Paris Saint-Germain are champions of Ligue 1 again, clinching a sixth title in seven years after Lille failed to beat Toulouse on Sunday.
The Parisians still have six matches remaining but their 16-point gap to Lille, who have played a game more, means a title race that was virtually over before it began is now officially done.
Despite plenty of teams in France s top flight playing attractive football, there is at present no side who appears capable of interrupting PSG s dominance.
No club has been able to match PSG s spending power since the Qatar Sports Investments takeover of 2011, which has transformed them from a top-six side to Ligue 1 s superpower.
Here we assess how Thomas Tuchel s first title win compares to previous years in terms of their supe…
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will be hoping his side can go six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a victory at Manchester City on Sunday
This round of Premier League fixtures is spread over three days.
The undoubted encounter of the weekend sees champions Manchester City host arch-rivals and league leaders Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in Sunday’s early kick-off.
City head into the game three points behind their local rivals looking for a win to take them back to the top of the table, after the Citizens drew 1-1 with Everton at the Etihad Stadium last weekend.
Meanwhile United recorded a 4-3 victory at Reading.
However, both Manchester clubs suffered Champions League losses in midweek. City lost 1-0 in Dor…
Managing to reclaim their Premier League crown with a stunning turnaround 3-2 victory against Aston Villa last weekend, topped off what was a famous final weekend of the 2021/22 campaign.
Eventually holding off Jurgen Klopp s side by just a single point after a remarkable title chase this year, England s top-flight has produced a host of interesting stories from up and down the table.
With also booking their Champions League return at the expense of north London rivals Arsenal a few days ago, we still have plenty to digest following a turbulent Premier League season.
So, away from English football s top-six , we have taken a look at a few winners and losers from this year s campaign.
Winners
Brighton
Opening the 2021/22 campaign in the midst o…
In Week 3 of the NFL season, we finally start to see teams for who they really are. It’s also the beginning of the end for football bettors.
The playing field between books and bettors is pretty level in the opening two weeks, but by Week 3 the oddsmakers’ power rankings are beginning to sharpen up and the data behind those lines is fattening.
That makes betting into the best of the number vital from here on out. We give our best NFL betting tips for the Week 3 spreads and totals to bet now, and the ones to bet later.
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It’s been 31 years since the Cincinnati Bengals last won a game in the NFL Playoffs, but they are favorites to end that drought when they face off against the Las Vegas Raiders in the AFC Wild Card tonight.
That’s because the Bengals have something they didn’t have the last 31 years this time around – quarterback Joe Burrow. The second-year man made a huge leap in his sophomore season, but will he and a dynamic Cincinnati offense be enough to cover against a feisty Las Vegas Raiders team led by Derek Carr?
Find out in our free NFL picks and predictions for Raiders vs. Bengals on Saturday, January 15.
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The final regular season week of NFL betting picks and predictions is always a wild one, as handicappers scour the news wires for any inclination of a team’s Week 18 plans — be it a club resting starters, pushing for a postseason spot, or wrapping up a losing campaign.
And, for what it’s worth, the last week of the schedule has gone to the dogs in recent years.
Since 2015, point-spread underdog picks are 59-49-4 ATS in Week 17/18, covering at a near 55% clip. That includes a 27-19-2 ATS mark for dogs in those finales since 2019 (58.7%) and a 10-6 ATS count for point spread pups in the inaugural Week 18 last season.
I’m hoping underdogs keep their bite in this weekend’s closing contests as I’ve been trying to get…
Tonight’s Week 5 odds showdown on Sunday Night Football sees Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy return to San Francisco — where he served as offensive coordinator in 2005 — to face a 49ers team that looks like the best in all the land.
This game will have large implications for the race for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and it’s a primetime battle between two of the four teams in the NFL to rank Top 10 in both offensive and defensive EPA per play. But with Kyle Shanahan’s team looking legit, led by a healthy Brock Purdy, the NFL odds are tabbing the 49ers as 3.5-point favorites.
Find out where our best bets lie in our free NFL picks and predictions for the NFL player props in the Week 5 edition of Sunday Night Football featuring Cowbo…
The Buffalo Bills have a clear path to No. 2 spot in the AFC, but their market confidence is high ahead of their Week 17 home meeting with the New England Patriots who beat them back in Week 7. The Bills enter this divisional matchup on a three-game winning streak and as 12-point favorites.
With playoffs on the horizon and Josh Allen finding the end zone with ease of late, should bettors continue to bet on the quarterback’s legs today for solid plus money?
I break down the NFL odds and offer my free NFL picks for the Patriots vs. Bills on December 31.
Patriots vs Bills odds
Patriots vs Bills predictions
Josh Allen has found the end zone with his legs in 11 of his 15 games on the season, …
Thursday Night Football features a terrific matchup between AFC East rivals as the Buffalo Bills head to the Sunshine State to battle the Miami Dolphins.
This will be a quarterback duel between Josh Allen and Tua Tagovailoa and my favorite NFL player props for this clash include a bet on both of them.
See what I’m betting with my Thursday Night NFL picks for this Week 2 showdown.
For a full game breakdown, be sure to check out Jason Logan’s Bills vs. Dolphins predictions!
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The West Brom forward Charlie Austin has urged people to take the coronavirus outbreak seriously, after revealing he has been suffering from acute Covid-19 symptoms.
In the UK, pubs, restaurants and clubs are closing from Friday night, and the pandemic continues to affect everyday life. Sport has been hit hard with postponements, with a number of players and staff already testing positive.
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Austin said he had been struggling with “symptoms [my doctor said] were consistent with coronavirus” in recent days, and stressed the importance of following government guidelines.
“Before I started feeling the symptoms on …