Mini-Editorials Articles - Page 374

The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2023-24 NHL season with the clear goal of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. At the very least, the team is out to prove a full-fledged rebuild is not needed. However, making the playoffs this upcoming season is going to be easier said than done for the Canucks. Vancouver has talent […]

The UFC is heading to Paris, France for a stacked fight night event, UFC Paris. This fight card is headlined by two of the best heavyweight contenders in the UFC, former interim heavyweight champion #2 Ciryl Gane and the surging “Polar Bear” #7 Sergey Spivac. These two fighters are itching to get a shot at […]

The Nevada Wolf Pack take on the USC Trojans. Check out our college football odds series for our Nevada USC prediction and pick. Find how to watch Nevada USC. The USC Trojans won their first game of the 2023 college football season by 28 points. They won 56-28 over San Jose State. That might seem […]

The Detroit Tigers head on the road to take on the Chicago White Sox in game one of a three-game series Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Tigers-White Sox prediction and pick. Detroit (60-74) is on the tail end of a […]

The Texas State Bobcats take on the Baylor Bears. Check out our college football odds series for our Texas State Baylor prediction and pick. Find how to watch Texas State Baylor. The Big 12 Conference is up for grabs this year. Not only are four new schools entering the conference, but Texas and Oklahoma are […]

With the 2023 NFL season right around the corner, teams are putting together the finishing touches on their opening week rosters and getting set to embark on the new season. For 14 teams, the Seattle Seahawks included, a return to the playoffs and perhaps a little more is the expectation. That starts with making sure […]

The MTSU Blue Raiders take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. Check out our college football odds series for our MTSU Alabama prediction and pick. Find how to watch MTSU Alabama. The Alabama Crimson Tide have a lot of questions to answer this season. They have clearly been kicked off the mountaintop in the SEC, replaced […]

The New Mexico Lobos take on the Texas A&M Aggies. Check out our college football odds series for our New Mexico Texas A&M prediction and pick. Find how to watch New Mexico Texas A&M. The Texas A&M Aggies have a lot to prove this year after missing a bowl game last year and finishing in […]

The Buffalo Bulls take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Check out our college football odds series for our Buffalo Wisconsin prediction and pick. Find how to watch Buffalo Wisconsin. For several years, the conventional wisdom in the college football coaching industry was that if Luke Fickell ever did leave Cincinnati to take a bigger job, it […]

Two playoff-worthy teams who have identical records will face off for the weekend as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Milwaukee Brewers. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Phillies-Brewers prediction and pick will be revealed. Winners in five of their last six games overall, the Phillies may be a whopping 14 games behind […]

The NBA is made up of the best basketball players in the world. Every single team has talented players and when looking at the New Orleans Pelicans, it is clear to point out that Brandon Ingram is their All-Star leader. The 2023-24 season will mark Ingram’s eighth NBA season and his fifth with the Pelicans. […]

The New York Yankees haven’t had a good 2023 season. The team has underperformed and New York’s future is uncertain ahead of the offseason. There’s still reason for hope, however. The Yankees’ pitching staff features talent and could bounce back in 2024 if injuries don’t overtake the rotation again. Meanwhile, New York’s bullpen has displayed […]

After a slow start, the Houston Astros have slowly clawed away at the Texas Rangers’ lead at the top of the AL West. Houston is currently at a season-best 19 games over .500 and the Astros are tied for the lead at the top of the division for the first time since the season commenced. […]

How close are the Los Angeles Rams to reaching the heights they saw in 2021? Los Angeles started the 2022 season with a 2-1 record with wins over the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals, but fell to 5-12 by the end of the regular season. The Rams released their initial 2023 roster on Tuesday. A total of […]

The Baltimore Orioles surprised many around baseball last season by posting an 83-79 record — a 29-win jump from the season before. This year, the O’s have continued on that upward trajectory. Entering the month of September, Baltimore has already equaled its win total from 2022 and is on a trajectory for its highest win […]

The West Virginia State Yellow Jackets were narrowly defeated by Division I opponent Morehead State 37-35. The game, broadcasted on ESPN+, was a classic back-and-forth battle that will be talked about for years to come. The game started on a positive note for the Yellow Jackets, with Nicholas Fannin intercepting a pass thrown by Morehead […]

After going undefeated in the group stage of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the United States outlasted Montenegro 85-73 in a challenging contest. Team USA is set for probably its toughest challenge to this point when it takes on Lithuania Sunday. Both Team USA and Lithuania are headed to the World Cup quarterfinals next […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes begin their season with a road trip to BIG-10 opponent the Indiana Hoosiers. This game will continue our college football odds series with an Ohio State-Indiana prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Ohio State was one quarter away from a National Championship birth […]

The Utah State Aggies kick off their 2023 season with a visit to the Iowa Hawkeyes. This game will continue our college football odds series as we hand out a Utah State-Iowa prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Utah State is coming off a 6-7 season, and […]

The Arkansas State Red Wolves go on the road to begin the season as they take on the Oklahoma Sooners for the first game of the season! This game will continue our college football odds series as we hand out an Arkansas State-Oklahoma prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch […]

Ohio State football will begin their hopeful journey back to the College Football Playoff when they travel to Bloomington, IN to face the Indiana Hoosiers. The Buckeyes were just shy of pulling off the upset against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Peach Bowl semi-final playoff game last season. The AP Poll No. 3 ranked Buckeyes […]

The Miami Dolphins managed to get through the part of training camp that every NFL team wishes to avoid: roster cuts. Every team wishes they could keep every player they bring into camp, and all these players wish they could stay on the roster and help their team out in some way, shape, or form. […]

The Baltimore Ravens revealed their initial 53-man roster in a Wednesday tweet. Eight cornerbacks would be listed on the team’s initial roster, according to an article from Baltimore Beatdown Managing Editor Kyle Barber. They would be joined by five inside linebackers and five outside linebackers. Cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Rock Ya-Sin took starting roles in the secondary with safeties […]

The Minnesota Vikings made tight end TJ Hockenson a very happy man on Thursday, signing him to a four-year extension worth $68.5 million a year before he was slated to hit free agency. Hockenson’s extension carries an average annual value of $17.125 million, barely surpassing New York Giants tight end Darren Waller for the highest […]

The Tennessee Titans announced their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday. Wide receivers DeAndre Hopkins and Treylon Burks, were listed on the team’s initial roster. Hopkins, a five-time Pro Bowler and a 10-year NFL veteran, signed a two-year contract with the Titans in July. “I am very happy, very glad,” Hopkins said after signing his deal, via Titans Senior […]

The Philadelphia Eagles announced their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday. Quarterbacks Jalen Hurts, Marcus Mariota and Tanner McKee were all listed on Philadelphia’s initial roster. They would be joined by running backs Kenneth Gainwell, Rashaad Penny, Boston Scott and D’Andre Swift. Hurts, a former second-round selection and a one-time Pro Bowler, finished the 2022 season […]

The San Francisco Giants are clinging to a .5 game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final NL Wild Card spot, while the Cincinnati Reds are only .5 game ahead of the Diamondbacks for fifth in this tight race. Recently, the Giants welcomed back Mike Yastrzemski and Mitch Haniger back on the fold, and […]

The Atlanta Falcons announced their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday. Quarterbacks Desmond Ridder, Logan Woodside and Taylor Heinicke were all listed on Atlanta’s initial roster. They would be joined by running backs Bijan Robinson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Keith Smith and Tyler Allgeier. Ridder, a former third-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, played and started in […]

The New Orleans Saints may not be generating much buzz as a legitimate playoff contender after a disappointing 7-10 season in 2022, but a big change at quarterback with Derek Carr, two alpha receivers in Michael Thomas and Chris Olave, and a soft early schedule for a promising defensive unit could have the Saints marching […]

The Baltimore Ravens ended their 2022 season with a record of 10-7, putting them in second place in the AFC North and sixth place in the AFC. They fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. The Ravens signed a few key players in the offseason to help strengthen […]

The Philadelphia Phillies shocked a lot of people when they won the National League pennant last season. It wouldn’t be a surprise if they did it again this year en route to another World Series appearance. The Phillies have fantastic odds of making the postseason thanks to their 49-29 record since June which has vaulted […]

The Miami Dolphins finished the 2022 season with a record of 9-8, putting them in second place in the AFC East and seventh place in the AFC. They alternated between winning and losing streaks throughout the year before capping off their regular-season run with an 11-6 victory over the New York Jets in January. The […]

When the Pittsburgh Steelers made their final roster cuts ahead of their 2023 NFL season, defensive back Elijah Riley was not on the list of waived players. The fourth-year corner faced tough competition in training camp just to make the team, but now Riley is the Steelers’ sneaky roster cut survivor who will make an […]

The New Orleans Saints announced their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday, according to Saints Wire. Five linebackers, including Demario Davis and Zack Baun, were included on the initial 53-man roster. Davis, a one-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro selection, played and started in 17 games for the Saints in 2022. Six safeties were listed on the roster, including […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were a bit of a surprise team last season, transitioning from 9-8 in 2021 to 14-3 last season. They even made it all the way to the Super Bowl, albeit losing to the Kansas City Chiefs by just three points. There was still a lot of positivity to take from this, however, […]

The Cleveland Guardians claimed SP Lucas Giolito, RP Reynaldo Lopez, and RP Matt Moore on waivers from the Los Angeles Angels Thursday. The Angels saw a number of players get claimed after placing them on waivers, as the Halos’ trade deadline decision to buy clearly did not work out. The Guardians are now seemingly trying […]

The Matt Rhule era of Nebraska football will begin on Thursday night as the Cornhuskers travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Gophers. Say what you want about Rhule’s tenure in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, but what he accomplished before that at Baylor, turning around what was deemed a cultural and institutional mess, […]

The Arizona Cardinals announced their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday. Six wide receivers were listed on the team’s initial roster. Receivers Marquise Brown, Zach Pascal and Rondale Moore took starting spots on the Cardinals’ depth chart. Brown, a former three-year veteran for the Baltimore Ravens, took second place on Arizona’s roster with 709 receiving yards in 2022. Pascal […]

With fantasy football drafts ongoing and the NFL season just around the corner, one of the biggest conversations this time of the year centers around breakout players. Figuring out who will improve off their previous season and end up being a steal in the draft is often the key to winning a fantasy football league. […]