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The Los Angeles Chargers still have some seeding to worry about when they visit the Las Vegas Raiders in this game. The Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers have identical records at 10-6, but the Steelers own the tiebreaker after beating them earlier this season. Los Angeles will need to win, and Pittsburgh will have to lose […]

The San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals will meet for the second time this season with not much motivation for either team. The 49ers will have plenty of second-stringers taking the field in this game, as Nick Bosa, Brock Purdy, and Deebo Samuel were among the notables on a long list for their injury report. […]

Darko Rajakovic’s net worth in 2025 is $3 million. The Serbian has a literal degree in basketball and brought his coaching practices to the NBA as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. Let’s look at Darko Rajakovic’s net worth in 2025 amidst his second season in Toronto. What is Darko Rajakovic’s net worth in 2025?: […]

It has been an ugly couple of weeks for the San Jose Sharks, and it might not get any easier when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in this matchup. The Sharks were hanging their hats on some close losses at the beginning of this losing skid, but their offense dried up recently and has […]

The Vancouver Canucks are looking to bounce back from a costly loss on New Year’s Eve, and they’ll get to face a Pacific rival who hasn’t been kind to them as of late. The Seattle Kraken sit six points behind the Canucks in the standings, owning a losing record over their past ten games and […]

The 2024-25 season has been unusually quiet for the Vegas Golden Knights, but they’ve been doing their business and are first in the Pacific Division. It hasn’t been as quiet for the Philadelphia Flyers, but that is no big surprise when you have John Tortorella in charge. The Flyers are in the middle of a […]

The Calgary Flames are riding high after returning to a playoff spot in their previous game on New Year’s Eve. They feel they’re in the driver’s seat to secure another victory when they host the reeling Utah Hockey Club for the first game of 2025. The Flames are fourth in the Pacific Division and hold […]

The Buffalo Bills have nothing to play for in this game, and in theory, neither do the New England Patriots. The Bills will be the second seed in the AFC regardless of the results on Sunday, and the Patriots need to lose if they want to guarantee the first overall pick in the draft. Four […]

The New Orleans Saints have been out of the playoff race for most of the season, but they have a chance for one playoff-type game when they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon. The playoff-clinching scenario is simple for the Buccaneers: win, and they win the division; lose, and they’ll have to wait […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts will be playing for nothing more than pride when they battle in this Week 18 matchup. The most significant storyline coming out of this game will be the backup quarterback matchup between Joe Flacco and Mac Jones. Jones is attempting to continue his career resurgence, while it could be […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Denver Nuggets aren’t two teams familiar to each other, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get a thrilling game on New Year’s Day. Both teams have 18 wins, with the Hawks sitting sixth in the Eastern Conference and the Nuggets fifth in the West. The Nuggets have been dominating the meetings […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will start their 2025s with a bang as they meet for third place in the Western Conference. The Mavericks are 20-13 and sitting in fourth in the Western Conference, while the Rockets are just ahead of them in third with a 21-11 mark. The Mavericks have gotten the better […]

Shohei Ohtani’s wife is Mamiko Tanaka. Ohtani is one of the most private superstar athletes in sports, trying to keep most of his life out of the public eye. Ohtani said that a team would be left out of his free-agency sweepstakes if they revealed any information about negotiations. Shohei is a pitcher and designated […]

The Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks are scraping the bottom of the barrel in their respective divisions, and it looks like they’ll both be in the running for the draft lottery again this season. It isn’t a bad year to get a ticket in the lottery, as five difference-makers will likely be taken with […]

The New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks meet as they travel on separate trajectories in the NHL standings. However, the Ducks are riding high after an upset victory on Sunday evening. Anaheim has been mixing in some wins recently, but they are still seventh in the Pacific Division with a losing record. Conversely, the Devils […]

The Winnipeg Jets will be riding high after taking care of business against the Nashville Predators on Monday night. However, it might be difficult for them to travel to Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche. It isn’t easy to travel to face a top opponent in the second half of a back-to-back, but you […]

The Nashville Predators will make the short trip from Winnipeg to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The Predators are on the second night of a back-to-back after taking on the Jets on Monday. It hasn’t been an easy year for the Predators after seemingly upgrading their team during the offseason, as they […]

The Buffalo Stars are starting to turn their series around after finally ending their disappointing losing streak, but it could be too little too late in a difficult Atlantic Division. The Dallas Stars had higher hopes for their season than sitting in fourth in the Central Division at the halfway point, but there is still […]

The College Football Playoffs continue with some quarterfinal matchups, with Texas taking on Arizona State in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Texas lost the SEC Championship but won their first playoff matchup to advance to face Big 12 champion Arizona State in their first game of the playoff after a first-round bye. The downfall […]

Michael Penix Jr.’s fiancée is Olivia Carter. Penix is an NFL quarterback after the Atlanta Falcons selected him in the 2024 NFL Draft. Penix got promoted to QB1 in Week 16 of his rookie season after Kirk Cousins struggled, and the lefty then got engaged to Carter just days later. Let’s take a look at […]

Macklin Celebrini will get another chance on the big stage in Canada when the San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames on Hockey Night in Canada. The Sharks lost last week in an overtime thriller on the afternoon game of HNIC against the Edmonton Oilers. It hadn’t been a good stretch for the Sharks entering […]

The Metropolitan Division has fallen apart this season, which includes the New York Islanders being locked in a tie with their cross-town rivals for last place. Things have been going much better for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they’ve risen to fourth in the division and are one point back of the wildcard spot in the […]

It’ll be a battle of two 9-3 teams as the South Carolina Gamecocks face the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. South Carolina will have some motivation for this game, as they felt they should be included in the College Football Playoff but were on the outside looking in. The transfer portal hasn’t […]

The Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets will square off in an All-Canadian battle on Hockey Night in Canada to get the second half of their season started after the holiday break. It’s the start of a lengthy road trip for the Senators, as the World Junior Championship has taken over their city and arena. The […]

The New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes will renew acquaintances to start the second half of the season as they play a home-and-home series on Friday and Saturday night. They have seen plenty of each other this year, with this game marking the fourth matchup after they traded 4-2 home victories back in October and […]

The Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs are no strangers to each other this season, as this will be the third and final meeting before they even reach the halfway point. The Maple Leafs won the first matchup in overtime, while the Capitals returned the favor earlier this month. Toronto won’t be happy with how […]

The Indiana Pacers will meet the Boston Celtics in a critical matchup for both teams. The Pacers got some revenge for the Celtics’ four-game sweep in last year’s playoffs, defeating the Celtics in overtime at the end of October. However, the Celtics have dominated the series with seven wins in their previous ten games. It […]

The Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants matchup on Sunday afternoon has more of an effect on the draft than the actual standings. The Giants are distantly out of the playoffs, as they are currently dead last in the league. The Giants could benefit from losing their previous two games to cement the first-overall pick […]

Thanks to a relatively quiet season, the Vegas Golden Knights haven’t been getting the usual headlines. However, a quick look at the standings during the holiday break will show that they are impeccably 21-8-3 and sit comfortably on top of the Pacific Division Standings. The San Jose Sharks sit at the opposite end of the […]

Bowling Green’s injury report is much longer, with eight players listed as questionable or out for this game. Some questions could be about the transfer portal, which may help Arkansas State steal a victory or cover in this matchup. The teams finished with identical records and placings in their conference, as Arkansas State was fourth […]

The Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets haven’t had a great 2024-25 campaign. The Jazz are 14th in the Western Conference, while the Nets are tenth in the Eastern Conference. It has been an equal matchup between the two organizations, as they split the season series in 2023-24 and have won five games each over the […]

The St. Louis Blues are slowly realizing that the momentum from hiring a new coach doesn’t last forever. They have been on a losing skid, and it won’t get any easier when they visit the Florida Panthers on Friday night. The Panthers have been on a hot streak recently but haven’t made up much ground […]

It’s challenging to find two teams going in more opposite directions than the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres. The Maple Leafs are 7-3 over their last ten games, while the Sabres have lost 11 consecutive games. Toronto has won three consecutive games against Buffalo, including their first matchup this past Monday when they won […]

The New Orleans Saints season hasn’t gone as they would’ve liked, owning a 5-9 record and a third-place standing in the NFC South. The Green Bay Packers are also third in the NFL North, but it is under much different circumstances as they are 10-4 and primed for a trip to the postseason. Three teams […]

It’ll be a special game for Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood as he returns to the SAP Center to take on his former team, the San Jose Sharks. Blackwood was having a resurgent season as the netminder for the Sharks, but the team decided to maximize their assets by trading him to the Avalanche. Colorado […]

It’s an All-Canadian matchup on Thursday night when the Ottawa Senators continue their Western road trip with a matchup against the Calgary Flames. The Senators are running the full gauntlet after starting the swing against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night and finishing with the remaining Canadian Western Conference teams. These teams are trending in […]

The Golden State Warriors looked like they could be NBA title contenders when they started the season, but have been in a freefall over their past ten games. They had been battling with the Memphis Grizzlies at the top of the Western Conference standings at the beginning of the season, but the Grizzlies were the […]

The Houston Rockets have started turning things around after a couple of lean years, while the New Orleans Pelicans are regressing to that position. The Rockets were at the bottom of the standings over the past few seasons, but that is where the Pelicans now find themselves. The Rockets are third in the Western Conference […]

Nicholls and Gonzaga will match up for the first time. Gonzaga has slid to 13th in the polls after losing two consecutive games, while Nicholls has an identical seven wins, albeit with a much easier schedule. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Nicholls-Gonzaga prediction and pick. Nicholls’ schedule hasn’t been […]