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Paige Spiranac is a name that has become synonymous with golfing excellence and social media stardom. Her journey in her golf career began when she picked up a golf club for the first time and instantly fell in love with the game. Although she does not play any sport anymore, Spiranac knows how to stay relevant in the mainstream media. Often…

Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton has backed Arsenal to beat rivals Tottenham Hotspur away in their Premier League clash on Sunday (January 15). The Gunners are atop the league table, 11 points above Spurs and with a game in hand. They played out a goalless draw against Newcastle United at home in their previous league game. Tottenham, meanwhile,…

We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

There is nothing more guaranteed to make you look foolish than making sports predictions over the long term. Just ask all the experts and pundits who assured us that Brazil would win the World Cup for evidence on that one. There is nothing more guaranteed to make you look foolish than making sports predictions over the long term. Just ask all the…

The Montreal Canadiens have hit the halfway point of the 2022-23 season and while their overall record is better than last year at this time, it's clear the team is still suffering through rebuilding pains and the roster remains a work in progress with significant holes to fill. The arrival of 2023 means that the fun is about to begin for the front…

I write this piece every year, but I never could have predicted what happened in 2021. Usually, "bold predictions" come up short because they're too bold. For instance, last year I picked Austin Slater to hit more homers than in his previous four seasons combined (he came close, missing by two!) and Duane Kuiper projected double-digit homers for…

The good news about MLB.com's predictions for the next 10 World Series matchups (which are set in stone and written entirely unironically, definitely, without a doubt)? They've given the Yankees a championship, something this starving fan base hasn't experienced since 2009. The bad news? Only a single title won't satiate these hounds, and the other…

The Buffalo Sabres have a huge opportunity to bounce back following their 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Can they get it done? The Buffalo Sabres have an opportunity to strike down the Seattle Kraken just 24 hours after their biggest meltdown of the season. When I wrote my bold predictions for the week piece, I had a hunch something like this…

The Buffalo Sabres host the Philadelphia Flyers in a pivotal matchup that could bring them even closer to landing in one of the two wild card spots. The Buffalo Sabres won a few thrillers over the past week and a half, but they fell to an opponent with a worse record in that same span. That can't happen against the lowly Philadelphia Flyers, a team…

After recovering from our New Year's Eve hangovers, it's time to look at our highlights, and lowlights, across 2022! Photo by ANP via Getty Images Now, to celebrate the start of 2023, here is our 2022 Year in Review! Paul: Jude Bellingham This one feels a little obvious. He's been very, very good. I don't think he's going to be here much longer, so…

The UFC's first event of 2023 goes down this Saturday inside the Apex facility in Las Vegas, and while it's a pretty poor card, it will serve as the starter pistol for another year of UFC action-a year that should be full of surprises. There is seldom a boring year for UFC fans. However, this one could be particularly interesting, as several…

With TCU football set to take on Georgia football in the National Championship game, all eyes will be on the college football playoff. But ahead of the TCU-Georgia matchup, we will be giving our TCU national championship bold predictions. TCU, led by quarterback Max Duggan, has been the surprise of the 2022 season. After ending last year's campaign…

With the 2022 MLB All-Star festivities in the books, it's time for a quick round of bold predictions before the second half of the season gets underway on Thursday. What follows are 10 bold predictions for the remainder of the 2022 season, focusing mostly on individual players rather than teams since there will be plenty of postseason predictions…

The Philadelphia 76ers recently acquired James Harden, and they are looking to make it pat the second round of the playoffs and finally win a championship together. Harden fixes so much of what this team was missing, and the Sixers have looked like a brand new team since Harden's arrival. With that being said, let's take a look at a few bold…

After months of college football, bowl season is officially up and running. With the No. 8 Utah Utes set to face the No. 11 Penn State Nittany Lions at the Rose Bowl on Monday, it is time for some Utah football bold predictions. The Utes started the season ranked No. 7, but a loss to the then-unranked Florida Gators removed them from the top-10.…

This year certainly had its share of excitement for sports and sports bettors. Who saw the TCU Horned Frogs claiming the No. 3 seed in the college football playoffs or the San Diego Padres ousting the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS? Did anybody have money on Rich Strike to win the Kentucky Derby? How about Justin Verlander to win the AL Cy…

The College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl will feature a matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the TCU Horned Frogs. Both teams have had successful seasons and will be looking to finish strong with a win in this highly anticipated bowl game to advance to the National Championship Game. Michigan football, led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, has…

With 2023 just around the corner, many NBA teams are certainly thinking about how to finish the season strong. On the other hand, some franchises could become sellers as they are getting further and further from playoff contention. That is the case for the Detroit Pistons. With the NBA trade deadline approaching in under two months, it is time for…

The Buffalo Sabres seek to avenge their loss to the Golden Knights from earlier this season to conclude a Western Conference road trip. The Buffalo Sabres are enjoying a three-game winning streak, but the Vegas Golden Knights would like nothing more than to put an end to it. However, the Blue and Gold are enjoying a 15-4 run, and are facing a Vegas…

The Buffalo Sabres are facing two of the NHL's best teams this week. Will they overcome these Vegas and Tampa-sized obstacles? Let's predict. The Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning got a combined 99 points on the season heading into Monday, December 19th. This already shows us that the Buffalo Sabres have a gauntlet in front of them, and…

The Los Angeles Rams NFL Wild Card playoff matchup with the Arizona Cardinals is a divisional battle between two teams that split the season series. Both teams won on each other's home field, something the Rams are hoping to change when they host the Cardinals at SoFi Stadium on Monday night. The Rams lead the all-time series between two of the…

When Cavan Biggio (or Bo Bichette, or hopefully, George Springer) strides into the batter's box at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day, he will kick off what may just be the most intriguing season of Toronto Blue Jays baseball since the team's last playoff run in 2016. Here are three bold predictions to get you primed for the 2021 season. While it might…

A miserable 2020 is mercifully behind us and it's time to turn the page to begin a new chapter for the Boston Red Sox. As horribly wrong as many things went for this franchise last year, it's easy to lose sight of the reasons why we should be optimistic about the upcoming season. We're starting the new year fresh by making some bold predictions for…

With the New York Islanders 2021-22 season now over, it's time to look back at where I thought things would go at the start of the season and a few months ago. It's time to see how far off my bold predictions were back in September and then a rejigged bold prediction piece from February. As you can imagine based on where the Islanders ended up at…

What better way to start off the 2020's than with five bold predictions for the LA Angels and their players? There is a ton of excitement around the fanbase, and these next ten years already look to be far more promising than the last ten have been. So, without further ado, my five bold predictions of the 2020's for the Halos. As of now, Mike Trout…

Happy 2021 to all. A new year calls for a new batch of entertainingly dubious and dubiously entertaining baseball predictions. Ordinarily, the difficulty of such predictions comes down to the results. But in these unusual circumstances we find ourselves in, you'd have just as much difficulty predicting whether fans will be able to attend, the…

The Boston Red Sox open up the 2022 regular season with high expectations.The team overachieved a year ago and surprised many by making it all the way to the American League Championship Series. The signing of Trevor Story this offseason only raises expectations higher. Let's preview the Boston Red Sox season and consider the projected lineup, the…

As the San Antonio Spurs are in the middle of another rebuilding campaign, it is definitely tough to muster for the Spurs fans who are not used to experiencing successive losing seasons. Losing DeMar DeRozan in the offseason and Derrick White in the trade deadline has opened up a ton of minutes to the young assets that the franchise is hoping to…

Rafael Nadal surprised the world with his brilliant display of tennis in 2022. The Spaniard won four titles, including two Majors, the Australian Open and the French Open. He also secured a second-place finish at the Indian Wells Masters and reached the last four at Wimbledon. However, he was forced to withdraw from his semifinal encounter…

Major League Baseball's August 2 trade deadline is still a long way off. But the past two months of action have set the table enough for us to throw down some bold predictions regarding what type of chaos awaits in two months. Just so we're clear from the outset: We're aiming for bold but realistic predictions. I'm not here to make up some…

The Houston Rockets' abysmal 2021-22 season is almost over, which means the payoff of their tank will soon be seen. Everything is predicated on the future and the potential of how great it can be in H-Town. Getting to the offseason and seeing who they can in the draft is the real contest worth keeping an eye on. With youngsters like Jalen Green,…

I am still holding out hope the Miami Marlins will win 70 to 75 games this season. I know I'm in the minority when I make this kind of prediction, but there is plenty of reason to think that this is a ball club on the rise. The Marlins may not make the playoffs this year, but they do have a chance to play spoiler to the National League East. The…

It's not every day that arguably the best young player in Major League Baseball becomes available via trade, but Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto fits the bill. The term "Herschel Walker-type deal" has been thrown around regarding Soto's asking price from Washington, and at 23-years old and under team control until 2025, it's actually quite…

Alex Ovechkin is entering his 18th season in the NHL. But unlike most other players who have reached this stage of a career, Ovechkin is still expected to legitimately play a critical role in a Stanley Cup contender. He's going to be more than just a future Hall of Famer ornament on the roster of the Washington Capitals who are coming off yet…

The fourth quarter of the college football season has arrived and that means the games get bigger and the pressure ramps up higher than at any point of the campaign. As the season heads toward the final weeks, the urgency of the College Football Playoff and conference races cause teams to raise their level of play - or stumble close to the finish…

The MLB Winter Meetings are in person for the first time since 2019. And it is sure to be an insane week of big moves across the game of baseball. The Winter Meetings are an annual meeting of MLB front offices where each team hunkers down and tinkers with their rosters. The history of the meetings can be traced back to the 1870s, though it…

The final week of the 2022 college football regular season is almost here, which means it is time for some USC football bold predictions for the showdown against Notre Dame. The No. 6 Trojans will face the No. 15 Fighting Irish on Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Although USC is already guaranteed to play in the Pac-12 Championship…

The St. Louis Cardinals have plenty of work - and winning - to do in the second half of the season if they are to make the postseason. Nevertheless, they seem to have what it takes to contend for at least the National League Central division title. This is why they are going to be fun to watch the rest of the way. With that said, here are three…

The 2022 MLB All-Star Game is behind us, and the regular season's second half is underway. With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, the race for the playoffs is heating up. Over the next 12 weeks, contenders and pretenders will be revealed. Players will be moved, playoff spots will be earned, and awards races will be decided. The White…

The St. Louis Cardinals' season begins today! Jack Flaherty is set to take the mound at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. Once Luis Castillo delivers the first pitch to leadoff man Tommy Edman, the division race will be on. Opening Day is my favorite day of the year, so I hope everyone out there is able to take some time to enjoy a little…

The Atlanta Hawks have lost their title as the belle of the ball just as soon as they earned it. They followed up their Eastern Conference Finals appearance with a mediocre season. They're not even firmly in the playoff picture at the moment. The Hawks have a fantastic offense and terrible defense, which has led them to a 30-32 record with 20…

I went a remarkable 12-3 last year in my NHL Stanley Cup playoff predictions. The team that tripped me up? Montreal. Simply didn't believe in them for two rounds. I chose Toronto's and Winnipeg's goal-scoring ability over Carey Price. Finally picked them in the third round, and got it right. Then of course it was easy to pick Tampa in the final.…

Do you believe in miracles? If you do and you're a Texas Rangers fan, you might be in luck if you read the latest bold predictions from MLB.com writer Anthony Castrovince. Castrovince gave 10 bold predictions for the month of July in baseball, and there's one in particular that should get Rangers fans giddy about what could be on the…

Happy Opening Day, Federal Baseball-ers! At times this offseason, it looked as though this day may not come around until sometime deep into the summer, so we're very grateful to have a 162-game slate that's only a little fashionably late to cover this year. As has now become a tradition at FBB, we've got our annual predictions piece where we, as a…

With the college football season winding down, the 2022 conference championship week is finally here. Some teams have more than a conference title at stake, so whatever happens, it can seriously affect the future of a program. With the No. 4 USC Trojans facing the No. 11 Utah Utes on Friday for the Pac-12 trophy, we're going to dive into some USC…

With 100 bucks Luis and Kevin have been set out on a mission to make as much money as possible during the course of the season, betting on F1 as we outlined here>>> Despite the free choice of bookmaker both opted for Betway, opening accounts with their 100 bucks budget. Notably, Kevin did not receive the $30 sign-up bonus that Luis did. Stewards…

August is the month of hope and with hope, comes a little bit of exaggerated enthusiasm and misplaced belief. The storm before the storm of college football. The 2022 college football season begins in 10 days with "Week 0" and fans and media outlets alike are churning out takes, polls, opinion pieces and, even worse, vapid think-pieces at a…

In anticipation of Opening Day, we've asked our writers and editors to share their boldest predictions for the 2022 season. Where will the team end up in the standings? Which individual performances will we remember? Who gets called up? How many times will a ball hit a catwalk when the team is on national TV? What other cities will be rumored to be…

As my father used to say, "even a blind squirrel can find a nut every now and then", which is a sentiment that applies to my 2021 Blue Jays predictions. I was surprised to learn that I was correct on four out of five of my predictions for last season, and even a little touched that our own Dave Corcoran decided to review that piece from a little…

Ace Tyler Glasnow is hurt. Wunderkind Shane Baz just had surgery. Fellow young flamethrower Luis Patiño has one appearance this spring. The lineup isn't hitting its stride so far this spring. The projections don't love this team. Who's going to pitch? Stop. The Rays had unprecedented injuries last season and still put together a top-five staff in…