Month: October 2024

The NFL odds for the Conference Championship matchups are hot to go as the best in the AFC and NFC battle for their spot in the Super Bowl, with those games taking place tomorrow.

The San Francisco 49ers avoided disaster in the Divisional Round and will welcome the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game as home favorites. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens, who rolled in their playoff debut, will welcome the Kansas City Chiefs after their nail-biting win in Buffalo.

Here’s a look at the opening NFL odds for Championship Sunday and how early action is moving the spreads and totals.

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Monday Night Football’s meeting between the Tennessee Titans and Miami Dolphins has the lowest total of the NFL Week 4 odds. That means a tight touchdown anytime market and less variance when it comes to potential scorers. 

You have three front runners priced at +175 or shorter — Devon Achane, Tony Pollard, and Tyreek Hill — with the next names on the board sitting at +280 and higher. 

I take a look at the makeup of this Monday Night matchup’s NFL odds and uncover a player from each team worth a TD anytime wager with my NFL picks and predictions for Titans at Dolphins on September 30.

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There will be no Scottie Scheffler sightings in Silvis, Ill., at the John Deere Classic this week, as he is one of the many golfers preparing for upcoming bigger events overseas. His absence makes for a wide-open field.Here on the Fourth of July, we're looking for guys who can hit the ball a mile and throw it faster than a drag racer. It's a day for pure power. JOHN DEERE CLASSICJordan Spieth (+2200) won this event in 2013 and 2015 and never returned until now. Interesting choice because if I win something twice in three years that pays well, I'm going to keep coming back until they lock me out of the place—or take me to jail if I'm in Louisville, Ky.Spieth is receiving a lot of attention for his return to the course in Silvis, Ill., but it is a good thing if you d…

England Women’s friendly against Germany on Tuesday has been cancelled because of a positive coronavirus test for a member of the Lionesses’ backroom staff.

Phil Neville’s side were due to face the two-times world champions in Wiesbaden in their first fixture since the SheBelieves Cup in March, with Jill Scott now having to wait to win her 15oth cap. The Football Association said the decision had been made to protect the wellbeing of players and staff, and cited current protocols which would require any individual who tested positive once in Germany to self-isolate for 14 days.

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Diogo Jota has signed a lucrative new five-year contract with Liverpool that rewards his impressive impact since arriving from Wolves in 2020. The Portugal international was two years into the five-year deal he signed after his £45m transfer. His form and development , however, prompted Liverpool to offer a long-term extension with enhanced personal terms.

Talks started between the new sporting director, Julian Ward, and Jota’s agent, Jorge Mendes, during pre-season and came to a swift conclusion on Tuesday.

Jota has scored 34 goals in 85 appearances for Liverpool, with his versatility across the forward line proving a valuable option for Jürgen Klopp. The 25-year-old’s new contract means that with the notable…

The England Women club-v-country row has reignited with several clubs angry at the Football Association’s plans to call up players three weeks before the controversial international window in July.

It is a rare summer without a ­tournament for the players but ­England have games at the end of May and in early June before facing the Republic of Ireland and Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifiers in the 8-16 July period earmarked for international games. The intention of the FA is to call up players a few days before the 27 May-4 June matches and then to recall players on 19 June for the final two qualifiers.

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Slow-moving footage, metered narration, and sparkling soundtracks help make NFL Films an iconic chronicler of football acts extraordinary and mundane.Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, surely saw the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears conspire on more of the latter before Mother Nature intervened.With the Bears starring in “Hard Knocks,” HBO’s annual summer collab with NFL Films, however, the best sights and sounds from the game arguably are yet to come. For a Chicago fan base giddy about all the attention coming its way, Thursday’s storm-shortened exposure was only the beginning.Maybe next time, Bears faithful will get to see Caleb Williams.With most starters from both sides held out of the exhibition—namely Williams, the Bears’ starting quarterback and No. 1 pick�…

The situation for migrant workers in Qatar, which one international organization believes will result in more deaths than 9/11, doesn't appear to be getting any better. The Guardian, which has been all over this story, has a new report on migrant workers who have not received payment in over a year and have been living in roach-infested flophouses. This latest bit of mistreatment is especially offensive, as this particular group of unpaid workers built the tower where Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy—the group that is overseeing the 2022 World Cup—is making its home. Officials in Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy have been using offices on the 38th and 39th floors of Doha's landmark Al Bidda skyscraper – known as the Tower of …