Dec. 30—CUMBERLAND — The Maryland Football Foundation released the All-State players in Class 1A on Thursday with several representatives from Allegany County. Fort Hill led the county with six representatives. Allegany had three players chosen and Mountain Ridge earned a pair of nods. Carter Hess of the Sentinels, who signed with Division 1 Fordham last week, was chosen as Player …
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NFL DFS, Cowboys vs. Lions: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy football picks for Saturday night
The Dallas Cowboys host the Detroit Lions on Saturday (8:15 p.m. ET) of Week 17, with both squads loaded with players who are weekly fixtures in NFL DFS lineups. Dak Prescott, Jared Goff, Ceedee Lamb and Amon-Ra St. Brown are among the most productive at their positions in 2023. However, rookies for these teams have also made huge impacts both …
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No. 21 Tennessee will open a new era when it faces No. 17 Iowa in the 2024 Citrus Bowl on Monday afternoon during the 2023-24 college football bowl schedule. Vols quarterback Joe Milton III opted out of this game, giving true freshman Nico Iamaleava an opportunity to make the first start of his career. Tennessee dropped from -8 to -6 …
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The Philadelphia Eagles have not looked like championship contenders of late and seek to play up to their potential as they host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Philadelphia (11-4) defeated the Giants, 33-25 on Christmas Day, while Arizona (3-12) fell in Chicago, 27-16 last Sunday. The Eagles won a tight game when the teams’ last met in 2022, 20-17 …
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When the Giants traded for tight end Darren Waller this offseason, the hope was that the talented pass catcher would be able to avoid the injury issues that limited him to 20 games over his final two seasons with the Raiders. That did not happen, however. Waller had hamstring problems in Vegas and he went on injured reserve for the …
Read More »Clemson survived a wild fourth quarter to outlast Kentucky in Gator Bowl
JACKSONVILLE — It was wholly appropriate that Tony Khan, the president of AEW (and the Jaguars chief football strategy officer) presented Clemson coach Dabo Swinney with a championship belt after the Tigers outlasted Kentucky 38-35 on Friday in the 79th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at EverBank Stadium. The game was a slugfest, 15 rounds of punches, counter-punches, body blows and headshots …
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The 2023 Holiday Bowl, as one phone caller put it, was a seemingly meaningless game the Trojans turned into a supremely meaningful game. A night which, at its outset, felt like another blowout loss (after Louisville went up 7-0 and USC missed a field goal) turned into a hugely positive, hopeful, and transformative moment for this football program. Other USC …
Read More »Lions vs. Cowboys odds, line, spread: Week 17 NFL picks, Saturday predictions by model on 178-129 roll
The Dallas Cowboys will look to extend their home winning streak to 16 on Saturday when they take on the NFC North Division-winning Detroit Lions, who clinched their first division title in 30 years last week at Minnesota. The Cowboys (10-5), who are second in the NFC East, can finish with a perfect home record on the year with a …
Read More »Auburn vs. Maryland odds, line, spread: 2023 Music City Bowl picks, prediction from proven computer model
The Auburn Tigers will look to snap a three-game losing streak in bowl games when they take on the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday in the 2023 Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. The Tigers (6-6, 3-5 SEC), who last won a bowl game in 2018 with a 63-14 win over Purdue at the Music City Bowl, are 24-20-2 in previous …
Read More »5 keys to a Penn State victory over Ole Miss the Peach Bowl
It’s been about a month since Penn State took care of business on Black Friday against Michigan State in their last regular season game. We are now less than a day away from the Nittany Lions taking on No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels in the 56th annual Peach Bowl. Penn State is seeking its 11 win of the season, and …
Read More »Michigan giving ‘big middle finger’ to its critics with College Football Playoff run
LOS ANGELES – Drake Nugent, Michigan’s starting center, wore a look of amusement. He was talking about “constantly’’ seeing unfavorable media coverage of the Michigan football team as the Wolverines kept winning and winning en route to a 13-0 regular season. “It’s funny to look at that stuff and still be able to win games while it’s going on,’’ Nugent …
Read More »Rams vs. Giants prediction, odds, line, start time: 2023 NFL picks, Week 17 best bets from proven model
The Los Angeles Rams currently hold the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoff race and look to continue their recent success as they face the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles (8-7) enters off a 30-22 victory over New Orleans last Thursday, while New York (5-10) fell to Philadelphia on Monday, 33-25. The Rams won the teams’ …
Read More »Georgia vs. Florida State odds, line, spread: 2023 Orange Bowl picks, prediction from proven model
The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) hope to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time in five seasons when they take on the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (13-0) on Saturday in the 2023 Orange Bowl. Georgia, which was defeated 27-24 by Alabama in the SEC Championship Game earlier this month, hasn’t lost consecutive contests since falling to the Crimson Tide …
Read More »Confusion reigns as ESPN erroneously presents on-screen graphic that Will Howard committed to USC
USC fans were caught off guard, as were college football fans, during the broadcast of the Alamo Bowl game on Thursday night between Arizona and Oklahoma. ESPN, which broadcast the game, posted an on-screen graphic which said that Will Howard, the Kansas State transfer, had committed to USC. That is, of course, empirically untrue. Howard, as of Friday night, had …
Read More »Penn State vs. Ole Miss odds, line, spread: 2023 Peach Bowl picks, prediction by expert on 15-4 roll
One of the more intriguing matchups of college football bowl season arrives on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. The No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions take on the No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels in the 2023 Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Both programs are 10-2 this season. Penn State’s losses came to Ohio State and Michigan, and the Nittany Lions are …
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