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LeBron James (left knee soreness/swelling) will formally be listed as “doubtful” for the Los Angeles Lakers contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. This comes after The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported LeBron is “expected to miss” the game, and possibly more. Lakers injury report vs. Blazers confirms Vogel's comments: LeBron James is listed as […]

The San Antonio Spurs host the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Spurs prediction and pick. The Golden State Warriors are coming off a 122-108 win over the Houston Rockets last night. Steph Curry dropped 40 points in the win as the Warriors improve to […]

The Cleveland Browns recently concluded a disappointing campaign as they fell short in securing a playoff berth in the 2021 season. There is certainly a ton of work left to do for the team’s front office in the upcoming offseason as they aim to be more competitive and get back to the postseason as soon […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets are coming off their best performance of the season Sunday night in the win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Everything went right for the Nuggets while everything went wrong […]

The postseason campaign of the Kansas City Chiefs has just ended at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game. After the tough loss, GM Brett Veach and his staff will be going back to the drawing board in order to assess the composition of the team heading to next season. Kansas […]

With the Lock-In tournament now in the rearview mirror, the LCS regular season for 2022 will finally be kicking off this weekend. While the preseason competition saw a mix of main rosters and Academy players, the teams nonetheless put on quite the show, going neck and neck to stake an early claim over the region. […]

February is here and the NBA continues on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Bucks prediction and pick. The Washington Wizards come into this matchup losing five-straight games. They fell to the Memphis Grizzlies 115-95 last time out. Washington is now (23-26) on the season which puts them 11th […]

After losing to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game, the San Francisco 49ers will now head to the offseason with a lot of work to do. There is a big decision to make on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, and John Lynch will look to fix holes on the roster. Aside from that, the […]

Sidney Crosby is considered to be one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. He is arguably the most accomplished player of all time. He has achieved multiple feats in the amateur, professional, and even the international level of hockey. In this post, though, we’re actually focusing on Sidney Crosby’s girlfriend Kathy Leutner. […]

As we head into the 2022 NFL offseason, The Washington Football Team is in search of two key things: a quarterback and an identity. Those two problems exist due to the lack of a quarterback of the future and the fact that the team is literally still without a name. With rumors circling that the […]

With a cloud of uncertainty surrounding the quarterback situation of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this now creates a void at the quarterback spot that they’ll want to fill ahead of next season. As Tom Brady’s legendary playing career winds down, it seems more and more likely that the first-ballot Hall of Famer, Super Bowl champion, […]

The Utah Jazz suffered a significant loss with Joe Ingles suffering a season-ending torn ACL. Ingles is an integral part of the Jazz and his absence will be felt. They are 30-21 on the season, which places them in the fourth spot in the Western Conference. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert have played well and […]

Coming off another early playoff exit, the Tennessee Titans will definitely be looking to changes things up this offseason. After Ryan Tannehill failed to deliver for the Titans once again, it’s safe to say that Tennessee will be in the market for a new quarterback this summer in the hopes of achieving more. As they […]

A disappointing season is going to be an understated way of describing how the 2021 NFL season went for the Seattle Seahawks, as they struggled to a 7-10 record. With things seemingly at a boiling point involving the futures of both Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson, the future of this team may look a lot […]

Fresh off blowing a late lead in the NFC Championship Game, the San Francisco 49ers are turning to planning mode for the 2022 season. Having exceeded expectations of many by going from a six seed to being one win away from the Super Bowl, head coach Kyle Shanahan and his roster have a lot of […]

David Ortiz is, without a doubt, a Hall of Famer. The numbers obviously speak for themselves: he hit 541 home runs and slashed an impressive .286/.380/.552 with a 141 OPS+ over a 20-year career. There are plenty of other stats to prove one’s case but, simply put, he’s pretty much the best designated hitter of […]

The Toronto Raptors find themselves in the unfavorable position of being one of basketball’s most average teams. At 24-23, the Raptors are a hair over .500 on the year as they’ve managed to navigate a slew of injuries and COVID-related absences. With the Eastern Conference still wide open, the Raptors are absolutely still in the […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Monday. The Golden State Warriors will hit the road and take on the Houston Rockets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Rockets prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different starts to the season. The Warriors are 37-13 and have won […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers are set to face the Baylor Bears. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our West Virginia Baylor prediction, odds, and pick. West Virginia badly needs a big win, or really any win at all. The Mountaineers started the season 11-1 but have lost their last five games. Do […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game opened up an offseason of questions for the franchise. Will quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, seemingly always on the hot seat with rookie Trey Lance breathing down his neck all year, return as the team’s starting quarterback in 2022? Garoppolo, who threw […]

The Duke Blue Devils are set to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Duke Notre Dame prediction, odds, and pick. Duke is coming off a road win at Louisville on Saturday afternoon. The star of that game was not Paolo Banchero, who is a projected […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Monday. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the Atlanta Hawks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Hawks prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar starts to the season in terms of record. The Raptors are 24-23 […]

The Los Angeles Rams punched their ticket to Super Bowl 56 with a thrilling win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. A solid effort on both sides of the ball allowed Sean McVay’s squad to pull off a come-from-behind victory on their home turf. After securing the dub, the Rams will […]

After absorbing a tough loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, the Kansas City Chiefs will now shift their focus on making moves in the upcoming offseason. The Chiefs don’t have to do a complete retooling of their roster since they have Patrick Mahomes at quarterback and a number of other talented […]

The Kansas City Chiefs were upset Sunday afternoon, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals 27-24 in overtime at Arrowhead Stadium. In the loss, they blew a 21-3 lead in the second quarter. It’s tied for the second-largest lead blown in NFL playoff history. The Chiefs’ offense was moving the ball at will during the first half. […]

Heading into this season, many expected Tyrese Maxey to take on a bigger role for the Philadelphia 76ers. Based on the flashes he showed as a rookie, it was clear the Sixers had a gem fall into their lap on draft night 2020. After seeing how the offseason played out for the Sixers, signs pointed […]

With the Miami Heat currently first in the Eastern Conference at 32-18, Erik Spoelstra has continuously been working his magic despite being ravaged with a ton of injuries. The trio of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry have played only 14 games together, but there have been inspiring revelations from the Heat’s second and […]

There are still multiple NFL franchises searching for their new head coach. Luckily for the Chicago Bears, they’ve already found the man for the job in Matt Eberflus. However, many believed finding an offensive-minded leader would have been the preferred route, as the team needs to prioritize developing Justin Fields. We go over some candidates […]

In January 2021, the Detroit Lions and star quarterback Matthew Stafford mutually agreed to part ways. Stafford enjoyed several superb seasons in Detroit, but the team around him never provided Stafford with a true opportunity to compete for a championship. Stafford was traded to the Los Angeles Rams over the offseason, and he now has […]

The NBA continues Sunday with an elite interconference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Bucks prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets are finally in a groove this season as they are increasing their winning percentage. They have won four-straight games even though three of them were to teams with losing […]

As some teams are busy negotiating plausible trades as the February 10th deadline approaches, the Oklahoma City Thunder is one team not expected to make drastic changes. Many of their players are still inexperienced and still in the early juncture of their careers while the rebuilding Thunder search for long-term fits on the roster. With […]

The San Francisco 49ers playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Rams should be a great contest. The winner will determine the representative of the NFC in the Super Bowl. Both franchises will be giving it their all. We take a look at this 49ers-Rams game with some of our 49ers playoff predictions in mind. It’ll […]

The NBA continues Sunday with this interconference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Hornets prediction and pick. The Los Angeles Clippers are playing better than many expected with the roster they currently have. They are (25-26) on the season but everyone expected them to tank without Kawhi Leonard and Paul […]

Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and has built up an incredible net worth in 2022 thanks to his success. Nadal has made plenty of history over the course of his illustrious career, which has only fattened up his bank account. In this post, we’re looking at Rafael Nadal’s […]

The Philadelphia 76ers kept their homestand rolling along Saturday night as the Sacramento Kings came to town. Despite being without their best player in De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento managed to make things interesting. This matchup went down to the final possessions and could have gone either way.  After letting a healthy lead slip away, the Kings […]

When the Atlanta Hawks reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the expectations were for them to be a Top 4 seed this season. Those expectations are not close to being reached due to a plethora of reasons, like underperforming role players and unfortunate injuries up and down their rotation. Trae Young has been the […]

As the NBA season approaches the All-Star break, there are some organizations who are on a tear and expected to make some noise in the playoffs. There are others who are in limbo whether they will pursue to be competitive for a play-in spot, while there are squads who are on track to miss even […]

Right now, Zach LaVine has firmly established himself as the cornerstone stud of the Chicago Bulls. Andrew Wiggins, on the other hand, is in the midst of his best season as a pro and has just been named as an All-Star starter for the first time in his career. At this point, it’s hard to […]

Like a thief in the night, the Miami Heat have sneakily taken the top spot in the Eastern Conference midway through the 2021-22 season. The fact that this has happened despite dealing with injuries to their two top stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo speaks volumes of their resiliency and togetherness. This further proves that […]