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2023 is here, meaning the 28th season of Betfred Super League is just around the corner. But what are we thinking about most for each club as the new campaign approaches? Here's part one of your handy guide... CASTLEFORD TIGERS Stealing your neighbours' half-back of eight years standing is a lark, isn't it? Cas have nicked Jacob Miller from…

The time to bet the Colorado Avalanche's Stanley Cup championship odds may have passed. After the Avalanche beat the Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the odds of the Avs winning the cup have only gotten better … or worse, if you're a bettor looking for a larger payout. Last week Colorado had -200 odds to win the championship, according…

For the first time in their professional careers, Cameron Norrie and Luca Van Assche will square off in the first round of the Australian Open. They are expected to compete at the Kia Arena on Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET. It will be exciting to see which of the two will prevail in this initial battle. Fixture: Cameron Norrie vs Luca Van Assche Date and…

Pound for pound, name five managers across Europe better than Brentford's Thomas Frank. Well done if you got to more than three. In terms of club size, Brentford should be bottom half of the Championship or top end of League One. But, on the pitch, they ended Saturday night eighth in the Premier League, above big-spending Liverpool and Chelsea, who…

Gary Neville has said on his podcast that Mikel Arteta's Arsenal will finish behind Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Erik ten Hag's Manchester United in the Premier League table this season. The former Manchester United defender does not believe that Arsenal win the Premier League title this season. The Sky Sports pundit has said that defending…

Memphis Grizzlies breakout star Desmond Bane will not be fully healthy until after the 2022-23 season. During a podcast interview with JJ Redick and Tommy Alter on "The Old Man and the Three," the third-year guard explained why he's still struggling to recover from a grade 2 sprain of his right big toe. "Bro, that s-t is no joke," said Bane. "It…

You are supposed to root for your team to win the championship. I get this. For those of us blessed to root for a great team, we want to see that greatness capped off with that sweet, sweet, very pointy championship trophy. For those of us who don't have that opportunity, well, it's even better to root for the underdog, is it not? The 2023 Kansas…

Returning Wales coach Warren Gatland will have been thrilled at how the regions fared, winning four from four across the Heineken Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup, while players old and new staked a claim to new England boss Steve Borthwick. England and Wales, as well as Scotland, will all be naming their squads for the Championship next week,…

Southampton pulled off possibly the biggest upset of the 2023 Carabao Cup on January 11. Though Manchester City was in good form and was clearly the favourite, the score sheet told a totally different story. Manchester City, who won the championship four times in the last five competitions under Pep Guardiola, looked sloppy and totally out of…

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Blackburn Rovers are set to make an offer for Hibernian centre-back Ryan Porteous in their quest to lure him away from the Scottish Premiership, according to last night's report from the Daily Record. The 23-year-old's contract at Lee Johnson's side expires in the summer and with the player refusing to put pen to paper on fresh terms, he could…

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1 @ dispatch.com To editor: I think members of Buckeye Nation need to wake up and stop threats to football players. Winners build up and strengthen, not threaten. These young men come to get educated and developed for a career after attending Ohio State. They are learning with each game. Every…

Newcastle United have so far not made a signing in January with Eddie Howe admitting he is wary of making a costly error. The Magpies boss insists he is keen not to'handcuff' for future windows with any deals that could shackle the club in light of FFP. By this time last year, Newcastle's precarious position in the Premier League had already led to…

Rugby is a very popular game which is known as Rugby Union as well. Rugby is a close combat team sport, the most common format of it has 15 players on each side, this game was invented almost 200 plus years ago, in the early 1800s. Rugby Union or Rugby football is played with an oval-shaped ball. The game is played on a pitch, which is actually a…

Sunderland will welcome Swansea City to the Stadium of Light for a matchday 27 fixture in the EFL Championship on Saturday (January 14). The hosts are coming off a thrilling 2-1 comeback win at Shrewsvury in the FA Cup third round at the weekend. The League One side took the lead through Matthew Pennington in the 81st minute, but injury time…

While most of the world is debating whether or not Arsenal should be considered favourites to lift the Premier League trophy, there are fans of Football League clubs that are salivating at the prospect of earning a massive transfer fee from one of their emerging talents. After all, while many clubs lower down the pyramid would ideally like to hold…

The Super Bowl is just around the corner, and we all have our own guesses as to who will be playing and who will win, but the Super Bowl is not the only great thing about football! There is another thing that makes NCAAF betting all that much more fun! Rivalries! We all know the main rivalries, we know the big ones, but if you are from the Northern…

The Sacramento Kings have scored a franchise-record 130-plus points in four consecutive games. Halfway through the 2022-23 season, the playoff contender is 23-18 and ranks fourth in the Western Conference standings. They're five games over.500 for the first time since April 2006. Sacramento is also averaging a league-best 119.7 points per game.…

Hull to win and Oscar Estupinan anytime goalscorer - 11/4 Bet £10 and get £37.50 in return Our recommended bet for Saturday's clash at the MKM Stadium comes in the form of a Hull City victory over Huddersfield Town, featuring a goal from Oscar Estupinan. A £10 wager for such an outcome will secure you a return of £37.50 with Betway. Hull City will…

A positive mindset leads to positive results and perhaps nobody knows that better than former champion trainer Doug Watson, as he prepares to lead a five-strong team into Saturday's $30.5 million Dubai World Cup meeting. It's been close to three decades since he arrived in Dubai as a hungry young groom hoping to forge a career on the country's…

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to turn to Burnley flop Wout Weghorst as they look for goals. And this is far from the first time a United signing has raised eyebrows, particularly in a January window. Here are ten of the strangest signings the club have ever made. Ighalo arrived in 2020 with a record of having scored 16 goals in a Premier League season,…

Liverpool must rediscover their consistency if they are to finish in the top four, but Brighton is not an easy place to go. Here are the latest match odds for Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool from Spreadex. Brighton: 23/10 Draw: 14/5 Liverpool: 16/5 Spreadex BetUK Unibet Betway 888sport Pixiebet kwiff Betmorph Rhino.bet BetVictor After the turn…

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George (hamstring) and guard Luke Kennard (calf) have been downgraded to out for Friday night's home game against the Denver Nuggets. Halfway through the 2022-23 season, Los Angeles is 22-21 and ranks sixth in the Western Conference standings. L.A. trails the top-seeded Nuggets by seven games. Referring to…

Lyon is currently in the top half of the Ligue 1 standings, while Nantes still has much work to do. Both clubs hope to continue their strong play in this Ligue 1 contest at Stade de la Beaujoire. The hosts, led by Antoine Kombouare, are 15th in Ligue 1 with 17 points before match week 18 begins. The opponent is the eighth-ranked squad in the…

There's a reason why betting is a dangerous game. While the financial ramifications are obvious, bets with friends can force you into doing some gross things. Just as Shaquille O'Neal found out: The basketball legend made a wager with his co-host Ernie Johnson on NBA On TNT earlier this week, betting that Georgia would not win their game against…

Hello you wonderful people, it is so good to once again have fights to bet on. The UFC returns from its one month layoff to kickstart the 2023 campaign and while UFC Vegas 67 might not be the best card, it's still the first fights in weeks and that means it's time to place some bets! Because this card isn't particularly good, we're going with a…

Everybody loves a feel good story. Last season couldn't have gone much worse for the TCU football program, finishing with a disappointing 5-7 record. Under-pressure head coach Gary Patterson (the longest-serving coach in the school's history) resigned mid-season after two decades in the role. But that's what made this season all the more special as…

With the January transfer window in full swing, Leeds United are preparing to make further moves to bolster Jesse Marsch's squad and avoid the drop back down to the Championship. Having already signed centre-back Max Wober from Red Bull Salzburg, and with Hoffenheim striker Georginio Rutter being strongly linked as their second signing of the…

Every game San Antonio loses is another disappointment: The team has lost six of its last seven games, and its only victory was a 121-109 victory over Detroit at home. With these results, the Spurs remain in last place in the Western Conference standings, just behind Houston. In addition, San Antonio's significant defense issues should be taken…

Sheffield United will be hoping to strengthen their automatic promotion push with all three points against Stoke City this weekend. The Blades, who have accumulated 16 points from their last six league matches, currently bridge a nine-point gap from Blackburn Rovers in third place, however, they are five points behind Burnley as the division's…

Fulham's fine return to the Premier League continued on Thursday as they beat local rivals Chelsea but they may struggle to back it up in Sunday's trip to Newcastle (kick-off, 2pm). The sides meet at St James' Park with the Magpies fresh from booking their place in the last four of the League Cup for the first time since 1976 thanks to Tuesday's…

2.5pts Both teams to score at 19/20 (bet365) There has not been a goal scored in Newcastle's last three hours of Premier League football. Eddie Howe's side failed to score against Leeds and then were involved in another stalemate at the Emirates. It is worth noting the Magpies generated an xG of 3.93, so were desperately unlucky not to find the net…

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Iga Swiatek has been dominating women's singles tennis for quite some time and has an enormous lead over the rest at the top of the rankings. However, former tennis player Monica Puig has warned the World No. 1 about the immense competition she will be subjected to by fellow players at the 2023 Australian Open. Swiatek reached the semifinals of the…

The transfer window is open, so there's a fresh wave of optimism for clubs hoping to attract players to achieve their pre-season targets or stave off relegation. After a weekend of FA Cup drama that saw Championship Coventry lose to National League Wrexham and League One Sheffield Wednesday knock out Premier League high-flyers Newcastle, the clubs…

This is an Apertura quarter-final rematch. Monterrey got the better of Cruz Azul last time out and will go into this game as favorites. However, they've yet to put any points on board, whereas Cruz Azul have, at the very least, got a draw in their first Clausura game. Monterrey have also got the superior head-to-head record with 10 wins, 12 draws,…

What was the BOOM, you ask? Tommy Eichenberg will return for a final season with the Buckeyes in 2023. Get ready for more grunts next fall. Let's have a good Friday, shall we? THE ACHILLES HEEL. The term "Achilles heel" comes from the legend of the Greek hero Achilles, who was dipped in the River Styx by his mother, making him invulnerable…

Warren Gatland is ready to kick-start his second stint as Wales head coach with a bang. During his first tenure as Wales boss, Gatland stuck with the same lieutenants throughout the entirety of his 12 years in charge. If people thought it was going to be a case of same old Gatland this time around, they were wrong with the New Zealander selecting…

The next 12 months have the potential to be game-changing for rugby. It's a World Cup year and domestic leagues are becoming ever more competitive, so here are my three hopes for the coming year. My main hope for 2023 is to see England give the Six Nations and World Cup a good go. I still do not believe sacking Eddie Jones was the right thing to do…

Sheffield United will host Stoke City at Bramall Lane in the EFL Championship on Saturday (January 14), looking to bounce back from their latest setback to keep the heat on leaders Burnley. The Blades saw their five-game winning run in the league end with a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers but beat Millwall in the FA Cup third round in their next…

Hull City will host Huddersfield Town at the MKM Stadium in the EFL Championship on Saturday (January 14), looking to make it three straight league wins. The Tigers have visibly improved under new manager Liam Rosenior, who assumed charge in early November after Shota Arveladze was sacked following a run of five consecutive defeats between August…

Burnley will welcome Coventry City to Turf Moor for a matchday 27 fixture in the EFL Championship on Saturday (January 14). The hosts are coming off a 4-2 victory over Bournemouth in the FA Cup third round. Anass Zahoury and Manuel Benson scored braces for the Clarets to help them progress to the next round. Coventry, meanwhile, also played out a…

Bristol City will host Birmingham City at the Ashton Gate Stadium in the EFL Championship on Saturday (January 14), looking to snap a five-game winless run. After beating Rotherham United in December for their first win in six outings, the Robins have gone off the boil once more, losing and drawing in consecutively. �� Catch every word…

In a clash between two struggling teams, Cardiff City will host Wigan Athletic at the Cardiff City Stadium in the EFL Championship on Saturday (January 14). Both sides will look to arrest their downward spiral and return to winning ways. With 28 points and seven wins in 26 games, the Bluebirds are 20th in the standings. They saw their streak of…

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (left ankle sprain) has been upgraded to questionable for Friday night's road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Chris Paul (hip) and Landry Shamet (hip) are out. Jae Crowder (personal), Devin Booker (groin), Cameron Payne (foot), and Cameron Johnson (knee) remain out indefinitely. Halfway through the 2022-23…

You might see some crazy things happen in the world of football on Friday, as it is the 13th day of January. Friday the 13th is traditionally a cursed day but we hope this five-fold football acca will bring plenty of good vibes to you. singleSelection Aston Villa are unbeaten in back-to-back Premier League games ahead of Leeds United's visit on…

Michael Schumacher is one of F1's legendary drivers. He turned 54 on the 3rd of January, with his legacy still resonating and impacting the sport today. His achievements are illustrious. The Germans raced from 1991 to 2006, returning in 2010 to 2012. Schumacher's career numbers are mind-blowing. 7 world championships, 91 race wins, 155 podiums, 68…

Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis is now the fourth NBA player since 1990 to average 20 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists through at least 17 games. Sabonis joins Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Garnett. Plus, the two-time All-Star has recorded 18 consecutive double-doubles, a Kings franchise record. Referring to a couple…

Watford and Blackpool will battle for three points in an EFL Championship matchday 27 clash on Saturday (January 14). The hosts are coming off a 2-0 defeat at Reading in the FA Cup third round at the weekend. Kelvin Abrefa and Shane Long scored in either half to take the Royals to the next round. Blackpool, meanwhile, triumphed over Nottingham…