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Ohio State favored to repeat as Big 10, SEC dominate odds
Fresh off the program's first national title since 2014, Ohio State has been installed as the favorite to repeat as the College Football Playoff champions next season.,The Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 on Monday night and are already the +450 favorites at DraftKings to repeat the feat.,Texas, w...
CFP Title Game: Ohio State-Notre Dame Preview, Props & Prediction
The first 12-team College Football Playoff comes to a conclusion when Ohio State and Notre Dame meet on Monday night.,In the previous four-team format, neither the No. 7 seed Fighting Irish (14-1) nor the eighth-seeded Buckeyes (13-2) would have made the CFP. Now, two of the most storied programs in...
Lone Star Cheetah? Tyreek Hill favored to land with Cowboys
Tyreek Hill said he's "out" in the immediate aftermath of Miami's season-ending loss to the New York Jets on Sunday -- a defeat that saw the Dolphins fall to 8-9 and apparently included Hill removing himself from the game.,Coach Mike McDaniel is still assessing the fallout after learning on Monday t...
Frisco Bowl: Memphis-West Virginia Preview, Props & Prediction
Seth Henigan has major credentials, but you never hear him mentioned among the top quarterbacks in the nation.,He is surprisingly invisible considering he has four consecutive 3,000-yard seasons and has thrown more than 100 career touchdown passes.,The often-overlooked Henigan will look to end his c...
Week 15 MNF: Vikings-Bears Preview, Props and Prediction
The Chicago Bears didn't get much of a bounce from interim coach Thomas Brown. ,Brown replaced the fired Matt Eberflus the day after Thanksgiving but instead of a spark, the Bears went to San Francisco and got pummeled by the 49ers.,Minnesota (11-2) welcomes Chicago as the Bears' losing streak stand...
Week 14 MNF: Cowboys-Bengals Preview, Prop and Prediction
A Week 14 matchup between the Bengals and Cowboys looked intriguing when the league released the schedule. ,Not many expected these teams to be near the bottom of the pecking order in the playoff picture. ,Cincinnati (4-8) and Dallas (5-7) have a 2% chance of reaching the postseason according to NFL...
Week 14 TNF: Packers-Lions Preview, Props & Prediction
The Detroit Lions ride a 10-game winning streak into Thursday night's home game against division rival Green Bay, but the Lions don't have the luxury of stepping off the gas even a little.,Detroit (11-1) is only a game ahead of Philadelphia and Minnesota in the NFC, with the Vikings (10-2) and Packe...
Bettors behind Alabama to make CFP field
Bookmakers are adjusting the odds for making the 12-team playoff field with a surge of support for a familiar postseason power. ,Alabama is running to the front of the futures pool for teams to make the College Football Playoff 12-team field when it's announced Sunday afternoon as part of a bowl sel...
Week 13 MNF: Broncos-Browns Preview, Props & Prediction
Denver returns from a bye week for a visit from the Cleveland Browns, who are back in front of a national audience to wrap up Week 13 on Monday night.,The Broncos (7-5) can keep themselves squarely in the wild-card picture with a victory Monday before Denver dips into the bye week.,Cleveland is with...
Week 12 MNF: Chargers-Ravens Preview, Props & Prediction
Brothers and head coaches are the chief plotline Monday night with the aptly labeled HarBowl in Los Angeles. ,For the first time since Super Bowl XLVII, the Harbaugh brothers meet again almost 12 years later as John leads his Baltimore Ravens (7-4) into California to test the Chargers (7-3).,Already...
Lions are Super Bowl favorites for first time ever
The Kansas City Chiefs finally took their first loss of the season on Sunday, and while 9-1 is still a strong record to have, it caused a noteworthy shift in the NFL landscape.,The Detroit Lions surpassed the Chiefs to become the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl at several sportsbooks -- for ...
Week 11 MNF: Cowboys-Texans Preview, Props & Prediction
The battle of the Lone Star State plays out in primetime Monday night when the Texans visit the Cowboys, who are winless at home and trotting out backup Cooper Rush at quarterback with Dak Prescott done for the season.,Losing streaks usher each team into "Monday Night Football." Houston coughed up a...
Week 9 MNF: Chiefs-Buccaneers Preview, Props & Prediction
The Chiefs try to keep their perfect season alive when they host the Buccaneers on Monday night. ,Despite being 7-0, things haven't gone smoothly for Kansas City with mounting injuries at skill positions.,Wide receivers Rashee Rice (knee), Hollywood Brown (shoulder), and Skyy Moore (groin) are all o...
Field Level Insights: Will Jets show up for second half to tame Texans?
Aaron Rodgers and the Jets rapidly are running out of runway and the Houston Texans are in town Thursday with a chance to turn out the lights on New York's disastrous 2024 season.,Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich and Rodgers described the onset of darkness as the Jets' mood after their current losing...
Bookmakers favor Dodgers to repeat as World Series champs
The Los Angeles Dodgers, fresh off their second World Series championship in five years, are favored to make it two in a row next year.,Following the Dodgers' 7-6 win over the New York Yankees that sealed the title in Game 5 on Wednesday, DraftKings and FanDuel both listed the Dodgers as a +400 favo...
Bookmakers favor Liberty to capture WNBA crown
The New York Liberty, the best team throughout the season, are the betting favorites to emerge with the WNBA championship, too.,The best-of-five WNBA Finals tip off Thursday in New York when the top-seeded Liberty oppose the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx.,The Liberty are a -260 favorite at FanDuel to...
Week 5 MNF: Saints-Chiefs Preview, Props, Prediction
Week 5 of the NFL season concludes with the New Orleans Saints taking on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead on "Monday Night Football." These teams last played in Week 15 of the 2020 season, a game the Chiefs won 32-29.,Of course, both teams have changed quite a bit since then, especially the Saint...
UFC 307: Preview, Props, Odds & Trends
Alex Pereira makes the third title defense of his light heavyweight title he opposes Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of UFC 307 that begins at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Pereira (11-2 MMA), a 37-year-old Brazilian, is fresh off back-to-back knockout victories against ex-UFC ligh...
NFL Week 5: How low can Patriots-Dolphins go?
If sportsbooks offer the option to bet on punts over points in Week 5, action would be hot and heavy in a pair of NFL games where touchdowns are far from expected. ,AFC East rivals huddle in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday with the Dolphins (1-3) and Patriots (1-3) drawing heavy action betting the unde...
Week 4 MNF: Titans-Dolphins Preview, Props, Prediction
Miami will have its third different quarterback in four games under center when the Dolphins play host to the winless Tennessee Titans in the first of Monday night's doubleheader to close out Week 4 of the NFL regular season.,The Dolphins (1-2) have yet to lead in a game this season -- they won on a...