Icing a third line staffed by rookies comes with growing pains. The Penguins’ “kid line” of Rutger McGroarty, Ben Kindel and Ville Koivunen got pinned in their own zone Thursday on the Brandon Hagel goal that tied the game late for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The rookies were on the ice together at even strength […]
Happy Saturday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Rams tomorrow, but first let’s revisit another close loss, this one to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We start with the Cardinals inability to win close games, and what is the genesis of that? From there we talk the offense, the defense and […]
It’s Championship Saturday! Hang out with us while we watch all of the conference champions be crowned, and see how each game impacts the College Football Playoff! On the docket we have: Let’s see how it all shakes out!
Good morning, BBN! Well, it’s certainly not the best morning after last night… There’s really not much to say about the game. It was an all-systems failure that we haven’t seen in quite some time. The Cats were never in the game. This team is totally broken, and unless something drastic changes, then this is […]
Welcome to the weekend, everybody. It’s going to be an interesting one in Serie A — and that’s before our beloved squad takes the field in southern Italy against their former manager. (Who, you know, will be facing the team managed the guy who now manages at Juventus. Oh, how funny this will all be!) […]
We’re finally at conference championship Saturday, when all the debates about who should be in or out of the playoff can finally end. All of the Power 4 have their championship games today, after most of the Group of 5 played their games last night. Congrats to Tulane, James Madison, Kennesaw State and Boise State […]
Back in mid-November, the Celtics found themselves sitting with a 5-7 record – still searching for consistency, struggling to close out tight games and trying to find their identity. Since that point, they’ve looked like a mature and battle-tested team that has the answers to the test. The Celtics are playing inspired basketball and have […]
Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Ohio State Buckeyes (-1.5) at […]
Today presents what could be an entertaining day of college football, with five conference championship games on the schedule. As it relates to the Cleveland Browns and their future plans at quarterback, there are two games that stand out above the others. First up at 4 p.m. is Georgia vs. Alabama in the SEC Championship […]
After starting the season with 10 consecutive nonconference wins, No. 7 Maryland women’s basketball will receive its first taste of Big Ten play Sunday. The Big Ten women’s basketball schedule is designed so that each team will play a conference game in early December in the midst of its nonconference slate. For the Terps, that […]
The Green Bay Packers defense is averaging less than one takeaway per game this season (0.9, 24th in the NFL) through 13 weeks, down one full point from last year (1.8, 6th in the NFL), suggesting that the regression hit and it hit hard. However, they have had five takeaways in their last three games, […]
Again with the goalie mystery.
Miami Dolphins fans have been critiquing Tua Tagovailoa all season, and he finally said what they've been saying all year.
Pretty much anyone who is at least mildly plugged into baseball is aware that the Winter Meetings begin tomorrow. So that means the offseason activity will pick up again, right? Right? It’s not going to continue to be crickets? I think we’ll get some movement, even if the activity is not as scintillating as last […]
Coming off a massive victory against one of the best teams in the AHL, the Providence Bruins, the Laval Rocket went into Friday’s road game against the 10-11-2 Belleville Senators rolling. The first game of a back-to-back, Laval looked to set the tone for Saturday against a Senators team they’d beaten thrice already this season.
With Adam Engström and Florian Xhekaj being returned by the Canadiens on December 3, the lines saw a significant shift. The first forward line stayed, but Sammy B...
It’s Conference Championship Saturday around College Football, and it’s been a while since the Tigers have had to think about playing a game on this day. It’s December 6th 2025, and it’s been exactly 11 years since the Tigers last trip to the SEC Championship game. It was 12-06-2025, you can re-live the Live Thread […]
Two overtime losses in which the Commanders looked competitive have done a lot to ameliorate the lack of fan confidence that blossomed in the wake of four consecutive ugly losses that occurred between Weeks 7 and 10 — a string of games in which the Commanders were out-scored 154-65. Losing by an average of more […]
The Florida Panthers (12-12-2) welcome the Columbus Blues Jackets (13-9-5) to Amerant Bank Arena this afternoon for the first of three meetings between the two clubs this season.
Slumping Florida finally earned a point in its current six-game homestand, which is turning out to be downright disastrous, in Thursday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. New dad Carter Verhaeghe scored the Panthers’ only goal, with the assists going to Sam Bennett and A.J. Greer, late in the first p...
As Duke fans, we’ve had to deal with Kentucky fans since at least 1992, when Christian Laettner ripped the still-beating heart out of BBN’s collective chest and stomped it flat in the Spectrum. We wouldn’t give that game back for anything, but we wouldn’t wish the joy of Kentucky fans on anyone either. And we […]
**Author’s note: Much of this was written in the preseason, but I waited to post these until later in the season for Chicago Bears week. We’ve learned a lot about the Bears since the end of summer, as they have surprised everyone to sit in the #1 seed at 9-3. New analysis is added below.** […]
Results Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Lamont Roach headline the final Premier Boxing Champions card of 2025, with the two meeting in a super lightweight main event tonight from Texas. The show is available through PPV.com and Amazon’s Prime Video PPV at a cost of $74.95. Our live coverage will start at 8 pm ET, with […]
The 2025 MAC Championship Game between the Western Michigan Broncos (8-4, 7-1 MAC) and Miami (OH) RedHawks (7-5, 6-2 MAC) kicks off from Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, Dec. 6 at noon ET. Here are the storylines to monitor in the MAC Championship Game: From 0-3 to Detroit This MAC Championship is unique, because […]
Coming off a victory over ACF Fiorentina, Atalanta will face off against Hellas Verona, who just lost to Genoa CFC, on Saturday. For our prediction on this matchup, read on.
Atalanta vs. Hellas Verona Prediction & Odds
Atalanta Moneyline: -167
Hellas Verona Moneyline: +456
Draw Moneyline: +292
Predicted Score: Atalanta 2, Hellas Verona 1
Atalanta vs. Hellas Verona Stat Rankings
Atalanta (Rank)
Hellas Verona (Rank)
16 (7th)
Goals Scored
8 (20th)
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Paris Saint-Germain and Stade Rennes will meet on Saturday in Ligue 1. PSG fell to AS Monaco last time out, 1-0, but Stade Rennes beat FC Metz 1-0. Below, you can find our prediction for this contest.
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Stade Rennes Prediction & Odds
Paris Saint-Germain Moneyline: -348
Stade Rennes Moneyline: +785
Draw Moneyline: +505
Predicted Score: PSG 2, Stade Rennes 1
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Stade Rennes Stat Rankings
PSG (Rank)
Stade Rennes (Rank)
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Inter Miami CF, currently third in MLS, hosts fifth-place Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, in a clash of top-half teams. Below, you can find our prediction for this contest.
Inter Miami CF vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Prediction & Odds
Inter Miami CF Moneyline: -138
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Moneyline: +297
Draw Moneyline: +311
Predicted Score: Inter Miami CF 2, Vancouver 1
Inter Miami CF vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Stat Rankings
Inter Miami CF (Rank)
Vancouver (Rank...