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Does Alabama really deserve consideration for a spot in the College Football Playoff? Does the Crimson Tide have a divine right to a spot among the sport’s final four teams every single year? If you listen to the Nick Saban and Alabama apologists, it certainly seems that way. The Crimson Tide has participated in the […]

After a thrilling college football championship weekend, we move on to week 13 of the 2022 NFL season, highlighted by the return of Deshaun Watson and several intriguing matchups across Sunday afternoon. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs travel to Cincinnati to take on a fellow championship contender in Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Let’s continue […]

New Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has quite a bit of work to do. It has been decades since Nebraska was the standard that college football teams were measured against. The days when Tom Osborne would trot out a team that was bigger, faster and meaner than the opposition are long past, and the one-sided […]

The Indianapolis Colts will travel to take on the Dallas Cowboys in the Sunday Night Football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Colts-Cowboys prediction and pick, laid out below. Indianapolis has already switched head coaches, firing Frank Reich in […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will travel to take on the Cincinnati Bengals in a marquee Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at Paycor Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Chiefs-Bengals prediction and pick, laid out below. Kansas City has gone 9-2 this season, continuing their run […]

The Los Angeles Chargers will travel to take on the Las Vegas Raiders in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at Allegiant Stadium in Sin City. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Chargers-Raiders prediction and pick, laid out below. Los Angeles has gone 6-5 this […]

The Seattle Seahawks will travel to take on the Los Angeles Rams in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Seahawks-Rams prediction and pick, laid out below. Seattle has surprised following their trade of Russell […]

The Miami Dolphins will travel to take on the San Francisco 49ers in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Dolphins-49ers prediction and pick, laid out below. Miami has benefited from their head coaching change, […]

The Saint Mary’s Gaels take on the Houston Cougars in Fort Worth, Texas. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Saint Mary’s Houston prediction and pick. The Saint Mary’s Gaels began their season with a 26-point win over Vermont and a 30-point win over North Texas, two mid-major teams which have made notable […]

The San Jose State Spartans take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. Check out our college basketball odds series for our San Jose State Arkansas prediction and pick. The San Jose State Spartans are continuing to rebuild under coach Tim Miles. San Jose State has been a bottom-rung program in recent years, toiling in obscurity in the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars will travel to take on the Detroit Lions in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at Ford Field in Detroit. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Jaguars-Lions prediction and pick, laid out below. Jacksonville has improved from a disastrous 2021 season, going 4-7 […]

The Washington Commanders will travel to take on the New York Giants in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at MetLife Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Giants-Commanders prediction and pick, laid out below. Washington has gone 7-5 this season, last place in a strong […]

The Boston College Eagles take on the Duke Blue Devils. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Boston College Duke prediction and pick. Duke has had an eventful, up-and-down season under new coach Jon Scheyer, who is taking the reins from Mike Krzyzewski. You knew this would not be an easy transition for […]

The New York Jets will travel to take on the Minnesota Vikings in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Jets-Vikings prediction and pick, laid out below. The New York Jets have turned some heads, going 7-4, […]

The Texas Rangers signed Jacob deGrom to a 5-year, $185M dollar contract. The deal came as a surprise, as many people around the league expected the New York Mets to re-sign their ace. But the Mets are now prepared to move forward with Max Scherzer leading the charge. The Rangers undeniably made a massive free […]

The Green Bay Packers will travel to take on the Chicago Bears in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at Soldier Field in Chicago. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Packers-Bears prediction and pick, laid out below. Green Bay has gone through some uncharacteristic struggles this […]

Well, it happened again. The Pac-12, which has not had a team make the College Football Playoff since 2016, cannibalized itself once again and ended its playoff hopes. This might be the most heartbreaking instance of said trend, given how close the conference was to break it. No. 4 USC entered Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship […]

The issues in the Charlotte Hornets organization began even before the first game was played as restricted free agent Miles Bridges has not been signed yet due to some off-court allegations. He is not the only integral piece who has been missing as LaMelo Ball sustained two ankle injuries already this season that has sidelined […]

The Brooklyn Nets came into Friday’s matchup against Toronto winners of six of their last eight and three straight. After a 1-5 start, Brooklyn had posted the league’s third-best record (10-5) over their last 15 games heading into the contest. The Nets continued their hot streak Friday, running wild on the Raptors out of the […]

The Indiana Hoosiers take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Indiana Rutgers prediction and pick. The Indiana Hoosiers look like the Big Ten title contender they were predicted to be this season. Trayce Jackson-Davis is the centerpiece big man who makes everything happen. He scores, he rebounds, […]

The Florida State Seminoles take on the Virginia Cavaliers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Florida State Virginia prediction and pick. The Virginia Cavaliers are unbeaten to start their season, something most college basketball analysts did not anticipate going into the season. Virginia did not land a game-changing recruit who received massive […]

After the Seattle Mariners advanced to the MLB postseason, the Sacramento Kings now own the longest playoff drought among the four major North American sports. The Kings have not gotten into the NBA Playoffs since 2006, but their 2022-23 campaign has started on the right foot because of the spectacular offseason moves they performed. De’Aaron […]

We’ve reached Week 13 in the NFL and fantasy football, and as always, picking the right tight end could be crucial to fantasy success. That means fantasy football managers could use some advice with the Week 12 start ’em sit ’em tight ends. Who should be in your lineup and who should be on your […]

It’s Week 13 in the NFL and fantasy football season, and fantasy managers are staring down some difficult lineup decisions. That brings us to the fantasy football Week 12 start ’em sit ’em wide receivers. Which players are worth playing this week, and which should you keep on the bench? Week 13 fantasy football start […]

The Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers struck a deal on Friday that sent Kolten Wong to Seattle in exchange for Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro. The trade caught some people around the MLB world by surprise, as Wong was previously linked to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The trade continued a busy offseason for the Mariners, […]

PLAYA VISTA — The Los Angeles Clippers have been holding down the fort with some key players sidelined, and it would appear that they’re close to a return. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George fully participated in Clippers practice on Friday afternoon with their status for Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings to be determined. “I’m […]

The 2022-23 season is marking the start of a new era in San Antonio. After missing the playoffs for three straight years, the Spurs fully embraced a rebuilding mode, trading away All-Star guard Dejounte Murray for mostly first-round picks and leaving more opportunities for its younger pieces. So far, it seems the rebuilding process is […]

In Electronic Arts‘ latest Need for Speed game, money is king, and making lots of money really fast is one of the ways you can quickly progress in your racing career. However, money doesn’t come easy in the game, as it will require some effort from the player to do this. Hence, in this NFS […]

Welcome to championship weekend! We have some great games this weekend and multiple games with playoff implications. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with the best picks for Championship weekend! TCU and USC can both earn a spot in the fight for the national championship with a victory, while Ohio State is […]

FOXBOROUGH — Mac Jones showed his frustration on the sideline during the New England Patriots’ 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He wasn’t the only offensive player for the Patriots to express their frustration on Thursday night. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne was pretty blunt in his assessment of Thursday’s game, which saw the Patriots’ offense […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are still riding high on the NBA Championship they won in 2021. Anyone could argue that they could have won back-to-back if Khris Middleton did not sustain a knee injury that sidelined him for the rest of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Even without Middleton for the first quarter of this 2022-23 campaign, […]

The Fresno State Bulldogs take on the Boise State Broncos in the Mountain West Championship Game. Check out our Mountain West Championship odds series for our Fresno State Boise State prediction and pick. The Fresno State Bulldogs and Boise State Broncos have been here before, playing each other in the Mountain West Championship Game. They […]

The Clemson Tigers take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Check out our ACC Championship odds series for our Clemson North Carolina prediction and pick. The North Carolina Tar Heels led 17-0 at home against Georgia Tech nearly two weeks ago. They blew that lead and did not score a point in the second half […]

The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Michigan Wolverines. Check out our Big Ten Championship odds series for our Purdue Michigan prediction and pick. The Michigan Wolverines have transformed their identity and their season. That’s what happens when Michigan beats Ohio State, but more than that, it’s what happens when 11-0 Michigan beats 11-0 Ohio State […]

The Los Angeles Clippers entered this season as one of the heavy favorites to win the NBA Championship. Despite the boatload of talent on their roster, it seemed ironic because their players lacked the chemistry of playing together because of the injuries incurred over the past few years. It starts from the top with Kawhi […]

Week 13 has arrived in the NFL and fantasy football, and there are some tough decisions to be made ahead of the fantasy playoffs. So let’s turn our attention to difficult calls with the Week 13 start ’em sit ’em running backs for fantasy football. Who should start, and who should sit? Week 13 fantasy […]

There’s a lot on the line in the New York Jets Week 13 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Playoff ramifications loom for each team. Ahead of the Jets-Vikings game, we’ll be making our New York Jets Week 13 predictions. The Jets (7-4) are in more of a dogfight for a playoff spot than the Vikings […]

The University of Michigan has clearly been a brilliant football team this season, rolling to a 12-0 mark as quarterback J.J. McCarthy and  the Wolverines prepare for the Big Ten Championship Game against Purdue. The Wolverines are 17-point favorites against the 8-4 Boilermakers, who emerged as the 1st place team in the Big Ten West […]

The UCLA Bruins take on the Stanford Cardinal. Check out our college basketball odds series for our UCLA Stanford prediction and pick. UCLA gets to hit the reset button on its season in this game. The Bruins begin their 20-game Pac-12 slate against Stanford. Last season, UCLA finished 15-5 in the conference, which isn’t bad […]