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The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West and will finish the season as the No. 2 seed in the National League. The Dodgers will await the winner of the tilt between the third-seeded Milwaukee Brewers and the sixth seed, which will either be the Arizona Diamondbacks (the current No. 6 seed) or the Miami […]

As October arrived, the Atlanta Falcons’ season took a spooky turn as they fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The London loss, held at Wembley Stadium, marked the Falcons’ second consecutive defeat of the season, leaving them with a 2-2 record. The Falcons entered the 2023 season with a renewed sense of optimism. They had made […]

The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs football team managed to stay undefeated, beating the Auburn Tigers in what proved to be a challenging road test for the two-time national champions. It took a late Payton Thorne interception by the Bulldogs with just over a minute left in regulation to secure the victory. This game, like others […]

As the college football season approaches its midpoint, some observations become crystal clear. The top teams appear to be Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, Florida State and USC. Teams like Penn State and Washington could possibly join the fray, depending how the teams that rank above them perform in the upcoming weeks. When it comes […]

In what might go down as the game of the year in HBCU football, North Carolina Central picked up a huge 49-48 comeback victory over Campbell University in overtime. After losing to Campbell last year 48-18 en route to winning the Celebration Bowl, the Eagles were determined to notch a victory. Campbell struck first as […]

After the Cleveland Browns confirmed the successful knee surgery of Nick Chubb, plenty of fans showed their support for the star running back and expressed their delight about the fact that the injury isn’t career-ending. However, other supporters and some medical experts on X (formerly Twitter) couldn’t help but be concerned over the update. For […]

The Dallas Stars took the eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights to six games in the Western Conference Finals. Despite some shoddy defensive play, the Stars still managed to get on the precipice of the finals. It would have been their second trip to the finals in four seasons, but their young core continues […]

The New York Rangers posted 107 points during the 2022-23 season, which only landed them a third-place finish in the Metropolitan division. The Rangers went all-in at the trade deadline, landing Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane in moves that might have won them a Stanley Cup in the mid-2010s. However, in 2022, the veteran-heavy lineup […]

Greg Lloyd is one of the best players in Steelers history and he recently got the opportunity to speak about how the Steelers scouted him as an NFL draft prospect out of Fort Valley State University. Lloyd recently sat down with The Eddie Mata Show and spoke about the process of how he got on […]

As we look forward to another exciting weekend of NFL football, there are always opportunities for money to be made. This weekend is shaping up to feature plenty of close games, and the narrow spreads reflect that. The Texans and CJ Stroud are hoping to have their big coming-out party, while the Browns look to […]

We’re set to bring you another prediction and pick for Friday’s slate of MLB action as we head over to the NL East for the final series for both teams in the 2023 season. The Philadelphia Phillies (89-70) will hit the road and visit the New York Mets (72-86) as both teams put a cap […]

The San Francisco Giants fired Gabe Kapler on Friday. Kapler spent four seasons with San Francisco, three of which were rather mediocre. The Giants enjoyed a special 2021 season but that has begun to look like an outlier. Still, the decision was fairly surprising. San Francisco is now in the process of looking for a […]

After a couple of weeks of Monday Night Football doubleheaders, we have just one primetime game in Week 4, with the New York Giants set to take on the Seattle Seahawks. Both teams are looking to keep pace with the class of their divisions after up and down starts to their seasons. The Seahawks are […]

The Nevada Wolf Pack take on the Fresno State Bulldogs. Check out our college football odds series for our Nevada Fresno State prediction and pick. Find how to watch Nevada Fresno State. The Fresno State Bulldogs under head coach Jeff Tedford just keep rolling along. Tedford, who had a good tenure at California two decades […]

The Washington Huskies take on the Arizona Wildcats. Check out our college football odds series for our Washington Arizona prediction and pick. Find how to watch Washington Arizona. The Washington Huskies have to feel good about where they are right now. They have watched Oregon State and Utah, two Pac-12 Conference compeititors, lose games in […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Check out our college football odds series for our Alabama Mississippi State prediction and pick. Find how to watch Alabama Mississippi State. The Alabama Crimson Tide are a highly flawed football team. They still have to face LSU later this season. They still have to […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks take on the Tennessee Volunteers. Check out our college football odds series for our South Carolina Tennessee prediction and pick. Find how to watch South Carolina Tennessee. The South Carolina Gamecocks and Tennessee Volunteers cannot be happy with where they are at the end of September. Both teams had really good […]

The San Diego State Aztecs take on the Air Force Falcons. Check out our college football odds series for our San Diego State Air Force prediction and pick. Find how to watch San Diego State Air Force. This is a really interesting game. SDSU does not have a particularly good offense, but its defense might […]

The Seattle Kraken had quite the sophomore season as an NHL franchise. They surprised many around the game of hockey en route to securing their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And the surprises didn’t end there, as the Kraken came within one game of advancing to the Western Conference Final. This summer, Seattle […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers take on the TCU Horned Frogs. Check out our college football odds series for our West Virginia TCU prediction and pick. Find how to watch West Virginia TCU. The West Virginia Mountaineers and head coach Neal Brown are in a very interesting position. They are 3-1, but on many levels, they […]

The Pitt Panthers take on the Virginia Tech Hokies. Check out our college football odds series for our Pitt Virginia Tech prediction and pick. Find how to watch Pitt Virginia Tech. This is not a game you will enjoy if you love great offense and smooth, sophisticated passing attacks. Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech have both […]

The Charlotte 49ers take on the SMU Mustangs. Check out our college football odds series for our Charlotte SMU prediction and pick. Find how to watch Charlotte SMU. The Charlotte 49ers are 1-3 this season, but in one of their losses, they put up a particularly good fight against a Big Ten opponent on national […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Duke Blue Devils. Check out our college football odds series for our Notre Dame Duke prediction and pick. Find how to watch Notre Dame Duke. This will be a very fascinating game for a lot of different reasons. For one thing, Duke enters this game with a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have yet to tipoff training camp, but they’re already dealing with injuries. Their lineup is decimated as Trey Murphy III, Jose Alvarado and Larry Nance Jr. are not expected to be ready by the time official preparation for 2023-24 begin on October 5th, so the Pelicans will be missing three integral […]

The Iowa State Cyclones take on the Oklahoma Sooners. Check out our college football odds series for our Iowa State Oklahoma prediction and pick. Find how to watch Iowa State Oklahoma. The Iowa State Cyclones have already lost to OU this season: Ohio University, not Oklahoma. ISU’s offense was shut down by the Bobcats of […]

With a Seattle Seahawks Week 4 game scheduled against the New York Giants, many eyes will be on Geno Smith and co. Ahead of the Seattle-New York game, we’ll be making our Seahawks Week 4 predictions. Seattle has started the season 2-1 and is a competitive team in the NFC. The Seahawks have a talented […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had two options after missing the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. First, the team could blow it up and begin a rebuild. This would mean trading two franchise icons in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Their second option, however, was to put their faith in Crosby and Malkin to […]

The Houston Rockets were wheeling and dealing this offseason by spending an exorbitant amount of money to sign several veteran free agents. They signed Fred VanVleet to a monstrous three-year, $130 million contract and gave Dillion Brooks a four-year, $86 million deal a day later. After that, they signed Jeff Green to a two-year $16 […]

The Washington Wizards were one of the busiest teams of the NBA’s offseason. They traded away Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis within days of each other. Soon after, they dished Chris Paul, who they acquired in the trade involving Bradley Beal, to the Golden State Warriors in a package that brought back Jordan Poole and […]

The Sacramento Kings were one of the best stories in the NBA last season. After failing to make the postseason every season going back to 2006, the Kings finally snapped the longest active playoff drought in the NBA after posting a 48-34 record. They posted the highest offensive rating in the NBA thanks to an […]

Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson, dubbed “The Twins” by their Phoenix Suns teammates after joining the team, quickly became fan favorites in Phoenix due to their hard-nosed defense, unselfishness and three-point shooting. After a midseason trade sent the duo to the Brooklyn Nets, Johnson and Bridges turned heads across the league while stepping into expanded […]

Welcome to another weekend of college football. The highlight of this weekend for many viewers will be Colorado’s clash with USC. While the final score may not be very competitive, we’re hoping to see offensive fireworks all over the field as two of the most electrifying quarterbacks in the country face off, and neither one […]

Mike Vrabel is the head coach for the Tennessee Titans. Vrabel became head coach in 2018 and immediately impacted the team’s defense. In 2019, he experienced his most success, upsetting his way to an AFC Championship Game with the Kansas City Chiefs but lost. Vrabel’s coaching career started at his alma mater, Ohio State University. […]

The PAC-12 is the best college football conference in the country in its swan song in its current state. Utah, who ranks #10 vs. #19 Oregon State is the marquee PAC-12 matchup of this week after Oregon and Colorado captured the eyes of the country (for at least one half) last week. Oregon State lost […]

The regular season is winding down which means the MLB playoffs are right around the corner. The standings are changing by the day, especially in the AL and NL Wild Card races. Although many division races are already decided, there is still a lot at play heading into the final weekend of the season. Without […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 4 matchup pits them against a Houston Texans team that is on the rise. The Texans, led by rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, went into North Florida last week and earned an eye-catching 20-point victory over AFC South favorites the Jacksonville Jaguars. As for the Steelers, Pittsburgh traveled to Las Vegas to […]

The Indiana Hoosiers (2-2, 0-1) travel to the East Coast to take on the Maryland Terrapins (4-0, 1-0) Saturday afternoon. This game will continue our college football odds series as we hand out an Indiana-Maryland prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Indiana has not had an easy […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for today’s slate of MLB action as we head West for an Interleague matchup between two teams heading towards the Postseason. The Houston Astros (87-72) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (84-75) for a heated matchup. Check out our MLB odds series for our Astros-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. […]

The second-ranked Michigan Wolverines (4-0, 1-0) travel to Memorial Stadium to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2, 0-1). This game will continue our college football odds series as we hand out a Michigan-Nebraska prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Michigan has started off the season nicely. They […]