USATSI College football’s bowl season is quickly approaching as the conference championships have been decided and the regular season has come to a close. Following a wild year featuring several juggernauts hovering in the top-10 of the rankings, it’s time to learn which teams are going to make the College Football Playoff. Entering Championship Week of the 2023 college football …
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Saints are expected to have Chris Olave against Lions
Saints wide receiver Chris Olave left last Sunday’s game with a concussion, but he is not expected to miss this Sunday’s matchup with the Lions. Olave progressed through the league’s concussion protocol throughout the week and was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday. He moved up to a full practice on Friday and was listed as questionable …
Read More »No SEC? Unbeaten P5 but left out? Final 4-team College Football Playoff will be unlike any other
The four-team version of the College Football Playoff is going out with drama and controversy. Championship weekend created as many questions as answers for the CFP committee and the selections Sunday will be the first in the 10-year history of the system where the field is truly hard to predict. No. 2 Michigan (13-0) and No. 3 Washington (13-0) appear to …
Read More »NFL DFS, Week 13: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy football picks include Christian McCaffrey, Zack Moss
Denver is surprisingly one of the hottest teams in the NFL, riding a five-game winning streak heading into its game against Houston during the Week 13 NFL schedule. Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson has not been a profitable addition to NFL DFS lineups during that stretch, though, finishing under 200 passing yards four times. He is not among the most expensive …
Read More »NFL odds, lines, picks, spreads, bets, predictions for Week 13, 2023: Model backing Buccaneers, Jaguars
The Carolina Panthers fired head coach Frank Reich last week after a 1-10 start to the 2023 NFL season. The Panthers have been nearly as dismal for NFL bettors, as Carolina is 1-8-2 against the spread this year. The Panthers are 3.5-point underdogs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the latest Week 13 NFL odds. Could the Panthers receive a …
Read More »Notre Dame-LSU bowl game dreams over?
Notre Dame and LSU both saw their seasons come to an end a week ago as many projected the two to meet in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa. However, despite the two not playing this weekend, outcomes elsewhere may have put an end to the dream of a Marcus Freeman vs. Brian Kelly showdown in a bowl game. According to …
Read More »How to watch the San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles this afternoon on Fox
Jason Kelce and the Philadelphia Eagles host the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) It’s Week 13 in the 2023 NFL season and this Sunday has a jam-packed slate of football games, including the San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles game this afternoon. Headed into this week’s rematch of last season’s NFC Championship game, the 49ers (8-3) are …
Read More »Georgia commits react to UGA’s SEC championship loss
The Georgia Bulldogs currently hold the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. The Bulldogs will look to sign another elite class with the 2024 recruiting cycle. Georgia had won 29 straight games entering the SEC championship. Alabama edged Georgia 27-24 in a tight SEC title game. Georgia will miss the College Football Playoff. The Dawgs will now turn their …
Read More »NFL Week 13 odds, spread, picks: Broncos stay hot in Houston, Rams continue late playoff push vs. Browns
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re on a heater. Coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, I’ve logged back-to-back weeks with double-digit ATS wins. Since Week 11, I’ve gone 23-6-1 ATS, which includes a 12-3-1 ATS run last week, which was predominantly owned by the favorites pulling through. While that’s a superb run, there’s still room for improvement, particularly with my locks of …
Read More »NFL suspends cameraman: Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill announces he’s covering Kevin Fitzgibbons’ salary
Getty Images Tyreek Hill is paying out of his own pocket to help an NFL cameraman who was disciplined as a result of his recent viral touchdown celebration. Kevin Fitzgibbons, 20, revealed this week that he was suspended by the league after giving Hill his phone to use in a celebration, and the Miami Dolphins wide receiver is going above and …
Read More »How to watch the College Football Playoff and bowl announcements show
Today is the day the College Football Playoff will be set in stone by the selection committee, and they have some big discussions to sort through following the results of the conference championship weekend. Georgia’s loss in the SEC Championship Game to Alabama puts the selection committee in a unique position that could leave the SEC out of the playoff …
Read More »NFL Week 13 odds, picks, best bets: 49ers win NFC Championship rematch, Trevor Lawrence blasts Bengals
Thanksgiving was kind to us, as we went 11-4-1 ATS in Week 12. About time. I’ve been painted as a “Lions h8er” by the kind people in Detroit, and I should have leaned into that instead of taking Jared Goff to blow out the Green Bay Packers. I also hoped the QB change would spark the New York Jets, which it …
Read More »Idaho football survives Southern Illinois and advances in the FCS playoffs
Dec. 3—MOSCOW — It doesn’t matter how it looks; a win is a win. The fourth-seeded Idaho football team needed an extra period to secure its first postseason win in 30 years as ol’ reliable senior kicker Ricardo Chavez nailed a 28-yard field goal to solidify a 20-17 win over Southern Illinois in the second round of the Football Championship …
Read More »How will Bill Belichick’s departure from the Patriots unfold?
The 2023 Patriots have landed squarely in the “hot mess” category. The latest indignity for the proud franchise happened several days ago, when its Week 15 game against the Chiefs became the first ever flex out of Monday night. Yes, the Patriots are so bad that the NFL removed a Patrick Mahomes game from prime time. The NFL can flex …
Read More »Radford outlasts defensive duel with Graham in 22-10 state semifinal win
Dec. 3—CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Graham High School’s football team played lights-out defense during Saturday’s VHSL Class 2 state semifinal football game with Radford at Christiansburg High School. Unfortunately for the defending Class 2 state champs, Radford’s swift, swarming and hard-tackling defensive unit did a slightly more thorough job turning the G-Men’s offensive lights out. Defending VHSL Class 2 Player of …
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