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Entering his second season with the New England Patriots, a lot of NFL analysts thought Kendrick Bourne was primed to breakout following his career year in 2021. So far, things don’t look too promising for the Patriots’ 27-year-old wide receiver. In terms of performance, Bourne’s mostly finished each practice with no more than one reception during […]

After the Kansas City Chiefs play the Green Bay Packers in their final 2022 preseason game, it will be time for Andy Reid and Brett Veach to start deciding on the final Chiefs 53-man roster. That means players like Ronald Jones’ Chiefs tenure could be coming to an end. Before the final Chiefs roster cuts, […]

FOXBOROUGH – As the New England Patriots are in the final week of the preseason, most of the starting positions seem to be set. The log jam at wide reciver mostly seems to have figure itself out. So has the situation at corner, with Jonathan Jones likely starting on the outside opposite of Jalen Mills. […]

We are just a few weeks away from the start of the regular season. Despite it being early, it’s never really early enough to start researching and keeping an eye on college football prospects. There is no saying where the Denver Broncos will be at the end of the season and when it comes time […]

The Philadelphia Phillies did not have a ton of expectation entering the 2022 season. The division rival Atlanta Braves had just won the World Series and the New York Mets loaded up in the offseason. Meanwhile, the Phillies biggest move was signing Kyle Schwarber as a free agent from the Boston Red Sox. It was […]

The Toronto Blue Jays entered the 2022 MLB season with some very high expectations. That came after a very disappointing 2021 season, which saw them fall just short of making the playoffs. During the offseason, they acquired All-Star outfielder George Springer. He made what was already a really good lineup that much better. Springer also […]

The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Check out our MLB odds series for our Brewers Dodgers prediction and pick. Corbin Burnes goes for the Brewers, while Tony Gonsolin takes the mound for the Dodgers. What a battle we are in for. Two elite starters with Cy Young aspirations will face each other […]

The Washington Nationals take on the Seattle Mariners. Check out our MLB odds series for our Nationals Mariners prediction and pick. Erick Fedde goes to the mound for the Nationals, while Robbie Ray will start for the Mariners. Erick Fedde has been injured and will be making his first start since July 24, one month […]

Regardless of how well the Washington Commanders perform this year, their starting lineup likely will have a different look to it than last season. With Carson Wentz taking over as their starting QB, players like Antonio Gibson and Curtis Samuel could be incredibly volatile this season. Both Gibson and Samuel look to be on the […]

The MLB will showcase this interleague matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Padres prediction and pick. These two teams met back in early May as they played a doubleheader that resolved the two-game series in Cleveland. The Padres won the first and […]

After lots of drama, rumors and Twitter speculation about his potential trade to the Boston Celtics, the Kevin Durant trade saga has finally come to a close. The 12-time All-Star is right back where he’s been since summer 2019, with the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets will have to repair some awkward relationships and help a […]

The Minnesota Twins take on the Houston Astros. Check out our MLB odds series for our Twins Astros prediction and pick. Aaron Sanchez gets the call for the Twins, while Justin Verlander goes to the mound for the Astros. Aaron Sanchez, formerly of the Toronto Blue Jays, began this season with the Washington Nationals and […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been the talk of the 2022 NBA offseason. With not many other teams in the news outside of the world champion Golden State Warriors, the Nets are in the news for multiple reasons. The discussion of the offseason was where in the world Kevin Durant was going to play. It turns […]

Are the Milwaukee Brewers contenders or pretenders in 2022? This is destined to be a controversial subject amongst baseball fans since the Brewers have struggled as of late. And it is not often that a World Series contender trades their star closer in the middle of the season. Milwaukee is trending in the wrong direction […]

The 2021 season started a new era for the Detroit Lions. The team traded away longtime starting quarterback Matthew Stafford and immediately saw him win a Super Bowl ring with the Los Angeles Rams. Now, with Jared Goff under center, the Lions will try to break the streak of not winning a playoff game since […]

The Tennessee Titans had a strong 2021 regular season. The team clinched the AFC South and finished No. 1 in the AFC. Still, the Titans were unable to replicate their performance in the postseason, losing 19-16 in the Divisional Round to the Cincinnati Bengals. Without winning a playoff game since 2019, Tennessee might have to […]

The Carolina Panthers are hoping for a turnaround in 2022. Matt Rhule’s squad started out strong at 3-0, but quickly fell apart to finish 5-12. Carolina lost its final seven games and Rhule’s coaching came under massive scrutiny. As a rebuilding team, the Panthers had a relatively modest offseason. Carolina’s biggest move this offseason was […]

The Subway Series comes to an end as the 4th and final game is tonight! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Yankees prediction and pick. These games have been a treat for all of baseball to witness. The Mets took the first series at home at Citi Field but the Yankees […]

Doubters will have many excuses to throw at LSU football. The schedule is extremely demanding. On defense, there are just too many gaps to be filled. K.J. Jefferson isn’t for real. These are some of the questions and jabs that Razorback supporters can anticipate hearing from the general public, journalists covering other teams, and of […]

Lane Kiffin is cooking up something special in Oxford, Mississippi. After guiding Ole Miss football to the first 10-win regular season in school history, the Rebels coach had to watch his star quarterback, Matt Corral, depart for the NFL, as well as his two top running backs in Jerrion Ealy and Snoop Conner along with […]

LSU football is in desperate need of some audacious developments. LSU has been a pitiful 11-12 three years after a 15-0 season and a national title. Brian Kelly, the head coach, has been dealing with some recruitment challenges in the offseason. This has made it more challenging to turn around a championship-caliber program in the […]

Lane Kiffin is the kind of head coach any team would want to have with all these changes in college football. Kiffin is a master of adapting to his circumstances. He’s clearly adapting well to the modernization of college football. He is basically pointing out that times have changed. No longer must recruiting procedures remain […]

The much-anticipated 2022 NFL season is just a few short weeks away. The upcoming season will be full of excitement, and arguably no team is more excited than the Buffalo Bills. Following two straight AFC East titles, the Bills enter the new campaign as favorites for their first Lombardi Trophy. Even with the season just […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are playing an inspired brand of baseball right now. As of this story’s publication, they are in the midst of a winning streak and are beginning to click on all cylinders. Albert Pujols is heating up at the plate, Paul Goldschmidt is posting MVP caliber numbers, and the pitching staff is […]

Michigan football fans believe the Wolverines will perform better than anticipated in a number of areas. Of course, that implies that a lot of conditions would need to be met for players to get together and accomplish great success. Last season, the Michigan Wolverines stunned the whole nation by going from being unranked to the […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are going to be one of the most fun and exciting teams to watch as the 2022 NFL season kicks off. While Los Angeles didn’t make it to the playoffs last season, they had a great offseason adding to their tremendous talent. Quarterback Justin Herbert has helped turn the franchise around […]

Arkansas football could be a dark horse SEC title contender in 2022, and it all depends on two things. The first is how well their star quarterback will play. Recall that the SEC has so many well-known quarterbacks, including Bryce Young, the Heisman Trophy winner from the previous year. This also includes Will Levis and […]

One of the nation’s top signal-callers returns to Miami Hurricanes football as the Mario Cristobal era begins in South Florida. As the Canes attempt to win the ACC Coastal in Cristobal’s first season as head coach, star QB Tyler Van Dyke serves as the team’s linchpin. Van Dyke isn’t the only top college football player […]

In only 20 days, the Jacksonville Jaguars will play their opening game of the 2022 season against the Washington Commanders. The Jaguars must put their best players on the field in less than three weeks and hope that the spring and summer spent assembling the best possible roster will bear fruit. Having said that, the […]

The Los Angeles Rams’ starting spots are almost set in stone, but some things might change that. For one, there is still some position competition going on and with injuries rearing their ugly head, some backups might just step into starting roles sooner rather than later. This Friday, the Rams welcome the Houston Texans to […]

The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Check out our MLB odds series for our Brewers Dodgers prediction and pick. Eric Lauer goes to the bump for the Brewers, while Julio Urias will start for the Dodgers. Eric Lauer has a 3.58 ERA, but what is more important than that fact is that […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Chicago Cubs. Check out our MLB odds series for our Cardinals Cubs prediction and pick. Jordan Montgomery goes to the hill for the Cardinals, while Drew Smyly takes the bump for the Cubs. Jordan Montgomery has been tremendous since coming over to St. Louis from the New York […]

With Tom Brady back in the fold, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in prime position to bounce back from their disappointing playoff exit last season and win Super Bowl LVII. While losing Rob Gronkowski is a bummer, the additions of Russell Gage, Julio Jones, and Kyle Rudolph will add an exciting new element to their […]

The Texas Rangers take on the Minnesota Twins. Check out our MLB odds series for our Rangers Twins prediction and pick. Cole Ragans gets the call for the Rangers, while Sonny Gray takes the bump for the Twins. Cole Ragans’ 5.02 ERA doesn’t really mean that much. He is three starts into his big-league career. […]

The 2022 season will be the start of a new era in Atlanta. For the first time since 2007, the Atlanta Falcons will be without quarterback Matt Ryan after he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts, sparking a big change for the roster. With a mix of veterans and rookies, the Falcons should be an […]

As the final NFL preseason games are approaching, so are the final decisions for teams’ depth charts. For rebuilding teams such as the Seattle Seahawks, many changes could happen as they figure things out. Following the trade involving franchise quarterback Russell Wilson, the Seahawks are still trying to assemble the roster for the future. Because […]

The Indianapolis Colts had a tough ending to their 2021 season. Needing only one more win to reach the playoffs, the team suffered an upset loss at the hands of the 2-14 Jacksonville Jaguars, and the hopes of another postseason run disappeared. The Colts made some key changes in 2022 in order to return to […]

The 2022 Baltimore Ravens are a solid, veteran team with many returning starters from the 2021 Ravens roster. They are also an organization that drafts extremely well and makes good signings. That makes for a deep squad and means there are a few positions on the Ravens depth chart that are still up for grabs […]

2021 was so nearly the year for Oklahoma State football. The Cowboys finally got their Bedlam Series victory over Oklahoma and looked destined for the College Football Playoff, but mere inches kept them from finally reaching the mountaintop, as they fell to Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Game. A big part of the terrific […]