It is just over two months since the 2021-22 season ended in drama, with Manchester City clinching the title thanks to a stunning comeback win over Aston Villa.
That dashed Liverpool s hopes of an unprecedented quadruple, as Jurgen Klopp s side – who would go on to lose in the Champions League final six days later – settled for second.
The same top two could battle for the title again this season, and despite both Klopp and Pep Guardiola emphasising the strength of other sides in the league, some would say it is hard to see anybody being able to match their consistency, though Liverpool do have to learn without Sadio Mane, while City might need to get used to Erling Haaland.
Liverpool gained some small form of revenge by beating City 3-1 in the Community S…
Bayern Munich are entering a new era under Julian Nagelsmann, but it looks unlikely much will change when it comes to their dominance of the Bundesliga in 2021-22.
It could be another good season for Wolfsburg, but things are not looking too good for Greuther Furth, according to Stats Perform predictions.
The Stats Perform League Prediction Model, created by Stats Perform AI using Opta data, has analysed the division ahead of the new season to assign percentages to potential outcomes for each club.
The model estimates the probability of each match outcome (win, draw or loss) based on teams attacking and defensive qualities, which considers four years worth of results, with weighting based on recency and the quality of opposition. The season is then simulated 10,…
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was yesterday awarded the 2013 Ballon d Or award
Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the Ballon d’Or award yesterday.
The Portuguese international won the award ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery.
Emotional
The 28-year-old was emotional when he received the award.
On receiving the award he said: I have no words to describe this moment. Thanks to all of my team-mates at Real Madrid and the national team.
Without all of their efforts this would not have been possible. I am very happy, it is very difficult to win this award.
Everybody that has been involved with me on a personal level I have to thank. My partner, my friends, my son. It is a t…
You know at some point this season, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is going to yell out the classic coaching cliché, “DREW BREES AIN’T WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR!”.
Brees has hung them up, leaving this once-feared passing game in flux. Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill could play a few rounds of musical chairs under center, putting added weight on the Saints’ dominant defense to finally hog the spotlight.
Payton is going to earn his paycheck this year, but can he earn some extra scratch for NOLA backers as well?
Enjoy our 2021 New Orleans Saints NFL betting preview.
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We were blessed with some extra football earlier on in the week, with the Thanksgiving slate delivering three games to start Week 12.
The Buffalo Bills bounced back in a big way, and the Detroit Lions’ struggles continued after suffering another heartbreaking loss keeping them out of the win column.
With a lot of small spreads, we look to be in another tricky week of NFL wagering. Here’s a look at my favorite NFL parlay picks for Week 12.
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A rematch of Super Bowl LV closes out a busy Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFL Week 4.
It’s been a wild week in Tampa Bay after Hurricane Ian devastated parts of Florida and threatened to move this game to Minnesota. However, Sunday Night Football stays in the pirate ship, where the Buccaneers are short home underdogs in primetime.
Tom Brady and this Tampa Bay attack have been hampered by injuries since training camp but are starting to get bodies back, namely at receiver. That extra offense shows up just in time for this run-in with Kansas City, which could easily be undefeated if not for some gaffes against Indianapolis last Sunday.
I break down the spread and total for Sunday Night Football and give my bes…
The Green Bay Packers snuck out a win in Week 3, scoring 18 points in the fourth quarter after falling down 17-0. Jordan Love continues to impress despite the Packers flaunting one of the league’s most inexperienced receiving corps.
Tongight they host the Detroit Lions, who bounced back with a 20-6 win in Week 3 behind a commanding performance from Jared Goff (243 passing yards and a touchdown through the air and on the ground) and fantastic efforts from Amon-Ra St. Brown (nine receptions for 102 yards) and Sam LaPorta (eight for 84 and a touchdown).
Let’s break down the TNF odds and try to figure out who will step up for each side in this Thursday Night Football showdown. If you want full-game side and total predictions check out our Lions vs. Packers p…
Week 14 of the NFL season is here and so is another edition of my NFL Trend Report, which is hopefully putting a little bit of money in your pocket ahead of the holiday season!
Things are starting to get messy in the NFL as it seems like a big-time starting quarterback is dropping each week while winter weather is about to pick up, which could wreak havoc on a few games in the Week 14 odds.
While the league-wide Under trend is starting to cool off — Overs have gone 18-11 over the last two weeks — we’re seeing some rock-bottom totals in this week’s NFL odds in games headlined by backup quarterbacks and potentially nasty weather.
On Thursday night, it’ll be Bailey Zappe vs. Mitch Trubisky in Pittsburgh in a game that has a total of…
The Dallas Cowboys treated the offseason the same way you would a bear that crosses your path in the woods: No sudden moves.
As other Super Bowl contenders were busy wheeling and dealing their way up the NFL food chain, the Cowboys did little to plug any roster gaps or even take care of their own.
Despite the penny-pinching — and the loss of heralded defensive coordinator Dan Quinn — Dallas remains among the top dogs in the NFC. The NFL odds have it near the top of the conference futures, win totals project 10 victories, and look-ahead lines have Big D favored in 14 games.
Are those lofty odds just a reflection of the Cowboys’ public appeal or their actual capacity? We find out in my 2024 Dallas Cowboys betting preview complete with NF…
Eddie Howe believes Dan Burn was unlucky not to make England’s World Cup squad and is adamant his 6ft 6in defender should not abandon hope of a call from Gareth Southgate.
Burn has excelled at centre-half and, more recently, left-back since joining Howe’s Newcastle from Brighton for £13m last January. After proving instrumental in helping the team avoid relegation last season, the 30-year-old has been integral to their rise. Last Tuesday Burn, who grew up in Northumberland idolising Alan Shearer, scored his first goal for Newcastle as they beat Leicester 2-0 in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.
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Howe said of an England call-up: “…