Top-ranked Oregon will try to stay on track for the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff when it faces No. 3 Penn State in the 2024 Big Ten Championship on Saturday night. Oregon wrapped up an undefeated regular season with a 49-21 win over Washington last week, and it is a 3.5-point favorite against Penn State in …
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NFL Week 13 Big Bets Recap: $5 on 13-team parlay cashes in for $23k
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst When it comes to football, there’s never a lack of interesting bets. But some stand out more than others in their peculiarity. For example: What goes through the mind of someone who’s betting just $1 on a three-leg parlay? We might never know the answer to that, but we know what’s going into the …
Read More »Should the Falcons bench Kirk Cousins for rookie first-rounder Michael Penix Jr.?
There are 100 million fully guaranteed reasons this may not happen, but the Falcons need to send Kirk Cousins to the sideline and start Michael Penix Jr. Let’s start, naturally, with the numbers as justification. Over the last three games, all Atlanta losses, Cousins has thrown six interceptions without a touchdown, averaged 6.96 yards per attempt, and led an offense …
Read More »Kirby Smart reacts to Julian Humphrey’s decision to transfer
ATHENS, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 23: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts during the first quarter against the Massachusetts Minutemen at Sanford Stadium on November 23, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart spoke with the media for the first time ahead of Georgia’s SEC championship game against the Texas …
Read More »Jets head coach backs Aaron Rodgers after seemingly leaving door open for QB change
USATSI Aaron Rodgers is undecided on playing in 2025, and many around the NFL consider him a long shot to return to the New York Jets. It’s possible the quarterback won’t even finish 2024 as Gang Green’s starter, however, with both Rodgers and interim coach Jeff Ulbrich seemed to leave the door open for change in the wake of Sunday’s …
Read More »Your Call: When do you gamble on a fake punt?
What’s more fun than second-guessing NFL coaches? Nothing, that’s what. So let’s do it every week, right here. This week, we had a plethora of gutsy coaching decisions, from Shane Steichen’s successful go-for-two gamble with 12 seconds remaining in the Colts’ win over the Patriots to Raheem Morris’ decision to stick with a clearly floundering Kirk Cousins in Atlanta’s loss …
Read More »Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin pushes to make College Football Playoff over SEC foes, Illinois’ Bret Bielema joins in
It’s politicking season, as coaches try to lay out their team’s case to make the 12-team College Football Playoff field. In the spirit of argument, Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin took to social media over the weekend and posted a photo that compared the Rebels’ résumé to those of Alabama and South Carolina, since all three 9-3 SEC teams are on …
Read More »NFL top-10 rankings: Lions keep top spot while Bills, Eagles shove; Ravens fall
Last year at this time, the Eagles were starting a swoon from which they never recovered. What a difference a year makes. Now they’re one of the hottest teams in the NFL, along with the Lions and Bills. Meanwhile, though the back-to-back champion Chiefs were the first team to clinch a 2024 playoff berth, they continue to eke out games …
Read More »Broncos vs. Browns Monday Night Football bets: Top NFL anytime touchdown scorer props for Week 13 revealed
The Week 13 NFL schedule concludes with the Denver Broncos hosting the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football. Both offenses are starting to play better football after difficult starts, with the Browns putting up their highest scoring outputs of the season over the last four games in wins over the Ravens and Steelers. Meanwhile, the Broncos have won seven of …
Read More »Monday Night Football prediction, odds, line, spread: Broncos vs. Browns picks, bets by expert on 23-7 roll
Teams coming off wins will clash when the Cleveland Browns battle the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. Cleveland is coming off a 24-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Denver defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 29-19, last Sunday. The Browns (3-8), fourth in the AFC North, are 1-4 on the road this season. The Broncos (7-5), third in the …
Read More »USC continued to find new ways to lose football games in 2024
Oct 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley watches game action against the Arizona Wildcats during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Not much has gone according to plan for the 2024 USC football team. However, there is one thing that this year’s Trojans have …
Read More »Browns vs. Broncos odds, spread, prediction, time: Monday Night Football picks by NFL model on 22-8 roll
The Denver Broncos (7-5) will host the Cleveland Browns (3-8) in an AFC showdown on Monday Night Football. The Broncos have won two consecutive games and enter Week 13 as the final Wild-Card team in the AFC playoff bracket. Last week, Denver defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 29-19. Meanwhile, Cleveland snapped is two-game skid in Week 12 on Thursday Night …
Read More »Perry: Patriots display ‘alarming lack of detail’ in loss to Colts
Perry: Patriots display ‘alarming lack of detail’ in loss to Colts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you were hoping the New England Patriots would clean up their self-inflicted errors and poor attention to detail after their Week 12 debacle in Miami, you were let down Sunday. The Patriots fell 25-24 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 13 despite …
Read More »Former Tennessee assistant hired as Kennesaw State football head coach
Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Kennesaw State hired Jerry Mack as its football head coach. Mack served as Tennessee’s running backs coach from 2021-23. “After an extensive national search, I would like to welcome coach Jerry Mack, his wife, Starlett, and family to Owl nation as our head football coach,” Kennesaw State director of athletics Milton Overton said. “Coach …
Read More »Broncos vs. Browns where to watch: NFL kickoff time, TV channel, live stream, odds, prediction for ‘MNF’ game
In the final game of Week 13, the Denver Broncos play host to the Cleveland Browns on “Monday Night Football.” Denver has won two in a row and vaulted itself into the thick of the AFC playoff race, and it’s looking to secure its second three-game winning streak of the season. With a bye next week and a stretch-run schedule …
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