SportsLine and The Rio Times published their Friday, July 31, 2026, sports picks and intelligence briefs on the same day. SportsLine's predictive model ran 10,000 simulations of the New York Yankees versus Chicago Cubs game to produce its Major League Baseball picks for that evening. Another SportsLine expert, Matt Severance, offered MLB home run prop bets that included Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts. Adam Thompson, also of SportsLine, shared his best MLB bets for Friday, recommending wagers involving the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals. SportsLine additionally released a three-way MLB parlay that, according to its model, returns nearly +600. For mixed martial arts fans, SportsLine analyst Kyle Marley gave his predictions for the UFC Fight Night card featuring Uros Medic against Daniel Rodriguez, which airs Saturday on Paramount+.
Meanwhile, The Rio Times posted its daily intelligence briefs for Friday, July 31: separate editions covering Asia, Europe, and the USA & Canada, with regional developments summarized for each area. No further details about the picks or briefs were included in the initial announcements.