The first top-10 matchup of the 2024 college football season takes place during the Week 2 college football schedule when No. 9 Michigan hosts No. 4 Texas on Saturday afternoon. Michigan is the defending national champion and is coming off a 30-10 win over Fresno State, but Texas is a 6.5-point favorite in the Week 2 college football odds via …
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Eagles’ Jordan Mailata ‘felt like crying’ after earning this honor for the first time in his career
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles downgraded from nine captains to seven this year, with most of the picks being the same. There was one new captain from the previous season, who was caught off guard by the selection. For the first time in his career, Jordan Mailata is a captain. “I felt like crying. Because it really shocked me,” Mailata …
Read More »Rookie QB Caleb Williams named as a captain for the Chicago Bears
Quarterback Caleb Williams is starting off his rookie season strong with the Chicago Bears. After just four months with the team, the 2024 No. 1 overall pick has earned the respect of his Chicago teammates and was voted as one of the Bears captains. The Bears announced the news that Williams was one of eight captains selected on Monday. Along …
Read More »Memphis football tickets vs Troy: Best prices for remaining available seats
Memphis football kicked off its 2024 season with a blowout win over North Alabama, but the challenges will soon get tougher. Next up is Troy, the two-time defending Sun Belt champions. The Trojans (0-1) will visit Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPNU). Memphis (1-0) is a healthy favorite after Troy lost to Nevada in Week 1. The …
Read More »Ceiling, floor for all 32 NFL teams for upcoming 2024 season
The 2024 NFL season is finally here, as all 32 teams enter this week with dreams of winning a Super Bowl title. Teams that aren’t championship contenders in Week 1 have the opportunity to compete for the Super Bowl. The Houston Texans are the prime example, having a rookie quarterback and rookie head coach take them to the divisional round …
Read More »NFL DFS picks, Chiefs vs. Ravens: NFL Kickoff Game lineups include Patrick Mahomes for FanDuel, DraftKings
The Baltimore Ravens’ pass-catchers outside of Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews don’t jump out as the most appealing options for NFL DFS picks, but with the Chiefs having the entire offseason to prepare to contain Baltimore’s top two options, could there be value in using the other wide receivers your 2024 NFL Kickoff Game NFL DFS strategy? Rashod Bateman and …
Read More »Good, bad and ugly from each SEC team in Week 1: LSU falls short, Alabama impresses in Kalen DeBoer’s debut
Week 1 of the 2024 season is in the books, for the SEC at least, and it was an overall shaky debut for one of the nation’s premiere conferences. Though plenty of the 16 schools beat up on lesser opponents, the SEC had a more difficult time leaving an impression against more equally matched Power Four foes. In fact, SEC …
Read More »Rams reportedly hire ex-Nebraska coach Scott Frost as analyst
Scott Frost is returning to coaching after nearly two years away. Frost, who most recently coached Nebraska from 2018-2022, has joined the Los Angeles Rams as an analyst, per multiple reports. It’s Frost’s first NFL job after a college coaching career that collapsed at his alma mater after a meteoric rise elsewhere. After working as an Oregon assistant during the …
Read More »Fantasy Baseball: Last call for Osvaldo Bido!
Regular readers of this article will notice that several players in recent editions also appeared the following week, after having their second start pushed back one day. Players get pushed back more often late in the season, as teams give spot starts to prospects and take steps to manage their veterans’ innings. Fantasy baseball managers who want to ensure that …
Read More »No. 1 pick Caleb Williams voted 2024 Bears captain ahead of debut NFL season
Getty Images Caleb Williams has yet to take an official snap for the Chicago Bears. That’s not stopping his teammates from crowning him a leader of the franchise, with the Bears announcing Monday that the No. 1 overall draft pick has been voted one of the team’s eight captains for the 2024 NFL season. The 22-year-old quarterback will represent the …
Read More »Lincoln Riley beats Brian Kelly, LSU, and the SEC — he can still coach ball
Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley with wife Caitlin Riley after the game against the LSU Tigers at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Lincoln Riley was viewed as a possible LSU and SEC head coach for 48 hours in November of 2021 before he went to USC and Brian Kelly …
Read More »2024 Week 1 NFL picks, odds, best bets from advanced model: This five-way football parlay pays out 25-1
Rookie quarterback Bo Nix will get his pro career underway when the Denver Broncos visit the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Nix beat out veterans Jarrett Sitdham and Zach Wilson to win the Broncos’ starting job and is among the top contenders to win the 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year award. The Seahawks are 5.5-point favorites in the latest Week …
Read More »Best NFL football knockout, survivor pool picks, advice, strategy for 2024 Week 1: Fade this home favorite
Road teams went a staggering 10-6 straight-up in the opening week last season, causing many fans making Week 1 NFL knockout pool picks to fail to reach Week 2. While just a pair of road teams are favored for this year’s Week 1 NFL schedule, there are still road dogs you could target for Week 1 NFL survivor pool picks. …
Read More »Miami embraced NIL chaos, and now Hurricanes are surging back as prized acquisition Cam Ward leads charge
Proof of NIL concept for Dan Radakovich came in the third quarter Saturday at The Swamp. The Miami athletic director watched Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward evade a Florida lineman and sling his third touchdown of the day to receiver Jacolby George. Radakovich, who spent 10 years at Clemson, had seen the play before. “Trevor Lawrence, freshman year,” Radakovich told CBS …
Read More »Self-learning AI unveils NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every 2024 Week 1 game
After an offseason-long quarterback battle between Justin Fields and Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the call on who would run the offense. Wilson will be under center when Pittsburgh takes on the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Meanwhile, Atlanta will welcome in a veteran quarterback of its own after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $140 million contract this offseason. …
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