The Pac-12 football season is one that likely should have never happened. Initially called off in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pac-12 commissioners did an about-face a month later and reinstated the season. Since then, it’s been nothing but cancellations and a fast fade from the national spotlight. A […]
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Washington Dallas Thanksgiving Game Comes with a Side of First Place
If Washington and Dallas were in any other NFL division, they would be focusing on their draft plans. Instead, the two teams with losing records have a realistic chance to make the playoffs. The winner of Thursday’s game will take sole possession of first place in the NFC East. It […]
Underdog Lions Host Texans in Thanksgiving Day NFL Opener
In any normal year, few NFL fans would be interested in a Thanksgiving matchup featuring a 3-7 team hitting the road to take on a 4-6 host. But in 2020, a game between the Detroit Lions and the Houston Texans might just provide the best available Turkey Day football. The […]
Corey Davis, James White Top Week 12 NFL DFS Value Plays
The Week 12 Sunday schedule will be a little light due to the Thanksgiving slate, but we will see the return of popular DFS stacks like the Chiefs and the Cardinals after they were missing from the slate last week. If you’d like to roster Patrick Mahomes or Kyler Murray, […]
Can Northwestern Remain the Only Undefeated Team Perfect Against the Spread?Â
As COVID-19 cancellations continue to disrupt this fractured college football season, one constant remains: a record number of teams are undefeated. But which program is also perfect against the spread? Northwestern, that’s who. In a Week 13 college football first, 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools remain undefeated. They are […]
Skilling Open Quarterfinals: Carlsen, Nakamura Top Round Robin; Firouzja, Le Out on Tiebreaks
Alireza Firouzja lost his final two games on Tuesday to fall into a five-way tie for sixth place and miss out on the Skilling Open quarterfinals on tiebreaks, despite winning six games in the round-robin. Both Firouzja and Le Quang Liem missed out on qualification on eight points, the same […]
Westwood Rising: UCLA Bruins Basketball Team Favorites to Win Pac-12
UCLA hired Mick Cronin to help restore the Bruins to their glory days when they were the top college basketball program in the country. Heading into the new season, #22 UCLA is the favorite to win the Pac-12 conference basketball title at +260, according to DraftKings, and followed closely by […]
NFL DFS: Deshaun Watson, Texans Should Feast on Thanksgiving
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey, Cowboys, and Lions. This year’s Thanksgiving Day slate includes Houston at Detroit, Baltimore at Pittsburgh, and Washington at Dallas. The DFS sites priced players fairly cheaply this year, so you can plug and play almost anyone you want this Thanksgiving. Here are the players […]
BetMGM Nabs Pittsburgh Steelers Partnership Prior to Launch in Pennsylvania
BetMGM’s pending arrival in Pennsylvania kicked off Tuesday with the announcement of a multi-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The online sportsbook has grown its media footprint steadily since hiring chief operating officer Ryan Spoon from ESPN last month. Parent company MGM touted BetMGM as the company’s 2020 bright spot […]
The Bluegrass Will Be Greener on Churchill Downs’ New Turf Course
One week after closing its turf course, Churchill Downs Racetrack announced plans to build a new $10 million turf course designed to increase the track’s durability – along with the number of turf races. Don’t expect the project to be ready anytime soon. Track officials announced that construction will begin […]
Real Madrid, Inter Milan Fighting for Champions League Survival on Wednesday
If the Champions League group stage ended today, neither Real Madrid nor Inter Milan would go through to the knockout rounds. That makes Wednesday’s clash between the two European giants critical for both sides as they play catchup in Group C. Inter hosts Wednesday’s match, one of eight Champions League […]
Burrow’s Knee Injury Gives Herbert Leg Up on NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is now the overwhelming favorite to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending knee injury on Sunday. The two quarterbacks were locked in a battle at sportsbooks for the postseason honor, but Burrow’s misfortune now gives […]
UFC Notebook: McGregor vs. Poirier Official; Figueiredo, Shevchenko Defend Titles
Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will fight in the main event of UFC 257 in January, the UFC officially announced on Monday. Both McGregor and Poirier talked extensively about the prospect of a rematch, with McGregor originally suggesting the fight as a charity event. McGregor Enters Rematch as Favorite Now, […]
College Basketball Already in Peril 24 Hours Before Season’s Start
College basketball will tip-off Wednesday, but COVID-19 outbreaks in programs around the nation have put the season in jeopardy before it begins. Major programs across the country are canceling openers due to positive tests, and in some cases, deciding not to go ahead with their seasons at all. College basketball […]
Southbound: Toronto Raptors to Start Next NBA Season in Tampa Bay
Say hello to the Tampa Raptors! The Toronto Raptors will begin the 72-game 2020-21 NBA season in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Canadian government installed travel restrictions during the pandemic, forcing the Raptors to scramble to find a temporary home base in the United States. Canada requires all traveling parties to […]
Lakers Sign Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell, Title Odds Now 3/1
The Los Angeles Lakers added key upgrades to the team while in pursuit of defending their championship, signing Montrezl Harrell, the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year after luring Trez away from crosstown rivals, the LA Clippers. Harrell, 26, has the rare opportunity to change teams without having to […]
Life Is Good Certainly Proves it on William Hill Derby Futures Board
It took exactly 75-½ seconds for Life Is Good to live up to his name, throw his hoof into the Kentucky Derby futures picture, and become the latest horse rocketing up William Hill Nevada’s Kentucky Derby Futures Board. After the Into Mischief progeny destroyed an over-classed quartet of maidens by […]
Into Mischief Again Proves He’s a Breed Above the Rest
Into Mischief illustrated again why he is the most sought-after sire in North America when his suddenly hot 2-year-old, Life Is Good, won his Del Mar debut Sunday. With the victory, Into Mischief broke the North American single-season progeny earnings record. When Life Is Good romped home by 9-½ lengths […]
Champions League Odds: Desperate PSG Needs a Win at Home vs. RB Leipzig
Paris Saint-Germain reached the final of the 2019-20 Champions League and came into this season’s tournament among the favorites to lift the trophy. But a slow start sees PSG out of qualifying position and needing a win against RB Leipzig on Tuesday to climb back into contention for the knockout […]
MLS Cup Playoffs: Seattle Sounders Host LAFC in Rematch of 2019 Western Conference Final
LAFC entered the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs as the favorite to win the title before the Seattle Sounders upset Los Angeles in the Western Conference Final. Now, the two teams will clash again, this time in the opening round of the 2020 playoffs. This time around, Seattle enjoys home-field advantage […]