Premium Picks Results: 6-2 on Halloween, 4-Star Wake Forest Wins
Guaranteed Sport Picks went 6-2 with its premium picks on Saturday, October 31, 2026, and the biggest win was the one we put the most behind: our first 4-star play of the season, Wake Forest -12.5 against Virginia, won 51-7. That covered by 31.5 points. Every pick below is listed exactly as it was released, with the price, the final score and the result.
Every premium pick from Saturday, October 31
| Premium pick | Game (ET) | Final | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers team total Under 14.5 (-110) | Michigan @ Rutgers, 12:30 PM | Michigan 28, Rutgers 21 | Loss |
| Old Dominion +2.5 (+105) | Marshall @ Old Dominion, 1:00 PM | Marshall 36, Old Dominion 23 | Loss |
| Air Force +1 (-113) | UConn @ Air Force, 3:00 PM | Air Force 35, UConn 26 | Win |
| Trail Blazers -6.5 (-110) | Portland @ Utah, 3:00 PM | Trail Blazers 112, Jazz 90 | Win |
| Wake Forest -12.5 (-108), 4-star | Virginia @ Wake Forest, 3:45 PM | Wake Forest 51, Virginia 7 | Win |
| 76ers -1.5 (-110) | Philadelphia @ Charlotte, 6:00 PM | 76ers 109, Hornets 104 | Win |
| Over 53 (-110) | Miami @ North Carolina, 7:30 PM | Miami 38, North Carolina 35 | Win |
| Avalanche -2.5 puck line (+105) | Calgary @ Colorado, 10:00 PM | Avalanche 5, Flames 2 | Win |
These are the premium picks only, as released to members, in kickoff order. Final scores were checked against two sources for each game (team athletic sites, ESPN, CBS Sports and AP game stories). Free picks and the leans on our game pages are not part of this record.
The 4-star Game of the Month: Wake Forest -12.5
We called Virginia @ Wake Forest our Game of the Month, and it was the first time this season we rated a play at 4 stars. No. 14 Wake Forest closed around -12.5 to -13.5 depending on the book and won 51-7 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. The Demon Deacons scored on their first nine possessions, led 20-0 at halftime and outgained Virginia 538-330, including 309-16 on the ground. Gio Lopez threw for 229 yards and ran for 64. Wake Forest is now 7-1 and has won five straight; Virginia has lost three in a row.
Miami vs North Carolina went Over 53 by 20 points
Top-ranked Miami beat North Carolina 38-35 at Kenan Stadium, and the 73 combined points cleared our Over 53 with room to spare. North Carolina quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns, Miami answered with two fourth-quarter scores, and the total was already past 53 early in the fourth quarter, before a late strip-sack sealed the game for the Hurricanes.
Air Force, the 76ers, the Trail Blazers and the Avalanche
Air Force +1 never needed the point: the Falcons beat UConn 35-26 without completing a pass, running for 366 yards, and a 19-play drive that took 11:37 off the clock in the fourth quarter closed it out. In the NBA, the Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 112-90 to cover -6.5 by 15.5, and the 76ers won 109-104 at Charlotte with a 13-0 run late, Tyrese Maxey scoring 38 with LeBron James and Joel Embiid resting. In the late hockey game, the Avalanche beat the Flames 5-2 to cash the -2.5 puck line at +105.
The two losses
Old Dominion +2.5 lost 36-23 to Marshall. Marshall turned four turnovers into 20 points and led 27-10 at halftime, which was the game. Our Rutgers team total Under 14.5 lost when Rutgers scored 21 in a 28-21 loss to Michigan; Rutgers completed only three passes all game, but they were big ones, and that was enough to get to 21.
Guaranteed Sport Picks premium record this week and in October
| Sport | Oct 26 to 31 | October |
|---|---|---|
| College football | 3-2 | 20-8 |
| NBA | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| NHL | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| NFL | 0-2 | 16-14 |
| MLB | none | 2-0 |
| All premium picks | 9-6 | 47-25 |
College football carried October on the premium side. The NFL was the weak spot this week at 0-2, with the Monday night and Thursday night plays both losing. Records are graded from our admin pick log; a pick counts on the date the game was played in Eastern time.
What is next on the premium card
Sunday, November 1 has premium plays posted on six NFL games: Minnesota @ Detroit, Atlanta @ Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers @ Los Angeles Rams, New England @ Miami, Kansas City @ Denver and Philadelphia @ Washington on Sunday night. Monday night has Chicago @ Seattle, and the NBA card has Brooklyn @ Indiana. The sides are on the premium picks page only.