Baltimore-Pittsburgh is one of the NFL’s stronger rival games, but when the two teams face each other on Sunday, it will be with different quarterbacks than usual. The Ravens are favored by 3.5 points, and the over/under is set at 44 points. Baltimore’s new quarterback was determined last year. Lamar […]
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Can Five Winless NFL Teams Achieve a 0-16 Season?
There are now five NFL teams – the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, and Washington Redskins – that have the possibility of having an 0-16 season. All but Miami are playing this week. The Dolphins are a +250 to have an 0-16 season, according to Sportsbettingdime.com. […]
San Francisco Giants Relocating On-Field Bullpens to Outfield, Also Possibly Move in Fences?
The San Francisco Giants are renovating Oracle Park and moving the on-field bullpens to the outfield, according to SF Giants president of baseball operations,Farhan Zaidi. The Giants are also considering other renovations by moving in the fences in right field to make Oracle Ballpark more hitter friendly. Oracle Park is […]
Liverpool Looks to Continue Perfect EPL Start Against Surging Leicester City
Liverpool will try to continue its torrid start to the Premier League season when surprise contender, Leicester City, comes to Anfield on Saturday. Liverpool has begun its EPL campaign by winning all of its first seven matches, while Leicester is currently third in the Premier League table with 14 points. […]
Five DFS Sleepers in the NFL This Week
It’d be nice to cram Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott, Lamar Jackson, Julio Jones, and DeAndre Hopkins into your DFS lineup, but that’s just not feasible with salary caps. (And everyone would just pick all of the best players, making most lineups very similar.) No, to play some of the studs, […]
Pac-12 After Dark: Stanford 15-Point Home Dog vs. No. 15 Washington
Last on the schedule in the Pac-12 After Dark game on Saturday evening, Washington (4-1) and star RB Salvon Ahmed take on Stanford, who will be a 15.5-point home dog against the visiting Huskies. UW is aiming to move into the Top 10, while Stanford (2-3) is trying to not […]
William Hill Becomes Authorized NBA Sports Betting Operator, Continuing US Push
William Hill and the NBA have announced a partnership agreement that will make the bookmaker an authorized sports betting operator for the basketball league in the United States. The deal is just the latest for William Hill, which is continuing to position itself as a major sports betting brand in […]
New NBA Coach’s Challenge System Tested in Preseason Game by Mike D’Antoni
The 2019-2020 NBA season will be the first in league history to include a coach’s challenge during games, allowing teams to try and overturn calls made by officials on the court. On Thursday, Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni became the first to take advantage of the new rule, ushering in […]
One Bet: $100: Chicago Clamps Down on Raiders in London
The Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders are flying across the pond for their game, and with my One Bet, $100, I like the under in this contest. It opened at 41.5 points and dropped to 40.5 at most sportsbooks. In Las Vegas, Station Casinos still have it at 41. There […]
Chase Elliott Smoking Hot Going into Dover for Drydene 400
Chase Elliott knows this is the perfect time of year to be on a hot streak. The 23-year-old won last week at the Roval 400, and feels confident he can win again at the Drydene 400 at Dover on Sunday. Elliott is the 7/1 pick to win the Drydene 400 […]
Air Force and Navy Battle in 52nd Meeting Between Military Academies
Air Force (3-1) flies out to the Naval Academy to take on Navy (2-1) in a college football battle. Air Force won their meeting last season in Colorado Springs, 35-7. Navy will be a +3.5 home dog in this year’s rematch. Air Force lost their only football game of the […]
NY Mets Fire Mickey Callaway, Joe Girardi and Buck Showalter on Short List for Next Skipper
After two seasons with a 163-161 record in Queens, the New York Mets fired manager Mickey Callaway. Former New York Yankees skipper, Joe Girardi, is on the short list to become the Mets next manager. “We did feel like this move will give us the opportunity to continue our progression, […]
UFC 243: Robert Whittaker Battles Israel Adesanya to Unify Middleweight Title
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will fight in front of a supportive Australian crowd when he takes on interim champion Israel Adesanya at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday. Whittaker is fighting for the first time since June 2018, when he defeated Yoel Romero by split decision. Injury Makes Whittaker […]
Friday Night Football: Home Dog Alert for Cincy Bearcats vs. No. 18 UCF
The AAC conference play begins on Friday Night for the Cincy Bearcats (3-1) when they host the #18 UCF Knights (4-1) under the bright lights of Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. UCF, defending two-time AAC champions, won 20-straight American Conference games. Josh Heupel’s squad come into this Friday Night matchup as […]
Triple G Facing Sergey Derevyanchenko for Middleweight Titles, Canelo Rematch Looms
Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin will face Sergey Derevyanchenko for the vacant IBF and IBO middleweight world championships at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday, though most of the boxing world is more interested in when — and if — GGG will fight a third bout against Canelo Alvarez. Golovkin […]
College Football DFS: Who to Pick Among Oklahoma, LSU, Penn State
As we examine the college football day slate for Week 6, we don’t have to worry about trying to pin down which Alabama receiver will break the slate, since the Tide is on a bye this week. But teams like Oklahoma, LSU, and Penn State could easily approach 50 points […]
ALDS Preview: Will the Minnesota Twins Finally Beat the Damn Yankees?
The two biggest home run hitting teams in baseball, the Minnesota Twins (101-61) and New York Yankees (103-59), meet in the ALDS. The Twins have not won a playoff series since 2002, and the Yankees knocked out them out contention five out of the last six times they advanced to […]
One Bet, $100: SMU Will Get Revenge Against Conference Foe Tulsa
With the undefeated streak over, the pressure is off, and I am going to go with SMU over Tulsa for this week’s One Bet, $100 selection. I’m still scratching my head, though, over how I could have been so wrong on Nevada. It was one of those games that seemed […]
Florida Faces Test With Auburn; Michigan Trying to Save Season
Florida is set to face their first real test this season when they host Auburn Saturday at the Swamp. The Gators and Tigers sport identical 5-0 records, but look closer at who those victories were against. Florida have defeated unranked Miami, Tennessee-Martin, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Towson State. They won the […]
Yandy Diaz Slugs 2 HRs and Tampa Bay Rays Wins AL Wild Card, Face Houston in ALDS
Yandy Diaz crushed two home runs and led the Tampa Bay Rays (96-66) to a 5-1 victory over the Oakland A’s (97-65) in the 2019 AL wild-card game. The Rays won the single-game elimination round in Oakland and advanced to the ALDS against the top-seeded Houston Astros. Diaz didn’t skip […]