Football

Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers has signed a contract extension that makes him the highest paid player in the NFL. (Image: USA Today Sports)

NFL Thursday Night DFS Showdown: Packers vs. Eagles

Single-game DFS showdowns can make TV viewing mighty entertaining, with your fortune hanging on every play. This Thursday night’s matchup pits the Philadelphia Eagles against the Green Bay Packers, and should provide plenty of entertainment for viewers and bettors alike. DraftKings is offering $300,000 guaranteed to first place in its […]

Houston quarterback D’Eriq King is taking a redshirt despite being the Cougars’ starting signal caller. (Image: AP)

Houston QB King Passing on Season, Taking a Redshirt Despite Starting

Houston quarterback D’Eriq King announced Monday that he will be taking a redshirt this season, and plans to return to the school for the 2020 season. It was an unusual step being that King is the team’s starting signal caller. But the Cougars are 1-3 under first-year coach Dana Holgorsen, […]

Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz has had a tough time leading the Eagles to a winning record early in the season. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Philadelphia, Green Bay Meet, Headed in Opposite Directions

The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers are certainly going different directions early this season. The two teams meet Thursday at Lambeau Field. Philadelphia will be trying to get its second victory in four games, while Green Bay is seeking its fourth consecutive victory. The Eagles won its opener, 32-27, […]

Kyle Allen had a solid game on Sunday, making him well worth his $4,000 price tag on DraftKings. (Image: Arizona Sports)

Kyle Allen Shines in Week 3 NFL DFS

Week 3 of NFL DFS saw some previously mediocre scorers like Mike Evans and Tyler Lockett have breakout games, while big points were put up in the Ravens-Chiefs game as expected. But who saw that monster game from Russell Wilson coming? His 41.34 points on FanDuel thanks to two passing […]

New Orleans Saints QB Teddy Bridgewater surveys the defense against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3. (Image: Scott Eckland/AP)

Hemingway Report Week 3: Backup Quarterbacks Win 5 Games

Almost 25 percent of the games in Week 3 featured backup quarterbacks in their first start of the season and overall, backups won five games during a underdog heavy week in which dogs went 9-7 against the spread including Teddy Bridgewater and the New Orleans Saints upsetting the Seahawks in […]

New England Patriots WR Phillip Dorsett scores a touchdown against the NY Jets in Week 3. (Image: Getty)

Waiver Wire Pickups: Phillip Dorsett, Daniel Jones, Wayne Gallman

If you are seeking waiver wire pickups heading into Week 4 in your fantasy football league, then you should keep tabs on QB Daniel Jones (NY Giants), WR Phillip Dorsett (New England Patriots), and RB Wayne Gallman (NY Giants). The NY Giants finally benched Eli Manning in favor of rookie […]

The 3-0 Patriots travel to Buffalo to take on the 3-0 Bills on Sunday.

Which Undefeated NFL Teams Are Locks for the Playoffs?

A fast start means a lot this year in the trek toward the NFL playoffs. After three weeks, there are seven undefeated teams (eight, if you count the 2-0-1 Detroit Lions) with wildly different odds to make the postseason. Three, or maybe, four of these teams seem like near locks […]

Could Michigan pull the ultimate switch-a-roo and hire Urban Meyer? (Image: Sporting News)

Could Urban Meyer Replace Jim Harbaugh at Michigan?

The Michigan faithful are screaming NO NEVER!, but the odds are out on who might replace Jim Harbaugh in Ann Arbor. High on the list is long-time Ohio State coach and arch-nemesis, Urban Meyer. Michigan hasn’t fired head coach Jim Harbaugh. The football winds aren’t actually even blowing in that […]

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh came under fire for what some thought was questionable play calling in the team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. (Image: AP)

Freddie Kitchens, John Harbaugh Play Calling Under Fire After Losses

Two NFL Coaches, Freddie Kitchens and John Harbaugh, were criticized for their play calling after both their teams lost on Sunday. Kitchens and the Cleveland Browns lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 20-13, while Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs, 33-28. There were two […]

Wisconsin players celebrate after trouncing Michigan, 35-14 last Saturday at Camp-Randall Stadium. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Wisconsin, Cal, Jump in AP Top 25 College Football Poll

Wisconsin and Cal each jumped up the AP Top 25 College Football Poll after signature victories on Saturday. Wisconsin pummeled No. 11 Michigan, 35-14, while Cal defeated the SEC’s Ole Miss, 28-20. Clemson remained No. 1, and the next five spots were unchanged, with Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, and […]

College Football DFS Review: It’s Joe Burrow’s World

I suggested placing two SEC quarterbacks in your day slates this part Saturday and, it turned out those two gunslingers, Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa, were key cogs in the machine as DFS players who won big money that day had both in their lineups. Cheers I called Joe Burrow […]

The NFL is making TAB the league’s exclusive official wagering partner in Australia. (Image: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg/Getty)

NFL Reaches First Bookmaker Partnership – with TAB, In Australia

The NFL announced late last week that it is partnering with Tabcorp – better known to bettors by its bookmaking brand, TAB – in a multiyear agreement that makes TAB the exclusive official wagering partner of the league in Australia. The deal will also put the NFL Network and NFL […]

Pittsburgh players celebrate after their trick play late in the fourth quarter dropped Central Florida from the ranks of the undefeated against the spread. (Image: AP)

Central Florida Falls from Ranks of Undefeated Against the Spread

Central Florida was the darling of bettors, undefeated against the spread in three games. That is until Saturday, when they were beaten outright by Pittsburgh, 35-34. The loss snapped the team’s 27-game regular season win streak, and destroyed any remote chance of the team playing for the national championship. The […]

Quarterback Jared Goff gave backers of the Los Angeles Rams line reasons to smile, leading his team to a 20-13 victory. (Image: AP)

Sportsbooks Make Rare Mistake on Los Angeles Rams Line

It doesn’t happen very often, but sportsbooks got it wrong when setting the line between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. As a result, they paid for their mistake. Odds for the game opened at 3 points in the Rams’ favor, and sharps and the public jumped on […]

Ohio State is one again the cream of the Big Ten crop. (Image: usatoday.com)

Ohio State and Wisconsin Continue to Roll in Big Ten

The preseason hype has been trashed. The non-conference games are mostly over. Once again, Ohio State is the team to beat in the Big Ten. The only murmurs of disagreement are coming out of Madison, Wisconsin but the Badgers and the Buckeyes don’t face each other until Halloween week. The […]

Washington State Cougars QB Anthony Gordon drops back to pass one of his record-setting nine touchdowns against UCLA in Pullman, WA. (Image: James Snook/USA Today Sports)

Wazzu’s Anthony Gordon Throws 9 Touchdowns in 67-63 Comeback Loss to UCLA

In an early “Game of the Year” candidate, Chip Kelly’s UCLA squad scored 50 points in less than 19 minutes to rally from a 32-point second-half deficit to defeat Washington State 67-63, despite a record-setting 9 touchdown passes from Wazzu QB Anthony Gordon. Coming into this Pac-12 conference game, undefeated […]