Compare handicappers side by side
Pick two services and read them line by line. The record rows are each service's own published figures, read on its site and dated, never our finding, so treat them as claims until someone checks the picks behind them.
How to read the table
Each row is one line from our reviews: the sports covered, the price, what you get for it. Under each value is where it came from. The last rows are the service's own record, as it states it on its own site, with the day we read it. Some services publish none, and the table says so. I'd count that against them.
I'd treat a published record the way a bookie treats a customer's story about last weekend. It may be true. It still needs the slips. A record means something only when every pick was posted before the game, at a stated price, and graded the same way win or lose. Our ATB Verified page sets out what checking that would take.
What to compare first
Price against what you get, then whether the record covers the picks you'd actually be buying, or the whole site, or one sport in one good season. A long period with a modest win rate tells you more than a short hot streak, and no record guarantees the next pick. I wouldn't pay for a service that can't show you how its record was kept.
Compare two handicapping services
| What we compare | ActionNetwork | BetFirm |
|---|---|---|
| Sports covered | NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football and basketball, WNBA, soccer, golf, tennis, NASCAR, UFCOperator website | NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, MLB, NHL, soccerOperator website |
| Price | Free tier; PRO $14.99 a week, $24.99 a month or $119.99 a year, says the siteOperator website | Single picks about $25 to $99.97; Jack Jones passes $59.95 a day to $1,999.95 a year, says the siteOperator website |
| Free picks | Yes, expert picks in the free tierOperator website | Yes, daily, from about 20 handicappersOperator website |
| Published record | Each expert's last 30 days in wins, losses, pushes and unitsOperator website | Win-loss runs and $1,000-a-game profit figures in sales copyOperator website |
| Record checked by | Not stated; the site says records are tracked in its appOperator website | Not named; the site says its experts are "independently tracked"Operator website |
| Odds shown with picks | Not stated on the experts page | Yes on most free picks; not shown on paid listingsOperator website |
| Unit size defined | NoOperator website | NoOperator website |
| Guarantee or refund | Not stated | Profit or the next day or period of picks free; no cash refund terms statedOperator website |
| Contact | Online help center and contact form; New York head officeOperator website | Media email on the About page; no phone statedOperator website |
| Its own record | One expert, the first on its Top Betting Experts list: Doug Ziefel, Last 30 days, all sportsAs it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 | One capper, the site's founder: Jack Jones, His last 19,751 premium picks, all sports; no start date givenAs it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 |
| Record: units | +35.7 unitsAs it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 | Not stated (a "+38465" beside the record has no label)As it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 |
| Record: won-lost | 429-419-9As it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 | 10477-9274As it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 |
| Record: win rate | Not statedAs it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 | 53%As it states on its own site, read October 27, 2026 |
| Best for | A bettor who wants free picks with reasons attached and will check each expert's record before following anyone. | A bettor who wants a daily sheet of free picks with the line and price on most of them, and will judge the paid cappers on his own numbers. |
| Not for | Someone looking for a single capper with a long, independently checked record to follow blind. | Anyone who wants an independently checked record or a refund in cash if the picks lose. |
| Review updated | October 27, 2026 | October 27, 2026 |
Each line is what our review says, from the source named under it. Prices and features change, so check them with the company before you sign.