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The American Express 2023 tees off on Thursday, Jan. 19 in La Quinta, California. The American Express field is set to feature 10 of the top 20 and three of the top five golfers in the world, with Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, and Patrick Cantlay the headliners. Rahm is listed at the 11-2 betting favorite in the latest American Express odds from…

The American Express 2023 gets underway from a trio of courses in La Quinta, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 19. Experienced and amateur bettors alike will lock in wagers for this event, which features a field loaded with experienced players. Major champions like Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm are expected to be in the mix at the 2023 American Express,…

Italian Serie A action continues when Empoli hosts Sampdoria on Monday on Paramount+ . Empoli are 13th in the Italian Serie A table and 10 points clear of the relegation zone, while Sampdoria are 19th and six points short of safety. However, over half the season remains and both clubs would love to collect three points on Monday. You can catch all…

An SEC East brawl that has divisional stakes as well as national title implications is set for Saturday when No. 3 Tennessee plays host to No. 19 Kentucky. (Follow along HERE for in-game updates.) With a trip to No. 1 Georgia that could decide the division on Nov. 5, Tennessee will need to keep its focus on the present and avoid a trap as it hosts…

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…

A primetime affair on Monday Night Football features the Dallas Cowboys (12-5) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9) meeting on NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2023. This will be Dallas' first playoff road game since 2018, when they fell 30-22 to the Los Angeles Rams. Last year, Tampa Bay hosted the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round and secured a…

Two first-year head coaches seek their first postseason victory when Kevin O'Connell and the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings host Brian Daboll and the New York Giants in a 2023 NFL Super Wild Card Weekend game on Sunday. Minnesota (13-4) matched the second-highest win total in franchise history under the 37-year-old O'Connell, who spent the…

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…

After winning the Australian Open on three straight occasions, Novak Djokovic missed the event in 2022, unable to defend his crown. The 2023 Australian Open begins on Monday, and Djokovic returns to the field with a chance to extend his all-time record of nine titles in the event. Djokovic is also a 21-time Grand Slam winner, and he can tie Rafael…

The Buffalo Bills will try to avoid a monumental upset when they host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in the 2023 playoffs on CBS and Paramount+ . The AFC East rivals split their two regular-season meetings, but the Dolphins (9-8) were in danger of missing the NFL playoff bracket 2023 after a five-game losing streak. They broke the slide with an 11-6…

The Dallas Mavericks were finally able to get a balanced scoring effort from their lineup in Game 4 on Tuesday night, leading to a 119-109 win. They will need another strong performance if they want to keep their season alive in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 30…

Quarterbacks are often the center of attention, and that's certainly the case entering Sunday's matchups on NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2023. In Dolphins vs. Bills (1 p.m. ET), superstar Josh Allen is expected to face off against Miami third-stringer Skylar Thompson. In Bengals vs. Ravens (8:30 p.m. ET), Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson will…

The Memphis Tigers and the Temple Owls will face off in an American Athletic clash at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday at Liacouras Center. Temple is 10-8 overall and 5-4 at home, while the Tigers are 12-5 overall and 1-4 on the road. The Tigers are favored by 5.5 points in the latest Temple vs. Memphis odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at…

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles is 19-23 overall and 10-9 at home, while the 76ers are 26-16 overall and 9-9 on the road. The Lakers enter Sunday's showdown having won five of their last seven games. The Sixers have won three of their last four…

The spotlight will be on one of the newest additions to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule on Sunday at the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Last year's NASCAR at Austin race featured 10 different lead drivers. Champion Chase Elliott only led for the final five laps, but he returns as the 9-4 favorite to win again in the latest…

A Big East battle on Sunday afternoon features the No. 25 Marquette Golden Eagles playing against the No. 12 Xavier Musketeers. The Golden Eagles are 14-4 overall and are winners of five games in a row. On Jan. 11, they knocked off No. 6 UConn, 82-76. Xavier, meanwhile, owns a 14-3 record and currently has a 10-game win streak. On Wednesday, they…

Napoli will defend the No. 1 spot in the Italian Serie A table when they host Juventus on Friday on Paramount+ . The home team suffered its first loss of the season coming out of the World Cup break, but rebound in its last match for a 2-0 victory against Sampdoria. Meanwhile, the visitors continue to dominate the competition with their smothering…

NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2023 kicks off Saturday and the theme of the week is rematch. All six 2023 NFL playoff games this weekend are rematches from the regular season. This is the fifth time since the 1970 merger that every game in the opening round of the 2023 NFL playoff bracket is a rematch from the regular season. The marquee matchup comes…

A title is on the line in the latest edition of El Clasico, as rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid square off in the Spanish Super Cup final Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Barcelona have won the Supercopa de Espana title a record 13 times, most recently in 2018. Los Blancos are the defending champions and have won the title 12 times. Both needed…

Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks (9-8) will visit Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers (13-4) in a 2023 NFL Super Wild Card game on Saturday. San Francisco swept the season series and will try to secure its third win in a row over Seattle. Meanwhile, Seattle is looking to advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoff bracket for the…

Iga Swiatek opens as the 2023 Australian Open favorite when first-round play begins on Sunday at Melbourne Park. Swiatek, the top-ranked player in the world, is looking for a second consecutive Grand Slam victory after winning the 2022 U.S. Open. The field, however, also includes a number of other heavy hitters. Among those expected to give Swiatek…

Bragging rights will be on the line when rivals Arsenal and Tottenham collide in the North London Derby on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Gunners enter Sunday's showdown atop the Premier League table with 44 points. Arsenal are coming off a scoreless draw with Newcastle in their last Premier League match. Meanwhile, Spurs sit in fifth…

The Big Ten is one of the best conferences in college basketball and two teams that have hit small rough patches but still have NCAA Tournament chances will go head-to-head on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+ . The No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers will visit the Indiana Hoosiers and Greg Gard's group is 11-4 and 3-2 in the Big Ten, while Mike Woodson's squad…

Two divisional rivals trending in opposite directions will square off on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday during the 2023 NFL playoffs. The Miami Dolphins (9-8), who will be without Tua Tagovailoa (concussion), squeaked into the 2023 NFL playoff bracket after losing five of their final six games. On the other hand, their opponent in the Buffalo…

Horse racing owners, trainers and jockeys will try to get their hands on the most valuable trophy in American sports on Saturday when they compete for the Woodlawn Vase, which will be presented to the winner of the 2020 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Standing 34 inches and weighing 29 pounds, 12 ounces, the elegant silver vase was…

Monday Night Football has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9) hosting the Dallas Cowboys (12-5) when they head over to Raymond James Stadium. Despite finishing below.500, Tampa Bay secured their third straight postseason appearance. Dallas has made the playoffs for the second straight year but hasn't reached the Divisional Round since 2018. Both teams…

Daniel Jones and the New York Giants (9-7-1) will make their first postseason appearance since the 2016 season when they travel to take on Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings (13-4) on Super Wild Card Weekend of the 2023 NFL playoffs. The Giants earned the No. 6 seed in the NFL playoff bracket under first-year head coach Brian Daboll, while the…

The Boston Celtics will take on the Charlotte Hornets at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Spectrum Center. Charlotte is 11-32 overall and 5-14 at home, while the Celtics are 31-12 overall and 14-7 on the road. It's the second meeting of the season between the two franchises and Boston won comfortably the first time out, cruising to a 140-105 victory as…

The Georgia Bulldogs (14-0) will seek to become the first back-to-back national champions in the CFP era on Monday but the TCU Horned Frogs (13-1) will be standing in their way at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. TCU's last national championship came in 1938 and the Horned Frogs began Sonny Dykes' first season at the helm as 200-1 underdogs to win it…

The only scheduled meeting of the season between Indiana and No. 18 Wisconsin is set for Saturday on CBS as the Big Ten squads look to snap out of losing streaks amid injuries to key players. Wisconsin (11-4, 3-2 Big Ten) enters after dropping two straight while Indiana (10-6, 1-4) is on a three-game slide, which should create a sense of…

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…

Longtime NFC West rivals will square off in 2023 NFL Super Wild Card Weekend game when Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers host Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday. The 49ers went 13-4 overall and secured the second seed in the NFL playoff bracket 2023. Meanwhile, Seattle finished with a 9-8 record, landing the conference's seventh…

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…

The NFL playoffs 2023 begin on Saturday, with the nightcap set for TIAA Bank Field in primetime. The Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Los Angeles Chargers in the first ever playoff meeting between the two franchises. It is also a rematch of a Week 3 tilt in which Jacksonville won by a lopsided margin in Los Angeles. The No. 5 seed Chargers are…

The first UFC fight card of 2023 features ranked middleweight sluggers as veteran contender Sean Strickland meets rising prospect Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov. Their showdown tops the main UFC card (7 p.m. ET) from the promotion's Apex facility in Las Vegas. The No. 7-ranked Strickland is filling in…

The 2023 Australian Open gets underway on Monday at Melbourne Park. Headlining the Australian Open 2023 field is Novak Djokovic, who is seeking a 10th Australian Open win and 22nd Grand Slam title. He will be opposed by top seed and long-time rival Rafael Nadal, who currently holds the all-time record with 22 Grand Slam championships. Djokovic is…

The Dallas Cowboys (12-5) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9) will match up on Monday Night Football to close out NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2023. Dallas leads the all-time series 15-6 but has dropped two straight games, including a 19-3 loss in Week 1. Tom Brady is also 7-0 against the Cowboys in his career. Dallas rolls into the NFL playoff bracket…

The Baltimore Ravens will end a two-year postseason absence on Sunday Night Football when they visit the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals on NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2023. Two seasons ago, Baltimore (10-7) beat the Tennessee Titans 20-13 before falling 17-3 to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round. The Ravens managed the No. 6 seed in the…

For the first time ever, the Missouri Tigers will meet the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on the gridiron. The power-conference foes take the field in the 2022 Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa Bay, Fla, on Friday evening. Raymond James Stadium hosts the matchup, and Wake Forest is aiming to end on a high note after losing four of the last five games. Missouri…

The Cornell Big Red will look to build a winning streak over the Yale Bulldogs when they meet in Ivy League action on Friday afternoon. The Big Red (12-4, 2-1 Ivy), who are coming off a 75-68 loss to Princeton on Saturday, look to win their second consecutive game against Yale. Cornell snapped a 16-game losing streak in the series in the last…

A Western Conference battle in the 2022 NBA playoffs features the Minnesota Timberwolves (46-36) going on the road to play the Memphis Grizzlies (56-26) on Saturday afternoon in Game 1 of this first-round series. The Timberwolves outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers 109-104 in the play-in matchup on Tuesday to claim the No. 7 seed. Memphis has been…

A case rarely needs to be made for Nikola Jokic to be included in NBA DFS lineups, but his stock could be particularly high on Friday. The Denver Nuggets take on Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers, who have allowed opposing centers to hit 37% of their 3-point attempts this season. Jokic hit 66.7% of his threes against Portland last year,…

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills (13-3) will host Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins (9-8) in the 2023 NFL playoffs on Sunday. These AFC East rivals have already squared off twice this season, with each team winning once. The Dolphins secured a 21-19 victory at home on Sept. 25, while the Bills claimed a 32-29 win at home on Dec. 17. Buffalo has…

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will attempt to extend his run of late-season success on Sunday Night Football when the Bengals host the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens on NFL Super Wild Card Weekend. The Bengals (12-4) are riding an eight-game winning streak into the NFL playoffs 2023 that includes a 27-16 victory over Baltimore last…

The Jacksonville Jaguars will try to stay hot when they host the Los Angeles Chargers in a 2023 NFL Super Wild Card Weekend playoff game on Saturday. The Jaguars (9-8) ended the regular season on a five-game winning streak, the franchise's longest since 2005 and tied for the third longest in team history. Jacksonville will go for six straight…

The New York Giants came up three points short against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16, but they have a chance to put that loss behind them for good on Sunday during 2023 NFL Super Wild Card Weekend schedule. New York chose to rest its starters in Week 18 ahead of the NFL playoffs 2023, but still played a competitive game in a 22-16 loss at…

Sunday's NFL Wild Card Weekend 2023 kicks off when Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills host Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins. Buffalo finished the season with seven straight wins and enter the NFL playoffs 2023 at+400 to win the 2023 Super Bowl at Caesars Sportsbook. The Dolphins, meanwhile, went winless in December and barely squeaked by…

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…

NFL Super Wild Card Weekend 2023 wraps up when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9) host the Dallas Cowboys (12-5) on Monday Night Football. Tampa Bay has made the postseason for the third straight year, reaching at least the Divisional Round in consecutive years. Meanwhile, Dallas hasn't advanced to the divisional since 2018. Ahead of the NFL…

The Dallas Mavericks visit the Los Angeles Lakers for a prime time showdown on Thursday. Dallas is 23-19 overall and 7-13 on the road this season, with the Mavericks coming off back-to-back losses. Los Angeles is 19-22 overall and 10-8 at home. Dwight Powell (hip) is questionable for the Mavericks, with Dorian Finney-Smith (adductor), Josh…