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NFC Division Leaders Rams vs. Eagles Having Surprising Seasons
At the start of the season, who couldn’t predicted this: the Rams and Eagles game in week 14 would be a meaningful playoff-impacting game. Of greater surprise is that it would involve two first place teams with each having a chance to secure a top-2 seed in the NFC playoffs and a first round bye. Last year’s top-2 picks in the NFL draft have led the surprising resurgence, as QB’s Jared Goff and Carson Wentz have both flouri...
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Week 14 is Best Shot for Winless Browns to Win Against the Packers
The weeks must get longer and longer for the Cleveland Browns. The laughingstock of the league, the Browns remain winless (0-12) this season and bettors continue to avoid the Browns after going 1-15 last year. The Browns are the biggest turkey of them all, or maybe that’s their head coach Hue Jackson, who is leading the bad news Browns to historical records. After losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars 19-7 on Nov. 19, the Browns ...
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Playoff Push and Situational Betting Starts in December and NFL Week 13
Many sports bettors buried their bookies in Week 12, some wagering illegally and hopefully getting paid. The upcoming Supreme Court betting case ‘Christie vs. NCAA’ is going to have a major impact on the sports betting industry, with potential legalization opening up many more opportunities for sports fans and bettors, and revenue sources for the sports, racing and casino industries. The betting favorites went 9-3 ATS ...
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Playoff Races Includes Win and You're In Games in Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and SEC
Another shakeup in the bowl-projections last week and the FBS playoff picture had two more top teams take a tumble heading into college football championship weekend. No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Miami were both upset on the road, while No. 8 Notre Dame also suffered another road defeat as those teams tough schedules appears to have taken it’s toll at the end of the season.
Five teams are now in position to win ...
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Rested 49ers off a Bye and Host Struggling Division Rival Seahawks
Another division winner from last year is struggling, as Seattle (6-4) joins Dallas and Green Bay as teams on the outside looking in at the playoffs as the season hits the home stretch. The Seahawks are the struggling with injuries and play three division leaders starting in December following their game at San Francisco this Sunday. But unlike the Cleveland Browns and their turkeys, the San Francisco 49ers have been competit...
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Cleveland Browns Setting Historical Records (1-25) with Coach Hugh Jackson
Now that we’ve enjoyed our Thanksgiving dinner and dessert, it’s time to knock the stuffing out of the turkeys. That’s plural, as the Cleveland Browns, coach Hue Jackson and quarterack DeShone Kizer make up this year’s terrible and troubled trio. Despite the Dallas Cowboys recent slide and struggles falling from 13-3 last year to now 5-6 and out of the playoffs this year, that doesn’t even come close to the ...
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What Happened to the Cowboys? More than Injuries have caused Dallas' Decline
The annual NFL Thanksgiving Day football games are upon us in Dallas and Detroit, but the Cowboys game is taking a back seat this year with neither the Cowboys (5-5) or Chargers (4-6) sporting a winning record while the NFC North division-leading Vikings (8-2) travel to the motor city to tackle division-rival Detroit (6-4) in a key contest. The Lions have beaten the Vikings in the past three meetings. The other ...
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College Football Rivalry Week and the Biggest Emotional Games
College football rivalry week has arrived, and the biggest weekend of NCAA football rivalry games is showcased over this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Whether it's a team's last home game, revenge rematch, conference championship or bowl eligibility at stake, these rivalry games bring out the greatest emotion and energy from the players, teams and coaches.
Rivalry games are considered the lifeblood of college football and ...
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