Week in picks — October 12–18, 2026
A workmanlike week: 141-89, 61.3%, across 230 graded picks (college football 32-13, NFL 6-6, tennis 102-60, UFC 0-5, cricket 1-5). Nothing flashy.
Martin Landaluce at 50% in Ilia Simakin vs Martin Landaluce. The market had the other side; we published the upset call anyway, and it landed.
Temple Owls at 89% in Charlotte 49ers at Temple Owls. It lost. It stays on the record like everything else we publish.
College Football
In college football we went 32-13 (71.1%) over 45 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Akron Zips at Miami (OH) RedHawks✓
- Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers✗
- Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders✓
- Arkansas Razorbacks at Vanderbilt Commodores✗
- Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs✗
- Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons✗
- Charlotte 49ers at Temple Owls✗
- Florida Atlantic Owls at Army Black Knights✓
- Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns✗
- Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes✓
- Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs✗
- Georgia State Panthers at James Madison Dukes✓
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies✓
- Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats✓
- Kent State Golden Flashes at South Florida Bulls✓
- Kentucky Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners✗
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at UL Monroe Warhawks✓
- Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange✓
- Massachusetts Minutemen at Buffalo Bulls✓
- Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers✓
- Missouri Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels✓
- Navy Midshipmen at UTSA Roadrunners✓
- Nevada Wolf Pack at North Dakota State Bison✓
- New Mexico Lobos at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors✓
- Northern Illinois Huskies at Wyoming Cowboys✓
- Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans✓
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars✗
- Ohio Bobcats at Sacramento State Hornets✓
- Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars✓
- Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles✗
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins✗
- San José State Spartans at UTEP Miners✓
- TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears✗
- Toledo Rockets at Eastern Michigan Eagles✓
- Troy Trojans at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns✓
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Rice Owls✓
- Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes✓
- Virginia Cavaliers at SMU Mustangs✓
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons at California Golden Bears✓
- Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers✓
- Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas✓
- Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins✓
NFL
In the NFL we went 6-6 (50.0%) over 12 graded games. Every game below links its full result and pick review.
- Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams✗
- Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders✓
- Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles✓
- Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons✓
- Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers✓
- Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars✗
- Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs✓
- New Orleans Saints at New York Giants✗
- New York Jets at New England Patriots✓
- Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts✗
Tennis
Tennis carried 102-60 (63.0%) over 162 graded picks, accuracy score 0.234 — lower is better, 0.25 is a coin flip; the sim called 70 exact set scores on the nose; upset calls against the market went 4-2.
October 12, 2026
Picks went 16-6 · 12 exact scores called
October 13, 2026
Picks went 31-13 · 19 exact scores called
October 14, 2026
Picks went 20-15 · 16 exact scores called
October 15, 2026
Picks went 14-9 · 10 exact scores called
October 16, 2026
Picks went 11-9 · 6 exact scores called
October 17, 2026
Picks went 6-5 · 4 exact scores called
October 18, 2026
Picks went 4-3 · 3 exact scores called
UFC
UFC went 0-5 over 5 graded fight picks — the cage humbled us this week. Every fight below links its full result and pick review.
Cricket
Cricket leans went 1-5 over 6 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 October 12–18, 2026?
- Maiden went 141-89 (61.3%) across 230 graded picks in the week of October 12–18, 2026 (college football 32-13, NFL 6-6, tennis 102-60, UFC 0-5, cricket 1-5). Every pick is graded against the number we published before the event.
- What was Maiden's best call in the week of October 12–18, 2026?
- Martin Landaluce at 50% in Ilia Simakin vs Martin Landaluce — an upset call against the market favorite that landed.
- What was Maiden's worst miss in the week of October 12–18, 2026?
- Temple Owls at 89% in Charlotte 49ers at Temple Owls — 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.