Week 5 in the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League Group Stage had a lot of action between Tuesday and Wednesday. Unlike past matchweeks, this time it was extremely hard to choose only five players that stood above the rest on an individual basis.
Here are the top five performers during Week 4 of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich
The Polish striker once again made his presence felt during Die Roten’s most recent Champions League. He did it in style, though, netting four goals in 15 minutes during Bayern’s 6-0 away win over Crvena Zvezda. We must keep in mind this is the second time a Bayern player scores four goals in a single UCL match this season. Serge Gnabry already did it when the Bundesliga giants defeated Tottenham …
Marcell Jacobs declared 2021 as the year of Italy following his second gold at Tokyo 2020 in the men s 4x100m relay on Friday.
Jacobs, 26, powered to a surprise gold in 9.80 seconds in the men s 100m final before combining with Lorenzo Patta, Eseosa Desalu and Filippo Tortu to win Italy s first medal in the relay since London 1948.
The relay win gave Italy a fifth athletics gold in Tokyo, tied with the United States for the most. They had never previously claimed more than three at a single Games.
Jacobs has become just the second Italian to win multiple athletics Olympic titles after Ugo Frigerio s three walking golds between 1920 and 1924.
An outstanding meet continues a remarkable year for Italy, in which the country also won Eurovision before e…
Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben claims he turned down a move to Juventus in 2012 by text message.
The 30-year-old winger joined Bayern from Real Madrid in 2009 and has gone on to be a key figure in a golden era for the club.
The Bavarian giants have won the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and German Super Cup twice in his stint at the Allianz Arena, while they also lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy last season following defeats in the 2010 and 2012 finals.
It could have been all so different for Robben, though, who has revealed that Italian champions Juventus tried to sign him two years ago.
Robben said he turned down the move because he was happy in Munich, but added that the Serie A club left the door open on a future switch.
It wasn t down to Juve, it s just…
Week 4 of the NFL season is upon us, and just like the first few weeks of the season, we saw a dominant league-wide trend in Week 3 as Unders hit in 11 of the 16 games.
As we know, these things tend to even out as the season grows, but it’s still worth keeping tabs on for those of us who live and breathe every second of NFL action from the preseason right to the Super Bowl. For the season, one standout trend to keep your eye on has been NFL odds road underdogs covering in 58.62% of games.
If you’re new to this article, these are my favorite NFL betting trends for every single game this week. I recommend never backing trends blindly – simply use them as a starting point for your handicap before making your NFL picks and predictions.
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After a few ho-hum games on primetime, Monday Night Football in Week 13 features a fantastic matchup between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills.
Oddsmakers are expecting a close game between these AFC East rivals that are ranked fourth and sixth respectively in the latest Covers NFL Power Rankings. NFL betting lines opened with the Bills installed as 3-point home favorites before shortening to -2.5.
Here are our best free Patriots vs. Bills NFL picks and predictions for MNF action on December 6.
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One-third of the NFL season is in the rearview mirror, and bookies and bettors are getting a clearer picture of the football universe.
That also means the NFL Week 7 odds leave little wiggle room for your wagers. The power ratings that pump out point spreads and totals are humming with a month and a half of data, so not only do you have to sniff out the best bet but get the best of the number to back it up.
We run down the opening Week 7 odds and pinpoint which spread and Over/Under totals to bet now and which ones you should bet later.
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There’s no such thing as moral victories in the NFL, but even still, the Washington Commanders have to feel pretty good about themselves after taking the Philadelphia Eagles into overtime on Sunday. Sophomore QB Sam Howell threw for 290 yards and a touchdown in the narrow 34-31 loss as Washington came up just short against the defending NFC champs.
The Commanders should have a considerably easier time tonight against the toothless Chicago Bears, who haven’t won a game since October 24, 2022 and enter Thursday Night Football with a host of injuries to key players.
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 Bears vs. Commanders directly fr…
The Green Bay Packers are winners of three straight and four of their last five after a massive prime-time upset over the Kansas City Chiefs. Jordan Love and company will look to keep the momentum going tonight, traveling to face off against the New York Giants in one of two games on the NFL odds slate.
Can Love keep up the eye-popping play that is surging the Packers into the playoff picture? Or will fan-favorite Tommy Devito and the Giants defy MNF odds and pick up the upset?
Continue reading for my free NFL picks regarding the NFL player props market for the Packers vs Giants on December 11th.
As the Week 14 odds come to a close, be sure to also check out our Packers vs. Giants picks alongside our favorite Jordan Love props.
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The Houston Texans were one of the biggest surprises in the NFL last season, and surprises usually pan out to point-spread profits. That wasn’t the case in Houston.
While the Texans’ about-face from three wins in 2022 to 10 in 2023 was as subtle as a Brazilian wax job, it barely made a blip at the sportsbook, with Houston finishing the regular season 9-8 against the spread.
That’s life in the AFC South.
The Texans quickly became the class of the division, despite starting a rookie at quarterback. C.J. Stroud’s immediate effectiveness boosted Houston past a broken Colts team, a Titans squad in transition, and the underperforming Jaguars.
After entering 2023 as a favorite in only three look-ahead lines (and closing as …
Monday was the 81st day of the year, and just the 10th on which none of the 20 English top-flight clubs played a game. The previous day without any fixtures in the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Champions League or Europa League was 5 March, 16 consecutive football-filled days earlier. Other than Fridays, of which six out of 12 have so far been clear of top-level football, the total number of days off in 2021 has been two. Essentially, if you are the type of football fan who likes to stay on top of the sport at the highest level, both domestically and in Europe, it is just as well that you have been in effect banned from leaving your house since Christmas because you would have been tethered to your television anyway.
If this season ha…