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Plum Job: Sparks' WNBA title odds vault
Worst to first?,Or at least a threat.,That's how oddsmakers view the Los Angeles Sparks after their blockbuster agreement to acquire three-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum.,The Sparks, who finished a league-worst 8-32 last season, saw their 2025 WNBA title odds trimmed from +12500 to +3500 at BetMGM ...

Bengals hire two defensive assistants for DC Al Golden
The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Monday the hiring of Jerry Montgomery as defensive line coach/run game coordinator and Mike Hodges as linebackers coach.,They will work under defensive coordinator Al Golden, who joined head coach Zac Taylor's staff last week.,Montgomery, 45, was the defensive lin...

Super Bowl: Early line, MVP odds and general betting primer
We have a sequel, football fans! Either that or a remake/reboot, take your pick. The two teams playing in Super Bowl LIX should look familiar because they are the same two that played in Super Bowl LVII: the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.,Now that the Feb. 9 Big Game is set, it is time ...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA, College Basketball, NHL Predictions for January 27th
Monday January 27th's expert sports betting picks and predictions include our top NBA, college basketball, and NHL bets....

Ilia Malinin snags third straight title at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Ilia Malinin finished with a total score of 333.31 on Sunday to secure his third straight national title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan.,Malinin put together a stunning free skate, matching a record with six quadruple jumps while also becoming the first skater to land a qua...

Chiefs early 1.5-point favorites against Eagles in Super Bowl
Oddsmakers at three leading sportsbooks have listed the Kansas City Chiefs as 1.5-point favorites to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.,BetMGM, DraftKings and FanDuel also all have the total at 49.5 points. The game is a rematch of Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 20...

No. 17 Illinois uses balanced scoring to coast past Northwestern
Kylan Boswell scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 17 Illinois rolled to an 83-74 Big Ten victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Starting for 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic, who missed his second straight game due to mononucleosis, freshman center Morez Joh...

Rockets bring road success into matchup with Celtics
As if facing the defending NBA champions on the road was not enough, the visiting Houston Rockets must also contend with the development that the Boston Celtics' Derrick White appears to have broken out of his shooting slump when the teams plays Monday night.,White entered Saturday's matchup with th...
NFC Championship Game Best Bets: Commanders vs. Eagles Betting Picks
These are our best sports betting picks and predictions for the NFC Championship game between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles on January 26th....

BYU catches fire in second half, blows by Cincinnati
Richie Saunders scored 21 points to lead BYU to an impressive 80-52 victory over Cincinnati in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night.,Egor Demin added 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds as the hot-shooting Cougars (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) won for the third time in four games.,BYU shot a stunning 73.9 per...

Madison Chock, Evan Bates match U.S. record with 6th ice dance title
Madison Chock and Evan Bates matched a United States record on Saturday, winning their sixth ice dance title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan.,Chock and Bates joined Meryl Davis and Charlie White as the only duos with six U.S. ice dance championships. The former pair secured ...

No. 1 Auburn edges No. 6 Tennessee in SEC slugfest
Miles Kelly buried the game-winning 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to push No. 1 Auburn to a thrilling 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.,Johni Broome scored 16 points off the bench in his return from injury, making 7 of 19 attempts from the field after missing Auburn's ...

Notre Dame tops Virginia to end 9-game losing streak in Charlottesville
Markus Burton scored 21 points and made four 3-pointers to lead the visiting Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a 74-59 road victory over Virginia on Saturday night at Charlottesville, Va.,Burton, who shot 7-of-14 from the field, exited the game with 5:41 remaining, then returned moments later and finishe...

More of the same as Celtics top Mavs in Finals rematch
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 24 points and Derrick White added 23 to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 122-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday., ,Tatum and White each made four 3-pointers, while the Celtics were 20 of 52 (38.5 percent) from 3-point range as a team in the victory...

Northwestern eyes elusive road win vs. No. 17 Illinois
Northwestern hasn't won at Illinois since January 2013 -- two months before Chris Collins became the Wildcats' head coach., ,Collins has led Northwestern to the first three NCAA Tournament appearances in school annals, yet he hasn't been able to lead the Wildcats to a victory in Champaign. They've l...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA in Paris, College Basketball Predictions for January 25
January 25th's best sports betting picks and predictions include our expert analysis on tonight's top NBA and college basketball matchups on Sunday....

Richie Saunders leads BYU into Big 12 clash vs. Cincinnati
Despite the hype that has surrounded BYU freshman Egor Demin -- a potential NBA lottery draft pick -- it's junior Richie Saunders who has been the Cougars' MVP and steadiest player this season.,BYU (12-6, 3-4 Big 12) will lean on Saunders again Saturday night when it hosts Cincinnati (12-6, 2-5) and...

Amber Glenn wins second consecutive U.S. figure skating title
Thanks to a free-skate routine that featured a triple axel, Amber Glenn overtook Alysa Liu to successfully defend her women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Wichita, Kan., on Friday.,Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, earned a score of 145.88 on the free skate, giving her a total of 216....

Virginia feels optimistic at home against Notre Dame
Now that Virginia has ended a five-game losing streak, it hopes to keep its momentum Saturday when Notre Dame visits Charlottesville in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.,The Cavaliers (9-10, 2-6 ACC) escaped their slide with a 74-56 win over visiting Boston College on Tuesday. The team's leading...

Avs' Mikko Rantanen dealt to Hurricanes in 3-team trade
In a blockbuster three-team deal, the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Avalanche star forward Mikko Rantanen and former Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall of the Chicago Blackhawks while sending forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury to Colorado on Friday night.,Also in the trade, the Avalanche acquired forwa...