It s been three decades and three years since Diego Armando Maradona led Napoli to their previous Serie A title, and the supporters of club will be thinking, it was about time it happened again.
Napoli domination
It happened. Napoli were simply brilliant for a large part of the season and they fully deserved the Scudetto. They were particularly good early on and went into the World Cup break undefeated, with 41 points from the possible 45, and 37 goals scored in 15 Serie A matches played up to that point. They reached a tally of 90 in the end, 16 more than Lazio in second place.
The success of Luciano Spalletti s team is even more remarkable when put into a bit of perspective, regarding the changes in the playing personnel they made last summer. Some of their long-serv…
One of the biggest spreads on the NFL betting board for Week 1 is a clash between the San Francisco 49ers and Detriot Lions, with the Niners installed as 8-point road favorites.
San Fran had an injury-plagued 2020 season and aims to bounce back with a return to the playoffs. The Lions might be ideal early-season fodder as they rebuild with a new quarterback and coach, and have the second-lowest win total of 2021 at an O/U of 4.5.
Here are our best free 49ers vs. Lions picks and predictions for Sunday, September 12, with kickoff at 1 p.m. ET.
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It’s the scenario everyone dreamed of when the regular season was expanded to 18 weeks — a divisional matchup between Brandon Allen and Case Keenum… with absolutely nothing on the line!
Thankfully, NFL betting fans can still find some way to mine value from this throwaway game, as the Cleveland Browns are already eliminated and the Cincinnati Bengals are happy with their AFC North title and will opt to rest many key starters in preparation for the playoffs.
Here are our best free NFL picks and predictions for Bengals vs. Browns on Sunday, January 9.
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Happy holidays, you absolute beauties. We have three prime-time Sunday games and I’m adding to the prop card with more plays that I’m putting my own money on.
With the markets for the Denver game opening up late, there are still some inefficiencies to find while the game script in Arizona might be slightly misleading.
I break it all down in my best NFL player prop picks for Week 16. Let’s cash on Christmas!
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Tonight’s Monday Night Football contest should be an intriguing match between the Green Bay Packers and Las Vegas Raiders. Both teams are looking to jumpstart their season, but the biggest storyline is Raiders WR Davante Adams facing his former team for the first time — if he’s cleared to play after dealing with a shoulder injury much of last week. The NFL odds give the slight edge to the Raiders at -2.5, but I expect this game to be close throughout.
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 Packers/Raiders directly from legal sports betting sites?
Caesars, BetRivers, and Fanatics Sportsbook are three of our most trusted NFL…
The Arizona Cardinals head to the East Coast to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in NFL action today. The Eagles are in a three-way tie for the best record in the NFC and will look to nab first place and that coveted first-round bye.
Meanwhile, the Cards have the second-worst record in the league and are likely in tanking for Caleb Williams mode.
NFL odds have the Eagles installed as 12-point home favorites with the Over/Under at 48.5 for this Week 17 clash.
Here are my best free NFL picks and predictions for the Cardinals vs. Eagles on Sunday, December 31.
Cardinals vs Eagles odds
Cardinals vs Eagles predictions
The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off a 33-25 victory against the New Yor…
Another NFL season brings in plenty of new sports bettors looking to get down action on their favorite teams for the first time. Those bettors will comb the NFL odds, cruise the injury reports, and dig into the analytics before making NFL picks, but they’ll often forget to look up.
Watching the weather is vital to getting the best of the bookmakers on Sundays, and you can be damn sure the “bad guys” know the forecast.
In order to level that playing field, I dissect the potential weather for every outdoor game on the board and highlight how the wind, rain, and more could impact the NFL Week 2 odds.
Here’s the NFL Week 2 weather report.
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Paul Pogba has finally responded to Graeme Souness’s criticism of the Manchester United midfielder by saying he does not know who the former Liverpool and Scotland captain is.
Souness has long questioned Pogba’s attitude, doing so even during the Frenchman’s injury layoff last month. Yet Pogba claims to be nonplussed by the Sky Sports pundit.
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“I didn’t even know who he was, really,” the 27-year-old told the United podcast. “I heard he was a great player and stuff like that. I know the face but [not] the name. Like I said I’m not someone that watches a lot of [punditry], I watch a lot of football but I don’t stay afte…
Tip of the hat to Russia.
As much for their team going as far as the quarter final off the back of a seven-match winless streak in the warm-up to the tournament and for hosting what will be remembered as one of the most exciting World Cups in football history.
With four matches remaining and as many teams none of which are pre-tournament’s main favourites Germany and Brazil a few would dare predict the winner at this point. England, Belgium, France and perennial dark horses Croatia have all got equal chances heading into the semi-final.
As far as the individual markets are concerned, this particular niche offers a genuinely better betting prospect in which the things are very much alive and kicking.
The World Cup 2018 Golden Boot
With six goals on h…
England will no doubt qualify for next years World Cup in South Africa. Every World Cup year the media and England fans have this blind optimism that is inexplicable. I must admit I buy in to the hype of the England teams ability to win every tournament we compete at. Unfortunately for every England fan since 1966 our optimism has been misplaced.
The question is will next year s World Cup be any different from every other tournament we have competed at in recent years? I don t think it will. Our performances in qualification have been promising but that has happened in previous years, hence the optimism. England look like they could qualify quite comfortably from group six. Croatia and Ukraine have arguably underperformed in the group and both sides have proven little to no thr…