NOVELTY Daily Harvest

Tuesday 20 October 2026 · The morning after

17 picks. 17 settled, and it was a good day — 11 of 17 came in. Every one is listed below with the reasoning we gave at kickoff and how it actually went.

The picks

1. Fenerbahce v Slavia Praha Tue 20 Oct · 18:45 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.60

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Fenerbahce and Slavia Praha pointed to a lively one, and at 1.60 it was a fair price for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 2-2. That one came in.

2. Sabah FK v Borussia Dortmund Tue 20 Oct · 18:45 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.44

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Sabah FK and Borussia Dortmund pointed to a lively one, and at 1.44 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 1-2. That one came in.

3. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth Tue 20 Oct · 20:45 SAST Over 3.5 @ 1.50

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portsmouth pointed to a lively one, and at 1.50 it was a short one for the Over 3.5.

Full time: 1-1. Not to be this time.

4. AS Roma v ŠK Slovan Bratislava Tue 20 Oct · 21:00 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.25

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between AS Roma and ŠK Slovan Bratislava pointed to a lively one, and at 1.25 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 4-0. That one came in.

5. Porto v PSV Eindhoven Tue 20 Oct · 21:00 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.54

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Porto and PSV Eindhoven pointed to a lively one, and at 1.54 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 0-1. Not to be this time.

6. Liverpool v Villarreal Tue 20 Oct · 21:00 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.44

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Liverpool and Villarreal pointed to a lively one, and at 1.44 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 4-3. That one came in.

7. Paris Saint Germain v Barcelona Tue 20 Oct · 21:00 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.20

We were on the goals here. Paris Saint Germain and Barcelona had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 2.5. At 1.20 that was a short one.

Full time: 4-2. That one came in.

8. Manchester City v AEK Athens Tue 20 Oct · 21:00 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.25

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Manchester City and AEK Athens pointed to a lively one, and at 1.25 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 5-1. That one came in.

9. Napoli v Bodø/Glimt Tue 20 Oct · 21:00 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.57

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Napoli and Bodø/Glimt pointed to a lively one, and at 1.57 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 4-3. That one came in.

10. VfB Stuttgart v Atlético Madrid Tue 20 Oct · 21:00 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.44

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between VfB Stuttgart and Atlético Madrid pointed to a lively one, and at 1.44 it was a short one for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 1-1. Not to be this time.

11. Londrina v Cuiabá Wed 21 Oct · 00:30 SAST Under 2.5 @ 1.25

We were on the quiet side here. The read on Londrina against Cuiabá was a low-scoring one, and at 1.25 it was a short one for Under 2.5.

Full time: 1-0. That one came in.

12. Guadalajara v Necaxa Wed 21 Oct · 02:07 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.40

We were on the goals here. Guadalajara and Necaxa had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 2.5. At 1.40 that was a short one.

Full time: 1-0. Not to be this time.

13. FC Juárez v Atlante FC Wed 21 Oct · 03:00 SAST Over 1.5 @ 1.25

We were on the goals here. FC Juárez and Atlante FC had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.25 that was a short one.

Full time: 0-1. Not to be this time.

14. Atlético San Luis v Querétaro Wed 21 Oct · 03:00 SAST Over 1.5 @ 1.25

We were on the goals here. Atlético San Luis and Querétaro had turned their recent meetings into open games — 3 of the last 4 had gone past 1.5. At 1.25 that was a short one.

Full time: 2-1. That one came in.

15. Tigres v León Wed 21 Oct · 05:00 SAST Over 1.5 @ 1.25

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Tigres and León pointed to a lively one, and at 1.25 it was a short one for the Over 1.5.

Full time: 0-2. That one came in.

16. Como v Manchester United Wed 21 Oct · 18:45 SAST Over 2.5 @ 1.62

We were on the goals here. The recent head-to-head between Como and Manchester United pointed to a lively one, and at 1.62 it was a fair price for the Over 2.5.

Full time: 4-1. That one came in.

17. Lille v Galatasaray Wed 21 Oct · 18:45 SAST Home or Draw @ 1.50

We were covering two outcomes here — Home or Draw. It was the safer way into this one, and at 1.50 it was a short one.

Full time: 2-4. Not to be this time.

How the day went

Total published17
Won11 (65%)
Lost6
Void0
Awaiting result0
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