With 10 matches on the docket, the Premier League’s final matchday offers plenty of potential betting value. There’s a lot on the line for several teams, including a relegation...
The Los Angeles Rams had an interesting offseason at quarterback. They used their first selection on Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson. Usually, that signals the beginning of the end...
Defense has been the theme for Portland. The Thorns have had two tough matches, losing by identical 3-1 scores to San Diego and Louisville. In their other nine games, the Thorns...
Baseball is now in conference tournament mode, and that makes this weekend the last opportunity to state its case for any team near the bubble. As with basketball, every game now...
The biggest drama in Pittsburgh this offseason unquestionably centered around Aaron Rodgers and whether he’d play one more season. Plenty of people wondered whether the Steelers...
When the NFL schedule comes out, the league does its best to showcase its glamour teams. It also tries to make everything as equitable as possible. That doesn’t always work out,...
Week 1 of the NFL schedule is something every football fan excitedly waits for. No matter where your team expects to finish, there’s hope and intrigue for the opener. Even bad...
Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle raised an interesting question this week regarding the format of the College World Series. In Schlossnagle’s eyes, the NCAA baseball...
Notre Dame’s relationship with the ACC suddenly feels more complicated than it did a year ago. The way the school has acted this spring suggests Notre Dame recognizes it has been...
Bundesliga Final Day Parlay: Best Bets for Every Match The last day of a soccer season is unlike any other matchday. Thanks to the events of the 1982 World Cup, all matches kick...
The Washington Spirit’s slow start to the season now feels a world away. It’s now become clear that their early issues had more to do with their schedule than the team’s...
For the first time in the PWHL’s brief history, the Walter Cup Final will not include the Minnesota Frost. Top-seed Montreal eliminated the two-time champions after Marie-Philip...
The Toronto Maple Leafs made it official on Wednesday: Craig Berube will not return as head coach in the fall. After just two seasons at the helm, the former Stanley Cup-winning...
Boston looked like it had control of the series opener before Buffalo flipped it with a four-goal third period to steal Game 1. The Sabres’ ability to generate sustained pressure...
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell added some fire to his team’s weekend trip to Los Angeles. The Cubs are now back home against Philadelphia, but Counsell used a question about...
If Game 1 is any indication, this series could be decided by special teams. Montreal drew first blood, converting on three of its five power plays. Juraj Slafkovský led the way...
Edmonton is used to opening its playoff runs in Southern California. This time, it’s just a bit farther down the freeway, with Anaheim instead of Los Angeles. The Oilers have been...
This is a matchup the NHL has wanted to matter for years. When the Golden Knights entered the league in 2017, the idea was that a desert rivalry between them and the Arizona...
By record, these were two of the weaker teams in the Eastern Conference. But Philadelphia has been on fire since the Olympic break, winning 18 of its final 25 games. That momentum...
At least it’s not Edmonton. That’s likely the mindset in Los Angeles after four straight first-round exits to the Oilers. The Kings avoided a fifth meeting, but the reward isn’t...
This matchup is exactly what frustrates fans about the Stanley Cup playoff format. Two of the best teams in the league, meeting in the first round. Minnesota likely deserved...
Carolina did not want this matchup, but it made a strong early statement with a 2-0 win in Game 1. The Hurricanes would have had an easier path against either Pittsburgh or...
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has called the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs “the most exciting first round in sports.” For many NHL fans, it’s just another example of how...
Athletic directors often talk about “winning the press conference” when hiring their next coach. The goal is simple: make a move that energizes fans and media, driving attention,...
It took 26 years, but the Big Ten finally has a champion again in men’s college basketball. It’s the latest achievement for what has become the most dominant conference in college...
It’s been several days since South Carolina fell flat on the biggest stage of the season. The Gamecocks were expected to claim their fourth title in 10 years, but UCLA never let...
On Saturday evening in Las Vegas, West Virginia’s Honor Huff spoke glowingly about the culture Mountaineers coach Ross Hodge had created, as the two celebrated ending the season...
On Saturday, the New York Sirens of the Professional Women’s Hockey League took over Madison Square Garden and made history. The Sirens drew 18,006 fans to MSG, setting a record...
Game two of the Final Four is typically the headliner, and this one certainly fits the bill. Michigan and Arizona have looked like two of the best teams in the country all season,...
The first game of the men’s Final Four sets up as a potential defensive battle. Connecticut and Illinois have both played at a controlled pace and leaned on defense throughout the...
The NFL isn’t going to stop playing international games. Expanding globally is a core part of the league’s strategy, and teams are fully on board. But that doesn’t mean the...
For the second straight year, a coach who led his team to the NCAA Tournament has chosen to leave a head coaching job for an assistant role elsewhere. This year, it’s Rick Croy,...
Don’t pick against Connecticut in the Sweet 16. The Huskies have mastered this round of the NCAA Tournament, regardless of who’s on the sideline. Connecticut has reached the Sweet...
The worst-kept secret in college basketball is finally a reality: Will Wade is heading back to LSU. NC State’s now-former coach leaves Raleigh for Baton Rouge in one of the...
Michigan has spent the entire year looking like it’s on another level. The Big Ten’s recent success has only reinforced the Wolverines’ quality. Six Big Ten teams reached the...
Were Duke’s early struggles a temporary blip or a warning sign? The Blue Devils have looked shaky so far in the NCAA tournament, but they’re starting to get healthier. If they...
Ben McCollum continues to show he has March figured out. It hasn’t mattered whether he’s been at Northwest Missouri State, Drake, or now Iowa, McCollum wins when it matters most....
This isn’t a case for Hubert Davis keeping his job in Chapel Hill. It was clear to both Tar Heel fans and outsiders that expectations weren’t being met. When North Carolina is...
Is this finally the year Arizona breaks through in the Sweet 16? If not, Tommy Lloyd could start to feel real pressure, especially with blue-blood jobs expected to come calling....
The South Regional has come closest to delivering true chaos this March, even with three of its four teams still fitting the chalk profile. The biggest upset came here, with...
When High Point upset Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament, coach Flynn Clayman didn’t hold back when discussing his team’s schedule. “High Point and Miami Ohio are...
Thank goodness for Iowa. The Hawkeyes delivered a much-needed underdog moment to the 2026 NCAA men’s tournament, knocking off defending champion Florida, 73-72. Not only does that...
Vanderbilt came within inches of delivering one of the most memorable finishes of the tournament. The shot was on line. It was halfway down. And then it clanged out. Instead,...
In 2023, it felt like the NCAA tournament had reached peak madness. A No. 15 seed, Princeton, won a game for the third straight year. Fairleigh Dickinson became just the second...
One coach walked off the floor Thursday with his opponent praising how well prepared his team was. The other walked off with his fan base wondering what his buyout would cost....
Day 2 of the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will go down as one of the chalkiest in recent memory. After Siena’s near-upset of Duke and High Point’s win over Wisconsin,...
Nebraska finally ended the streak. The Cornhuskers entered Thursday as the only Power 5 program without an NCAA Tournament win, losing their first eight appearances. That changed...
By now, most people have had a chance to study their brackets, identify a few teams they believe can win it all, and figure out which contenders they may want to avoid. But there...
Only 33 miles separate UMBC and Howard, yet the two programs have met just three times. Meeting No. 4 comes in Dayton, with the winner earning the daunting task of facing Michigan...
Texas and NC State already met once, back at the Maui Invitational in November. The Longhorns won that game 102-97 to finish fifth in Maui, but the way it played out actually...
Whether you’re new to filling out an NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket or you’ve been doing this for years, there’s always more to learn when it comes to giving yourself...
Now that we know the 68 teams competing for the men’s basketball national championship, it’s time to take a look at the overall bracket. More specifically, which teams caught a...
As expected, Syracuse has announced that Adrian Autry will not return as men’s basketball coach after failing to make the NCAA Tournament in each of his three seasons. That makes...
The biggest nightmare for bubble teams arrived on Thursday, though they narrowly avoided the second-biggest one. Miami (Ohio), the last undefeated team in the nation, suffered its...
We’re now down to four days until Selection Sunday, which means it’s time for another daily look at the NCAA tournament bubble. It also means introducing a new category: bid...
Wednesday was a rough day for bubble teams making their conference tournament debut. Several programs did the one thing they couldn’t afford to do this time of year and took...
Tuesday marked the intersection of big and small conference tournaments, as the power leagues began their league tournaments while several smaller conferences crowned champions....
The Big 12 is not quite as deep as it has been in past seasons, but it remains a very strong league. There is plenty at stake, with anywhere from nine to as few as six NCAA...
The Big Ten’s second season in the “Big Ten Plus Eight” era has brought an awkward development. The conference tournament is now a six day event. The Big Ten was the last power...
The oldest conference tournament, dating back to 1953, is also the only exclusive one among the power conferences this year. The Big Ten chose to invite all 18 of its teams, while...
Welcome to conference tournament week. It’s officially last-chance time for teams on the bubble, and that means one loss could be their last. We’ve been breaking things down by...
There is just one game left before the regular-season finale, and it is looking increasingly likely that Connecticut will claim at least a share of the conference title. Beyond...
It’s March, and every game now carries greater significance. With conference tournaments beginning next week, time is running out for many teams on the bubble. We’ll break things...
The days of automatically penciling South Carolina into the SEC final are over. The Gamecocks should still get there, but they’re going to have to earn their way to the SEC title...
The Big 12 might be the most open of the Power Five leagues in women’s basketball. There’s a dominant team in TCU, but the Horned Frogs are far from a sure thing. They enter the...
No women’s basketball league is as deep as the Big Ten. Every game in this tournament matters because 12 teams have a realistic shot to make the NCAA tournament. The bottom three...
With a potential nine bids in play, there is plenty at stake as the ACC heads to Duluth, Georgia, for its conference tournament. The top four seeds are jockeying to secure hosting...
For starting pitchers, there are few things more frustrating than delivering a quality start only to watch the bullpen blow it. Teams with poor bullpens quickly earn a reputation...
If you take a look at college football’s 2026 schedule, there’s a lot that makes no sense. North Carolina will open the year in Ireland against TCU, but the Tar Heels won’t play...
Emotions are a part of sports fandom. They are one of the best parts of watching a game and having an investment in the outcome. Unfortunately, they can also be a problem when it...
This week in Indianapolis, the next wave of NFL talent is on display at the annual scouting combine, with general managers and coaches watching every drill closely. But elsewhere...
In December, USC officials and coach Lincoln Riley publicly took shots at rival Notre Dame, blaming the Fighting Irish for the pause in the rivalry. On Wednesday, USC announced...
With the College Football Playoff continuing to discuss expansion and what that might mean for the calendar, there’s a possibility the postseason schedule could be pushed back a...
Well, that was anti-climactic. The second time around, Connecticut had things completely figured out against St. John’s. It felt like it was coming, given that the Huskies had...
The AL East is one division where it’s easy to see prospects dueling within their own division. While the National League has roughly 150 miles separating the Phillies, Mets,...
Spring training is one of the best times to get a sense of what a team has coming. If you’re paying close attention, you can spot a player long before the rest of the baseball...
There’s a trend happening in college basketball right now: power-conference teams scheduling a non-conference game late in the season at a neutral site. Louisville, Virginia, and...
Earlier this month, North Dakota State and Sacramento State announced they will be moving up to the FBS, bringing the total to 138 schools competing at that level. Just as...
Once again, Florida seems to be peaking at the perfect time. Last year, the Gators didn’t look like a top team when February began. They had just gotten routed by 20 at Tennessee...
The weekend brought some changes to the bubble. A few teams gave themselves a boost toward playing meaningful games in March, while others moved closer to missing the postseason...
To hear NBA commissioner Adam Silver tell it, the NBA has a severe tanking problem. A quick look at the standings suggests he’s probably right. The Sacramento Kings have lost 15...
One of the biggest weekends of the college basketball season will produce a new No. 1 when the polls are released. Duke will almost certainly move to No. 1 on Monday after...
What Michigan did on Tuesday was truly impressive. The Wolverines have done it to almost everyone, but they really made a statement by going into Purdue and routing the...
North Carolina has a rough situation on its hands. With Caleb Wilson now out of action, the Tar Heels are simply not the same team. NC State took full advantage, routing Carolina...
With the preliminary round complete, the men’s Olympic hockey tournament has entered the single-elimination stage, where one loss ends your run. Canada is feeling very good about...
An at-large bid is usually a sure thing for a team with a near-perfect record. The last time it happened in the MAC, Buffalo knew it had nothing to worry about when it arrived in...
We’re down to about a month until Selection Sunday. Some teams feel good about their seed, while others are just hoping to hear their name called. We’ll break things down by...
St. John’s has to be thrilled to be done with Providence. Facing the Friars hasn’t been a good experience for the Red Storm in 2025-26. Providence handed St. John’s its only Big...
This is part of our 2026 Olympic Hockey Group Preview series: Group A | Group B The United States boasts one of the strongest rosters in the world. It does not carry the same...
This is part of our 2026 Olympic Hockey Group Preview series: Group A | Group C The first major upset of the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament in Milan Cortina came in the...
This is part of our 2026 Olympic Hockey Group Preview series: Group B | Group C Hockey is always one of the most anticipated events of the Winter Olympics, and this year is no...
Betting is an inexact science. Even the smartest bettors aren’t going to win more than 55-60% of their bets, and they know it. That’s one reason they stay away from wagers that...
Wednesday night proved a disaster for top teams on the road in college basketball. Michigan State took a bad loss to Minnesota, falling by three to the Gophers. BYU fell in...
Mike Vrabel’s first season in New England has been an incredible resurgence of the Patriots from top to bottom. And by besting Denver in the AFC Championship, Vrabel became just...
With a month to go until the Big East tournament, Seton Hall is running out of time to get the wins it needs to feel safe on Selection Sunday. At 16-6, the Pirates have proven...
The early lines at most sportsbooks have the Seattle Seahawks favored by 4.5 points against the New England Patriots. And while that allows for the possibility of taking the...
Now that the Super Bowl has been around for nearly 60 years, rematches are starting to feel a lot more common. For the first 50 years of the event, only five matchups appeared...
January is always an action-packed month. With college football crowning a champion, the NFL playoffs happening weekly and the NHL and NBA at the midpoint of their seasons,...
The Super Bowl is the biggest sports betting day of the year, and that means there are several fun props available that would never appear on the board for a regular game. You’ll...
Take a look at the NHL’s over/under totals, and you’ll see one of two numbers for almost every game: 5.5 or 6.5. If you’re used to betting on totals in other sports, that...
The Super Bowl is the biggest betting day on the sports calendar, largely because of the sheer number of prop bets available. In addition to standard game props like rushing...
Earlier this week, we looked at the most pleasant surprises of the college basketball season. Now it’s time to flip the script and take a look at the programs that just aren’t...
February is always a tough month in college basketball. There is not much time left to impress the committee, and you are only seeing conference opponents, so every game feels...
With just over a month left in the college basketball season, now’s a great time to re-assess where each conference stands and find value on potential futures plays. Not every...
Every season, there are teams that aren’t on anyone’s radar and suddenly put together a special year. Whether it’s a new coach, smart moves in the transfer portal, or the arrival...
As the NHL nears the Olympic break, it’s a great time to take a hard look at the teams in the mix for the Stanley Cup playoffs and see who really has a shot at lifting the Cup...
With Indiana joining Michigan and Ohio State in making it three straight national championships for the Big Ten, it’s clear that the league has surpassed the SEC in running the...
Someday, the story of Indiana football might get made into a movie. For decades, the Hoosiers were the worst program in major college football, so irrelevant that media guides...
Every era of college football produces new powers while others quietly fade into the background. In the 1940s, Army was winning national championships. Miami (FL), meanwhile, was...
Former Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel joined the Los Angeles Chargers as their new offensive coordinator, and his presence might be exactly what the Bolts need. McDaniel was...
Let the record show that St. John’s has officially proven itself. The questions about the Red Storm have fallen away, now that St. John’s owns a six-game win streak and sits...
College basketball’s nature lends itself to several narratives in January that aren’t necessarily true. Once upon a time, when leagues played a double round-robin, January told a...
Once upon a time, football season meant genuine excitement in Lincoln. These days, Nebraska fans are far more likely to find it in the school’s volleyball program than on the...
Not even the biggest Indiana fan could have imagined the confetti raining down on the Hoosiers in January. March or April, sure. Indiana has one of the most storied basketball...
When it comes to picking a conference championship winner, there is one tried and true rule that keeps showing up: backing the home team is usually the right move. Over the past...
As difficult as the Denver Broncos’ situation is with Jarrett Stidham making his first start of the season in the AFC Championship Game, it’s not unprecedented. It’s also not...
UCLA coach Mick Cronin did not waste any time after the Bruins upset Purdue on Tuesday night. Instead of focusing on his team’s win over the No. 4 team in the nation, Cronin used...
When Sean McDermott received a pink slip following the Buffalo Bills’ loss to the Denver Broncos, he joined one of the rarest clubs in professional sports: coaches fired after...
Yesterday, we looked at the biggest surprise teams in college football this season. Unfortunately, not everyone exceeded expectations. While Indiana and Miami prepare to meet in...
There’s almost always one or two surprise teams in the Sweet 16 in March. With the right draw, a mid-major can win a game or two, bust some brackets, and put its stamp on the NCAA...
These teams can truly say that nobody believed in them. 2025 ushered in a new era of college football, as programs used the transfer portal and NIL to reinvent themselves at warp...
The Big East has mostly sorted itself into a pecking order. Connecticut and Villanova sit at the top, while Marquette is mired in last place. Everyone else falls somewhere in...
The NFL unemployment line has gotten fairly long this winter. Already, nine of the league’s 32 teams have parted ways with their head coaches, with Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin the...
When the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin each spring, there’s a phrase hockey fans and broadcasters love to repeat: it’s the hardest trophy in sports to win. It can sound like...
Knowing the mid-majors is a huge part of betting success in college basketball. The books simply don’t spend the same amount of time and energy on lower-level conferences as they...
The holiday break is the perfect time to take stock of the NHL, not just by looking at the standings, but by understanding why teams are where they are. Some teams deserve their...
Did Michigan somehow emerge from the Sherrone Moore fiasco with the best hire of the coaching cycle? It certainly looks that way. The Wolverines landed former Utah head coach Kyle...
Now everyone in the Big East has played at least one conference game, as Villanova became the last team to do so by beating Seton Hall. These rankings can now compare apples to...
The NFL’s Christmas Day tripleheader is a relatively new phenomenon in the sports world. For decades, the league avoided Christmas at all costs, even when the holiday fell on a...
No matter the system, college football always finds a way to make someone furious. The BCS created controversy. The four-team playoff created controversy. The new 12-team format?...
It is still early in the college basketball season, and there is a long way to go before conference play really settles in. That actually makes this the perfect time to lock in...
Feast Week is always the perfect moment to reassess where teams stand in college basketball. Most programs head to tournaments, face real competition, and give us data points that...
Choosing a starting five for a school like Indiana is never an easy task. The Hoosiers are one of the most decorated programs in college basketball history, boasting five banners...
After two weeks of results, there’s now a better idea of where each team in the Big East sits in the rankings. There are still a few teams that nobody is totally sure about (Seton...
College football history is filled with great teams that, for one reason or another, fell short of a national title. Today, if a team fails to win it all, it has nobody to blame...
One of the biggest traps a sports bettor can fall into is relying too much on what they think they know. It’s easy to do, especially when it’s a sport you watch closely. A perfect...
Monday marks the start of the men’s college basketball season, and to be honest, there aren’t a ton of great games on the schedule in the opening week. That’s to be expected in...
Another week, another coach meets the unemployment line. This time it’s Brian Kelly at LSU, which means another big-name program will soon pay several million dollars to try to...
The minute that Penn State announced that it had fired James Franklin as its football coach, the college football coaching carousel changed. The job in Happy Valley is now the...
