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The Miami Heat came so close to returning to the NBA Finals in 2022, but they ultimately lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals when Jimmy Butler’s potential game-winning 3-point missed. After that heartbreaking defeat, the Heat’s offseason has been both noisy and quiet at the same time. Noisy […]

The Atlanta Braves take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Check out our MLB odds series for our Braves Cardinals prediction and pick. Jake Odorizzi goes to the bump for the Braves, while Adam Wainwright takes the mound for the Cardinals. Jake Odorizzi has a 3.95 ERA. It’s curious why the Braves added him to their […]

The Arizona Cardinals are a team in flux heading into the 2022 NFL season. Arizona started out hot last season by winning its first seven games, and Kyler Murray looked like a true MVP candidate. This hot start went to waste as the Cardinals flamed out over the second half of the season, culminating in […]

The Cleveland Guardians take on the Seattle Mariners. Check out our MLB odds series for our Guardians Mariners prediction and pick. Aaron Civale gets the call for the Guardians, while Robbie Ray goes to the mound for the Mariners. Aaron Civale has a 5.37 ERA, but before you write him off as a non-competitive pitcher, […]

The Charlotte Hornets had a disappointing season in 2021-22. They had a few winning streaks, none longer than five games, but they also had a similar number of slumps. The Hornets were without a key veteran, Gordon Hayward, for 49 of the potential 82 games, which certainly hurt their playoff chances. Gordon Hayward will miss […]

The Boston Red Sox are one of the most renowned franchises in recent MLB history. Over the past 15 years, they have won three World Series championships, but this season has greatly disappointed the organization. Signing Trevor Story in the offseason seemed to be a band-aid solution as the front office has not prioritized the […]

Another year, another disappointing college football season for Scott Frost and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. That’s certainly how things look after Saturday’s embarrassment. Nebraska jumped out to a 28-17 lead against lowly Northwestern, who voters placed last in the Big Ten West in the preseason poll, in Dublin. Then, the Cornhuskers inexplicably collapsed and allowed the […]

India and Pakistan will take on each other in a Group A encounter at the Dubai International Stadium in the Asia Cup on Sunday. Cricket lovers worldwide are waiting for the game to begin with the pressure on Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma being sky high. Ahead of the contest, several India players shared their […]

The Brooklyn Nets feel relieved and ecstatic that Kevin Durant has decided to cancel his trade request and amend his relationship with the organization. Last June 30, Durant requested a trade from the franchise, and just a few weeks ago, he gave owner Joe Tsai an ultimatum to choose him or Sean Marks and Steve […]

The Cleveland Guardians take on the Seattle Mariners. Check out our MLB odds series for our Guardians Mariners prediction and pick. Zach Plesac goes to the bump for the Guardians, while Luis Castillo gets the call for the Mariners. Zach Plesac has had a volatile year for Cleveland. He pitched to a 2.10 ERA in […]

The New York Yankees take on the Oakland Athletics. Check out our MLB odds series for our Yankees Athletics prediction and pick. Domingo German gets the call for the Yankees, while Adam Oller will start for the Athletics. Domingo German has made seven starts for the Yankees this year, having been pressed into service after […]

The San Francisco Giants take on the Minnesota Twins. Check out our MLB odds series for our Giants Twins prediction and pick. Alex Cobb takes the ball for the Giants, while Sonny Gray goes to the hill for the Twins. Alex Cobb has definitely come closer to the standard the Giants want for him as […]

The New York Giants and the New York Jets will play their final preseason game on Sunday afternoon in their annual clash. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL preseason odds series, which includes our Giants-Jets prediction and pick we have laid out below. The New York Giants have agonized their […]

The Houston Texans defeated the San Francisco 49ers 17-0 to finish their preseason slate undefeated. Houston will likely be towards the bottom of the standings in 2022 once again, but an undefeated preseason is an encouraging sign of progress. Now that the preseason is over, the Texans have to cut their roster down from 80 […]

Two NL pennant hopefuls go head-to-head as the Atlanta Braves kick off the weekend by squaring off with the St. Louis Cardinals. Join us for our  MLB odds series, where our Braves-Cardinals prediction and pick will be revealed. Winners in seven of their last eight and currently on a four-game winning streak, the Braves sit only […]

The Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros will play the middle game of their three-game series on Saturday night in Houston. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes an Orioles-Astros prediction and pick we have laid out below. Baltimore has continued to surprise teams this season, with a […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox will face off in the second of their three-game series Saturday in Chicago. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Diamondbacks-White Sox prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Arizona Diamondbacks have struggled to a 57-67 record […]

The Portland Trail Blazers current strategy is confusing to say the least. They are not rebuilding, but they don’t profile as a championship contender. The Blazers have not traded Damian Lillard and brought back both Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons during the offseason. They made a few other moves which will benefit Portland down the […]

The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their preseason with a 17-10 road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. Green Bay finished the preseason at 1-2, and now the focus turns to a crucial regular season. Before the Packers can do that, however, they need to trim their roster down to 53 players […]

At one point during the NBA offseason, the Phoenix Suns seemed poised to make a groundbreaking roster move. They were one of the teams heavily linked to Kevin Durant during the height of his trade request. Additionally, Deandre Ayton’s dispute with the team made fans wonder if a deal was imminent. A transformation was coming […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins will square off in some Saturday evening action in Miami. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Dodgers-Marlins prediction and pick we have laid out below. Simply put, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the best team in baseball. With […]

It wasn’t a pretty end to the preseason for Mac Jones and the New England Patriots. The starting quarterback completed 9-0f-13 passes for 71 yards, but threw an interception and led New England to just one scoring drive in the four possessions against the Raiders’ backups in Friday’s 23-6 loss. Jones went three-and-0ut in two […]

Bill Belichick was understandably upset with his team’s performance in Friday’s preseason finale. Not only did the Patriots lose to the Raiders, 23-6, but they also played most of their starters for a quarter-plus and failed to do much against Las Vegas’ backups. When starting quarterback Mac Jones left the field for the final time […]

The Boston Celtics went on one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history last season. In January, they were a laughing stock of the league because they would relinquish all their big leads against any opponent, but they flipped the switch and made it to the NBA Finals. Losing to Golden State Warriors in six […]

It’s that time of year: Time to predict college football over under wins for teams across the country, especially national championship contenders. Here, we look at the Ohio State Buckeyes, a popular pick to play in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Check out FanDuel’s 2022 college football over under win total odds, including […]

As we inch closer and closer to the 2022 New York Giants season, questions remain over who will be Daniel Jones’ top target. The good news for Jones, Brian Daboll, and Giants fans is that the breakout wider receiver seems like it will be rookie second-round draft pick Wan’Dale Robinson. The bad news is that […]

The Toronto Raptors were in the Kevin Durant sweepstakes until the bitter end. But KD and the Brooklyn Nets ultimately worked things out. The Raptors enjoyed a successful 2021-2022 campaign. But they were still well below the top teams in the Eastern Conference such as the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, and Toronto Raptors. They feature […]

The final Buffalo Bills 53-man roster must be set by August 30. Between now and then, head coach Sean McDermott has some tough decisions to make. While much of the roster was set before the Bills preseason even started, there are a few players who seemed like locks just a short time ago who could […]

Robert Saleh is nonplussed by the public trade request made by Denzel Mims and said that the New York Jets are more than willing to move forward with the wide receiver on their roster. “I don’t think it’s a locker room distraction … it’s a business part of it,” Saleh said Friday. “He’s one of […]

The Minnesota Vikings end their preseason in Denver with the Broncos! It’s time to continue our NFL preseason odds series with a Vikings-Broncos prediction and pick. This is a game that many NFL fans might overlook, but it should be a good one as the preseason starts to finish up. The Vikings are (0-2) so […]

The Washington Commanders and Baltimore Ravens will conclude their preseasons with a Saturday night duel in Baltimore. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL preseason odds series, which includes our Commanders-Ravens prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Washington Commanders are entering a new era in terms of quarterbacks […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts Saturday night! It’s time to continue our NFL preseason odds series with a Buccaneers-Colts prediction and pick. The talk of this game, at least the beginning of it, will be about none other than Tom Brady. The 7-time champion will play in the […]

With a Baltimore Ravens preseason Week 3 matchup against the Washington Commanders, a lot of eyes will be on Baltimore to keep their preseason winning streak alive. Ahead of the Ravens-Commanders game, we’ll be making our Ravens preseason Week 3 predictions. The Ravens have won 22 straight preseason games going back to 2016, which is […]

The Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins will finish their respective preseason schedules with a Saturday night matchup in Miami. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL preseason odds series, which includes our Eagles-Dolphins prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Eagles are coming off a 9-8 record in 2021, […]

The Cleveland Guardians take on the Seattle Mariners. Check out our MLB odds series for our Guardians Mariners prediction and pick. Shane Bieber takes the bump for the Guardians, while Logan Gilbert will go to the mound for the Mariners. Shane Bieber has a 3.10 ERA. As the Guardians have risen in the standings and […]

The Atlanta Braves take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Check out our MLB odds series for our Braves Cardinals prediction and pick. Spencer Strider takes the bump for the Braves, while Jose Quintana starts for the Cardinals. Spencer Strider has a 2.95 ERA. He has been everything Atlanta could have hoped for and then some. […]

The Baltimore Orioles take on the Houston Astros. Check out our MLB odds series for our Orioles Astros prediction and pick. Kyle Bradish takes the bump for the Orioles, while Lance McCullers makes his third start of the year for the Astros. Kyle Bradish has a 6.25 ERA, but he is improving. Bradish pitched to […]

As the Las Vegas Raiders preseason comes to an end against the New England Patriots, new head coach Josh McDaniels has some big decisions to make ahead of the final round of Raiders roster cuts. With the 2022 Raiders 53-man roster due on August 30, several surprising veterans could be on the chopping block. These […]

Oklahoma football has changed head coaches for just the second time this millennium. Lincoln Riley jumped ship to take the top job at USC and the Sooners replaced him with longtime Clemson defensive coordinator and Oklahoma grad Brent Venables. Also in the fold is new offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby, who had spent the past couple […]