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The Los Angeles Lakers are in a slump. There’s just no denying that right now. They have been struggling all season long, but at the moment, they are in the midst of a disheartening five-game losing streak. It’s no secret that the Lakers need to change things up in order for them to salvage what […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars suffered yet another loss in Week 16. The Jags fell to the lackluster New York Jets on Sunday with a final score of 26-21. In the loss, problems within the organization became even clearer. The lack of a head coach, multiple injuries and weaknesses were all on display at MetLife Stadium. Let’s […]

With the return of the Brooklyn Nets’ rotation — including Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — now on the horizon, they have survived a stretch which might well be looked back upon as the most difficult portion of their regular season when all is said and done. They’ve pieced together an identity as a scrappy, […]

The New Orleans Saints took one on the chin at home Monday night vs. the Miami Dolphins. The Saints lost 20-3 and looked embarrassingly bad on offense. Starting quarterback Taysom Hill and his backup, Trevor Siemian, were both placed on the COVID-19 reserve list leading up to the game. That left rookie quarterback Ian Book […]

Despite a rather productive offseason where they brought in the likes of Dennis Schroder and Josh Richardson, the Boston Celtics are looking very poor early in the 2021/22 campaign. They’re just 3-7 in their last 10 games and sit at 16-18, which currently puts them in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. One night, this […]

There wasn’t much to take away from the Toronto Raptors’ 45-point thrashing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Indeed, there hasn’t been much to take away from a number of games this season—when they’ve even been played at all. A brutal combination of injuries and mounting COVID-19 infections has made pertinent macro analysis on […]

The New York Giants lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16. The NFC East matchup was boring and mostly even through the first two quarters, with a halftime score of 3-3. The Eagles found their wings and put up 31 points in the second half, while the Giants only recorded seven. Philadelphia took the […]

There were a lot of positive takeaways from the Philadelphia 76ers’ 117-96 win over the Washington Wizards Sunday. Many will focus on Joel Embiid, who turned in another dominant performance, but others deserve applause as well. Among the standouts from this blowout was Furkan Korkmaz. The month of December has not been kind to Korkmaz, […]

The New York Knicks will play the Minnesota Timberwolves in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Knicks and Timberwolves will play on Tuesday as Minnesota continues to be ravaged by absences due to having players in the NBA’s health and safety […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Orlando Magic in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Magic prediction and pick. The Bucks and Magic will play on Tuesday as Orlando continues to have several guys out. Milwaukee comes into this matchup healthy other than Brook Lopez […]

The Washington Wizards will play the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Heat prediction and pick. The Wizards and Heat will play on Tuesday as two teams who have handled adversity in different ways of late. As both teams have been hit with […]

New York Knicks fans had high expectations for their beloved squad when they made the NBA playoffs in 2021. However, Julius Randle, RJ Barrett and crew have come out slow this season and hold just a 15-18 record. Their current standing at 11th place in the East standings isn’t even good enough to book them […]

The Denver Nuggets will play the Golden State Warriors in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Warriors prediction and pick. The Nuggets and Warriors will play on Tuesday as Golden State will look to stay hot despite having a few players tied up in health […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Houston Rockets in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Rockets prediction and pick. The Lakers and Rockets will play on Tuesday as the NBA continues to navigate a Covid outbreak within the league. Several teams are missing multiple […]

Wednesday night will feature the Pinstripe Bowl as bowl season continues. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with a Maryland-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. Both of these two teams ended the season 6-6, just barely enough to make a bowl game this season. Maryland started the season 4-0 but lost six of […]

The Los Angeles Rams continue to dominate as they have now won four straight games after securing an impressive victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16 action. Matthew Stafford and company led from start to finish and were able to overcome the late surge of their opponents to emerge with a 30-23 win. In […]

The Oregon Ducks will take on the Oklahoma Sooners in the Alamo Bowl. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make an Oregon-Oklahoma prediction and pick. The Ducks were one of the most surprising teams of the season. They managed to play their way into the top ten in the national rankings, […]

The Clemson Tigers will take on the Iowa State Cyclones in the Cheez-It Bowl. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make a Clemson-Iowa State prediction and pick. Any year that doesn’t end in a playoff berth for Clemson is seen as a disappointment, and this season is no different. Expectations were […]

After shattering the Seattle Seahawks’ playoff hopes and coming away their fifth win of the season, the Chicago Bears showed a ton of potential heading into the last few weeks of the NFL season. There’s no doubt it’s been a tough season for the Bears and they’ve had various struggles across the board, but they’ve […]

The Brooklyn Nets made headlines because they were embarking on a road trip with plenty of eyes on them, while being forced to play some big away games incredibly shorthanded. It’s been the theme of the entire NBA recently for teams to not have their full arsenal available. But the Nets took things to another […]

The next chapter in Genshin Impact is very exciting. Version 2.4 will be bringing in loads of new content, including new characters, new locations, new weapons, new enemies, and most of all, new events. Here are all of the Genshin Impact 2.4 Lantern Rite Events you can expect in the upcoming update. Genshin Impact 2.4 Events List: Lantern Rite Events […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers Week 16 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs was supposed to be one last chance for the Steelers to show that they deserve a playoff spot in the AFC. Pittsburgh stared that chance right in the face and then they fell flat on their own. The 36-10 loss puts Pittsburgh in a […]

The Charlotte Hornets steamrolled past the Houston Rockets, 123-99 on Monday. It was the Hornets’ first game back at Spectrum Center in two weeks after going 2-4 on their west coast road trip. It was a much-needed win and they definitely got a boost from their home fans. Oh yeah, Terry Rozier looked like he […]

It was a disastrous Week 16 for the Los Angeles Chargers after they absorbed a shocking loss to the Houston Texans. The Chargers have fallen out of the NFL Playoffs with the defeat and are now on the outside looking in. It was a 41-29 setback with multiple turnovers on offense and an atrocious defensive […]

The Minnesota Vikings lost a tough game in Week 16 that might have ended their season to the Los Angeles Rams, 30-23. This is a very disappointing loss for Minnesota and one that they’re going to look back at towards the end of the year and realize that they could have walked away with a […]

The Detroit Lions lost a heartbreaker in Week 16 as they fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 20-16. This was a game that the Lions definitely could have won but they were a bit shorthanded and just couldn’t do a little more to walk away with a tough victory. Everything that the Lions have shown the […]

The Baltimore Ravens were shorthanded in Week 16 and couldn’t take care of business as they lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 41-21. This was a must-win game for the Ravens but unfortunately, their injuries caught up to them and they couldn’t take care of business against a very good Bengals team. There are plenty of […]

The New England Patriots were not able to take care of business in Week 16 as they fell to the Buffalo Bills, 33-21. Not only did New England lose this game to Buffalo, but they are no longer in first place of the AFC East as the Bills are now in control of the division […]

The Kansas City Chiefs were able to come away with a massive victory in Week 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. There have been jokes that the Chiefs are back in the past few weeks from some of their players but what they were able to do in Week 16 surely showed that they are actually […]

The Dallas Cowboys Week 16 matchup with Washington Football Team (WFT) was supposed to be a close game between two NFL division rivals. While the division rival part was true…the close game part was anything but. The NFC East division championship was already clinched for Dallas before the game even began, so maybe that put […]

The Carolina Panthers Week 16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was one of the lowlights of what has been an all-around disappointing season in 2021. The Panthers have a ton of questions to figure out on both sides of the football, and that was evident on Sunday. With the Panthers-Buccaneers game still fresh in […]

Now that Christmas is in the rearview mirror, all the good college football bowl games are starting. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with a West Virginia-Minnesota prediction and pick. West Virginia ended the season 6-6, just making it to a bowl game. West Virginia is led by senior running back Leddie […]

Christmas is now behind us and the bowl season is finally getting good. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with a Mississippi State-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Mississippi State finished the season 7-5 after a rollercoaster of a season. Their highlight of the season came in Week 6 when they beat the […]

The New York Jets Week 16 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars gave the fans an insight into what this team is capable of. Although it’s been a troublesome year, New York has plenty to look forward to in the future. We take a look at this Jets-Jaguars game with some of our Jets Week 16 […]

The UCLA Bruins will play the NC State Wolfpack in the Holiday Bowl on Tuesday. It’s time continue our college football odds series with a UCLA-NC State Holiday Bowl prediction and pick. UCLA and NC State will play in the Holiday on Tuesday in matchup between the Pac-12 and the ACC. The Bruins will look […]

Christmas is over and the college football bowl games are starting to get good. It’s time to continue our college football odds series with an Air Force-Louisville prediction and pick. Air Force football is starting to become a very good football program. They finished 9-3 this year after starting the season 6-1. Air Force is […]

The Houston Cougars will play the Auburn Tigers in the Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday. It’s time continue our college football odds series with a Houston-Auburn Birmingham Bowl prediction and pick. Houston and Auburn will play in the Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday as Auburn will stay in the state of Alabama for this matchup. The Tigers […]

Without Teddy Bridgewater, the Denver Broncos went to Las Vegas and held their own against the Raiders, falling 17-13. With Drew Lock leading the team at QB, the offense struggled to establish any sort of rhythm, while the defense held its own but was put in tough situations. Even with wins against the Chargers and […]

The Philadelphia Eagles Week 16 performance against the New York Giants was one of their better games this year. After earning a big win, Philadelphia has increased their chances of making the playoffs. We take a look at this Eagles-Giants game with some of our Eagles Week 16 takeaways in mind. Philadelphia’s defense has come […]