Month: October 2024

The Chiefs and Bills took care of business last weekend, both securing convincing wins in the opening round of the playoffs. Now they’ll face off in the Divisional Round odds, and for the first time in the playoffs since their electrifying overtime faceoff two years ago in this same round.

Can Josh Allen & Co. come out with a win this time from the comfort of Highmark Stadium? Or will Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs spoil the Bills’ fun once again?

Continue reading for free NFL picks in the NFL player props and analysis of the NFL odds for the Chiefs vs. Bills Divisional Round matchup on Sunday, January 21.

Be sure also to check out our Chiefs vs. Bills betting picks and spotlight picks for Patrick Mahomes odds!

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The Denver Broncos visit the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium today, and Gang Green is a heavy home favorite in this AFC clash.

Broncos tailback Javonte Williams has been a disappointment early on this season, but my free Broncos vs. Jets predictions and NFL picks expect an improved performance against a vulnerable New York rush defense on Sunday, September 29.

Broncos vs Jets prediction

My best betJavonte Williams Over 28.5 rushing yards (-115 at BetMGM)

My analysis

It’s been a nightmare start on the ground for Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams, but a road game against a middling New York Jets run defense is the perfect recipe for the fourth-year back to have his best showing of the season.

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Six random drawings were conducted Monday to help determine the selection order for the 2024 NBA Draft. Four drawings sorted out playoff teams with the same regular-season records, while the others were held to separate lottery teams with identical records. The Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers tied for the third-worst record in the NBA at 21-61, and the Hornets won their tiebreaker, giving them a 13.3 percent chance at the No. 1 overall pick. The Blazers are not much worse off at 13.2 percent. (The Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards have the best lottery odds at 14 percent.) Similarly, the Sacramento Kings — who beat the Golden State Warriors in a 9-versus-10 play-in game this month — also won a draft tiebreaker over their rivals. Both teams went 46-36 in the regula…

Gabriel Jesus has been ruled out for at least three weeks after the Brazil Football Federation revealed it had been informed by Manchester City that the striker suffered an injury in Monday’s win at Wolves.

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The CBF stated that Jesus would not be fit for the internationals against Bolivia and Peru on the 9 and 13 October. The absence of Jesus means Guardiola will have no first-choice striker for at least three matches – the Premier League meetings with Leicester and Leeds and a Carabao Cup tie with Burnley – because Sergio Agüero’s knee injury needs up to another seven weeks of recovery.

The CBF said: “[On] Wednesday the En…

Nottingham Forest are in advanced talks with Jesse Lingard as they try to beat West Ham to the signing of the former Manchester United midfielder on a free transfer. West Ham have held lengthy negotiations with Lingard but are in danger of seeing him move to the City Ground.

Forest have held productive discussions with Lingard and it is understood that they have made an extremely lucrative offer. The 29-year-old, who has also been targeted by Everton, Leicester, Tottenham and Newcastle, has been holding out for £180,000 a week.

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West Ham are reluctant to pay that much, but Forest have shown a willingness to smash their wage structur…

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The first two series of Sunderland ‘Til I Die were epic. Car-crash documentary television at its finest, full of real-life characters with self-awareness levels so low they would put Alan Partridge or Richard Keys to shame [EDM continues]. But as every footy-doc fan now knows, it’s never as good when the team is winning. Try watching five minutes of the ultra-drab Amazon All Or Nothing Manchester City documentary without dozing off and you’ll see the difference. Sunderland ‘Til I Die’s genius was in its frightening lack of PR airbrushing, allowing the audience the popcorn-eating pleasure of sitting back and watching things go calamitously wrong, like Dad’s Army for real. “We needed a series three…

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper received a $5 million raise and will make $20 million in the final year of his five-year, $100 million deal, Cleveland.com and ESPN reported on Tuesday. Cooper, who turned 30 last month, will receive half of the $20 million guarantee in a signing bonus to conclude the deal he signed in 2020 while with the Dallas Cowboys. He'll be an unrestricted free agent after the upcoming season. Per the reports, Cooper was at the team's practice facility on Tuesday, when Browns veterans were scheduled to report to training camp. Cooper skipped a mandatory minicamp in June, three months after the Browns traded for wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who signed a three-year, $58 million extension. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said at the time that Cooper…

The NFL preseason is the scariest time of year for pro football fans. Yes, we’re all excited to see live football once again, but it also means there’s a greater chance that we’ll see one of our favorite players go down with an injury. Well, 2021 just took its first victim. Travis Etienne, Jacksonville’s rookie halfback and first-round pick in April’s draft, is likely to miss the entire 2021 season with a Lisfranc (mid-foot) sprain. He suffered the injury in yesterday’s preseason game against New Orleans. This just sucks. Etienne was one of the most promising offensive players from the 2021 draft class, and was set to play a major role in Jacksonville’s offense. First-year head coach Urban Meyer had made it clear he wanted to use Etienne as both a receiver and halfback…