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Forget Eddie Jones for a moment. Let's talk about Subbuteo. If you were a young sporting fan, it was the game for you back in the 1970's and 1980's. The game looked beautiful, with its lush green felt pitches, plentiful accessories, and detailed crowd models all the way down to one man and his dog. You could even buy the picket fences and…

Few things in life are close enough to perfect that trying to improve upon them has been well established as folly. The first sip of good whiskey after five minutes in crushed ice. The precise chord progression in the first two signature bars of a great song. The inimitable sound of ocean waves breaking on shore. Trying to revise or expand on them…

The Cal State Northridge Matadors have taken their annual trip to Honolulu to take on the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors tonight. The Matadors could desperately use a win. They've lost six in a row, and their record this season is 3-14. They are 0-6 in Big West play and have only kept one game within single digits. Unsurprisingly, they are winless on the…

The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Maryland Terrapins are set to square off in a Big Ten battle at 4:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa is 11-6 overall and 8-2 at home, while Maryland is 11-5 overall and 1-3 on the road. The Terrapins are coming off an impressive 80-73 victory over Ohio State last Sunday. The Hawkeyes, meanwhile, are 3-3 in…

The Virginia Cavaliers will try to beat a top-10 team for the first time in more than 14 years when they take on the ninth-ranked Florida Gators in the 2019 Capital One Orange Bowl on Monday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The Cavaliers (9-4) have lost 14 straight games against top-10 teams. Their last win over such a team came on Oct. 15, 2005 when…

The St Leger: will be staged on a nine-race card at Doncaster on Sunday The BHA has announced that Saturday's racing in Britain will be cancelled as a mark of respect following the death of the Queen, with key races including the St Leger featuring in a revised programme on Sunday. The new nine-race card at Doncaster will also include the Group 2…

Ivy League opponents face one another when the Princeton Tigers (12-5, 3-1 Ivy League) travel to face the Pennsylvania Quakers (9-9, 2-2 Ivy League) at The Palestra, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, January 16, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Tigers' (-120 to win on the moneyline) contest…

The Memphis Tigers (12-5, 2-2 AAC) travel to face the Temple Owls (10-8, 4-1 AAC) after dropping four road games in a row. It starts at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Tigers' (-220 to win on the moneyline) game with the Owls (+177). The betting facts in the…

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…

Message sent: the Edmonton Oilers are still here. Welcome to our Oilers game day content presented by NHL odds site Betway! It's time for the Pacific Division and the Western Conference to be on high alert. A 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights should be enough for other teams to take notice. The Oilers came out hot and heavy scoring two goals…

The weekend is almost here, which means it is time for some Florida State football predictions. The No. 23 Seminoles will have a tough top-25 matchup at home versus No. 22 Wake Forest on Saturday. This should be one of the most exciting games of the week and should be thrilling until the end. FSU is currently undefeated with a 4-0 record. The team…

No. 18 Wisconsin (11-4, 3-2) at Indiana (10-6, 1-4) Tip Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: CBS (Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright) IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 4.5 point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 33 Indiana 71 No. 56 Wisconsin…

The No. 21 Auburn Tigers (13-3, 3-1 SEC) welcome in the Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-4, 1-3 SEC) after victories in nine home games in a row. It starts at 8:30 PM ET on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Tigers' (-379 to win on the moneyline) game with the Bulldogs…

The Winthrop Eagles (7-11, 2-3 Big South) travel to face the Campbell Fighting Camels (7-10, 2-3 Big South) after dropping eight road games in a row. It starts at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Fighting Camels' (-200 to win on the moneyline) contest versus…

The No. 11 Kansas State Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) will look to build on a nine-game winning stretch when visiting the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs (13-3, 2-2 Big 12) on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. This game is at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN2. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the…

Not only are the Mountaineers winless in their last four, but from a betting perspective, they haven't been able to cover the spread in six consecutive contests. At one point, West Virginia looked like a great team to bet ATS, owning a 7-3 record that's now fallen to 7-9. Shooting has been a big issue for Bob Huggins side of late. In their most…

Fridays are really light days in the college basketball world because of the massive cards that we get on Saturdays. We've got a good spread of conferences tonight, but only 13 games on the slate. We do have a really good game in Reno between Utah State and Nevada and a good tilt in the Ivy League between Yale and Cornell, two of the three best…

If it's true that defense wins championships, say hello to the top candidate to win the 2023 men's NCAA tournament: the Tennessee Volunteers. They've never won it all before. Heck, they've never even come close. The Vols have gone to 24 NCAA tournaments with nary a Final Four appearance and only one trip to the Elite Eight (2010). And head coach…

It's time for the Edmonton Oilers to go on a run. Lord knows they need it. Heading into Friday's three-game NHL slate the Oilers sit fifth in the Pacific Divison and second in the wild card race. They're 22-18-3 with a.547 points percentage. If the Oilers have any hope of holding onto a playoff spot in a tightly contested race, they need to string…

An Atlantic 10 battle is on tap between the VCU Rams and the Dayton Flyers at 9 p.m. ET on Friday at University of Dayton Arena. Both teams are 12-5 and Dayton is 9-0 at home, while VCU is 1-3 on the road. The Flyers are also a perfect 4-0 in the A-10, while the Rams are 3-1. Both programs reached 20 wins last season but failed to earn their way…

On Friday night, the Saint Peter's Peacocks will travel to Connecticut to compete against the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the MAAC competition. Under a new coach and considerable squad upheaval, the Peacocks, who were favorites to win the NCAA Tournament last year, have struggled this year. The Peacocks enter this matchup with a 7-9 overall record and a…

Sydney is set to steal some of the Melbourne Cup's thunder with a brand new event on the same day as the race that stops the nation. The $2 million race called The Big Dance will reportedly be run at Royal Randwick on the first Tuesday in November. Watch the video above for more on the brand new event Stream the world's best reality, entertainment…

A Big Ten battle features the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers hosting Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday evening. The Boilermakers are 15-1 overall and have won two straight games. On Jan. 8, they defeated Penn State 76-63. On the opposite side, the Cornhuskers own a 9-8 record. They've dropped two of its past three outings. The Illinois Fighting Illini beat…

On Wednesday, Sport Bild reported that Real Madrid have now joined Bayern Munich in the race to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane. Kane, whose contract expires in 2024 at Tottenham has been heavily speculated with a transfer to Bayern in the summer. And in July, the England captain turns 30, which means his next career decision regarding…

Even though the college portion of the season is over, football is still dominating the betting market at this juncture of the winter. The large shadow cast by football in terms of betting interest and media coverage, well, that's good news for those wagering on college basketball. The CBB futures board hasn't been picked over by the public yet…

This season I have been breaking down a few of college football's biggest games each week and giving out at least one bet I like from each matchup. Let's take a look at the college football playoff matchup between Ohio State and Georgia. Ohio State vs Georgia Spread, current line: If I had to pick against the spread, I would lean towards taking the…

Today's wagering on the Lexus Melbourne Cup showed once again why TAB is synonymous when it comes to the race that stops the nation. Australians placed more than 10 million bets with TAB on the Melbourne Cup meeting. "The 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup has once again stopped the nation. This year more than ever, Australia revelled in the opportunity to…

See the odds to win the national championship during the 2022-23 college football season The Georgia Bulldogs won their second straight national title, crushing TCU 65-7 in the national championship game This page tracked the 2023 college football championship odds, which was ultimately captured by the Georgia Bulldogs for the second straight…

Jack Dempsey will make his first start for Scotland as Gregor Townsend's side face Argentina in their Autumn Nations Series finale on Saturday. The Glasgow Warriors back row has featured off the bench in all three of Scotland's matches so far this autumn, making his debut in the narrow defeat to the nation of his birth Australia, and will now get…

Alabama will enter the 2022 college football season as one of the favorites to win the national title, this despite coming up on the short end against Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship. However, there are a few major questions left to be resolved in spring practice that should be on display in the A-Day spring game on…

Those that are just getting into college basketball have been treated to some good games and some interesting developments. Make sure you are playing to your strengths since there are so many teams and so many games on a nightly basis. There are 55 games on the CBB card, to go along with six in the Association and a full-on 12-pack on the ice. I've…

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have rattled off nine consecutive wins. They now head on the road to take on the BYU Cougars, one of their biggest competitors in the West Coast Conference. Here is our best Gonzaga-BYU pick. The Bulldogs have righted the ship with nine straight wins after starting the season 5-3. That hot stretch includes a 100-90…

Nestled between New York and Massachusetts, Connecticut is an underrated state for sports betting fandom. With fans divided between their loyalty to New York and Boston teams, this state has plenty of passion for all four major sports in America. And sports bettors in Connecticut can take advantage of several compelling sportsbook offers at the…

Only one team remains undefeated in Atlantic Sun conference play so far this year and that's the Stetson Hatters (9-6, 9-3 ATS) who look to run their perfect conference record to 5-0 when they visit the Bellarmine Knights (7-10, 8-5-1 ATS) on Thursday, January 12th in Louisville. Tipoff for this game is set to go at 6:30 pm ET from Freedom Hall.…

Minnesota will again look for its first conference win of the season when it visits Ohio State in a Big Ten game at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday at Value City Arena in Columbus. Minnesota (6-8, 0-3 road, 0-4 Big Ten) lost to Nebraska 81-79 in overtime on Saturday for its second straight defeat and seventh in the last nine games. Ohio State (10-5, 7-1…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. The 2021-22 College Football Playoff showed that it was in fact possible for new blood to finally break into the sport's final four teams. With big question marks hanging around a number of the playoff's annual contenders, could the 2022-23 season repeat with two programs making their…

South Korea gradually becoming major player Already boasts annual turnover of over $6 billion Officials hope to entice American horses to September's Korean Cup CNN - Horse racing and K-pop might not be traditional bedfellows but, then again, you don't often see an equine theme park in the center of a racecourse. South Korea is doing things…

The UAB Blazers (12-4, 3-2 C-USA) will be trying to build on a 10-game home winning run when squaring off against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (9-6, 1-3 C-USA) on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Bartow Arena. It airs at 9:00 PM ET on CBS Sports. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Blazers' (-690 to…

Georgia finished off the 2022 college football season with an undefeated season and their second straight National Championship, the first team to do so since 2011 and 2012 Alabama. Kirby Smart now has the task of making history, leading a program to the first three-peat since Minnesota did so in the 1930's. However, Alabama will look to reload…

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart noted before the game that his team wanted to " hunt." Frogs were the prey. After failing to win a single national championship since 1980, the Georgia Bulldogs have now won back-to-back titles and finished a spotless 15-0 season in style, thrashing TCU 65-7. They never left a doubt in the domination, ending the…

Now that the college football season is over, the offseason hype for the 2023-24 Florida State team has officially begun. Preseason top 10. The next ACC champions. Appearing in the College Football Playoff for the first time since its inception in 2014. Those are among the lofty expectations that the Seminoles have already received from national…

Clemson has missed out on consecutive College Football Playoffs after being a mainstay on the sport's biggest stage for the better part of a decade, but Dabo Swinney doesn't think his program's elite days are over. In fact, the Tigers' veteran coach is of the opinion that more national championships are coming to Clemson sooner rather than…

When is Netherlands vs United States on and what time does it start? Netherlands vs United States will take place on Saturday 3rd December, 2022 - 15:00 (UK) Where is Netherlands vs United States taking place? Netherlands vs United States will take place at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar What channel is Netherlands vs United States on…

Location: Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL TV: ESPN: Beth Mowins (PxP)/Kirk Morrison (Analyst)/Stormy Buonantony (Sideline), ESPN can also be found on SlingTV Radio: Bowl Season Radio (Sirius XM): Jamie Seh (PxP)/Landy Burdine (Analyst)/Despina Barton (Sideline) Odds (provided by DraftKings): According to DraftKings, Coastal Carolina are a 12-point…

After two weeks of enjoyable matinees, the marquee games of college football's 2022 bowl season are up next. Most importantly, of course, we have the College Football Playoff semifinals. Second-ranked Michigan takes on No. 3 TCU before top-ranked and defending-champ Georgia squares off with No. 4 Ohio State. But there's also the remainder of the…

The Georgia Bulldogs captured their second consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday with a dominant 65-7 victory over the overmatched TCU Horned Frogs. Georgia became the first program to win back-to-back national championships since the Alabama squads of 2011 and 2012. It capped an incredible season for the undefeated…

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers square off in an ACC matchup on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET at John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia is 11-3 overall and 7-1 at home, while UNC is 11-5 overall and 0-3 on the road. UNC leads the all-time series 105-41 although Virginia has won seven of the last nine meetings. The Cavaliers are…

We go from 13 games on Monday to 31 games on Tuesday as it is officially college basketball season for some. The college football season has wrapped up with Georgia's emphatic 65-7 win, though I guess it isn't too early to start looking ahead to next year's National Championship odds. Several good games are on the board tonight and hopefully we get…

It sounds like a trick question, but is it possible to have one of the most famous horse races in the world without humans or the actual horses? And considering that gambling goes hand-in-hand with the sport, could members of the public place a bet on the eventual outcome of such an event, with profits benefiting Britain's National Health…