The New Orleans Saints ease into the post-Sean Payton Era against the Atlanta Falcons — a team many have pegged to finish dead last in the NFL this season.
Despite Payton’s departure, New Orleans has continuity in its coaching staff with long-time defensive coordinator Dennis Allen promoted to head coach and offensive assistant Pete Carmichael carrying over Payton’s playbook as offensive coordinator.
Atlanta faces a new era of its own after trading away the face of the franchise, Matt Ryan, this offseason. The Falcons replace him at quarterback with Marcus Mariota, who could be keeping that No. 1 seat chair warm for rookie QB Desmond Ridder.
Atlanta is still very much in the midst of a rebuild, which is why the NFL Week 1 odds ha…
The defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will look to wrap up their preseason on a positive note as they host the Cleveland Browns on Saturday afternoon.
The Chiefs started the preseason with a loss, but bounced back with an emphatic 38-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals last weekend. The Browns are coming off an 18-18 tie with the Philadelphia Eagles in their last outing.
The Browns have hinted that they might give their starters a bit more playing time than the Chiefs in the final week of exhibition play which is why the NFL odds sit where they do. We’ll break down whether that’ll be enough for Cleveland to cover the spread in our free NFL picks and predictions for Browns vs. Chiefs on August 26.
Browns vs Chiefs odds
Fresh off their bye week and coming off a loss, the Miami Dolphins will look to continue their domination at home on Sunday as the biggest favorite of the week in our Week 11 odds.
Standing in their way will be the upstart Las Vegas Raiders who are riding a two-game winning streak since firing Josh McDaniels, who was an awful head coach and possibly even a worse human being.
Miami is favored by 12.5 points and the game has a total of 46.5. Let’s dig into how these teams match up and I’ll provide you with my free NFL picks for Raiders vs. Dolphins.
Raiders vs Dolphins odds
Raiders vs Dolphins predictions
It’s been nothing but good vibes for the Las Vegas Raiders over the past two weeks a…
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will look to repeat as Super Bowl champs tonight when they take on the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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The NFL schedule will be one-third of the way complete when Week 6 kicks off.
That’s more than enough info for oddsmakers to tighten the NFL odds another notch, squeezing out any value in one of the most efficient markets in sports betting.
To battle the bookies, football bettors need to ensure the best number for their weekly NFL picks and predictions. Sometimes, that number is the opening line on Sunday night and sometimes it shows up later in the week.
I run down the NFL Week 6 odds and circle the best spreads and totals to bet now and which one could be more beneficial if you bet later.
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Luciano Spalletti has taken responsibility for Italy s Euro 2024 exit, though the Azzurri boss feels his limited time to prepare the team contributed to their poor displays.
The defending champions crashed out in the last 16 on Saturday, with Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas scoring as Switzerland claimed a deserved 2-0 victory in Berlin.
Following the Azzurri s defeat, the reigning champions have been eliminated in the round of 16 at three successive editions of the tournament, with Spain going out to Italy in 2016 and Portugal doing so versus Belgium at Euro 2020.
The loss was Italy s first in a knockout game at the Euros since the 2012 final versus Spain (90 minutes only), ending a run of six such matches unbeaten (three wins, three draws).
Spalletti only…
Nigeria beat Honduras 3-2 on Saturday to secure the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics courtesy of two goals from Sadiq Umar and one from Aminu Umar.
The Nigerians Olympic dream came to an abrupt end in the semi-finals as Germany proved to be too strong, whereas Honduras were outclassed by Brazil in the final four as they were thrashed 6-0 by the hosts.
Both sides went all out to make sure they would not leave Brazil empty handed, but it was Nigeria who seemed to have dealt with the disappointment of missing the final the best, going three goals up following an impressive opening hour.
Honduras refused to give up, though, and fought back to within one goal in the closing stages of the match thanks to efforts from Anthony Lozano and Marcelo Pereira, only to see …
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the secret to the success of Spanish coaches is their development when it comes to the tactical side of the game.
Guardiola, who has led City to four successive Premier League titles, will go up against compatriot Julen Lopetegui when his team travel to West Ham on Saturday.
It has been a summer of success for Spain on the international stage, with La Roja winning Euro 2024 before their Under-23s won gold at the Paris Olympics.
Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery and Andoni Iraola form the rest of the Spanish contingent of managers in the Premier League, and Guardiola shared what he believes is the reason for coaches from his nation enjoying such success.
The secret is [Spanish coaches] work really well from early ages on …
With the break between the quarter-finals and the semi-finals at Euro 2008 we can finally draw breath and look at the tournament so far. One thing is for sure. It has been a great success on the field.
The host nations didn’t disgrace themselves in the way their fans, particularly the Austrians, feared that they would. The negative sides, Greece, Italy and Romania have been knocked out. The exciting Spanish and Russians have made it to the semi-final and the powerful ever reliable and enterprising Germans are there once again. Turkey have made it with some remarkable last minute performances and they fill the underdog slot in the last four.
Portugal and Holland flattered to deceive but were a joy to watch when they were still there and Croatia produced …
LaLiga is over. Barcelona have won. Lionel Messi is untouchable. For some, it is the same old boring story.
The Catalans 25th top-flight crown, secured with a 4-2 win against Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday, has involved not so much a race but a 10-month victory parade.
They have been top of the table since matchday three and are 11 points clear, with a goal difference of 66. They are on the brink of the first unbeaten season since Athletic Bilbao in 1930.
Crucially, they have had Messi in the kind of form that has left opponents practically giving up before setting foot on a pitch. Somehow, it has invoked as many yawns as cheers.
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