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The Dallas Stars hit the road to take on the Vegas Golden Knights Friday night. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Stars-Golden Knights prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Stars-Golden Knights NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL […]

It’s not hard to deduce that the Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a rebuild. Besides how their 8-14 record indicates another quiet season, the team’s recent transactions have resulted in a surplus of youth. Just look at the moves they’ve made since last year. In addition to the draft selections of Donovan […]

The Utah Jazz have begun the 2024-25 season as one of the top teams in the Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey sweepstakes. All three players have a shot to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and the Jazz have certainly made an early case for most […]

The Los Angeles Clippers fell to Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. It was the Wolves’ first game at the all new Intuit Dome, which opened in August 2024. Gobert, who got his first look at the Clippers new arena, came away very impressed with what he saw. Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert on […]

Georgetown and West Virginia have started the year playing well, but they have yet to prove it against better teams. West Virginia has shown more after last week, but this game will do a lot for both programs. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Georgetown-West Virginia prediction and pick. Georgetown […]

The NBA Cup Group Phase is over, and the eight teams in the Knockout Stages have been finalized. Now, losses mean you get sent home, and your chances to win the NBA’s in-season tournament are over. With fewer NBA games being played over the next week or two because of the NBA Cup Knockout Stages, […]

Two former 205-pound title challengers collide at UFC 310 when Anthony Smith (38-20) meets Dominick Reyes (13-4) in the featured prelim. It is time to continue our betting odds series with another UFC prediction and pick. Smith, 36, has been very active since losing to Jon Jones at UFC 235, fighting 12 times in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell short of expectations during the last few seasons of Kobe Bryant’s career. In fact, the best chance they had before Bryant retired in 2016 was in the 2012-13 season.  Then GM Mitch Kupchak assembled a “super team” that included Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, and Pau Gasol. Aside from most of […]

It is the regular-season finale of the fantasy football season and you need a win. Whether it is to clinch a playoff spot or avoid the toilet bowl, a win is a great way to end the season. Earlier this week, we ranked the running backs for fantasy managers but now it is time to […]

The 4 Nations Face-Off rosters are now set and Team Canada is looking for another title. They won the most recent best-on-best tournament, the 2016 World Cup, and are adding some of the NHL’s best players. As with every Canadian team, there are players left off that would make many other teams. Who are Canada’s […]

The Denver Nuggets, who have consistently been among the best teams in the NBA the last two years, are currently eighth in the Western Conference. While there is still quite a lot of time to fix the issues shown so far this season, the early struggles prompted Charles Barkley to publicly plea for more help […]

Sustained excellence is one of the hardest things to do in the NBA and being around for one franchise for more than five years these days is even harder. Kemba Walker was able to achieve both during the prime of his career with the Charlotte Hornets before injuries derailed his career. Kemba Walker’s path to […]

The St. Louis Blues have been on a hot streak since hiring Jim Montgomery, which includes a win over a top team in the league in their last game. They’ll attempt to continue their Western Canadian road trip with another victory when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Despite the expectations, the Flames […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UC San Diego-Santa Barbara prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UC San Diego-Santa Barbara. This is one of multiple interesting Thursday night college basketball games on the West Coast. It involves the UC San Diego Tritons, not the San Diego Toreros, in […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Saint Louis-San Francisco prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Saint Louis-San Francisco. The Thursday slate in college basketball has some objects of curiosity, meaning games which might reveal more of the identity about currently mysterious teams. This is one such game. The […]

The 4 Nations Face-Off rosters were announced on Wednesday and Team USA is stacked. For the first time since 2016, best-on-best international hockey is back and the Americans have a chance to win. Their team is full of strong forwards and defensemen in front of the best goalie room in the tournament. But there were […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Xavier TCU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier TCU. The Thursday menu of games in college basketball is not spectacular, but this is one of the better offerings on the docket. Xavier defeated South Carolina earlier this season, but it almost […]

Most fantasy football regular seasons are ending in Week 14 so you need a win. Whether you’re trying to clinch a playoff spot or avoid the toilet bowl, this is an important matchup. Earlier this week, we ranked the fantasy quarterbacks for managers and now it’s time to make the decisions. Here is our Fantasy […]

The San Jose Sharks and Tampa Bay Lightning may not have seemed like a must-watch matchup before this season started. However, this game could be an offensive explosion, given San Jose’s recent results and Tampa Bay’s desire to string together some victories. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Lightning prediction and […]

The Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators are two of the most disappointing teams in the league, as they have tons of expectations every year but can never seem to live up to them. They now sit sixth and seventh in the Atlantic Division, respectively, which is a position that is becoming all too familiar […]

The Buffalo Bills have five games remaining in the regular season, and the only thing they are playing, for now, is the bye in the first round and home-field advantage through to the Super Bowl. The Bills clinched the AFC East last week but are fighting with the Kansas City Chiefs for the first seed. […]

The Dallas Mavericks are on the road to take on the Washington Wizards Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Wizards prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Mavericks-Wizards NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Mavericks-Wizards Odds Dallas Mavericks: […]

The Denver Nuggets head to the Midwest to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Cavaliers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Nuggets-Cavaliers NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Nuggets-Cavaliers Odds Denver Nuggets: […]

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour book is under fire. The book aptly named Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has many disgruntled Swifties furious due to the many errors found in the book. The book, which debuted at Target stores and online worldwide on Nov. 30, shows photos and personal anecdotes from the singer from her record-breaking […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have gotten off to a disappointing start to the 2024-25 season. With about a quarter of the season in the rearview, the Bucks are sitting at 11-9 and in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. They’ve certainly rebounded from the very beginning of the year, but they still have a ways […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with Clemson-SMU predictions and an ACC Championship pick. Find out how to watch Clemson-SMU. The college football weekend is the annual conference championship buffet, which includes the big-name SEC Championship Game, but this game is not to be ignored in prime time in Charlotte. Clemson […]

Jackson State head football coach TC Taylor has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year, according to a recent post on X (formerly Twitter) by Garrett Busby of WLBT. The award comes after Taylor inked an extension for his success in two seasons at the helm of the program In his […]

The Seattle Seahawks are on the road to take on the Arizona Cardinals for a NFC West division matchup. This game will continue our NFL odds series as we give you a Seahawks-Cardinals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Seahawks-Cardinals Last Game – Matchup History The Seahawks […]

The Raiders have been awful this year, while the Buccaneers have been having a roller coaster of a year and are in the playoff mix. It is time to continue our NFL odds series with a Raiders-Buccaneers prediction and pick. Raiders-Buccaneers Last Game – Matchup History These two teams have split their last two meetings, […]

The Atlanta Falcons are on the road to take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon. Below we will continue our NFL odds series with a Falcons-Vikings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Falcons-Vikings Last Game – Matchup History The Vikings beat the Falcons in their last […]

The UCF football program has reportedly “inquired about the availability” of USC football head coach Lincoln Riley as a potential replacement for Gus Malzahn. The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Antonio Morales, and Ralph Russo reported that UCF made the inquiry last weekend. “Representatives from UCF reached out to Riley’s representatives last weekend to inquire about his […]

The Cleveland Browns are on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon. It is time to continue our NFL odds series with a Browns-Steelers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Browns-Steelers Last Game – Matchup History The Browns and Steelers played in a […]

The New York Jets are all but officially eliminated from contention for the NFL Playoffs, and it would appear from the outside that Aaron Rodgers’ tumultuous tenure in New York will come to an end soon. Rodgers, 41, had said in the past that he would like to play a few more seasons before retiring, […]

Wyoming and Utah State will square off in a rare early-season conference game for the Mountain West. Utah State has won four consecutive games in the rivalry and eight of the last ten while covering the spread in three of the past five. Utah State has been a substantial favorite in most games, but this […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Diego State-Fresno State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Diego State-Fresno State. After the ACC-SEC Challenge and the Big East-Big 12 series on Wednesday night, the schedule concludes with this Mountain West game. So many college basketball teams are jockeying […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are heading back to the playoffs for the tenth straight season. Patrick Mahomes and the offense are having a down year but they have won every one-possession game they’ve played and are 11-1. While the 2024-25 Chiefs are not the best version of this team, they still will be scary in […]

The Golden State Warriors began the 2024-25 NBA season on a heater; despite relatively low expectations, Golden State won 12 of its first 15 games, skyrocketing Stephen Curry and Co. to the top of the Western Conference. Since then, however, proverbial cracks have begun to form, and many, including NBA legend Charles Barkley, are not […]

Kansas is in the middle of another undefeated season as they travel for their first road game at the CHI Health Center to face Creighton. Creighton has a couple of disappointing losses this season, and they haven’t been meeting anyone’s expectations, including the oddsmakers. The schedule won’t get any simpler for Creighton, with their first […]

The Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets will meet for the first time this season. The teams last met on April 3, 2024, with the Nets taking a 115-111 victory. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 26 points and nine rebounds, while Tyrese Haliburton had 24 points and eight assists. Cam Thomas was the leader with […]