Month: October 2024

The second meeting between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens will take place in Week 10 odds at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens enter this AFC North clash as 6.5-point favorites and currently stand two games up on the Browns in the division.

With Jerome Ford taking over the lead-back role last week with a dominating snap share, have the oddsmakers made an excessive adjustment to Kareem Hunt’s rushing total in a game that might witness a significant amount of running?

I break down the NFL odds and offer my free NFL picks for Browns vs. Ravens on November 12. 

Browns vs Ravens odds

Browns vs Ravens predictions

Kareem Hunt enters Week 10 with a rushing total of just 23.5 yards while Jerome For…

That mass appeal of the Super Bowl draws in plenty of new sports bettors, all wondering how to bet on the Super Bowl. Learn how to read Super Bowl LVIII betting odds and get tips and strategies with our comprehensive Super Bowl betting guide.

How to bet on Super Bowl odds

The first Super Bowl odds line oddsmakers release when the teams are set is the point spread, followed by the moneyline odds and the Over/Under total. Sportsbooks will then add to the Super Bowl betting options during the two-week ramp-up to Super Bowl Sunday.

Point spread: Pick who will cover 

The point spread is the most popular way to bet on the Super Bowl. 

It’s the perceived margin of victory of the game. The favorite is indicated by a n…

The NFL season continues at pace, with every Sunday coming sooner than the last. Here, I take what we’ve learned so far this season and make NFL predictions for the three most likely first-touchdown scorers on tomorrow’s slate.

Here are my best NFL picks for Sunday, October 6.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars began the 2023 season with a built-in advantage as the only playoff-ready team in a division of bottom-feeders. After last January’s Wild Card comeback against the Los Angeles Chargers, Trevor Lawrence was expected to continue his ascent both in the AFC and up the ranks of elite quarterbacks league-wide. Instead, with the 2024 season on the line, the Jags rolled over and played dead for a half and couldn’t wake up in time, losing 20-28 to the Tennessee Titans in their regular season finale. Of the Week 18 playoff scenarios, Jacksonville’s playoff aspirations were the biggest casualty. A four-game losing streak that began in December precipitated their fall. However, a soft landing should have awaited them against the Tennessee Titans, who entered with a 6-1…

For one brief moment the goal at the north end of the Wanda Metropolitano was left wide open and so was the title race. Thirty-nine seconds the sequence took start to finish, from Atlético Madrid grasping at an unlikely source of hope to everyone else doing the same. At the end of it, Diego Simeone slumped into his seat, defeated at home for the first time in a year, his grip on the league loosened. To his left, Levante’s players leapt about. In an old convent on the banks of the Pisuerga river, so did Real Madrid’s. In Barcelona they could celebrate too, if not for long. And in Seville, but no one said that. In four days, everything had changed.

The scoreboard in the stadium had stopped, because footballers can’t be trusted to know h…

The plan

Despite a strong start, Brighton endured a frustrating end to last season. Finishing seventh, one place down on the previous campaign, and narrowly missing out on their record points tally will have been a disappointment for Hope Powell and her side.

This summer’s exodus of players will have concerned fans. The departure of the ever-present Maya Le Tissier to Manchester United has left a defensive hole to fill. Equally, the loss of Finland’s Emma Koivisto and playmaker Inessa Kaagman has presented Powell with a recruitment headache.

Players have come in, although a few more bodies would not go amiss. There has been an emotional reunion on the south coast as Rebe…

Harry Kane admits Bayern Munich’s underperforming stars must “step up and be counted” in their Champions League quarter-final second leg against ­Arsenal, which offers hope of rescuing a potentially trophyless season.

A lack of silverware was not part of the plan when Kane joined Bayern last summer but they have drawn a blank domestically, a fact confirmed on Sunday when Bayer Leverkusen sealed the Bundesliga title, taking it outside Bavaria for the first time since 2012. But they start as favourites against Mikel Arteta’s side on Wednesday after last week’s 2-2 draw and Kane believes it is time for the six-time continental champions to make their experience count.

Agony for Arsenal and Liverpool. Why did it go wrong and is the…

The condensed nature of the college football season puts a high premium on every game. While the first month of the season can be a trial-and-error adjustment period for some programs, it’s also high stakes for teams expecting to be flawless in the loss column. Programs with championship aspirations and head coaches hoping to avoid the hot seat must come out of the gate fast. Depending on the docket, that’s easier for some teams than others. These 10 players are vital to the outlook of teams facing especially challenging opening months of the 2024 campaign. Arizona QB Noah FifitaHeading into a new conference under the direction of a new coach, Fifita returns with friend and favorite target Tetairoa McMillan after leading Arizona to one of its best seasons in program history. The d…