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This third 2022 World Cup Group E match for Japan and Spain will help determine which teams move on to the Round of 16. Heading into the match, Spain is leading the group with four points and a staggering +7 goal differential. Japan is in second with three points and are at 0 on goal […]

This third 2022 World Cup Group E match for Costa Rica and Germany could put one of these teams into the Round of 16. Heading into the match, Costa Rica is in third place in the group with three points but has a -6 goal differential after their 8-0 drubbing by Spain. Germany only has […]

The Indiana Pacers are 12-8 and in fourth place in the Eastern Conference a quarter of the way through the NBA season. Part of this run is based on the fact that 26-year-old center Myles Turner is in the midst of a career year through 20 games. That’s all great, and many fans might say […]

The Washington Commanders’ Week 12 win over the Atlanta Falcons wasn’t the prettiest victory of the season, but it was a huge one. The win, coupled with the Seattle Seahawks loss, put the hottest team in the NFL right now into the playoffs, and just a half-game behind the New York Giants in the NFC […]

The Cincinnati Bengals Week 12 win over the Tennessee Titans was a huge AFC win for Joe Burrow and company. Playing without Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Mixon, the offense manufactured yards and points, and the defense kept Derrick Henry mostly under wraps. It wasn’t a perfect performance, but the Bengals-Titans tilt was about as good […]

The Kansas City Chiefs Week 12 win over the Los Angeles Rams was not much of a contest right from the start. Patrick Mahomes and company jumped out to a 20-3 lead early in the third quarter and pretty much put it on cruise control from there. With backup quarterback Bryce Perkins under center for […]

Happy Thanksgiving! Or should I say, Happy John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration (as per official NFL nomenclature)? Either way, the NFL Week 12 slate is the annual Thanksgiving week schedule, so we have three games on Thursday, seven in the early Sunday window, three late Sunday, and Sunday and Monday nighters. With that in mind, let’s […]

The Toronto Raptors season is off to a decent start after the first month of the 2022-23 NBA season, all things considered. The team is 9-8 and in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but that’s with OG Anunoby being the only significant Raptors player who has played all 17 games thus far. As the […]

The 2022-23 Golden State Warriors season was supposed to be a triumphant title defense that hopefully ends with the franchise’s fifth NBA championship in a decade. However, it’s quickly turning into a nightmare as the team is 8-9 and on the outside looking in on the play-in tournament right now. From both an on-court and […]

In the 2022 World Cup’s Group C, match two kicks off on Tuesday, November 22, at 11:00 am ET, with the No. 13 team FIFA World Rankings, Mexico, facing the 26th-ranked team, Poland. It’s time to continue our World Cup odds series with a Mexico-Poland prediction and pick! The big story in the group is […]

In the 2022 World Cup’s Group D, play kicks off on Tuesday, November 22, at 8:00 am ET, with the No. 10 team in the FIFA World Rankings, Denmark, taking on the 30th-ranked team, Tunisia. It’s time to continue our soccer odds series with a Denmark-Tunisia prediction and pick. Both these teams have a good […]

In the 2022 World Cup’s Group C, play kicks off on Tuesday, November 22, at 5:00 am ET, with one of the World Cup favorites, Argentina (+550) taking on one of the lowest-ranked teams (51) in the tournament, according to the FIFA World Rankings, Saudi Arabia. It’s time to continue our soccer odds series with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are only a month into the 2022-23 NBA season, but their playoff hopes are already slipping away. The team is just 5-10 through 15 games, and it seems clear that the current roster simply isn’t good enough to compete in the Western Conference. The only option is a trade. The Lakers […]

The NFL Week 11 slate starts with the possibly resurgent Green Bay Packers taking on the AFC South-leading Tennessee Titans. Before the Thursday night game starts the new week of pro football, let’s continue our NFL odds series with the Week 11 picks and predictions for every game on the schedule. In Week 10, the […]

The New York Knicks took a lot of grief for signing point guard Jalen Brunson this offseason and giving him a four-year, $104 million contract. The lead guard has been excellent so far this season, though. He’s third on the team in minutes (32.7), second in points (20.0) and steals (1.2), and first in assists […]

The Las Vegas Raiders Week 11 matchup with the Denver Broncos seemed like a marquee game before the season started but now is an almost unwatchable mess. This Raiders-Broncos tilt features a 2-7 Raiders team vs. a 3-6 Broncos squad in a game that is closer to a battle for a top draft pick than […]

It was a fine idea and a noble experiment. The Chicago Bulls had a star in Zach LaVine, and the front office did its best to put other stars around him to create an NBA title contender. They traded for Nikola Vucevic, did sign-and-trades for DeMar DeRozen and Lonzo Ball, and signed free agents like […]

The Indianapolis Colts Week 11 matchup vs. the Philadelphia Eagles marks interim head coach Jeff Saturday’s second game in his position. Sunday will be a very different experience for Saturday as a Colts-Eagles contest is much different than last week’s Colts-Raiders tilt. Before Saturday and his crew take the field, let’s make some bold Colts […]

The Ben Simmons Era in Brooklyn is not going well. The 2015 No. 1 overall pick has already missed a third of the Brooklyn Nets games (5/15), and when he does play, it’s not pretty. Simmons is averaging career lows in minutes (26.6), points (5.8), rebounds (6.1), assists (5.6), steals (1.1), and blocks (0.5). A […]

The Washington Commanders Week 6 matchup with the Houston Texans seems like a mismatch on paper. The Commanders are 4-1 in their last five, and the Texans have lost four in a row. Washington seems to always struggle with consistency, though, so ahead of the Commanders-Texans games, let’s make some bold Commanders Week 11 predictions. […]

In the Minnesota Vikings Week 11 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys, the home team Vikes are actually a 1.5-point underdog. Ahead of this interesting spread in the Vikings-Cowboys game, let’s make some bold Vikings Week 11 predictions. Heading into this game at 8-1, it’s a little shocking that Las Vegas and the greater NFL universe […]

The Buffalo Bills Week 11 matchup with the Cleveland Browns comes fresh off the Bills’ latest heartbreaking loss to the Minnesota Vikings. While neutral fans thought it was the game of the year, Bills Mafia couldn’t believe the team did it to them again. The NFL always keeps moving on, though, so ahead of Bills-Browns, […]

After a week of talking heads weighing in on the Indianapolis Colts Jeff Saturday hire, crushing owner Jim Irsay and the inexperienced interim coach himself, Saturday, Irsay, and the team got the last laugh as they beat the Las Vegas Raiders 25-20. To pull off his inaugural win, Saturday made the bold decision to start […]

The Dallas Cowboys Week 10 matchup vs. the Green Bay Packers should have been a walk for the NFC East squad. The Cowboys came in 6-1 in their last seven, while the Packers had lost three in a row. And in the third quarter, with the Cowboys up 28-14, there were no reasons to think […]

The Chicago Bears faced a lot of ridicule after the franchise traded up for the second time in four years to draft quarterback Justin Fields. And the doubters didn’t quiet down after Fields’ rookie season when the NFC North QB completed just 58.9% of his passes and threw 10 interceptions to seven touchdowns. But despite […]

Week 10 kicks off the second half of the 2022 NFL season, with the Atlanta Falcons visiting the Carolina Panthers. Before this game starts the week to come, let’s continue our NFL odds series with Week 10 predictions and picks for every game on the schedule. Last week, the Kansas City Chiefs got a prime-time […]

Despite being off to a blazing 10-1, first-place in the Eastern Conference start to the 2022-23 NBA season, the Milwaukee Bucks are resting on their laurels. Reports out of Wisconsin say that the team is making calls, and exploring the Grayson Allen trade market. The former Duke Blue Devil is having a nice offensive season, […]

As the 2022-23 NBA season gets underway in earnest, teams are starting to separate. The contenders are rising to the top, and the pretenders are falling to the bottom. That said, it is still early, and if a team that fancies itself a contender is heading toward the pretender part of the standings, there is […]

The Carolina Panthers Week 10 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons went a lot differently than their Week 8 contest. Just 11 days prior, the Falcons led for most of the game, the Panthers came back, D.J. Moore got a questionable celebration penalty, and the Falcons prevailed in overtime. This time, Panthers head coach Steve Wilks […]

The Indianapolis Colts Week 10 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders is an unadulterated train wreck. It’s not just because it’s a 2-6 team hosting a 3-5-1 team either. With injuries, poor play, and new coaches, this might be a mess, but you won’t be able to look away. That’s why the Colts-Raiders game deserves […]

The Green Bay Packers Week 10 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys is a study of two teams going in opposite directions. As the Cowboys continue to ascend, the Packers seem like their season may be fading away. Despite the different paths, there are still a lot of Packers-Cowboys storylines to consider. Therefore, we’ll be making […]

The Buffalo Bills Week 10 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings is incredibly tough to predict. That’s because we don’t know if superstar quarterback Josh Allen will play in the Bills-Vikings game due to a UCL elbow injury. That won’t stop us from making some bold Bills Week 10 predictions, though. Buffalo lost its second game […]

There are plenty of Brooklyn Nets problems that need fixing early in the 2022-23 NBA season. This Nets season, the defense hasn’t been great, the 3-point shooting is subpar, and the rebounding has been absolutely atrocious. Those are all early-season Nets problems that Ime Udoka (or whoever the next Nets coach is) needs to fix […]

Heading into the 2022 Kansas City Chiefs NFL season, we all knew about Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and the improved defense. The biggest question mark, though, was, how will the team replace Tyreek Hill? The wide receiver the Chiefs traded in the offseason was an explosive playmaker and Mahomes’ go-to wideout for the last […]

Coming into the 2022 Buffalo Bills season, everyone knew the team would be good. They knew about the greatness of Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Von Miller, Jordan Poyer, and the potential of Gabriel Davis and Gregory Rousseau. And things like Ken Dorsey’s play-calling, Devin Singletary’s running, Isaiah McKenzie in the slot, and the rookie cornerbacks […]

On Monday, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay fired head coach Frank Reich after starting the 2022 season 3-5-1. The second-generation owners then socked the NFL world by installing franchise legend (with no coaching experience) Jeff Saturday as interim head coach. Now, the question becomes, is Irsay done cleaning house? Or is Colts general manager Chris […]

After dramatically missing the playoffs with a Week 18 loss to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars to end the 2021 season and starting the 2022 season with a dreadful 3-5-1 record, owner Jim Irsay of the Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Frank Reich. The former Buffalo Bills backup quarterback went 40-33-1 in his four-plus seasons in […]

The Las Vegas Raiders dropped to 2-6 on the season with a Week 9 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Raiders-Jaguars game looked like it could be a win for the visiting team as the Raiders jumped out to an early 20-7 lead. However, the Jags got a field goal before the half and outscored […]

The Buffalo Bills came into their game against the New York Jets cruising. Fresh off a bye and a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs before that, the Bills have all the pieces in place to dominate the division-rival Jets. However, the downstate rivals didn’t get the memo in the Bills Week 9 contest. The […]