The hook got another group of bettors in the Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts game on Sunday. The Colts covered as 3.5-point favorites by the slimmest of margins, as Indianapolis held on for a 23-20 victory. The hook is the half-point on a point spread to eliminate the possibility of a tie.  Let’s dive into how a touchdown with …

EAST RUTHERFORD — Frustration is understandable. The Giants’ 26-25 loss to the Rams encapsulated everything that’s gone wrong in this miserable year. Where are the lucky bounces they used to receive? Brian Daboll pulling every correct string? The thrills of victory after New York made their opponents play their brand of football? It’s all evaporated. The Giants lost on Sunday …

LSU will look to cap off back-to-back 10-win seasons on Monday as it takes on Wisconsin in a New Year’s Day ReliaQuest Bowl matchup. While the Tigers will be without starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, who opted out, it will have potential first-round receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr., as well as defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo, …

Welcome to the Week 17 grades! On the final day of 2023, the NFL gave us some fireworks with 14 games on the Sunday schedule, and most of those fireworks came from the Baltimore Ravens, who absolutely destroyed the Dolphins, 56-19, in the biggest game of the day.  With the win, the Ravens have now clinched the No. 1 seed …

Getty Images Lamar Jackson is on the verge of winning his second league MVP award after throwing for 321 yards and five scores during Sunday’s 56-19 blowout win over the Miami Dolphins. In the process, Jackson is on the precipice of doing something no player in the NFL’s 104-year history has accomplished.  If he is named league MVP again, Jackson …

The SEC has played in six games so far this postseason and the conference is currently batting .500. The SEC has won three and lost three games. The conference came out of the gate slow as Texas A&M and Kentucky lost the first two matchups to put the SEC in an 0-2 hole. Then the marquee games hit and the …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers had an answer to quarterback Brock Purdy’s four-interception performance in a loss last week to the Baltimore Ravens — his worst game as a pro. Hand the football to Christian McCaffrey and Elijah Mitchell.  Those two 49ers running backs combined for 144 rushing yards and a score in …

What led to Trent Brown’s healthy scratch in Patriots-Bills? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Trent Brown is one of the New England Patriots’ best offensive players when available. But availability has been a significant issue for the veteran offensive tackle. Brown was a healthy scratch for the Patriots’ 27-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Sunday. …

Logan Diggs transferred to LSU after being with Brian Kelly at Notre Dame. He immediately became the featured back for the Tigers and he got better as the season went on. Diggs carried the ball 118 times for 652 yards and seven touchdowns as well as catching eight passes for 82 yards. His best game of the year happened when …

The penultimate week of the 2023 NFL season will conclude with the Green Bay Packers traveling to take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football. Both teams entered Sunday a game outside of an NFC Wild-Card spot and their playoff probabilities will swing by 40% or more based on whether they win or lose this game. With playoff-like intensity …

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson entered Week 17 as the betting favorite to win NFL MVP following his team’s statement win over previous MVP front-runner Brock Purdy and his San Francisco 49ers on Christmas.  All Jackson did to follow up that performance was throw for 356 yards and five touchdowns with a perfect 158.3 passer rating against another star-studded playoff …

When Lamar Jackson stepped in as the full-time Ravens starter in 2019, he set the NFL on fire en route to an all-time season and just the second unanimous MVP award in NFL history. Four years later, Jackson punched his ticket to a second MVP award, the No. 1 seed in the AFC and probably his ticket to Canton and …

The Badgers football team is gearing up to face LSU in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday (Jan 1.), but the team offered transfer wide receiver Elijah Sarratt (James Madison) on Friday. Sarratt reeled in 82 catches for 1,191 yards and eight touchdowns over 13 games with the Dukes this past season and he still has multiple years of eligibility remaining. …

Gardner Minshew threw one touchdown pass, Jonathan Taylor ran for another score, and two late defensive penalties helped the Indianapolis Colts stay in the AFC playoff chase Sunday with a crucial 23-20 victory over Las Vegas. Indy (9-7) now heads into its regular-season finale with three straight home wins. The Colts host Houston next week with both teams tied atop …

The Bengals are back on top of the Chiefs, but they are down a key offensive piece. Wide receiver Tee Higgins is questionable to return to the game due to a hamstring injury. Higgins missed time with a hamstring injury earlier this season. Higgins’ absence didn’t stop the Bengals from going 2-for-2 on scoring drives to open the game. After …