#Drew Brees

The NFL's coaching carousel is spinning, and a former New Orleans Saints head coach is about to be one of the most pursued candidates. Let's use the NFL odds at DraftKings Sportsbook to assess Sean Payton's most likely next team. Nearly every offseason there's a rock star head coaching candidate that desperate teams will throw a mountainous sum of…

Move over Nathaniel Hackett and Lovie Smith, and make room for Kliff Kingsbury. On Monday, the Cardinals canned their head coach after four seasons of service. It puts an end to a rough season for the Cardinals, who finished the year on a 7-game losing streak and a 4-13 record. Just 10 months ago, Kingsbury signed an extension that would have taken…

My, how things have changed for both the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers since the first time the played this season on Sept. 25, 2022. Jameis Winston was the Saints starting quarterback. He hasn't started a game since. Baker Mayfield was the Panthers starting quarterback. He is now starting for the defending Super Bowl-champion Los…

Whether it's the Astros' hunt for a second straight World Series title, the UH Cougars' pursuit of another deep NCAA tournament run or the continued rebuilding efforts of the Rockets and Texans, 2023 is shaping up to be an intriguing year in the Houston sports scene. Chron's Josh Criswell and Michael Shapiro tackled the top 10 questions facing the…

On Friday, New Jersey gambling regulators ordered bookmakers to stop accepting bets on the Citrus Bowl. The game, features Purdue and LSU squaring off on January 2nd in Florida. Reportedly, someone linked with the Purdue Football team violated state regulations and this prompted the decision. According to sources, they have identified the…

Come on, man. New Jersey sports bettors were thunderstruck on Friday when state regulators pulled odds for the upcoming Citrus Bowl matchup between the LSU Tigers and Purdue Boilermakers, citing a violation from "an individual associated with the Purdue Football team," per ESPN's David Purdum. And who should be at the center of this controversy…

New Jersey sports bettors cannot wager on the Citrus Bowl because of Drew Brees. The 43-year-old Super Bowl champion was in direct violation of state regulations, whether knowingly or not. On Friday afternoon, three days prior to kickoff, New Jersey gaming regulators ordered all sportsbooks to halt betting on the game between Purdue and LSU. It…

After not a bad start to bowl season, things really went off the rails over the last few days. Arkansas blew a big lead, Syracuse scored a late touchdown, and a number of other teams I picked had terrible performances. While we can't even up our season record, hopefully we can still have some fun with these last games of bowl season. Who knows,…

And of course, there was the ineptitude of Russell Wilson and the offense, who again put up a sub-20 point performance, already the team's 11th of the season. Wilson's play has fallen off a cliff, and it's the main reason Denver is in the mess they're in. Inking him to massive five-year, $245 million deal, with $124 million fully guaranteed means…

Sports gambling, in many ways, has been a lifeboat for the sports media industry. From online to radio to TV to inside arenas and stadiums, it has been nearly impossible for fans to avoid exposure to sports betting advertisements or promotions - even for an hour or two - for a couple of years now. In this week's newsletter, we will evaluate the…

Despite their current 5-9 record, the Carolina Panthers astonishingly control their own destiny in the playoff race. Despite this, interim head coach Steve Wilks says that he doesn't want anyone on the team focusing on the playoffs, and would rather everyone worry about fixing themselves and taking things one game at a time. Speaking to reporters…

WEST LAFAYETTE - Jeff Brohm couldn't turn down his alma mater a second time. After six seasons at Purdue, the former Louisville standout quarterback is returning to take over the Cardinals, per ESPN's Chris Low. Here is a list of names Purdue could consider to succeed Brohm: Babers knows a lot about Purdue's program. He's coached for the…

Coach Urban Meyer will lead Ohio State for a final time when the Buckeyes meet Washington in the Rose Bowl. Below, find the game time, TV channel, prediction and preview information. Meyer and Ohio State are 12-1 and ranked No. 6 in the final College Football Playoff rankings. Washington, coached by Chris Petersen, is 10-3 and No. 9. Ohio State and…

A big bowl season awaits the Big Ten. There will be a minimum of 9 B1G bowl games this postseason, with Michigan and Ohio State both earning the opportunity to play in a 10th for the national championship. The Big Ten's first year with 2 teams in the College Football Playoff has a trickle-down effect on the rest of the conference's bowl bids.…

The 12-0 Wolverines head into the Big Ten Championship this Saturday with a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff likely secured for the second year in a row. Michigan faces an 8-4 Purdue team that won the Big Ten West Division thanks to a 6-3 record in conference play. The Wolverines are big favorites. That also sets the Big Ten…

The only thing standing in the way of a second consecutive Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff appearance for Michigan is Purdue. The Wolverines enter the conference title game from Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis as more than a two-touchdown favorite. The Wolverines are coming off of a dominant performance against arch-rival (and…

If a sequel is made to American Underdog, the movie that highlighted Kurt Warner's rise from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming a Super Bowl champion, Mike White's story might someday fit the script. New York fans were chanting White's name at the end of Sunday's game after he passed for 315 yards and three touchdowns in the Jets' 31-10…

Conventional wisdom dictates that the upcoming Big Ten championship game is a heck of a lot more meaningful for Michigan than Purdue. The unbeaten Wolverines are looking to clinch a College Football Playoff berth. The 8-4 Boilermakers are there because West Lafayette is just west enough of Bloomington to be included in the right division. Purdue…

For the second consecutive week, the New Orleans Saints will face a foe they used to know very well, as they travel to the Bay Area to take on a former NFC West rival in the San Francisco 49ers. Unfortunately for the Saints, if one were to go by the linesmakers projections, this one could be a lot like those games of the 1970s, '80s and'90s when…

Before Ohio State can turn their attention to Michigan, the Buckeyes have one more opponent to get through. Ohio State travels to College Park on Saturday to take on the Maryland Terrapins. The Buckeyes head into this game with a a 10-0 record, marking the fourth time in the last 10 years they have started a season 10-0. Ohio State now has won at…

The Week 9 NFL slate concludes on Monday Night Football in New Orleans, as the Saints (3-5, 2-3 home) square off with the Ravens (5-3, 3-1 away) and there are plenty of MNF props worth betting bet. There's no shortage of star power with names like Lamar Jackson and Alvin Kamara prominently featured, but Jackson will have his work cut out for him as…

Week 10 of the season features the Shield's first regular-season game in Germany and a potential Super Bowl 57 matchup between Buffalo and Minnesota. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks travel to Munich for a 9:30 a.m. ET start on Sunday. The Seahawks were in first place in the NFC West after Week 8. The Buccaneers and Tom Brady were a…

Dolphins (3-1) at N.Y. Jets (2-2), Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS Latest line: Dolphins are favored by 3 points; over/under is 42. Dave Hyde, Sports Columnist (Season record: 3-1): Dolphins 24, Jets 20 Teddy Bridgewater as the insurance policy at quarterback pays off with a win on the road against a Jets team with young talent that plays young right now.…

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The New Orleans Saints head to Georgia to open their season against the Atlanta Falcons, who will be without quarterback Matt Ryan for the first time since 2007. Here are our best Saints-Falcons picks for Week 1. A change of air will be apparent throughout Mercedes-Benz Stadium as the Falcons welcome the Saints to their home field. Atlanta moved on…

A pair of division winners from a year ago will battle on Sunday when the Green Bay Packers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Packers (1-1) are coming off a 27-10 win over the Chicago Bears, while the Buccaneers (2-0) defeated the New Orleans Saints 20-10. Tampa Bay will be without at least one wide receiver in Mike Evans, who was suspended by…

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will try to overcome the loss of a number of key pieces to their offense when they take on the Green Bay Packers in an NFC showdown on Sunday. The Buccaneers will be without wide receiver Mike Evans, who is serving a one-week suspension in his role for the dust-up with the New Orleans Saints in Week 2. Julio Jones (knee)…

PointsBet officially launched in Louisiana on Thursday, marking the 13th North American market for the Australian-based operator - but the company has its eyes on even more expansion by the end of 2022. PointsBet entered its 12th U.S. market on Thursday, with the announcement that it now offers online sports betting in Louisiana. PointsBet US CEO…

Australian online bookmaker PointsBet has announced that it has received approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board allowing it to launch its mobile sports betting product in the state immediately. PointsBet's launch in Louisiana is the fourth state that the company has launched in thanks to a partnership deal with Penn Entertainment.…

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Home-field advantage (HFA) is the inherent benefit each team has when playing in their home stadium. In the NFL, a rough estimate of seasonal HFA can be calculated by differentiating point totals between the home-team and the visitor; last season, league-wide HFA settled near 1.7 points. The value of HFA has been long ingrained into our fandom.…