If you’re holding a longstanding Super Bowl futures ticket on the Cincinnati Bengals, good on you, and can I “Burrow” the time machine?

Cincinnati was a massive underdog to not only win the AFC Championship (+10,000) but even make the playoffs, with the Yes/No postseason prop pegging the Bengals to be playoff-bound at +400 before the season started.

Yet, here we are. Cincinnati is still an underdog, taking on the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI on February 13, but a live dog at +170 odds. That’s about a 37% chance of winning the Lombardi Trophy, which looks a lot nicer than the 0.50% shot oddsmakers gave the Bengals back in the summer.

We run down the Bengals’ Super Bowl odds during their long and winding road to SoFi St…

After a long season, we’re finally at the Conference Championship games, and the first one up on Sunday will decide the NFC. The 49ers travel to the Linc to face an Eagles team that has looked like potential champions all season long.

With both teams featuring dynamic play-calling and talented rosters, there are plenty of elite players who could find the end zone. Don’t miss our best anytime touchdown prop picks for the San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles. 

For more, check out our 49ers vs. Eagles picks and predictions, as well as our 49ers vs. Eagles prop picks.

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As the Dallas Cowboys try to shake off the effects of an embarrassing primetime loss to the San Francisco 49ers last weekend, a Week 6 trip to face Justin Herbert and the rested L.A. Chargers looms large on the NFL odds board.

Herbert hauled the Chargers back to .500 before their Week 5 bye, and his steady excellence is in stark contrast to the under-pressure Dak Prescott, even if the MNF odds still have L.A. pegged as short home pups on MNF.

Suddenly a Dallas defense that looked spectacular in the opening weeks seems to have taken a step back — and it’s fair to wonder if some of that lights-out start was a result of facing more limited QBs. I’ll find out more about how the Cowboys hold up against Herbert’s cannon arm as I dive into the…

One of the biggest NFL showdowns of Week 18 takes place between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. It’s a “win and you’re in” scenario for the Packers, but they were in the exact same position in last year’s regular-season finale and were upset by the Lions.

Don’t expect Chicago to just roll over either considering it’s won four of five heading into this matchup. The NFL odds for this historic division rivalry have Green Bay installed as a 3-point home favorite. Here are my free NFL picks for the Bears vs. Packers on January 7.

Bears vs Packers odds

Bears vs Packers predictions

On the surface, it might seem easy to lay the points with a Green Bay Packers team that should be heavily motivated at home.…

The Philadelphia Eagles, coming off an impressive international win in Week 1, will host the Atlanta Falcons, whose offense looked much worse as questions swirl regarding Kirk Cousins’ mobility post-Achilles surgery.

Saquon Barkley made the most of his Eagles debut and is in a prime position to find the end zone once again in his first home game in front of the Philly faithful. That headlines our NFL player prop picks for Monday Night Football in NFL Week 2.

To fill out your MNF bet slip, don’t forget to consult Jason Logan’s Falcons vs. Eagles predictions and Ryan Gilbert’s spotlight on Jalen Hurts odds.

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On 5 November 2019 Jürgen Klopp looked down a camera lens and encouraged Liverpool fans to pack out Anfield for the women’s Merseyside derby. It attracted close to a quarter of a million views and followed on from a summer of “one club” propaganda which included mixed team photographs and a joint tour of the US. 

Fast forward and, on the same day that the Premier League fixtures have revealed the likely dates on which Liverpool men will end their 30-year wait for a Premier League title, the relegation of Liverpool women from the Women’s Super League has been confirmed.

It would be easy to blame the management. A single win and three draws in 14 games tells a damning story. Liverpool have played poorly. The…

A member of Celtic‘s backroom staff required stitches after being hit by a glass bottle during the team’s 2-1 victory against arch-rivals Rangers on Sunday.

Celtic have said the staff member, whose name was not disclosed, “required urgent medical treatment and stitches to a head wound” following an incident that took place as players, officials and staff made their way up the tunnel at half-time.

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Celtic said police were looking into the incident during the Scottish Premiership game at Ibrox. The start of the second half was also delayed while ground staff cleared away broken glass from the penalty area where the Celtic …

Manchester City have condemned the chants that reportedly took place at the Etihad Stadium during half-time of Saturday’s Premier League game against Brighton after the news of the death of Sir Bobby Charlton.

Tributes have been paid across the game to the former Manchester United and England great, whose death aged 86 was announced at 4pm on Saturday. A key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team, Charlton also enjoyed great success at club level with United, who became the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968.

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City have apologised to Charlton’s family and United for the chanting from a “small number of individual…

It all depends on one’s tastes. Chocolate or strawberry? Bobby Flay or Gordon Ramsey? Bat flips or Pete Rose spiking the ball after a big out in the 70s and 80s?In this case: Mookie Betts vs. Bryce Harper for National League Most Valuable Player. Which brings up another question MVP voters are required to consider – value of the player’s contribution to team success against how dominant a player’s performance was in light of his team’s final finish.Go back to 1987 for some context. That was the collusion offseason, when owners were bound and determined to freeze out free agents in the same way some WNBA players are taking out their collective frustrations on Caitlin Clark.One might remember Andre Dawson’s agent, Richard Moss, basically imploring the Chicago Cubs to pay his s…

Oh, the hell with it, you know the drill by now. Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR continues on, as does the meaningless treadmill of existence. All is for naught and free will is an illusion! 30. The Hue Jackson Foundation source: Getty Images Hue Jackson is a terrible NFL head coach. In 2022, we found out why. It’s because he’s a horrible decision-maker. After trying to hire the disgraced Art Briles to his coaching staff at Grambling State University, Jackson found out why real journalists matter so much. For some reason, Jackson thought it would be smart to put out a statement through his foundation in defense of Briles. What he didn’t expect is that it would lead to ESPN’s Dan Murphy uncovering a potential tax evasion scheme. By opening his mouth, Jackson dry-snitched on him…