We are down to the final four teams in the newly expanded College Football Playoffs. The semifinals are set to begin tonight in Miami with Notre Dame vs. Penn State in the Orange Bowl. Jay is on an 11-5-2 (69%) run with his Bowl picks, while Bobby is on a 6-3-1 (67%) run. We also have our picks for tomorrow’s Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Texas.
We had another winning night with our College Basketball free picks on Wednesday and we’ll look to keep that going tonight. Bobby and Jay are on a combined 30-21 (59%) run entering tonight’s action and have 6 Best Bets locked and loaded.
Check out our daily YouTube videos to get Jay Cooper and Bobby Babowski’s Best Bets of the day including recaps of last night’s picks. We are on a 10-5 (67%) run!
Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Thursday, January 9th, 2025 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
NFL Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 30-15 (67%) Run
Texans +3 over Chargers
NFL Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 24-14-2 (63%)
Bucs -3 over Commanders
NFL Best Bets – Reggie Garrett
Rams +1.5 over Vikings
UltimateCapper CONSENSUS STAFF PLAYS FOR WILD CARD WEEKEND:
The following picks are 100% consensus plays from our staff. These are plays when all three of us are on the same side of a game. We are on a 6-2 (75%) run.
Steelers +10
Rams +1.5
2-TEAM, 6-POINT TEASERS FOR WILD CARD WEEKEND:
Bobby Babowski
Texans +9/Rams +7.5
Jay Cooper | 8-of-11 Winning Weeks
Packers +10.5/Texans +9
Reggie Garrett
Rams +7.5/Commanders +9
| Wild Card Matchup Day | Bobby Babowski All: 137-129-6 Top: 49-38-3 | Jay Cooper All: 136-131-5 Top: 48-40-2 | Reggie Garrett All: 144-120-8 Top: 44-43-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA Chargers @ Houston Saturday |  +3 $$ | +3 |  -2.5 |
| Pittsburgh @ Baltimore Saturday |  +10 | +10 | +10 |
| Denver @ Buffalo Sunday |  +9.5 | +9.5 |  -8.5 |
| Green Bay @ Philadelphia Sunday |  +4.5 | +4.5 |  -4 |
| Washington @ Tampa Bay Sunday |  +3 |  -3 $$ | +3 |
| Minnesota @ LA Rams Monday |  +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.5 $$ |
CFB Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 11-5-2 (69%) Run
Notre Dame vs Penn State Free Pick
Ohio State vs Texas Free Pick
Jay’s College Bowl Free Picks [All Games]
CFB Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 6-3-1 (67%) Run
Penn State +2 over Notre Dame (Thursday)
Ohio State -6 over Texas (Friday)
NBA Best Bets – Jay Cooper
Rockets -2.5 over Grizzlies
Thursday’s NBA Free Picks [All Games]
NBA Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 5-1 (83%) Run
Suns -6.5 over Hawks
CBB Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 15-10 (60%) Run
Montana State -1 over Northern Colorado
Northern Arizona +8 over Montana
CS Northridge +4 over Cal Irvine
CBB Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 15-11 (58%) Run
Vermont +5 over UMass Lowell
Texas State +7 over Troy
Tennessee Martin -1 over Western Illinois
NHL Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 12-10 (+$310) Run
Wild +113 over Avalanche
Thursday’s NHL Free Picks [All Games]
NHL Best Bets – Bobby Babowski
Islanders +155 over Golden Knights
THURSDAY’S FREE HORSE PICKS
Aqueduct – 12:40 ET
Race 1: 1 Light Man
Race 2: 6 Short Shift
Race 3: 5 Have You Heard
Race 4: 1 King Phoenix
Race 5: 3 Quiet Wisdom
Race 6: 5 Engineer Empire
Race 7: 1/1A Crazy Mason/Radio Red
Race 8: 6 Boston’s Phinest
Fair Grounds – 12:45 CT
Race 1: 2 Aztec Empress
Race 2: 7 Night Stick
Race 3: 5 Wayllen Richard
Race 4: 2 Guitar Woman
Race 5: 6 Multiplication
Race 6: 1 Concentration
Race 7: 9 Gentle Soul
Race 8: 2 Shoot the Nickel
Race 9: 7 Party On Girl
Race 10: 3 Munnings Catsle
Gulfstream Park – 12:20 ET
Race 1: 10 Win After Win
Race 2: 1 Did I Dazzle You
Race 3: 7 Remerton
Race 4: 5 Flashy Motor
Race 5: 7 Khoolzan
Race 6: 7 Pocket Pair
Race 7: 1 Mizoula
Race 8: 5 Turbulent Force
Race 9: 2 Neat Trick
Mahoning Valley – 12:15 ET
Race 1: 2 Formyboys
Race 2: 7 Jack’s Yacht Queen
Race 3: 5 Swayback Mobil
Race 4: 3 The Coachman
Race 5: 6 Living in Style
Race 6: 2 Drill’s Boy
Race 7: 3 Geaux Yoshka
Race 8: 2 Lady Serenity
Race 9: 6 Casual Attire
Race 10: 3 Excitment
Turf Paradise – 12:35 MT
Race 1: 3 Sweetdisire
Race 2: 6 Knightline
Race 3: 1 Wodeton
Race 4: 4 Heavenly Violet
Race 5: 5 Sensical
Race 6: 1 Babe’s Got Appeal
Race 7: 4 Let Me Love You
Race 8: 2 Freedom Empire
NFL Futures Jay Cooper
Lions to win Super Bowl (+1600) 5/17/2024
Ravens to win AFC North (+135) 7/7/2024
Commanders OVER 6.5 wins (-125) 7/23/2024
Eagles to win NFC East (-145) 7/23/2024
Texans to win AFC South (-120) 8/26/2024
NHL Futures Jay Cooper
Jets to win Western Conference (+1000) 11/6/2024
Kings to win Western Conference (+1700) 11/6/2024
