As we enter rivalry week, six SEC teams are still alive for a spot in the College Football Playoff, though the conference appears destined to land only three in the field. (Note: I’ll always refer to this as “rivalry week” because I’m not emotionally prepared for the end of the regular season.) There are the favorites in the playoff race …
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Why Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith is the best NFL prospect in ‘The Game’
Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst The incomparable rivalry game that is Ohio State vs. Michigan features future first round NFL draft picks nearly every season. And that is certainly the case this year, with a combined seven draft-eligible prospects from these teams featured in our latest 2025 mock draft. What is unique, however, is the fact that the most talented …
Read More »NFL DFS, Week 13: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy football picks, advice for Thanksgiving Day games
Week 13 of the 2024 NFL schedule begins with a trio of Thanksgiving Day games, starting with Lions vs. Bears at 12:30 p.m. ET. The rest of the day features Cowboys vs. Giants (4:30 p.m. ET) and Packers vs. Dolphins (8:20 p.m. ET). The Thanksgiving NFL DFS player pool includes strong options like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, CeeDee Lamb …
Read More »2024 Thanksgiving: Comparing NFL teams to popular holiday foods, including Chiefs, Eagles, Lions
Thanksgiving is upon us, which means an early and expanded slate of NFL matchups. Three different games, including two divisional showdowns and one prime-time clash with playoff implications, are on tap for Turkey Day, ensuring you can also stuff yourselves with gridiron action. In the spirit of the season, we’ve identified one thing each of the NFL’s 32 teams can …
Read More »5 Tigers to know ahead of Alabama vs. Auburn
Sep 28, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter (27) during the third quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images When the Alabama Crimson Tide return to the football field Saturday afternoon, they will be doing so up against what is their biggest rival, the Auburn Tigers. The Tigers will come …
Read More »Lions vs. Bears odds, prediction, how to watch, live stream, time: Model reveals 2024 NFL Thanksgiving picks
Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions (10-1) will host Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears (4-7) in an NFL Week 13 NFC North battle on Thanksgiving on CBS and Paramount+. The Lions are riding a nine-game winning streak entering this 2024 NFL Thanksgiving Day matchup, most recently defeating the Indianapolis Colts, 24-6. Meanwhile, the Bears are fighting to snap a …
Read More »Breer: Patriots ownership is ‘resigned’ to a multi-year rebuild
Breer: Patriots ownership is ‘resigned’ to a multi-year rebuild originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots’ embarrassing loss to the Miami Dolphins last Sunday was a significant setback in the team’s rebuild. As our Tom E. Curran wrote the following day, every member of the organization should be under scrutiny over the final five games to determine …
Read More »2024 Week 14 college football score predictions, odds, top picks: Projections from 10,000 model simulations
No. 20 Texas A&M will try to bounce back from its loss to Auburn and punch its ticket to the SEC Championship when it hosts No. 3 Texas on Saturday night during the Week 14 college football schedule. The Aggies still have a chance of making the College Football Playoff, but they are 5.5-point underdogs in the Week 14 college …
Read More »Bears QB Caleb Williams, Bucs RB Bucky Irving setting franchise records
Last Sunday’s Bucs-Giants game featured the NFL’s top two rookie running backs in Tampa Bay’s Bucky Irving and New York’s Tyrone Tracy Jr., who entered Week 12 as the only rookies with 500 rushing yards on the season. Much like the Bucs, Irving came away as the big winner, breaking loose for a 56-yard run on the way to 151 …
Read More »Dolphins vs. Packers odds, prediction, time, spread, line: 2024 Thanksgiving NFL picks from model on 22-8 run
The Miami Dolphins will try to win their fourth consecutive game and improve their playoff chances when they take on the Green Bay Packers in a 2024 NFL Thanksgiving night matchup. Miami is coming off a 34-15 win over the New England Patriots, while Green Bay defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 38-10, in Week 12. The Dolphins (5-6), who are …
Read More »2024 SEC receiving yard leaders after Week 13
Dont’e Thornton Jr. Tennessee Volunteers football versus UTEP Miners at Neyland Stadium on November 23, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football season enters Week 14. Tennessee (9-2, 6-2 SEC) defeated UTEP (2-9, 2-5 C-USA) in Week 13, 56-0, at Neyland Stadium. The Vols will travel to face Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-4 SEC) in Week 14. Kickoff …
Read More »2024 Thanksgiving: Browns fans should be thankful that there’s a tiny sparkle of hope under center
Thanksgiving is upon us, which means we’re fast approaching the home stretch of the 2024 NFL season. There’s still plenty of time for teams on the fringe to get back in the playoff picture, but even for those already looking ahead to 2025, there’s reason for hope. In the spirit of the holiday, here’s one thing for which each of …
Read More »Thanksgiving preview: What is the main course among the 3 Thanksgiving games?
The NFL’s Thanksgiving tradition goes all the way back to 1920. (Yahoo Sports/Grant Thomas) NFL games on Thanksgiving is a tradition that dates back all the way to the first season of the league’s existence, in 1920. The NFL had six games on Thanksgiving that first season. Over the years the tradition as we know it took shape: The Detroit …
Read More »NFL odds, Week 13 lines, ATS predictions, game picks, times, tips: Model simulates every game 10,000 times
With no teams on a bye this week, football fans are rejoicing as that simply means more games to place Week 13 NFL bets on. A bonus is that there’s a loaded slate of games, ranging from fierce divisional battles like Steelers vs. Bengals (-2.5, 47.5) to matchups between playoff hopefuls such as Chargers vs. Falcons (+2, 48) to a …
Read More »Miami, SMU rise in CFP Rankings; UConn stumbles again; Dodgers acquire Blake Snell
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