Belgium were eliminated from the World Cup in the group stage after drawing 0-0 with Croatia at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Thursday.
Morocco s 2-1 victory over Canada elsewhere in Group F meant Belgium had to win to advance to the last 16, while Croatia needed to avoid defeat.
A low-quality first half, in which the only talking point was an overturned Croatia penalty, made way for a far more gripping second period.
Romelu Lukaku was brought on at half-time and wasted a few big chances, hitting the post from one of them, but the match finished goalless as Belgium suffered a shock exit.
Belgium were given an early reprieve when a penalty awarded for Yannick Carrasco s challenge on Andrej Kramaric was overturned for offside against Dejan Lovren in the build-u…
When it comes to making NFL betting picks, everyone has their own process. Some folks dig deep into the digits and rely on advanced models to make their bets for them. Others monitor the markets, catching key numbers and chasing steam.
Myself, I do a little bit of everything, including going beyond those handicapping tactics to see what the schedule is serving up. Situational handicapping – AKA spot bets – is a fantastic way to undercover value that others may miss.
Here are the spot bets – letdown, look-ahead, and schedule – to keep in mind when making your best NFL Week 5 bets.
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One of the final major dominoes yet to fall leading up to the NFL Draft is Deebo Samuel, who’s broken off contract negotiations with the San Francisco 49ers and is now asking for a trade.
Samuel is coming off his best season as a pro, hauling in 77 catches for 1,406 yards and six touchdowns. He’s entering the final year of his rookie deal but while the 49ers appeared ready to make him one of the league’s highest-paid receivers, the star wideout expressed frustrations about his usage within the San Francisco offense.
“He’s a top receiver but he also takes a lot of hits and is used like a running back, put all over the field and it just does not sound like he’s comfortable as of right now with the way he is being used,” explained NFL insider Ian Rapoport.<…
Super Bowl 57 is less than a week away and with all the star power that comes with two No. 1 seeds clashing, this championship could easily be decided by some lesser-recognized players on both sides or some secondary skillsets from key players.
I will try and shine a betting light to some possible unheralded X-Factors for Sunday’s Big Game. I’m looking at some players or skills that might be slipping the attention of many, which in turn could potentially return some value in their Super Bowl player prop markets.
I break it all down in my best Super Bowl picks below.
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Ladies and gentlemen, it’s teaser time!
We got back into the winner’s circle last week to bring the season’s record to 4-3, and there’s a lot of great options on the NFL odds board to pair up this week that could get us to 5-3.
Specifically, we have five different NFL Week 8 favorites in the six to 8.5-point range that we can tease down to get inside the key number of three. This is rare territory, but we need to be ultra careful with NFL picks in these spots. There’s very few things worse in sports betting than teasing that favorite down, only to watch them lose outright – hello Eagles in Week 6… and Ravens in Week 3.
I’ll be pairing two of these favorites in my Week 8 teaser, so let’s hope they do…
Matthew Stafford’s return to the Motor City is going to be the storyline that dominates coverage of the Wild Card game between the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions at Ford Field. And while it’s exciting to see Stafford and Jared Goff face off against their former teams in primetime, the rookies taking the field will be just as important despite having no Super Bowl odds experience.
The NFL odds have the Lions as 3-point home favorites, but things could get hairy for the Detroit defense if rookie phenom Puka Nacua gets loose. Luckily for Lions head coach Dan Campbell, he has a pair of electric rookies of his own.
Find out where our best bets lie in our NFL picks and predictions for Rams vs. Lions props on Sunday, January 14. And don’t forget to ch…
The Cincinnati Bengals once again find themselves with an 0-2 record to begin the season. They’ll be looking to pick up their first win of the year on Monday Night Football against the Washington Commanders.
Joe Burrow is the superstar in Cincinnati so we’re going to look his way for some spotlight player props for Monday Night Football.
Read on for my Joe Burrowo odds and player props for Commanders vs. Bengals on Monday, September 23rd.
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