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Tuesday November 5th Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for MACtion, NHL
College football weeknights are back with the Mid American Conference play in full swing. These are our best college football and NHL betting picks on November 5th....
New-look Cal downs Cal State Bakersfield
Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored a team-high 17 points in his return to the Bay Area, Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic had 16 and California, featuring 10 new players, handled Cal State Bakersfield 86-73 in a non-conference men's basketball opener Monday night in Berkeley, Calif.,BJ Omot chipped in wit...
In coach Eric Musselman's debut, USC disposes of Chattanooga
Southern California opened the Eric Musselman era with a 77-51 rout of visiting Chattanooga at home in Los Angeles on Monday.,The Trojans, playing their first game under the new head coach, took control with a 10-0 run early in the second half.,Chibuzo Agbo ignited the run with back-to-back 3-pointe...
Chiefs need OT before besting Bucs to remain unbeaten
Kareem Hunt bulled his way in for the decisive 2-yard rushing score with 4:08 left in overtime and the Kansas City Chiefs remained unbeaten with a 30-24 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.,Patrick Mahomes passed for 291 yards and three touchdowns despite aggravating his l...
Transfers lead the way as Villanova knocks off Lafayette
Wooga Poplar and Enoch Boakye each had a double-double in their Villanova debuts on Monday night as the host Wildcats pulled away from Lafayette to earn a 75-63 win in the season opener for both teams. ,Poplar, who transferred from Miami, had 20 points and 10 rebounds. He drained a tiebreaking jumpe...
Jaland Lowe, Pitt overpower Radford in opener
Jaland Lowe scored a game-high 21 points and had six assists to help lead the Pitt Panthers to a 96-56 win over the visiting Radford Highlanders on Monday in the season opener for both teams.,Ishmael Leggett added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers. Cam Corhen chipped in 12 points, Brandin C...
No. 20 Cincinnati overwhelms Arkansas-Pine Bluff in season opener
Simas Lukosius led six players in double figures with 20 points while Dan Skillings Jr. added 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the No. 20 Cincinnati Bearcats overwhelm the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, 109-54, in Cincinnati in the season opener for both teams.,Jizzle James also recorded a doubl...
Bills DE Dawuane Smoot (wrist) to have surgery, go on IR
Buffalo defensive end Dawuane Smoot will have surgery for his wrist injured Sunday in a home win over the Miami Dolphins and will be placed on injured reserve, Bills coach Sean McDermott said Monday.,Smoot, 29, will miss at least four games. McDermott said the team will know more about Smoot's recov...
Juan Soto, Teoscar Hernandez among 13 to receive qualifying offer
Thirteen players received one-year, $21.05-million offers from their clubs, including Juan Soto of the New York Yankees and fellow outfielder Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The New York Mets extended the most qualifying offers with first baseman Pete ...
Stanford overcomes slow start to topple Denver 85-62
Oziyah Sellers led four players in double figures with a career-high 24 points, Maxime Raynaud delivered with a double-double and Stanford earned an 85-62 victory over visiting Denver on Monday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Raynaud, a preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference selectio...
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey practices, could play Sunday
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey practiced on Monday for the first time since September, opening a 21-day window to add the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year to the active roster. ,Head coach Kyle Shanahan said before the 49ers began their bye schedule last week the 49ers...
Bears stand behind OC Shane Waldron
With 24 points in a pair of losses since the bye week, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus expected to field questions about his offensive play-caller.,But the Bears (4-4) are not planning a change at offensive coordinator or taking any responsibility from first-year play-caller Shane Waldron.,"C...
Bruins look to make Maple Leafs their latest shutout victim
The Boston Bruins will be going for their third consecutive shutout Tuesday night when they visit the sputtering Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Bruins defeated the Seattle Kraken 2-0 at home on Sunday with Jeremy Swayman stopping 23 shots. That followed a 3-0 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Satur...
Saints fire Dennis Allen; interim Darren Rizzi stands behind Derek Carr
Dennis Allen was fired as head coach of the New Orleans Saints on Monday following the team's seventh consecutive loss.,Allen was 18-25 with the Saints, who won their first two games this season in dominant fashion over the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys before their current nosedive began.,Th...
JuJu Watkins, No. 3 USC stave off No. 20 Ole Miss in Paris
JuJu Watkins posted 27 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Southern California survived a second-half comeback by No. 20 Ole Miss, earning a 68-66 win on Monday in Paris, France.,USC made its last 17 free throws, the last two by Stanford transfer Kiki Iriafen with nine seconds left for the final margin...
Report: Bills WR Keon Coleman (wrist) undergoing tests
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman is undergoing tests on his wrist Monday, The Athletic reported.,The 21-year-old rookie sustained the injury late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 30-27 win over Miami.,Replays showed Dolphins safety Jordan Poyer's helmet smashing into Coleman's right wrist o...
Galaxy's Gabriel Pec named MLS Newcomer of Year
LA Galaxy forward Gabriel Pec was named the 2024 MLS Newcomer of the Year on Monday.,The 23-year-old Brazilian collected 16 goals and 14 assists in 33 matches (30 starts).,The All-Star helped the Galaxy make the MLS Cup Playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.,Pec received 37.53 percent...
Saints fire Dennis Allen with losing streak at seven games
Dennis Allen was fired as head coach of the New Orleans Saints on Monday following the team's seventh consecutive loss.,Allen was 18-25 with the Saints, who won their first two games this season in dominant fashion over the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys before their current nosedive began. ,N...
Nelly Korda clinches first Rolex Player of the Year award
With three LPGA Tour events remaining, Nelly Korda has clinched her first Rolex Player of the Year award.,"Winning the Rolex Player of the Year means so much to me," Korda said in a news release Monday. "This season has had its highs and challenges, and I'm just really grateful for the people around...
Derek Carr Wrecking New Orleans Saints, Time For QB Upgrade in NOLA
Derek Carr has been awful for the New Orleans Saints, and it should be time for their staff to explore all options to upgrade the QB position....