Leonardo Bonucci claimed Juventus 3-0 win at Barcelona was even more beautiful than the Camp Nou stalemate that booked their place in the 2016-17 Champions League final.

Juventus seized top spot in Group G on Tuesday with a deserved victory in Catalonia, where they had to better Barca s 2-0 triumph in the reverse fixture.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a pair of penalties either side of Weston McKennie s volley as Juve were again able to celebrate on the Camp Nou pitch.

Serie A champions Juve had visited Barca in the 2017 semi-finals and drew 0-0 to successfully defend a 3-0 aggregate advantage.

But despite the relative weakness of opponents Barca this time, the win was of particular note as the first time the Blaugrana had lost at home in the Champions League …

Week 5 is upon us and at this point, surprisingly, we only have one undefeated team remaining. That team happens to be the Arizona Cardinals, who have outscored opponents 140-85. Although they are in a good spot to keep their undefeated streak alive at home, there are other wagers I’m targeting in Week 5. 

Take a look at my favorite Week 5 NFL parlay picks, below.

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The first taste of NFL preseason kicks off Thursday night as the Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders will meet in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.

Neither team is expected to play many starters, and we’ve already seen some sharp money drop the total significantly. However, even with Trevor Lawrence not playing and backup C.J. Beathard out (groin), do the Jaguars still have some underappreciated talent at quarterback in Jake Luton and Kyle Sloter?

Find out in our free NFL picks and predictions for Jaguars vs. Raiders.

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Isiah Pacheco is coming off his highest-usage game of the season vs. the Bengals, and his role likely won’t diminish with an ineffective Jerick McKinnon. That leaves the rookie in line for another big day in the passing game come Sunday, with Super Bowl odds reflecting as much.

Here are my Super Bowl picks for Pacheco, including a three-leg same-game parlay consisting of only Super Bowl player props.

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It’s not your typical Sunday Night Football matchup at this stage of the season as the 2-5 Chicago Bears head out West to take on the 2-4 Los Angeles Chargers.

The Week 8 odds are large in favor of the Chargers, as Justin Fields will once again be sitting for the Bears. However, Tyson Bagent has performed well in his absence and this could set up a high-scoring matchup with Justin Herbert and Co.  

Find out what my NFL picks are for tonight’s affair when I take a deep dive into the SNF odds

You can also get a full game analysis with our Bears vs. Chargers picks, and more great prop bets in our Justin Herbert props spotlight.  

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If you’re like me, you’ve been dissecting the NFL Divisional Round odds since they hit the board, looking for prime wagering opportunities. The only thing better than hitting a straight bet is cashing a lucrative NFL odds parlay, and I’ll try to do just that this Saturday and Sunday.

I’m linking a rushing prop from Saturday’s Texans vs. Ravens game with a passing prop from Sunday’s Buccaneers vs. Lions tilt, while also throwing in my top play for the hotly-anticipated Chiefs vs. Bills showdown. I’ll then take a deep dive into the Packers vs. 49ers Saturday night feature with a three-leg same-game parlay.

The Super Bowl odds for 2023-24 will be gone before you know it, so don’t miss out on one of your last opportunities to view our free NFL picks.

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Well, that was a wild first three weeks of the season…

I don’t think any NFL team can be trusted based on how things have played out early on. One week you have the Raiders going on the road and upsetting the Ravens, only to get destroyed the next week at home against the pathetic Panthers.

Then you have the Bengals losing at home as big favorites vs. the Patriots and Commanders, but in the middle of those two games they went toe-to-toe with the Chiefs in Kansas City.

It’s complete madness, but that’s what makes this league so great. This season has given full meaning to “any given Sunday” as underdogs of 5.5-points or more are dominating, posting an amazing 13-1-1 ATS record with 10 (!) outright wins.

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The Czech Republic held off Greece to record a 2-1 win in Wroclaw on Tuesday, kick-starting their Euro 2012 Group A campaign.

After going down 4-1 to Russia in their opening match last Friday, the Czechs were out to make amends against Greece.

And they made a flying start to the contest at Stadion Miejski, with two goals in the first six minutes from Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar.

Jiracek collected a through ball and beat the offside trap to score three minutes from kick-off, the fourth fastest goal in the history of the European Championships.

The Greek cause was not helped by the loss of goalkeeper Kostas Chalkias to injury on 22 minutes, he was replaced by Michalis Sifakis.

Greece thought they had pulled a goal back with five minutes remaining…

In an ordinary World Cup year, we would either already be engrossed in the group stages or be a matter of days away from the big kick-off.

But this is no ordinary World Cup year. We still have two of the 32 places to be confirmed for Qatar 2022, which is due to begin in November.

Tuesday s intercontinental play-off between Costa Rica and New Zealand will complete line-up, with their contest falling exactly four years to the day since Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening game of the 2018 World Cup.

Before that meeting, however, New Zealand s neighbours Australia face Peru in the penultimate play-off on Monday.

Both matches will give the victorious teams a vital taste of what it s like to play in Qatar, with the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium playing hos…

Former United States boss Gregg Berhalter has been named as the new director of football and head coach of MLS side Chicago Fire.

Berhalter was sacked as the USMNT head coach nine days after a dismal group-stage exit at the Copa America earlier this year.

The 51-year-old s arrival means Frank Klopas, who is the Fire s current head coach, will step down and transition into a new role as the club s vice president of football.

Berhalter does have previous experience in the MLS, spending five years in charge of the Columbus Crew between 2013 and 2018.

Across his 192 games in charge of the Crew, Berhalter won 76 matches (D46 L70), with his team scoring 287 goals and averaging a win percentage of 38.34%.

Berhalter then began his first stint as the USM…