Free Sports Picks — Monday, August 24, 2026

Monday’s card features free MLB, WNBA, soccer and tennis betting picks from professional handicappers, with several games drawing agreement from multiple experts. (Picks Depot)

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MLB: REDS -145

Handicapper: Calvin King

Calvin King opens Monday’s MLB card by backing Cincinnati at home against San Francisco. King makes REDS -145his 1% free play.

Free Pick: REDS -145

WNBA: VALKYRIES-LYNX UNDER 159.5

Handicapper: Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan attacks the total in Golden State-Minnesota, recommending UNDER 159.5 -105.

Free Pick: UNDER 159.5 -105

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MLB: WHITE SOX -131

Handicapper: Ricky Tran

Ricky Tran backs CHICAGO WHITE SOX -131 against Texas.

Chicago enters 6-4 over its last 10 games. The starting-pitching trends also support the White Sox: Texas starter Kumar Rocker is 0-4 over his last four starts, while Chicago’s Jose Urquidy is 3-0 over his last three.

Tran sees the value with the home favorite.

Free Pick: WHITE SOX -131

MLB: RAYS -1.5 +135

Handicapper: Oliver Smith

Oliver Smith bypasses the Tampa Bay moneyline and goes after a bigger return on the run line against Detroit.

Free Pick: RAYS -1.5 +135

MLB: NATIONALS -185

Handicapper: William Burns

William Burns sees a substantial starting-pitching advantage for Washington against Colorado.

Ryan Feltner enters 5-7 with a 5.97 ERA and has struggled on the road, going 1-4 with a 5.54 ERA. Washington counters with Cade Cavalli, who is 11-5 with a 3.22 ERA and has thrown 14 consecutive scoreless innings over his last two starts.

Burns projects a 7-3 Washington victory.

Free Pick: NATIONALS -185

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MLB: CUBS -137

Handicapper: Ray Monohan

Ray Monohan backs CHICAGO CUBS -137 against Arizona.

Kevin Gausman gets the ball for Chicago after pitching reasonably well in his previous start before leaving with hand cramps. Monohan sees an opportunity for the Cubs offense against an Arizona starter carrying an ERA above 5.00 who has surrendered six runs in each of his last two outings.

Monohan enters Monday 394-327 (55%), +3339 since mid-December.

Free Pick: CUBS -137

WNBA: VALKYRIES-LYNX UNDER 159.5

Handicapper: Bobby Conn

Bobby Conn joins the lower-scoring position in Golden State-Minnesota.

Free Pick: UNDER 159.5 -105

MLB: WHITE SOX -129

Handicapper: Jeff Alexander

Jeff Alexander also backs Chicago against Texas, making the home favorite his Monday free MLB selection.

Free Pick: WHITE SOX -129

WNBA: VALKYRIES-LYNX UNDER 159.5

Handicapper: Black Widow

Black Widow makes UNDER 159.5 -105 in Golden State-Minnesota the free Wiseguy selection. The handicap incorporates situational factors, trends, statistics and injury information.

Free Pick: UNDER 159.5 -105

Three handicappers independently landing on the same Golden State-Minnesota total makes the UNDER one of Monday’s most notable consensus positions.

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MLB: PHILLIES -110

Handicapper: Rocky Atkinson

Rocky Atkinson backs PHILADELPHIA -110 at Seattle.

Philadelphia enters 73-58 and has gone 6-0 over the past week. Seattle is 62-70 and has struggled in games carrying relatively short moneyline prices.

Zack Wheeler provides another advantage. He is 10-4 with a 2.92 ERA overall, 6-2 with a 2.67 ERA on the road and 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA in interleague action.

Seattle starter Logan Gilbert has struggled badly against Philadelphia, posting a 7.88 ERA against the Phillies over the last three years and a 7.50 career ERA against them.

Atkinson enters on a 20-9 (69%) overall run over his last 29 selections.

Free Pick: PHILLIES -110

MLB: ATHLETICS +135

Handicapper: Steve Janus

Steve Janus goes hunting for plus-money value in Minnesota-Oakland, taking the home underdog as his free sharp selection.

Free Pick: ATHLETICS +135

SOCCER: CHELSEA-FULHAM UNDER 3

Handicapper: Rob Vinciletti

Rob Vinciletti recommends UNDER 3 -128 in Chelsea-Fulham.

Fulham defeated Chelsea in their previous meeting but still faces a substantial overall talent disadvantage. Vinciletti expects Fulham to try to keep the match manageable rather than engage Chelsea in an open game.

A close Chelsea victory or lower-scoring draw fits his expected game script.

Free Pick: UNDER 3 -128

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MLB: PIRATES-PADRES UNDER 7.5

Handicapper: R&R Totals

R&R Totals targets the pitching matchup in Pittsburgh-San Diego with a low total.

The totals specialist enters with a long-term MLB record of 1277-1096 (54%) over the last 2,591 MLB selections.

Free Pick: UNDER 7.5 -115

MLB: TWINS -145

Handicapper: Hunter Price

Hunter Price takes the opposite position from Steve Janus in Minnesota-Oakland, backing the Twins as the favorite.

Free Pick: TWINS -145

MLB: PHILLIES -110

Handicapper: Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee agrees with Rocky Atkinson on Philadelphia, making the Phillies his Monday free MLB play.

Free Pick: PHILLIES -110

WNBA: DREAM-SPARKS OVER 180.5

Handicapper: Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy recommends OVER 180.5 -110 in Atlanta-Los Angeles.

These teams met Thursday in Los Angeles and Atlanta rolled to a 124-88 victory, producing 212 total points. Their first meeting this season also sailed upward, finishing with 193 points.

Atlanta’s offense remains hot, making 32, 46 and 37 field goals during its current road trip. Murphy believes Los Angeles is capable of contributing enough offensively to push the rematch over as well.

Free Pick: OVER 180.5 -110

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WNBA: DREAM -8.5

Handicapper: AAA Sports

AAA Sports backs ATLANTA -8.5 against Los Angeles.

The Dream have won three straight and five of their last six while compiling a strong 12-7 road record.

The most compelling evidence came in this exact matchup less than a week ago, when Atlanta destroyed Los Angeles by 36 points. The Sparks had lost six consecutive games before finally defeating Connecticut and have already been eliminated from playoff contention.

AAA Sports expects Atlanta to control the rematch.

Free Pick: DREAM -8.5

MLB: PADRES -104

Handicapper: Mike Lundin

Mike Lundin enters Monday on a 12-2 premium-pick run and perfect 5-0 free-pick run and backs SAN DIEGO -104against Pittsburgh.

The Pirates have struggled badly against left-handed starting pitchers, posting a 12-27 (.308) record against southpaw starters this season.

That weakness becomes particularly important against Robbie Ray. The San Diego lefty is 11-7 with a 3.20 ERA and has posted a 2.67 ERA over his last five starts. Current Pittsburgh hitters have managed just a combined .205 batting average against him over 39 career at-bats.

Free Pick: PADRES -104

MLB: PHILLIES -113

Handicapper: Marc David

Marc David enters 106-86 (55%), +$15,240 since June 5 across all sports and joins the growing Philadelphia consensus.

Zack Wheeler enters 10-4 with a 2.92 ERA and has dominated Seattle’s current hitters, limiting them to a combined .172 batting average over 58 career at-bats.

Seattle counters with Logan Gilbert, who owns a solid 3.35 ERA but faces a Philadelphia club riding a nine-game winning streak.

With Rocky Atkinson, Brandon Lee and Marc David all independently recommending Philadelphia, the Phillies are another notable consensus side on Monday’s free card.

Free Pick: PHILLIES -113

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TENNIS: DHAKSHINESWAR SURESH +3

Handicapper: Andrew Gold

Andrew Gold makes DHAKSHINESWAR SURESH +3 -115 against Marcos Giron his 1% Gold Rush free selection.

Free Pick: DHAKSHINESWAR SURESH +3 -115

MLB: MARLINS +1.5 -150

Handicapper: ProSportsPicks

ProSportsPicks’ data-driven models identify value with the underdog in Boston-Miami.

The handicapping approach uses data integration, trend isolation and modeling to identify positive expected-value opportunities. Miami enters 8-2 ATS over its last 10 games and 4-1 ATS over its last five home games.

Free Pick: MARLINS +1.5 -150

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