. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
Penn State Nittany Lions at 88% in Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
College Football
In college football we went 38-9 (80.9%) over 47 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Air Force Falcons at Nevada Wolf Pack✓
- App State Mountaineers at NC State Wolfpack✓
- Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars✓
- Boise State Broncos at Western Michigan Broncos✓
- Central Michigan Chippewas at Miami Hurricanes✓
- Colorado Buffaloes at Baylor Bears✓
- Colorado State Rams at UTSA Roadrunners✓
- Delaware Blue Hens at Virginia Cavaliers✓
- Florida Atlantic Owls at UL Monroe Warhawks✓
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Stanford Cardinal✗
- Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys✗
- Houston Cougars at Georgia Southern Eagles✓
- Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes✓
- James Madison Dukes at Old Dominion Monarchs✓
- Kansas State Wildcats at Cincinnati Bearcats✗
- Kennesaw State Owls at Arkansas State Red Wolves✓
- Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Charlotte 49ers✓
- Massachusetts Minutemen at Sacramento State Hornets✗
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Jacksonville State Gamecocks✓
- Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington Huskies✗
- Missouri State Bears at SMU Mustangs✓
- Missouri Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs✓
- New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State Aggies✓
- Northern Illinois Huskies at Georgia State Panthers✓
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers✓
- Oklahoma Sooners at Georgia Bulldogs✓
- Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers✗
- Oregon State Beavers at UTEP Miners✓
- Rice Owls at Fresno State Bulldogs✓
- Sam Houston Bearkats at Texas Tech Red Raiders✓
- San Diego State Aztecs at Toledo Rockets✓
- South Alabama Jaguars at Kentucky Wildcats✓
- South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide✓
- South Florida Bulls at Bowling Green Falcons✓
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Tulane Green Wave✓
- Troy Trojans at Utah State Aggies✓
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Arkansas Razorbacks✓
- UNLV Rebels at Akron Zips✓
- Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones✓
- Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers✓
- Virginia Tech Hokies at Boston College Eagles✓
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals✗
- Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions✗
NFL
In the NFL we went 9-6 (60.0%) over 15 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers✓
- Baltimore Ravens vs Dallas Cowboys✓
- Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns✗
- Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers✗
- Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts✗
- Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins✓
- Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints✗
- Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills✓
- Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos✗
- Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers✓
- New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars✓
- New York Jets at Detroit Lions✓
- Tennessee Titans at New York Giants✓
Tennis
Tennis carried 108-47 (69.7%) over 155 graded picks, accuracy score 0.221 — lower is better, 0.25 is a coin flip; the sim called 72 exact set scores on the nose; upset calls against the market went 4-5.
September 21, 2026
Picks went 15-4 · 7 exact scores called
September 22, 2026
Picks went 21-11 · 11 exact scores called
September 23, 2026
Picks went 16-5 · 13 exact scores called
September 24, 2026
Picks went 22-10 · 18 exact scores called
September 25, 2026
Picks went 12-9 · 9 exact scores called
September 26, 2026
Picks went 11-5 · 7 exact scores called
September 27, 2026
Picks went 11-3 · 7 exact scores called
UFC
UFC went 4-2 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 3-1 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 September 21–27, 2026?
- Maiden went 162-65 (71.4%) across 227 graded picks in the week of September 21–27, 2026 (college football 38-9, NFL 9-6, tennis 108-47, UFC 4-2, cricket 3-1). Every pick is graded against the number we published before the event.
- What was Maiden's best call in the week of September 21–27, 2026?
- Ekaterine Gorgodze at 50% in Barbora Palicova vs Ekaterine Gorgodze — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of September 21–27, 2026?
- Penn State Nittany Lions at 88% in Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions — 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.