Month: October 2024

The Houston Texans are off to the Divisional Round odds of the NFL playoffs, and their reward is a cross-country trip to play the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.

Waiting for Houston on the East Coast isn’t just the top seed in the AFC but some winter weather, with extended forecasts calling for a cold climate and strong winds in the DMV.

Our Texans at Ravens weather report sees how those game-time conditions could impact the NFL odds and NFL picks for this 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff.

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is one of the more polarizing players in the NFL, especially after the G-Men started the season 0-2, and many called on the team to bench their high-priced passer.

However, Jones played his best game in a long time in the Week 3 win over Cleveland, and tonight’s Cowboys vs. Giants predictions expect him to carry that momentum into TNF by putting his legs to work.

Find out all the deets in my NFL picks for the latest primetime matchup. 

Cowboys vs Giants TNF prediction

My best betDaniel Jones Over 6.5 rushing attempts (+100 at FanDuel)

My analysisDaniel Jones makes up for his ho-hum passing prowess with his ability to break off plays with his legs, and against an aggressive Dalla…

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Final Four Saturday began with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 announcement in Glendale, Ariz. The 13 honorees include former NBA stars Chauncey Billups (now head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers), dunk specialist Vince Carter, former Los Angeles Lakers defensive guru Michael Cooper and Phoenix Suns legend Walter Davis. Carter, an eight-time All-Star who scored 25,728 points in 22 seasons, found the day to be highly emotional. "It's mind-blowing for me," said Carter, the 1999 Rookie of the Year with the Toronto Raptors. "I enjoyed playing the game of basketball every day. I'm just overjoyed." Billups was known as "Mr. Big Shot" as a player due to his clutch nature. Billups was a five-time All-Star and th…

Fifa is investigating three more senior officials from the Haitian Football Federation over allegations of sexual abuse, the Guardian can reveal.

Rosnick Grant, a former international referee who is now president of the FHF’s referees’ commission (Cona) and a vice-president of the FHF, long-serving executive secretary Fenelus Guerrier and another vice-president, Garry Nicolas, were contacted at the end of August by Fifa’s ethics committee and asked to provide written statements after being informed they are subjects of the investigation.

Grant and Guerrier both confirmed that they are cooperating with the investigation. Nicolas did not respond to a request for comment and details of the allegations made agains…

Three London clubs have been pursuing Brazilian forwards this summer. Arsenal are signing Gabriel Jesus on a five-year deal from Manchester City; Tottenham have agreed a £50m fee for the Everton striker Richarlison; and Chelsea are pursuing a £55m deal for Raphinha. Would they be good signings and where would they fit in at their new clubs?

Richarlison: Everton to Tottenham

Tottenham are making another splash in the transfer market with the impending arrival of Richarlison for £50m. He was the star man for an underwhelming Everton side last season, directly contributing to 15 of their 43 Premier League goals (35%). Everton have been reluctant to cash in on one of their best …

The fact that Ivory Coast hired a veteran French coach – Jean‑Louis Gasset – with no experience in African football before the Africa Cup of Nations, only to sack him after their miserable performance in the group stages and replace him with a former international player but novice manager, Emerse Faé, for their last‑16 game against Senegal speaks to the cocktail of incompetence and chaos that is Ivorian football.

Not even the pulsating, national morale-boosting penalty‑shootout win against Senegal on Monday, which sent the streets of Ivory Coast’s capital Yamoussoukro into a frenzy of jubilation into the early hours of Tuesday, can mask this fact. Managing the Elephants was an unexpected 40th birthday gift for Faé, given to h…

Pete Alonso will have to navigate a new format along with a crop of rising superstars to claim a record-tying third Home Run Derby title on Monday night. Ken Griffey Jr. is the only player to accomplish the feat Alonso is chasing at Globe Life Field on Monday night. HOME RUN DERBY ODDS* Pete Alonso, Mets (+320) Marcell Ozuna, Braves (+425) Bobby Witt Jr., Royals (+425) Gunnar Henderson, Orioles (+475) Adolis Garcia, Rangers (+550) Teoscar Hernandez, Dodgers (+1000) Jose Ramirez, Guardians (+1300) Alec Bohm, Phillies (+1700) *DraftKings FORMAT The Derby is undergoing its biggest format change since 2015, when Major League Baseball did away with the outs system in favor of a timed competition. Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman failed to make it out of the first round despite cl…

The NBA released a memo of what their totally farkakte March 7 All-Star Game will look like. The Slam Dunk Contest will indeed take place during halftime of the game, and the 3-Point Contest will be held before the game. Players who are part of the game must travel to Atlanta in private jets and must test negative for COVID-19 in order to play in the Sunday game. Players will only be allowed at the hotel and the arena, which basically defeats the whole purpose. NBA All-Star weekend is supposed to be a party, and maybe will still be one, but now you’re asking guys to be even more locked down than normal simply to put on a game that doesn’t matter. Those who aren’t going to Atlanta can travel elsewhere other than their home markets, but can’t stay in public accommodations and sti…