Fantasy football analyst Sal Vetri highlights his keys to victory in Week 5. The pick-up-and-play is … Dontayvion Wicks Wicks will see an expanded role in Week 5 with Christian Watson out. In Week 4 once Watson left with injury, Wicks led the Packers with a 25% target share. Overall, he saw a team-high 13 targets and turned this into …

Oct. 4—Illinois might be idle, enjoying its bye week, but Big Ten play continues across the conference with eight games. Here’s how Illini beat writer Scott Richey ranks this weekend’s matchups, along with his picks for Illinois MVP, Big Ten MVP and his take on the Illini’s bowl game projections: ➜ Who’s on the call: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter When Brock Purdy was about to make his first NFL start two years ago — against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Matt Hasselbeck began a deep dive into the San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Hasselbeck did what any good analyst would do — he talked to those who knew the QB best. One of …

The Jets travel to London for Sunday’s game, where they will face the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings. On Sunday, New York let one slip in a 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos, while the Vikings roared out to a 28-0 lead and held off the Green Bay Packers to secure a 31-29 divisional win. Here are the biggest stories to watch …

The Oregon Ducks welcome the Michigan State Spartans to Autzen Stadium on Friday night for the first-ever Big Ten conference game played in Eugene. If you want to watch the action live on television or live stream, we have all the details right here. The Ducks are ranked sixth in the US LBM Coaches Poll with a 4-0 overall record …

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Many starts and sits are obvious too, so we will instead focus on fringe options in this column, the ones that take real thought. Good luck with your Week 5 lineups! New York Jets @ Minnesota Vikings (London) Start: Garrett Wilson Sit: Jordan Addison Keep the disappointing Garrett Wilson in …

The Heisman Trophy race has seen a shift, with new leaders ahead of Week 6 college football games this weekend. Several quarterbacks are still among the frontrunners for the trophy while a few other skilled position players are starting to break out and make a strong case for themselves among the top four Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe will have a …

Will Hill FOX Sports Betting Analyst As the calendar turns to October, let’s take a look at where things stand in the NFL MVP race after the first full month of football.  This time last week, Bills quarterback Josh Allen was the favorite to win his first MVP award, thanks to a sizzling 3-0 start. However, a drubbing in Baltimore …

Game environment is the foundational starting point in making fantasy football lineup decisions. As such, I’m going to break down each game on the slate into three categories: Binge, Stream and Skip. Games you want to “binge” are like the show you can’t miss; you’re watching as soon as it goes live and might just crush all the episodes in …

Football 2024: Check out all of our content for the South Jersey high school season (This story will be updated throughout the weekend as scores and statistics become available) Thursday, Oct. 3 St. Joseph Academy 47, Buena 9: Anthony Scalamone figured in four touchdowns to lead St. Joe’s to its first win since the 2022 playoffs, breaking a 16-game winless …

Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert “Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. We’re on to Week 5, and I’ve got my eyes on a handful of games. For those new to this space, if you are looking for a few wagers to get in on the NFL action, I have you covered. Nothing …

In our everlasting mission to predict the future, a top-down look at how an offense might attack their opponent’s defense is, in my humble estimation, a good place to start. We find defenses every season that profile as a so-called run funnel, meaning opponents lean unusually hard on the rushing attack in neutral and positive game scripts. The same goes …

After back-to-back strong performances, including a dominant 34-13 win in its Big Ten opener against UCLA, the No. 6 Oregon football team will head back home to take on Michigan State this Friday at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will look to continue their unbeaten start to the season against a Spartans (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) squad …

The Steelers trailed at halftime in two of their first three games before coming back to win, but that approach didn’t work out for them last Sunday. They spotted the Colts a 17-3 lead in the first 30 minutes and that meant outscoring them 21-10 in the second half wasn’t enough to avoid their first loss of the season. While …

The Oregon Ducks play their first game against a legacy Big Ten team, the Michigan State Spartans, this week in Autzen Stadium. It’s the Ducks’ first home game in almost three weeks, and it comes eight days before Oregon will host Ohio State for one of the most anticipated games of the year. Excluding Boise State, the Michigan State Spartans …