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Opelka vs. Van de Zandschulp Prediction at the Swiss Indoors Basel – Thursday, October 23

No. 62-ranked Reilly Opelka will take on No. 82 Botic Van de Zandschulp in the Swiss Indoors Basel Round of 16 on Thursday, October 23. In this matchup, Opelka is favored (-120) versus Van de Zandschulp (-105) . Swiss Indoors Basel Info Tournament: The Swiss Indoors Basel Round: Round of 16 Date: Thursday, October 23 Venue: St Jakobshalle Basel Location: Basel, Switzerland Court Surface: Hard Reilly Opelka vs. Botic Van de Zandschulp Prediction & Odds Using the moneylin...

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Berrettini vs. Norrie Prediction at the Erste Bank Open – Thursday, October 23

No. 59-ranked Matteo Berrettini will face No. 35 Cameron Norrie in the Erste Bank Open Round of 16 on Thursday, October 23. Berrettini is the favorite against Norrie, with -145 odds against the underdog’s +110. Erste Bank Open Info Tournament: The Erste Bank Open Round: Round of 16 Date: Thursday, October 23 Venue: Wiener Stadthalle Location: Vienna, Austria Court Surface: Hard Matteo Berrettini vs. Cameron Norrie Prediction & Odds Using the moneyline for this match as ...

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BetMGM Promo Code Offer for $1,500 Bonus Includes PHI at BOS, SAS at DAL

It’s a huge Wednesday as NBA teams take the floor for the first time this season! You can use a BetMGM promo code for NBA games or any other sport tonight. Check out the important details below and some of the top NBA games tonight. Get a $500 bonus on BN Fantasy! BetMGM Promo Bonus Code New users can place up to a $1,500 bet on their first wager with the BetMGM promo code. If you lose that bet, you will get the money back as bonus bets! This only applies to your first ...

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Baltimore Ravens Injury Report: Lamar Jackson Practices; Status for Week 8 Still Uncertain

The Chicago Bears will take their four-game winning streak into Baltimore this weekend, and the biggest question for the Ravens remains whether or not quarterback Lamar Jackson will be ready. Jackson hasn’t practiced since suffering a strained hamstring on September 28, but according to Ravens beat writer (The Athletic) Jeff Zrebic , Jackson jogged onto the practice field today and did some warmup throws and light running while the media was present. Jackson’s appearance on the pract...

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Blues vs. Mammoth: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Blues (3-2-1) are slight favorites when they host the Utah Mammoth (5-2) on Thursday, Oct. 23 in what is expected to be a close matchup. The Blues are -120 on the moneyline to win over the Mammoth (+100) in the game, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Catch the action on ESPN+ as the Blues and the Mammoth square off. Blues vs. Mammoth Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: Enter...

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Rangers vs. Sharks: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

The New York Rangers (3-4-1) are -298 on the moneyline to win when they host the San Jose Sharks (0-4-2), who have +238 odds, on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Watch along on ESPN+ as the Rangers try to take down the Sharks. Rangers vs. Sharks Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York Favorite: Rangers (-298) Underdog: Sharks (+238) ...

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Avalanche vs. Hurricanes: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

Thursday’s NHL play includes the Colorado Avalanche (5-0-2) hosting the Carolina Hurricanes (5-1) at Ball Arena. The Hurricanes are underdogs (+110 on the moneyline) against the Avalanche (-131) ahead of the contest, which starts at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Tune in to watch the Avalanche and Hurricanes square off on ESPN+. Avalanche vs. Hurricanes Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: Ball Arena i...

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Stars vs. Kings: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Stars (3-3) have -164 moneyline odds to win when they host the Los Angeles Kings (2-3-2), who have +137 odds, on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Tune in to ESPN+ to see the Stars and the Kings take the ice. Stars vs. Kings Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas Favorite: Stars (-164) Underdog: Kings (+137) Over/under: 5.5 Stars vs. Kings Pred...

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Bruins vs. Ducks: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

A competitive NHL matchup is expected on Thursday when the Boston Bruins (3-5) host the Anaheim Ducks (3-2-1) at TD Garden. The Ducks are underdogs (-100 on the moneyline) against the Bruins (-120) ahead of the contest, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Check out the Bruins-Ducks game on ESPN+. Bruins vs. Ducks Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts Favor...

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Predators vs. Canucks: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

The Nashville Predators (2-3-2) have -111 moneyline odds to win when they host an expected tight game against the Vancouver Canucks (4-3), who have -109 moneyline odds. The contest on Thursday begins at 8 p.m. ET from Bridgestone Arena on ESPN+. You can watch the Predators try to hold off the Canucks on ESPN+. Predators vs. Canucks Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: Bridgestone Arena in Na...

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Why Didn’t Grady Jarrett Play on Sunday?

We’ll get our first Bears injury report of the week later on Wednesday. And when we get it, the first name I will be looking for is that of Grady Jarrett . The two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman is in his first season with the Bears and was brought in as a free agent to help stabilize the middle of the defense. Unfortunately, injuries have limited him to just three games. Things were trending toward Jarrett playing in Chicago’s Week 7 game against the New Orleans Saints, but Jarrett was a lat...

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Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings Week 8: Who to Start at K to Crush Your Week

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football Kicker rankings and projections for Week 8. “After seven weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football Kicker rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings !  # Player FF Pts 1 Brandon Aubrey 8.5 2 Tyler Loop ...

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The Chicago Cubs 40-Man Roster Will Soon Become Extraordinarily Un-Crowded

A random thing occurred to me today for whatever reason: the Chicago Cubs are about to have a TON of open spots on their 40-man roster. By the time free agency rolls around, teams have had to bring injured players (60-day IL) back onto the 40-man roster, and it can feel mighty crowded. But then free agents are removed from the 40-man, and a team typically dips back under the 40-player limit without having to dump anyone at that particular moment. Sure enough, that’ll happen for the C...

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Fantasy Football Defense Rankings Week 8: Best Starts at D/ST

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football Defense rankings and projections for Week 8. “After seven weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football Defense rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Defense rankings !  # Team FF Pts 1 Colts 8.6 2 Patriots 7.5 3 Chi...

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Fantasy Football TE Rankings Week 8: Best Starts at Tight End

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football TE rankings and projections for Week 8. “After seven weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football TE rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football TE Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR TE rankings !  # Player FF Pts 1 Tyler Warren 12 2 Tucker Kraft 11.3 3 J...

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Cooper Flagg, Anthony Edwards, and More NBA DFS Picks on Bleacher Nation Fantasy for Wednesday, October 22nd

Night two of the 2025 NBA season is loaded with highly anticipated matchups and debuts. The biggest being none other than Cooper Flagg for the Dallas Mavericks! To celebrate, BN Fantasy has two amazing promos for new users! First is an incredible 100% Deposit Match of up to $500! Then backed up with a Cooper Flagg bonus pick of More than 0.5 points during his first NBA game. Here’s a look at how to claim these promos and a little more about BN Fantasy. NBA Schedule – Wednesday, Octob...

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Fantasy Football WR Rankings Week 8: Best Starts at Wide Receiver

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football WR rankings and projections for Week 8. “After seven weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football WR rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football WR Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR WR rankings !  # Player FF Pts 1 Ja’Marr Chase 19.2 2 Emeka Egbuka 14.5 ...

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Fantasy Football RB Rankings Week 8: Best Starts at Running Back

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football RB rankings and projections for Week 8. “After seven weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football RB rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR RB rankings !  # Player FF Pts 1 Bijan Robinson 22.7 2 Jonathan Taylor 2...

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Fantasy Football QB Rankings Week 8: Best Starts at Quarterback

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football QB rankings and projections for Week 8. “After seven full weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football QB rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football QB rankings ! # Player FF Pts 1 Lamar Jackson 22.6 2 Jalen Hurts 22.3 3 Patrick M...

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Nine Years Ago Today, the Chicago Cubs Won the Pennant

Although the fresh playoff moments for the Chicago Cubs wrapped up in this year’s National League Division Series, we can still look back and enjoy the best of the best moments that came before. For example, here’s one of the absolute best: on this day in 2016, the Cubs beat the Dodgers to win the 2016 National League Championship Series and take their first pennant in 71 years. They were off to the World Series, where I seem to recall some good things happened. Enjoy the highlights ...

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How Is Dansby Swanson Living Up to His $177M Contract?

Back in December of 2022, the Chicago Cubs signed free agent shortstop Dansby Swanson to a seven-year, $177 million contract. If you recall back to that winter, Swanson was the fourth of the four big free agent shortstops (Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts) to sign his deal and got the smallest guarantee of the bunch. And although the Cubs have made the playoffs just one time since signing Swanson to that near-franchise-record deal, it does generally feel like it’s been a success. Bu...

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Chicago Cubs Well Represented Among NL Silver Slugger Finalists, But One Huge Snub

By pretty much any metric you’d choose, the Chicago Cubs had a top five-ish offense this year in Major League Baseball, even as they suffered through significant dips at times throughout the season. It’s unsurprising, then, that the Cubs are pretty well represented on the list of National League Silver Slugger finalists this year. From MLB.com : First base: Pete Alonso, New York Mets; Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers; Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves Second base: Nico Hoerner, C...

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Basketball is Back, NBC is Back, Michael Jordan is Back, Josh Giddey is Back, and Other Bulls Bullets

THE FIVE BEST WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: CHICAGO BULLS BASKETBALL IS BACK! The NBA season officially tipped off on Tuesday night with an epic double-overtime matchup between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder. While I’m not sure anyone would have predicted that exhilarating of an opening game, there is no question that it felt like fans were in store for something big when first flipping the channel to NBC. The league’s return to the network after a two-decade-long hiatus...

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Let’s Make One Thing Clear About Losing Kyle Tucker

“Guys, you’re still trying to replace Giambi. I told you, we can’t do it. We can’t do it. Now, what we might be able to do is re-create him; recreate him in the aggregate.” If you don’t immediately recognize those words from Moneyball , you’ve got some homework to do this weekend. But regardless of whether or not you’ve read the book/seen the movie, that may have sounded oddly familiar to you. And that’s because Jed Hoyer did his best Brad Pit t Billy Beane impression at his end-of-season...

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Blackhawks College Prospects: Ranked Action Including a Battle in Minnesota

Usually I post my college updates and weekend schedule for the Blackhawks on Thursday mornings, but three days between games and the Hawks having an early evening game in Tampa on Thursday gives us an opportunity to look ahead a day earlier than usual. This new weekend of college hockey marks the first time this season that all four teams with Blackhawks prospects are ranked. Thanks to a hot start from their sophomore netminder, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs have joined the rankings. ...

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