With the fantasy playoffs starting this week in almost every league, many of you reading this made it in at least one league. Some of you did not. But there is one thing all of you have in common. The feeling. You know the one I am talking about. THAT feeling. Every fantasy football manager has felt it at some …
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Raiders vs. Chargers odds, line, spread: Thursday Night Football picks, predictions from model on 176-129 run
The number of quarterbacks to start a game this season will increase on Thursday Night Football, as the Los Angeles Chargers will turn to Easton Stick when they visit the AFC West-rival Las Vegas Raiders in the opener of Week 15. Stick will become the 55th player to start under center this year after a fractured right index finger suffered …
Read More »Landen Thomas Welcomed to 2024 All-American Bowl with Virtual Jersey Presentation
Landen Thomas.jpg Tight end Landen Thomas (Norman Park, Georgia/ Colquitt County High School), the Florida State University commit, was officially honored as a 2024 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the seventh week of the Road to the Dome digital series. https://x.com/AABonNBC/status/1735133726902722721?s=20 Having been selected to play in the twenty-fourth edition of the All-American Bowl, Thomas will …
Read More »Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase gives himself title of NFL’s best receiver, declines to name a runner-up
Getty Images Ja’Marr Chase certainly doesn’t lack self confidence. The Cincinnati Bengals’ Pro Bowl wideout made that clear when he was recently asked if he and former LSU teammate Justin Jefferson are the NFL’s two best receivers. Chase and Jefferson will share the field together Saturday when the 7-6 Bengals welcome the 7-6 Vikings to Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. “I …
Read More »NFL Week 15 odds, best bets: Chiefs-Patriots will be an offensive struggle, Browns blast Bears with Joe Flacco
If you want to know my feelings about the Carolina Panthers as an overall organization, you can read them all right here. But as a team worth investing in from a betting perspective? Let’s let Bart Simpson handle that: via the Internet How many times can this team NOT COVER? They were absolutely in the game against the Saints, holding the …
Read More »College football odds, picks, predictions for 2023-24 bowl season: Computer model backs Oregon, Penn State
The Missouri Tigers finished the season as one of the hottest teams in the nation, winning five of their last six games. Missouri’s lone loss during that stretch was a 30-21 setback on the road against Georgia. Missouri will face another blue-blood when the Tigers square off against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl Classic on Dec. 29. …
Read More »Ranking every backup QB who is currently starting: Bengals’ Jake Browning best of the bunch
Like any book that’s still in the process of being written, we don’t know what the 2023 NFL season will ultimately be remembered for. But we don’t need to see how this season ends to know it will at least partly be remembered for the alarming amount of starting quarterbacks who spent most of the year on the sideline with …
Read More »How inconsistency in officiating is driving NFL teams mad
Yahoo Sports NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein discuss commissioner Roger Goodell’s comments at this week’s league meetings about player & team complaints about controversial calls in games this season. Hear the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] …
Read More »Ashton Jeanty Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist
The playmaking Broncos running back is among college football’s best of the best from the Lone Star State. Contact/Follow @MattK_FS and @MWCwire The Mountain West earns another national nod. Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was announced today as one of five finalists for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, given annually to the top college football player who hails from …
Read More »2023 NFL Week 15 odds, predictions, best bets by Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica
Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert “Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. For those new to this space, if you are looking for some wagers to get in on the NFL action, I have you covered. Nothing makes football better than having a few bucks on the games. Last week, we finished 2-0. …
Read More »NFL Week 15 injuries: Chargers’ Keenan Allen ruled out for Thursday game, Josh Jacobs’ status in doubt
With four weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, the playoff push is on. The loaded AFC, for example, has 11 teams with winning records, the most through Week 14 in any conference since 1970. That includes six 7-6 teams. Unfortunately, all 32 teams are dealing with injuries at this point in the year. Let’s take a look at injuries …
Read More »Giants’ Darren Waller designated to return from injured reserve, set to practice this week
USATSI The New York Giants are riding high after winning three straight games, and could return a very important offensive player in the near future. Thursday, the team announced that tight end Darren Waller had been designated to return from injured reserve, and will practice. Waller was placed on injured reserve back in the first week of November with a …
Read More »A starting Wisconsin OL will not play in ReliaQuest Bowl vs LSU
Wisconsin starting offensive lineman Tanor Bortolini declared for the NFL Draft earlier this week. His plan was initially made clear when Reese’s Senior Bowl announced he had accepted an invitation, and then later confirmed with an official announcement on his X profile. The next question was whether the veteran offensive lineman would suit up for the Badgers’ bowl game against …
Read More »Joe Flacco joins the Browns’ 53-man roster, finally
For the first time ever, a team’s starting quarterback was not actually on the team’s 53-man roster. That has finally changed. Quarterback Joe Flacco has signed a one-year deal with the Browns, according to his agent, Joe Linta. Flacco had been on the team’s practice squad since November 20. The Browns called him up to start two games. Each time, …
Read More »Cam Heyward disagrees with Ben Roethlisberger’s comments that the Steelers’ tradition ‘is done’
USATSI Ben Roethlisberger made waves this week when he said that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rich tradition may no longer exist. Cam Heyward, one of the Steelers’ current captains, doesn’t agree with his former teammate’s damming take. Roethlisberger’s comments came after the Steelers became the first team in NFL history to have a winning record and lose consecutive games to teams …
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