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NFL odds: Broncos are 1.5-point favorites vs. Jets in Week 7

The #Broncos are considered slight favorites against the #Jets this week, according to @Tipico Sportsbook.

Before news broke that quarterback Russell Wilson is “day-to-day” with a hamstring injury, the Denver Broncos (2-4) were considered 3.5-point favorites against the New York Jets (4-2) in Week 7.

With Wilson’s status now uncertain, Denver is still a favorite, but only by a 1.5-point margin, according to Tipico Sportsbook. The over/under for total points scored between the Broncos and Jets has been set at 39.5.

Last week, Denver was listed as a 5.5-point underdog to the Los Angeles Chargers and the Broncos lost by three points. New York was considered a 7.5-point underdog to the Green Bay Packers and the Jets went on to win by 17 points.

The Broncos lead the all-time series against the Jets 22-16-1, including a 26-0 victory at home last season.

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DeAndre Hopkins’ return to Cardinals means they’ll be watchable (and potentially good) again

Hopkins makes his return Thursday night against the Saints.

The Arizona Cardinals offense is broken. It has been since Dec. 13, 2021. That was the last time star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins suited up for the Cards.

Since that date, the team has struggled to find the form that allowed it to win the first seven games of 2021 and build a 10-3 record through that fateful date when Hopkins suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Arizona lost three of the next four games before losing one of the ugliest playoff games in recent memory to the Los Angeles Rams. The struggles have carried over into this season, where the Cardinals are off to a 2-4 start and Kyler Murray has yet to find the type of production that made this offense so lethal with Hopkins.

Once an explosive team sure to create a couple must-see highlights each game, the Cards are mostly forgettable now. They haven’t been fun to watch for a long time.

But Hopkins is set to return Thursday — after missing the first six games of this season due to suspension — and suddenly there’s intrigue with the Cardinals again. Is he the singular fix they desperately needed? If so, I think the Cards easily cover as home favorites over the New Orleans Saints. But, that’s a big if.

It seems silly to deduce all of Arizona’s struggles over a decent sample size of 10 regular season games and a playoff game to a single player missing, but it’s hard not to when you take a look at Murray’s stats before and after Hopkins’ injury.

Murray was more efficient with Hopkins, completing a higher percentage of his passes for more yardage and more touchdowns. Hopkins’ presence wasn’t just about his own production. It was what he did for the production of Arizona’s other receivers too.

Kyler Murray (since 2021) Games YPG Y/A Comp % TD Int Rating
With Hopkins 10 278 8.69 72% 19 9 106
Without Hopkins 10 247 5.98 65% 11 5 84.9

In the playoff loss, Murray passed for just 137 yards on 4.03 yards per attempt, with zero touchdowns, two interceptions and a 56% completion percentage.

The Cardinals offense has missed Hopkins. It’s clear. So I won’t dismiss his return as potentially having a big impact. I’m just not expecting it to happen as swift as the decline was — even as the Saints have been torched the last two weeks, allowing more than 240 yards and three touchdowns through the air in each of their last two games.

More likely, Hopkins eases back into things Thursday and Arizona gets better with each passing week.

Prince’s Pick: Saints win 23-20

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Predicting which of college football’s remaining 9 undefeated teams will lose in Week 8

We can’t predict the future, but we’re trying to anyway.

We’re a little more than halfway through the 2022 college football regular season, and somewhat surprisingly, there are just nine remaining undefeated teams at this point. (It took an extra week last season before that number dropped to single digits.)

While these nine teams will try to hold onto their perfect records as tight as they can in Week 8, two teams on this list, Clemson and Syracuse, play each other. So no matter what, we’ll at least lose one team from this list by next week.

The SEC leads the way with three undefeated teams, while the Big Ten and ACC each have two and the Pac-12 and Big 12 have one apiece. Disappointingly, there are no undefeated Group of Five teams left anymore.

Now, no one can predict the future, and especially not in college football. But that’s not stopping us from attempting to educatedly guess which currently undefeated FBS teams will fall for the first time in Week 8.

Here are our predictions for this week’s undefeated teams, based on their upcoming opponents, how they’ve played so far, ESPN’s FPI projections and betting info from Tipico Sportsbook. (All games are on Saturday unless otherwise noted.)
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4 men’s college basketball teams with championship odds so good you have to bet on them

Consider wagering on these national championship futures.

The Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball Poll was released toward the beginning of this week, with some expected names near the top, and a few surprising ones throughout.

Nevertheless, the rankings mark the soon-arrival of the college basketball season. Less than a month away, schools’ players and coaches are gearing up to make a run at conference championships and national titles.

With that, it’s time for the fans to get ready to bet. Before the ball goes in the air, it’ll be wise to get an NCAA champion bet in. Sure, it’ll be easy to convince yourself that the teams with the best odds could win it all, but we’re here to convince you of a few value bets that would increase your payout.

Here are four schools with enticing title odds.

All odds via BetMGM

NFL picks against the spread, Week 7: Can 49ers defend homefield against Chiefs?

Our picks for Week 7.

How many weeks does it take to get a feel for an NFL season? The answer appears to be five weeks based on how our 2022 picks against the spread are going.

Bet For The Win had our first collective week over .500 in Week 6, which might be a sign of finally getting our sea legs…we think.

Caroline Darney became our first to pick double-digit winners in a single week, going 10-4 (41-50-3 overall). Prince J. Grimes went 9-5 (40-51-3), and Charles Curtis went 8-6 (36-55-3). Let’s hear from the crew ahead of Week 7.

Prince: We back!

Charles: One week above .500, LET’S KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!

Caroline: LET’S GO. I asked if I could retire on top, and they said no.

After one game, it’s time to get great value on Malcolm Brogdon as NBA’s 6th Man of the Year

It’s only been one game, but Boston’s Malcolm Brogdon is great value for 6th MOY.

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers opened the 2022-23 NBA season on Tuesday night, and there’s already a lot that can be learned from the first night of action. But after just one game, one thing is clear: Malcolm Brogdon is a legitimate 6th Man of the Year candidate, and you can get great value for him.

Brogdon joined the Celtics in the offseason from the Indiana Pacers, and he immediately made an impact. Against Philly on opening night, the former Milwaukee Buck and 2016-17 NBA Rookie of the Year put up 16 points and dished four dimes in 24 minutes of action. He shot 7-for-11 from the field and added two steals and two rebounds with just one turnover.

Brogdon meshes well with the pieces that were already in Boston, bringing a little oomph off the bench. Depending what sportsbook you use, you can get outstanding odds on Brogdon as the NBA 6th Man of the Year, including +1100 odds at BetMGM. He’s currently fourth on the big board, behind favorite Jordan Poole out of Golden State (+300), Miami’s Tyler Herro and Dallas’ Christian Wood.

These might be the best odds we see for the former Virginia Cavalier, especially if he stays healthy and the Celtics have the high-level season we expect.

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NBA awards odds entering the 2022-23 season: Luka Doncic is favored to take home the MVP

Top 10 odds for every award entering the NBA season.

Bookmark this link. It’ll make for a fun exercise at the end of the NBA season to go back and see how wrong (or right?!) bookmakers were about awards in 2022-23.

This is a peek at top 10 odds for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player and Coach of the Year.

We all think we have a handle on where things are headed, but how many people are willing to put their money on it? These odds from BetMGM show just how much money your opinions are worth.

(Odds are from before the season-opening games Tuesday.)

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NBA Opening Night best bets: Predictions for 76ers-Celtics and Lakers-Warriors

Best bets for opening night of the 2022-23 NBA season.

Happy NBA Opening Night, to those who celebrate!

It’s a joyous occasion for us hoops lovers ready to see how this wide open league plays out for the 2022-23 season.

The NBA tips off with a double-header Tuesday involving the two reigning conference champions, and each are working through major issues that came up in the offseason. First the Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers at 7:30 ET, then the Golden State Warriors receive their championship rings before hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at 10 ET.

For those counting, that’s Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, James Harden, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and more big star power on opening night.

Here’s a look at some of the best Opening Night bets.

Taylor Heinicke is back in the driver’s seat for the Commanders, who can’t really get much worse

Washington can only get better, even with Carson Wentz injured.

Washington Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers after undergoing surgery for a fractured finger on his throwing hand.

He’ll be replaced by Taylor Heinicke, and rookie Sam Howell becomes the new backup.

It’s a clear downgrade at the position for the Commanders, who traded for Wentz after going 7-8 with Heinicke as the starter a year ago. But on the bright side, things can’t get much worse than how they’ve already been going in D.C.

With Wentz under center, the team is just 2-4 and in last place in the suddenly good NFC East. Coach Ron Rivera threw Wentz under the bus after the fourth loss, then reversed course with a fiery defense of him after the team managed just 12 points against the Bears last week.

Washington was a 5.5-point underdog for Sunday’s game even before Wentz was officially ruled out.

That line could probably grow larger if bettors believe Green Bay can turn things around, but that’s where this game gets interesting. The Packers are reeling themselves, with consecutive losses to the New York Giants and Jets, teams they were favored to beat after starting the season 3-1.

The Packers have been unable to stop the run, and their offense has underwhelmed too. Hope only remains in their ability to turn things around because nobody wants to be the person to count out the two-time reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers.

No such hope exists for Washington, but there is a chance for them to at least be better. Heinicke is more than capable of making things happen on offense when he isn’t turning the ball over. And while his 45.8 QBR last season wasn’t great, it’s higher than Wentz’s 34.1 this year.

Heinicke also completed a higher percentage of his passes, and he averaged more yards per attempt even though Wentz was supposed to stretch the field more with a stronger arm. In a 24-10 loss to the Packers last year, Heinicke went 25-of-37 passing for 268 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and he ran for another 95 yards.

Given the Packers struggles, and Washington’s clear room for improvement, this game could end up more interesting than it seems.

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Justin Herbert’s scoreless night made history, and it was a coup for sportsbooks

Herbert had 57 pass attempts without a single touchdown.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert made history on Monday night, and not the good kind.

Out of his 57 pass attempts against the Denver Broncos, not a single one resulted in a touchdown. According to ESPN’s Stats & Info, it’s the most pass attempts without a touchdown by a winning quarterback in NFL history.

It had to be the must frustrating thing to watch for bettors, who had good reason to believe Herbert would throw at least one touchdown. He had done so in 36 of 37 starts before Monday’s game. And so they took the bait.

At BetMGM, 65% of bets were on Herbert to throw more than 1.5 touchdowns. DraftKings boosted Herbert’s odds to throw a touchdown from -800 to +100.

If it seemed to good to be true, that’s because it was.

That is just an incredibly tough loss to swallow for anyone who jumped on those boosted odds. And there were plenty of people who did, based on social media reaction.

Some people even cried for a refund, a request without merit because, well, you didn’t have to make that bet.

There was also enough evidence to suggest Herbert could struggle to find the end zone against Denver. The Broncos had allowed just one passing touchdown since Week 2 and only three all season.

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