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Fantasy Football Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups: Kyren Williams, Justice Hill
The NFL season has begun, and fantasy football is in full swing. The top running backs available for waiver wire pickups in Week 2 include Kyren Williams from the Los Angeles Rams and Justice Hill from the Baltimore Ravens. Other potential running...
Baltimore Ravens Lose Running Back J.K. Dobbins to Season-Ending Injury
Running back J.K. Dobbins from the Baltimore Ravens sustained a season-ending Achilles injury in the NFL season opener against the Houston Texans. The injury happened in the third quarter when Dobbins was tackled on the two-yard line. He narrowly missed scoring the...
FIBA World Cup Sees Germany Upset Team USA, Reach Final
Germany upset Team USA in the FIBA World Cup semifinals as a +10 underdog. The gold medal game is set, and Serbia and Germany will meet in the FIBA World Cup final on Sunday evening in Manila. The Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia...
Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles Among Super Bowl Favorites at NFL Season Start
The Kansas City Chiefs (+600 odds) and Philadelphia Eagles (+650) are the betting favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII at the onset of the NFL's regular season. The 2023 NFL season begins tonight, when the Chiefs host the Detroit Lions to kick...
FIBA World Cup: Canada, Germany, Serbia, USA Reach Medal Round
Team USA is the betting favorite to win a gold medal in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at -165 odds, followed by Canada (+340), Serbia (+800), and Germany (+900). Four countries remain in the men's basketball FIBA World Cup, which has reached...
L.A. Rams Wide Receiver Cooper Kupp Seeks Second Opinion on Injury
Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Cooper Kupp has reaggravated a hamstring injury, and he visited a specialist on Monday in search of a second opinion. Kupp is currently in Minnesota, where he's been since Monday, to undergo testing and additional imaging...
Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce’s Injury Impacts Betting Market
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce sustained a knee injury during Tuesday’s practice, which quickly impacted NFL betting markets. The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs kick off the new NFL season on Thursday evening in Kansas City against the Detroit Lions....
NFC Betting Preview: Super Bowl or Bust for the Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are the consensus favorite to win the NFC Championship in consecutive seasons at +250 odds. The Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys are the top betting favorites by the public heading into the start of the regular season....
AFC Betting Preview: Public Loves the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, and Buffalo Bills
The Kansas City Chiefs are the betting favorite, at +330 odds, to win the AFC Championship for a fourth time in the last five seasons. The Chiefs were AFC Champions three times since the 2019 season, with two Super Bowl victories. The...
NFC South: Wide Open Division in a Post-Tom Brady World
The New Orleans Saints enter this season as the betting favorite to win a lackluster NFC South at +105 odds, which is considered one of the weakest divisions in the NFL. The Atlanta Falcons are +200 odds to win the NFC South...