Sunday 18 October 2026 · Before kickoff
30 picks were published for 2026-10-18. Everything below is what subscribers had in front of them at kickoff -- nothing held back, nothing edited after the fact. Results were posted the following morning.
We were on the goals here. CA Osasuna and Real Racing Club de Santander had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between SC Cambuur and AZ Alkmaar pointed to a lively one, and at 1.35 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.
We were on the goals here. RB Salzburg and Rheindorf Altach had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Wolfsberger AC and WSG Tirol had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Leeds United and Manchester United had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the quiet side here. Bournemouth and Sunderland had kept their recent meetings tight — 3 of the last 4 had stayed under 3.5. At 1.35 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Angers and Marseille had turned their recent meetings into open games — 4 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace pointed to a lively one, and at 1.20 it was a short one for the Over 1.5.
We were on the goals here. Fiorentina and Como had turned their recent meetings into open games — 4 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the quiet side here. The read on Bayer Leverkusen against SC Freiburg was a low-scoring one, and at 1.35 it was a short one for Under 4.5.
We were on the quiet side here. Celta Vigo and Alavés had kept their recent meetings tight — 3 of the last 4 had stayed under 3.5. At 1.21 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Groningen and Ajax pointed to a lively one, and at 1.36 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.
We were on the goals here. Sturm Graz and Grazer AK had turned their recent meetings into open games — 4 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Paris FC and Rennes pointed to a lively one, and at 1.20 it was a short one for the Over 1.5.
We were on the goals here. Le Havre and Auxerre had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Lorient and AS Monaco had turned their recent meetings into open games — 4 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. AC Milan and Atalanta BC had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Málaga and Real Sociedad had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the quiet side here. Racing Club and Independiente had kept their recent meetings tight — 4 of the last 4 had stayed under 3.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the quiet side here. FC Twente Enschede and FC Utrecht had kept their recent meetings tight — 4 of the last 4 had stayed under 4.5. At 1.35 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. NEC Nijmegen and Fortuna Sittard had turned their recent meetings into open games — 4 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the quiet side here. Juventus and Lazio had kept their recent meetings tight — 4 of the last 4 had stayed under 4.5. At 1.15 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Lyon and Nice had turned their recent meetings into open games — 4 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the quiet side here. The read on São Bernardo against Criciuma was a low-scoring one, and at 1.20 it was a short one for Under 3.5.
We were on the quiet side here. Clube de Regatas Brasil and Botafogo-SP had kept their recent meetings tight — 3 of the last 4 had stayed under 4.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Grêmio and Cruzeiro had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Fluminense and Santos pointed to a lively one, and at 1.20 it was a short one for the Over 1.5.
We were on the goals here. FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 2.5. At 1.35 that was a short one.
We were on the quiet side here. Vila Nova and Grêmio Novorizontino had kept their recent meetings tight — 4 of the last 4 had stayed under 3.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
We were on the goals here. Monterrey and Pachuca had turned their recent meetings into open games — 4 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.
| Picks published | 30 |
| Locked at kickoff | 30 |
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