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Is Tennessee Football Back? We’ll Know If They Beat Bama.

The entire Southeastern Conference has suffered in one way or another from Nick Saban’s dominance at Alabama. But since Saban got to Tuscaloosa in 2007, few teams have drawn a shorter straw than Tennessee. The Volunteers are the only team in the conference’s East division that has to play the Crimson Tide every year, part […]

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How Each Underdog In MLB’s Divisional Round Could Spring An Upset

After an MLB wild card weekend that scrambled the lower tier of the World Series odds, the division series offers four solid favorites — on paper, at least. According to our MLB forecast model, the top-seeded Houston Astros, L.A. Dodgers, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves each have at least a 2-in-3 chance at moving […]

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Geno Smith Leads The NFL’s Growing List Of Unsung QBs

maya (Maya Sweedler, copy editor): Hello! Week 5 of the NFL season is almost wrapped, and at this point, we (mostly) know who everyone is. Justin Tucker continues to be clutch; Gabe Davis will kill your fantasy team when you least expect it; and Micah Parsons is very good at getting sacks. From a team […]

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2022-23 NHL Predictions

2022-23 NHL PredictionsUpdated after every game. STANDINGSGAMES REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS TEAM▲▼ DIVISION▲▼ ELO RATING▲▼ 1-WEEK CHANGE▲▼ PROJ. POINTS▲▼ PROJ. GOAL DIFF.▲▼ MAKE PLAYOFFS▲▼ MAKE CUP FINAL▲▼ WIN STANLEY CUP▲▼ Avalanche0 pts Central 1593 — 110 +58 94% 30% 19% Lightning0 pts Atlantic 1571 — 105 +44 88% 18% 10% Hurricanes0 pts Metropolitan 1555 — 102 […]

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