#The Early Edge

Chelsea look to continue their dominance in the all-time series when they visit Fulham for an English Premier League match on Thursday. The Blues (7-4-6) have won seven consecutive meetings with the Cottagers (8-4-6) and enter Thursday's showdown with a 21-game unbeaten streak in the series across all competitions since suffering a 1-0 loss in…

Chelsea hope to overcome their injury problems and avoid a three-game winless streak when they visit Fulham on Thursday for an English Premier League match. The Blues (7-4-6) lost both Christian Pulisic (knee) and Raheem Sterling (hamstring) to injuries in their last league match, with the former expected to be sidelined for several weeks. They now…

Manchester City will try to pile more woes on fellow English Premier League stalwart Chelsea when the teams meet Sunday in a 2023 FA Cup third-round match. The teams met in league play on Thursday, and City took a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Now they face off at City's Etihad Stadium as the Citizens look to win a fifth straight meeting. City…

Liverpool start their quest for a ninth association title on Saturday when they host Wolverhampton in a 2022-23 FA Cup third-round match at Anfield. The Reds have been floundering in English Premier League play, and injuries have derailed any title hopes after they finished as runners-up last season. They are sixth in the EPL table, 18 points…

Manchester City and Chelsea square off for the second time in four days when they meet in a 2022-23 FA Cup match at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. City have won four straight meetings with their fellow English Premier League powerhouse, including a 1-0 triumph Thursday at Stamford Bridge. That victory solidified the Citizens' hold on second in the…

It's the first of two meetings over four days when Chelsea host Manchester City on Thursday in an English Premier League match at London's Stamford Bridge. The teams meet again Sunday at Etihad Stadium in an FA Cup third-round match. Both will be looking for a big victory, as City have won one of their past three league matches and the Blues have…

It will be a fight between struggling English Premier League powerhouses on Thursday when reigning league champions Manchester City visit Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea. This is the first of two scheduled meetings between the teams in the next four days, as the Blues visit Etihad Stadium on Sunday for an FA Cup match. Manchester City (11-3-2)…

Manchester United resume English Premier League play on Tuesday when they host Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford. The Red Devils (8-2-4) have been on a strong run since their rocky start to the season and have moved to fifth place in the Premier League table. They entered Matchweek 17 six points behind second-place Manchester City but 11 behind…

The 150th Open Championship got underway in style Thursday with those in the morning wave experiencing much tamer conditions compared to those in the afternoon. The man who was able to conquer the Old Course at St. Andrews most effectively was PGA Tour rookie and Open debutant Cameron Young. Signing for an 8-under 64, Young will hope to follow in…

The latest battle between Premier League heavyweights Manchester City and Liverpool comes Thursday in the fourth round of the 2022-23 English League Cup. City are the reigning English Premier League champions, and Liverpool were runners-up. The Reds also won the EFL Cup, beating Chelsea on penalty kicks in February's final. The Citizens went out in…

I'll be perfectly honest... last Saturday wasn't the best for my picks. I went 6-9 against the spread and now sit two games under.500 for the season with three successful conference parlay hits. But of those six wins, I definitely achieved the most lucky, fortunate, crazy one I think I've ever witnessed. No, it wasn't the 45-point fourth quarter to…

Have you ever seen a team fire its manager or coach and get jealous? That happened to me this morning when I saw the news that the Philadelphia Phillies had fired Joe Girardi. It wasn't a decision that came as a surprise, as anybody who had read the tea leaves could see there was a strong possibility. The Phillies spent a lot of money to compete…

September is here, which means it's finally time for my favorite time of the year, college football season! Since I'm new to writing for SportsLine, let me introduce myself a bit. My name is Eric Cohen and I'm a college football junkie. I'm a University of Arizona football season ticket holder, who despite the two hour drive each way to Tucson from…

The big horse race is quickly approaching, and you need to know how to bet on horse racing. Well, you're in luck. SportsLine's beginner's guide to horse racing covers the basics of placing a bet on a race for those who don't know the difference between an exacta and a daily double, or a trifecta and a Pick 3. You'll start by learning the…

The Houston Astros haven't lost back-to-back games since late September but if they do tonight in Game 4 of the World Series in Philadelphia, the Phillies will take a commanding 3-1 lead. It's a pick'em at Caesars Sportsbook, but there's huge lean on the home team at BetMGM: 69% of bets and 76% of money are on the Phillies. . Let's take a quick…

I read an argument online this weekend saying that Oregon had no shot at the College Football Playoff because of their embarrassing 49-3 defeat against Georgia. If so, it's a dreadful look for the sport and one that will be damaging for years to come. Sure, Oregon was awful against the Bulldogs. But since then, they've obliterated everyone in their…

In this day of advanced analytics in sports, I prefer to consider myself old school when it comes to evaluating teams and players and picking games. Sure, I'm all about history and trends but when it comes to evaluating teams, I like to use the most sure method -- the eye test. The start of this season has been tricky for me in that I've attended…

We're getting close to the halfway point of the college football season, which means it's time to sort the contenders from the pretenders. Sorry Kansas fans, it's a really cool story that you're 5-0 and hosting College Gameday for the first time this weekend, but I'm not buying in to your team long term. The same can be said about undefeated UCLA,…

Have you noticed how none of the top running backs in fantasy football are living up to their draft position? While things went differently in leagues, by and large, the consensus top five picks in leagues were Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffery, Dalvin Cook, Austin Ekeler and Derrick Henry, in some order. Yet, three weeks into the season, none…

Good afternoon everyone, it's Chris Bengel back with you. You know what is frustrating me? We're being robbed of the opportunity of seeing history as of late. On Tuesday, the Blue Jays walked Yankees slugger Aaron Judge four times. Since homering on Sept. 20 against the Pirates for No. 60, Judge has been walked a staggering 12 times. Teams just…

Quarterback Matt Ryan will make his Indianapolis debut when the Colts square off against the Houston Texans in the teams' season-opener on Sunday. The 37-year-old Ryan, who spent his first 14 seasons with the Falcons, enters the season eighth in league history with 59735 passing yards. He needs 265 on Sunday to become the second-fastest player (223…

It's around 8:30 p.m. ET last Saturday night and I'm finally getting around to watching college football on television after an epic day of sports in San Diego. I saw my Arizona Wildcats win their first road game since October 2019 (38-20 over San Diego State) in a sweltering, brand-new SnapDragon Stadium, followed by a trip to Del Mar Racetrack,…

Several rivalries highlight the Week 2 NFL schedule, and league MVP Aaron Rodgers is right in the middle of another one as he tries to resuscitate the Packers. After an ugly 23-7 loss at Minnesota last Sunday, the quarterback will try to get Green Bay in gear against another NFC North rival when it hosts the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football.…

Tom Brady has not won a regular-season game against the NFC South-rival New Orleans Saints in four starts as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' quarterback. The Bucs are favored by 2.5 points to snap that streak, according to the latest NFL odds from Caesars Sportsbook, when they visit New Orleans on Sunday. Should you back one of these teams with…

Picking college football games isn't what it used to be. It has become a high-pressure venture. Why? Because so many people bet. Many of my recent conversations with strangers and friends alike have begun with: "Who do you like in (pick a game)?" But most people don't want to know who will win the game. They want to know who will win against the…

Ames, Iowa is about 225 miles from Lincoln, Nebraska. Could that be the next move for Iowa State coach Matt Campbell? With the Huskers having fired Coach Scott Frost following a humiliating home loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday, Campbell is the early frontrunner to be his full-time replacement via SportsLine oddsmakers - although nothing surely…

College football is an amazing sport. If you're reading this column, I have a feeling you'll likely agree with me. But Week 2 of the 2022 season was on another level. On this past Saturday, seven of the AP-ranked teams all lost. Now a couple of those (Baylor and Pittsburgh) lost to fellow ranked teams, but no one in their right mind would've picked…

Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson will return to the Pacific Northwest to face his former team when the Denver Broncos battle the Seattle Seahawks in the first Monday Night Football game of the 2022 season. Wilson spent 10 seasons with the Seahawks, winning the Super Bowl in the 2013 season, before being traded to the Broncos in March. Denver is…

What's going on gambling aficionados, it's Chris Bengel back with you. Can you smell that? It's the most glorious time of the year about to return. We'll have college football games on Thursday night, including two ranked teams in action in No. 17 Pittsburgh and No. 22 Wake Forest. That also means that your weekends will soon be filled with nothing…