Here are our AFL picks for Wednesday 9 September 2026. Our model likes 6 bets here. The one it likes most is Brisbane Lions -5.5 spreads_q3, priced at -116 when we wrote this. Here is the thinking behind each pick, in plain English.
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Brisbane Lions play Adelaide Crows in the AFL. The bet we are looking at is Brisbane Lions -5.5 spreads_q3. It was priced at -116 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $18.60 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.
Brisbane Lions vs Adelaide Crows: Brisbane Lions -5.5 spreads_q4 (-118)
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Brisbane Lions play Adelaide Crows in the AFL. The bet we are looking at is Brisbane Lions -5.5 spreads_q4. It was priced at -118 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $18.50 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.
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Fremantle Dockers play Geelong Cats in the AFL. The bet we are looking at is Fremantle Dockers -10.5. That is a Spread bet. It was priced at -111 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $19.00 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.
Fremantle Dockers vs Geelong Cats: Fremantle Dockers -2.5 spreads_q3 (-115)
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Fremantle Dockers play Geelong Cats in the AFL. The bet we are looking at is Fremantle Dockers -2.5 spreads_q3. It was priced at -115 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $18.70 if it lands. Our model rates this one a lean pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.
Fremantle Dockers vs Geelong Cats: Fremantle Dockers -2.5 spreads_q4 (-116)
Odds available at Sportsbet at time of publishing
Fremantle Dockers play Geelong Cats in the AFL. The bet we are looking at is Fremantle Dockers -2.5 spreads_q4. It was priced at -116 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $18.60 if it lands. Our model rates this one a lean pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.
Fremantle Dockers vs Geelong Cats: Under 45.5 team_totals_h1 (-115)
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Fremantle Dockers play Geelong Cats in the AFL. The bet we are looking at is Under 45.5 team_totals_h1. It was priced at -115 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $18.70 if it lands. Our model rates this one a lean pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.
That is the model's read on today's AFL card. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back anything. And if a game does not feel right to you, the strongest move is to skip it -- there is another one tomorrow.
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