With all eyes falling on Catalonia this weekend, Barcelona wrapped up a first La Liga crown since 2019 as they secured an action-packed 4-2 win against bitter local rivals Espanyol on Sunday night.

Running rampant during the first-half and putting the cherry on top of what has been a stellar domestic flurry this season, a Robert Lewandowski brace and Alejandro Balde helped Xavi’s side breeze their way to a routine 3-0 lead when heading into the interval.

With Spanish international defender Jules Kounde eventually wrapping up a season-defining victory at the RCDE Stadium, Barca also cruised their way to Catalonia bragging rights with another trademark La Liga romp.

Although Espanyol might have been desperate to delay Barca’s title coronation on Sunday night, …

The 0-3 Colts travel to Hard Rock Stadium to face the 1-2 Dolphins, with both teams currently underperforming the expectations that they had at the start of the season.

Is it too soon to call this an elimination game? It’s going to be difficult for the losing team to work their way back into playoff contention.

As always, you can’t bet on the NFL without first reading our free NFL betting picks and predictions for the Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins.

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When you write a weekly piece called “NFL Underdogs”, your anticipated Super Bowl bet is typecast worse than Samuel L. Jackson.

“You must love the Bengals, eh?”

No, Shawn, I don’t. You jerk.

That’s right, after 18 weeks and three rounds of postseason pups, I’m done taking the points and riding with the Los Angeles Rams as 4-point favorites in our Super Bowl picks.

It’s a heel turn normally seen in professional wrestling, but it doesn’t mean I’m bailing on backing every Super Bowl underdog. Given the massive menu of Big Game betting options, there are several alternative Super Bowl odds and Super Bowl player prop markets promising plus-money payouts — or underdogs — in terms o…

The Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship game, in a rematch of last year’s thriller. As good as these sides have looked this season, both have weaknesses. Cincinnati’s offensive line struggles to protect Joe Burrow at times, while Kansas City’s stop unit has been a sieve in the red zone. 

I’m trying to take advantage of those areas by backing a Chiefs pass rusher and betting on Ja’Marr Chase to hit paydirt. Here are my best free NFL player props for the Bengals vs. Chiefs on January 29.

For more great NFL bets, check out Jason Logan’s Bengals vs. Chiefs picks and predictions and our Ja’Marr Chase Player Spotlight by Jared Hochman!

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There’s nothing like a little vacation to put the wind back in your sails. Just ask the Jacksonville Jaguars, who won back-to-back games in London before manhandling the Indianapolis Colts on American soil last week. The Jags will look to extend their winning streak tonight when they take on the bumbling New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome. Nola has lost three of its last four games and has been an abject disaster in the red-zone, where the Saints rank a distant 28th in touchdown scoring percentage.

While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game… did you know that you can also live stream Jaguars vs. Saints directly from legal sports betting sites?

In Canada, bet365 is one of our …

There’s good news and bad news for both the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders ahead of their Week 18 meeting at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. The good news is that whoever wins comes second in the division, but the bad news is that neither will make the playoffs. 

Despite the Raiders never having lost to Denver since moving to Vegas, this is a game between two run-heavy teams with poor quarterbacks and there is no reason not to get on this Under early before it moves anymore in the NFL odds.

I break down the Week 17 NFL odds and offer my free NFL picks for Broncos vs. Raiders on January 7. 

Broncos vs Raiders odds

Broncos vs Raiders predictions

I am not overthinking this game and h…

A non-conference clash serves as the second of two Monday Night Football games in Week 3, with the Cincinnati Bengals hosting the Washington Commanders in the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff.

Cincinnati is off to one of its trademark slow starts, falling to 0-2 after a close loss at Kansas City last Sunday, but our Commanders vs. Bengals predictions expect that to change in Week 3. Read more in our NFL picks below. 

Commanders vs Bengals predictions

Early spread leanBengals -8.5 (-105 at FanDuel)

My analysisThe look-ahead line for this non-conference contest was at Bengals -7 in the summer. After the events of Week 2, books opened Cincy at -7.5 and that jumped up to the dead numbers of -8 and -8.5 early in the week.

If you lik…

Gareth Southgate believes England will be stronger whenever international football resumes because key players such as Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford should be fully fit again, though he still worries the disruption to the Premier League season might have a negative impact on young players awaiting their first-team chance.

“Premier League football might be back this week but the academies are still closed,” the England manager said. “If there is one area where Covid‑19 might have set a few players back that would be it.

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“If Kane and Rashford had missed games with their clubs, as they were about to before the suspension, Tottenha…

Erik ten Hag is confident of being offered the position of Manchester United’s next permanent manager following the agreement between the Dutchman’s camp and the club that Steve McClaren should be appointed as his No 2 if the 51-year-old takes over.

The Ajax coach has held more talks with United about succeeding Ole Gunnar Solskjær and is understood to view the club’s willingness to consider McClaren, who Ten Hag worked under at FC Twente for the 2008-09 season,as a positive sign he could be heading to Old Trafford. Although a deal is yet to be sealed, Ten Hag and his advisers will now be surprised if he misses out.

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United’s init…

Sam Kerr has had an “icky” few months since the Women’s World Cup ended in August.

After her campaign was put on hold due to a calf injury sustained in training before the Matildas’ opening game against Ireland, Kerr led her team from off the field and didn’t take a step on it until the 79th minute of their last-16 win over Denmark. While the Australian captain was able to play in team’s quarter-final, semi-final and third-place playoff, much to the joy and relief of local fans, something happened in the match with Sweden that set her fitness back again.

“It’s been difficult to be honest,” Kerr said on Saturday ahead of the Matildas crucial Olympic qualifier against the Philippines. “I re-did my …