Free Sports Picks for Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Tuesday’s free betting card features MLB, WNBA and soccer selections from Picks Depot handicappers, plus an early college football pick for the weekend.

MLB: Texas Rangers -110 vs. Chicago White Sox

Free Pick: TEXAS RANGERS -110
Handicapper: Calvin King

Calvin King backs Texas as a short road favorite against Chicago, releasing the Rangers -110 as his 1% free play. With the price sitting close to even money, King sees enough value on Texas to make the Rangers his complimentary MLB selection.

Pick: TEXAS RANGERS -110

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WNBA: Connecticut Sun +6 vs. Chicago Sky

Free Pick: CONNECTICUT SUN +6
Handicapper: Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan takes the points with Connecticut against Chicago. Sullivan has released the Sun +6 as a 1* selection, giving bettors a six-point cushion with the home side.

Pick: CONNECTICUT SUN +6

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MLB: Boston Red Sox -157 vs. Miami Marlins

Free Pick: BOSTON RED SOX -157
Handicapper: Ricky Tran

Ricky Tran makes Boston his 1* MLB play, pointing to several supporting factors. The Red Sox enter the matchup 7-3 over their last 10 games and have won six of their last seven meetings with Miami.

Boston starter Payton Tolle has also won four of his last five starts. Tran believes the combination of Boston’s recent form, head-to-head success and starting pitching gives the road favorite the advantage.

Pick: BOSTON RED SOX -157

WNBA: Phoenix Mercury +120 vs. Washington Mystics

Free Pick: PHOENIX MERCURY +120
Handicapper: Oliver Smith

Oliver Smith goes hunting for plus-money value in Tuesday’s WNBA action, releasing Phoenix +120 as his 3* selection against Washington. Instead of laying points or juice, Smith is backing the Mercury outright as the underdog.

Pick: PHOENIX MERCURY +120

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MLB: Philadelphia Phillies +108 vs. Seattle Mariners

Free Pick: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES +108
Handicapper: Steve Janus

Steve Janus has identified Philadelphia as his Tuesday free sharp play. The Phillies are available at plus money, allowing bettors to take the underdog without laying a premium on the moneyline.

Pick: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES +108

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Soccer: Bodo/Glimt -1 vs. NEC Nijmegen

Free Pick: BODO/GLIMT -1
Handicapper: Rob Vinciletti

Rob Vinciletti backs Bodo/Glimt -1 on the Asian Handicap in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff.

Bodo/Glimt carries a two-goal aggregate advantage into the home leg and has won eight consecutive matches at home. Vinciletti expects Nijmegen’s need to attack and erase the deficit to create counterattacking opportunities for Bodo/Glimt.

The home side has scored at least twice in 10 of its last 11 matches, giving Vinciletti confidence that Bodo/Glimt can generate enough offense to cover the -1 handicap.

Pick: BODO/GLIMT -1

College Football: TCU -7.5 vs. North Carolina

Free Pick: TCU -7.5
Handicapper: Alex Smart

Alex Smart is already on the board for Saturday’s college football matchup, backing TCU against North Carolina.

Smart’s handicap centers on continuity and experience. He believes TCU owns the more settled roster, particularly in the trenches, while North Carolina is working through considerable roster and offensive-system changes.

The neutral-site setting and overseas travel are additional components of the handicap. Smart believes those circumstances enhance the value of the more experienced and physically established team.

Smart originally played TCU -7 and indicated he still considers the Horned Frogs playable at the current number.

Pick: TCU -7.5

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MLB: Boston Red Sox -157 vs. Miami Marlins

Free Pick: BOSTON RED SOX -157
Handicapper: Mike Lundin

Mike Lundin also lands on Boston, with his handicap focused heavily on rookie left-hander Payton Tolle.

Tolle enters with a 3.08 ERA and 1.08 WHIP while recording 134 strikeouts in 120 innings. Lundin particularly likes Tolle’s road form: the lefty has surrendered two earned runs or fewer in five consecutive road starts.

Miami’s performance against left-handed pitching is another factor in Lundin’s analysis. With Tolle pitching well away from Fenway, Lundin makes Boston his 3% free selection.

Pick: BOSTON RED SOX -157

MLB: Chicago White Sox +107 vs. Texas Rangers

Free Pick: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +107
Handicapper: Marc David

Marc David takes the opposite side of the Texas-Chicago matchup, backing the White Sox as a home underdog.

His argument starts with price. David believes Jacob deGrom’s reputation is influencing the market while Texas has struggled to deliver consistently as a road favorite.

Chicago enters 20-14 as a home underdog, while starter Anthony Kay has allowed three earned runs or fewer in eight consecutive starts. Texas is 11-14 as a road favorite, and deGrom’s teams have gone 3-5 when he starts in that role.

That combination leads David to the plus-money home underdog.

Pick: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +107

MLB: Miami Marlins +1.5 vs. Boston Red Sox

Free Pick: MIAMI MARLINS +1.5
Handicapper: ProSportsPicks

ProSportsPicks takes the runs with Miami in a matchup where other Picks Depot handicappers favor Boston on the moneyline.

The ProSportsPicks data-driven model identifies value on the underdog run line. Miami enters 7-3 ATS over its last 10 games and has gone 6-4 ATS in its last 10 head-to-head meetings with Boston.

Rather than requiring Miami to win outright, the selection grabs the additional 1.5 runs.

Pick: MIAMI MARLINS +1.5

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Based on the August 25 Picks Depot card and handicapper analyses provided.