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Friday October 11 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for College Football & NHL
These are our top betting picks and predictions for Friday October 11th's college football slate with a bonus NHL bet....
Steelers QB Russell Wilson (calf) closer to returning to action
Following his first two full practices since early September, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Russell Wilson is closer to making his season debut as a backup rather than the emergency quarterback.,Justin Fields, who became the starter when Wilson strained his calf in a Sept. 5 practice, remains QB1 for the...
WNBA playoffs generating best ratings in 25 years
The WNBA reported that the 2024 playoffs have generated the highest ratings in a quarter-century as the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx is set to tip off Thursday night.,According to Nielsen ratings, the average of 970,000 viewers across the first 17 playoff games rep...
DraftKings sportsbook back online after 12-hour outage
DraftKings was back online Thursday afternoon after a widespread outage that impacted its sports betting platform for several hours.,Beginning around 2 a.m. Thursday morning, odds across all sports in each of the states in which DraftKings operates were unavailable and replaced by an error message.,...
Week 6 TNF: 49ers-Seahawks Preview, Props & Prediction
The San Francisco 49ers travel to kick off Week 6 of the NFL season at the Seattle Seahawks, with both teams seeking to rebound from surprising losses last Sunday.,With a win, the 49ers (2-3) would pull even with the Seahawks (3-2), who have dropped consecutive games following a 3-0 start.,ODDS & TR...
Richard Gasquet to retire after 2025 French Open
Frenchman Richard Gasquet, a 16-time winner on the ATP Tour, plans to retire following the 2025 French Open.,Gasquet, 38, told the L'Equipe newspaper on Thursday that he will bid adieu in front of his home fans at Roland Garros.,"I'll be stopping at Roland Garros next year," he said. "I think this i...
3-time NBA champ Danny Green retiring after 15 seasons
Danny Green announced his retirement on Thursday after winning NBA championships with three different teams.,The 37-year-old swingman shot 40.0 percent from 3-point range over 15 seasons with six franchises.,Green won titles with the San Antonio Spurs (2014), Toronto Raptors (2019) and Los Angeles L...
Thursday Night Football Betting Picks & Prop Bets for Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers
Thursday Night Football continues as Week 6 of the NFL season kicks off with the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers. These are our best sports betting picks....
Rafael Nadal to retire from tennis at end of season
Superstar Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he will retire from professional tennis at the end of the season.,A 22-time Grand Slam champion who owns a record 14 French Open titles, Nadal has been hampered by foot and abdominal injuries in recent years. ,"Hello everyone. I'm here to let you know t...
QBs in focus as Commanders make short trip to play Ravens
Two of the NFL's best dual-threat quarterbacks -- one a well-established star, the other a rookie -- will battle when the host Baltimore Ravens renew their regional rivalry with the Washington Commanders on Sunday.,Lamar Jackson, the NFL's reigning and a two-time MVP, has led the Ravens to three str...
2024 Black Desert Championship: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time in more than four decades for the inaugural playing of the Black Desert Championship, which begins Thursday at the Black Desert Resort in Ivins.,It's the third of eight fall events that determine the final playing status for the 2025 season. So while t...
Jaguars open practice window for CB Tyson Campbell
The Jacksonville Jaguars opened the 21-day practice window for cornerback Tyson Campbell on Wednesday.,Campbell has missed the Jaguars' last four games while dealing with a left hamstring injury. He had been placed on injured reserve on Sept. 12.,"It just allows him to kind of work himself back into...
Bill Belichick Watch List: Jets Not Only Team in Need of Coaching Upgrade
Bill Belichick will be one of the top head coach candidates in 2024, and these teams could have interest in making the NFL legend their top man....
Wednesday, October 9th Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB Playoffs
The ALDS resumes on Wednesday October 9th, and these are our best sports betting picks and predictions for Game 3 of Guardians vs. Tigers and Yankees vs. Royals....
Top Ten MLB Manager Candidates for 2024
These are our top MLB manager candidates for 2024, as there are several openings around baseball and even more interesting people to fill those positions. ...
RJ Harvey, UCF aim for success on ground vs. Cincinnati
Cincinnati and UCF in several ways can be classified as identical twins heading into their game on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.,For starters, both teams enter with a record of 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 play. Also, both the Bearcats and Knights are coming off of road defeats, with Cincinna...
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...
Ratings for start of MLB's division series up 41 percent
A combination of tight matchups, dramatic finishes and the presence of Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge combined to drive up television ratings for the start of MLB's division series.,Games on Fox's family of networks and Turner's family of networks saw a 41 percent spike in ratings from last year, acc...
Purdue looks to extend hex over No. 23 Illinois
Illinois has resided in the AP Top 25 for the past few weeks, is coming off a bye week and surely is looking forward to playing on its home field for the first time in a month. ,Purdue has lost in each of the last four weeks by a combined 140 points, fired offensive coordinator Graham Harrell after ...
Report: Raiders DT Christian Wilkins (foot) out indefinitely, going to IR
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins will be out indefinitely after having surgery for a Jones fracture in his foot and will go on injured reserve, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,Wilkins, in his first season with the Raiders (2-3) after signing a four-year, $110 million contract with ...