Daily Picks

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · updated Oct 3, 4:20 PM CT
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MLB · 2 on slate
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NHL · 13 on slate
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Tennis · 13 on slate

Suggested bets

What "most confident" means
Time (CT)SportBetKalshiModel fairEdge
6:00 PMNHL
OTT ML · Moneyline Most confident
OTT @ TOR · NHL
Qualifies under the NHL underdog rule (tuned on 2022-25 walk-forward tests): model 55.8% vs 46.8% at the opening book line, +9.0 pts.
48.5¢55.8¢+7.3¢
7:30 PMMLB
San Diego Padres ML · Moneyline Most confident
San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers · NLDS 'A' Game 1
Model 39.6% vs Kalshi 35.5% (de-vigged): +4.1 pts. Starters: Robbie Ray vs Jacob Misiorowski.
35.5¢39.6¢+4.1¢
9:00 PMTennis
Grigoriy Lomakin · Match winner Most confident
Grigoriy Lomakin vs Ajeet Rai · ATP Challenger Wuning - Qualification Round 1
Model 46% vs Kalshi 20% midpoint: a 25-pt gap, over the 10-pt tennis threshold; Elo also has Grigoriy Lomakin at 39%.
Market-weighted estimate is only 23% (Kalshi has been more accurate than this model in 2026 tests): about -0.0 pts after the 2c fee
Tennis model has no settled live record yet (paper trading since 2026-10-02)
20.5¢45.6¢+25.1¢
9:00 PMTennis
Zongyu Li · Match winner Most confident
Zongyu Li vs Jia-Jing Lu · WTA 125K Suzhou - Qualification Round 1
Model 52% vs Kalshi 36% midpoint: a 16-pt gap, over the 10-pt tennis threshold; Elo also has Zongyu Li at 54%.
Market-weighted estimate is only 39% (Kalshi has been more accurate than this model in 2026 tests): about -0.3 pts after the 2c fee
Tennis model has no settled live record yet (paper trading since 2026-10-02)
36.5¢52.3¢+15.8¢
9:00 PMNHL
LAK ML · Moneyline Most confident
LAK @ SJS · NHL
Qualifies under the NHL underdog rule (tuned on 2022-25 walk-forward tests): model 55.4% vs 47.8% at the opening book line, +7.6 pts.
More players ruled out recently than the opponent; this group did much worse in backtests
49.5¢55.4¢+5.9¢
6:30 PMNHL
NJD ML · Moneyline
NJD @ NYI · NHL
Qualifies under the NHL underdog rule (tuned on 2022-25 walk-forward tests): model 54.9% vs 48.9% at the opening book line, +6.0 pts.
More players ruled out recently than the opponent; this group did much worse in backtests
Not top-confidence: edge vs the current Kalshi price is only -1.6c (< 4c): the line has moved toward the pick
56.5¢54.9¢-1.6¢
10:00 PMTennis
Sinja Kraus · Match winner
Sinja Kraus vs Dayana Yastremska · WTA Beijing - Round Of 32
Model 47% vs Kalshi 29% midpoint: a 19-pt gap, over the 10-pt tennis threshold; Elo also has Sinja Kraus at 42%.
Market-weighted estimate is only 31% (Kalshi has been more accurate than this model in 2026 tests): about -0.4 pts after the 2c fee
Tennis model has no settled live record yet (paper trading since 2026-10-02)
Not top-confidence: not in the tennis top 2 (#3 by market-weighted edge after fee, -0.4c)
28.5¢47.4¢+18.9¢
1 lean(s) below the pick threshold
Time (CT)SportBetKalshiModel fairEdge
5:30 PMMLB
Tampa Bay Rays ML · Moneyline
New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays · ALDS 'A' Game 1
Model 58.2% vs Kalshi 55.5% (de-vigged): +2.7 pts. Starters: Gerrit Cole vs Drew Rasmussen.
Not top-confidence: edge 2.7c < 4c
55.5¢58.2¢+2.7¢