On this day in 2016: Leicester win first ever Champions League match

Leicester continued their fairytale with a 3-0 victory over Club Brugge in their first ever Champions League match, on this day in 2016.

Claudio Ranieri’s Foxes were still riding high after their stunning Premier League title triumph the previous season when they headed to Belgium.

Marc Albrighton opened the scoring early in the first half, with Riyad Mahrez doubling their advantage from a free-kick before adding a third from the penalty spot in the second half.

WATCH: Marc Albrighton talks after scoring s first ever goal against Club Brugge last night.

— Leicester City (@LCFC)

Leicester would go on to reach the quarter-finals, eventually being knocked out by Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate.

Ranieri was sacked the day after their…

Seahawks vs Steelers SNF Prop Bets: Seattle's Defense Remains Weak

Sunday night brings us a battle between the Russell Wilson-less Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers. There are injuries on both teams and that means plenty of player props to take advantage of. 

We bring you our favorite free prop picks and predictions for Sunday night’s Seahawks vs. Steelers Week 6 battle. 

Steelers vs Jaguars Preseason Picks and Predictions: Pickett's Push to Start Continues

On Saturday, we’ll see the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Jacksonville Jaguars in a preseason game which should start to answer some more questions about the future of the Steelers at the quarterback position.  

Don’t miss our NFL picks and predictions for the Steelers vs. Jaguars, with kickoff on August 20.

NFL Most Improved Team Odds 2023: Odds Suggest Bears Favored — but is Chicago the Smart Play?

Da Bears finished with the worst record in football in 2022 at 3-14. That makes their path to be the most improved team in football much easier than other teams heading into the 2023 season.

DraftKings currently has NFL odds for the most improved team available and the criteria for that (which is explained more in the bet slip) is the team with the biggest increase in regular season wins from the previous season.

With a current win total of 7.5 for this season, it’s easy to see why the Chicago Bears odds have them as the betting favorite at +210. However, a lot has to go right for the Bears to flirt with a five-win — or even a four-win — improvement from a season ago.

The Best MNF Week 8 Betting Promotions, Odds Boosts, and Sign Up Offers

Finding the best value on NFL odds has become just a little bit easier, as most sportsbooks routinely offer odds boosts and betting promotions on select betting markets.

These promotions are specially curated offers, which range from sportsbook to sportsbook, that can offer users enhanced prices on NFL player props, sides, totals, and NFL futures, popular parlays, or entice users a create an account at a new sportsbook.

Sometimes you get a 25% better value on a superstar to score a touchdown, or a chance to get more value on your favorite bet of the week — regardless of the offer, these promotions frequently provide bettors with a chance to extra value for their NFL Week 8 predictions. 

However, these betting boosts are often time-sensitive, …

NFL First Touchdown Scorer Props for Divisional Round: Nice Price on Rice

It feels like only yesterday that this NFL season started, but we’re now down to the eight remaining teams with the Divisional Round odds upon us. This time of year makes each touchdown more important, and I’m on the hunt to work out the best value on the first touchdown market in the NFL odds. It’s a market that has some big odds, meaning big payoffs if you can nail them correctly.

I’m studying the first touchdown scorer markets to find three players who offer the perfect mix of value and opportunity to deliver some healthy returns. Here are my best free NFL picks and predictions for the Divisional Round’s first touchdown scorers.

For more TD prop picks, check out Josh Inglis’ Divisional Round TD props!

NFL Week 4 Weather & Odds: Chaotic Conditions Cover the Landscape

The football schedule rolls into the autumn months and that means weather is going to affect outcomes and influence the NFL odds more each week.

I circle the games with potential weather in NFL Week 4, looking at how rain, wind, and heat will play a role in your wagers this weekend.

Here’s the NFL weather report for Week 4.

2024 Toyota Owners 400: Preview, 5 Best Bets, Longshot Pick

The first six races of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series have featured five different winners as the series moves under the lights for Sunday night's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. The competition has been fast and fierce, with an average of 31.33 lead changes through the first half-dozen races. The record for a full season is 31.50 set in 2011, and last year's spring race at Richmond produced a record 35 Green Flag Passes for the Lead. While Kyle Larson is the defending race champion, 16 of the past 29 winners at Richmond have been in Toyota cars. Our motor racing experts preview the event and provide their five best bets to win this week along with a longshot driver to keep an eye on. TOYOTA OWNERS 400 Location: Richmond, Va. Date: Sunday, March 31, 7 p.m. ET Distance:…

Jess Fishlock: ‘To be in America in 2020 has been a whirlwind’

It is a sunny late summer afternoon in Berkshire but Jess Fishlock’s mind has fast-forwarded to November on another continent. After all, Reading’s marquee loan signing knows her future could hinge on the result of that month’s US presidential election.

In the past, Wales’s most-capped player has said her future lies in the US and, more specifically, Seattle, the city she fell in love with eight years ago after swapping Bristol Academy for the local club now known as OL Reign.

England women’s and men’s teams receive same pay, FA revealsRead more

Fishlock had not bargained for 2020, this most disorientating of years and one when the Pacific coast has lost a little of its allure.

Cue a…

Martin Bengtsson: football’s Swedish wonderkid whose dream died at Inter

If Martin Bengtsson feels stressed he kicks a football around on his own and, almost immediately, the tension begins to ebb away. “Nowadays I play for meditation,” he says. “I have a very natural and close relationship with the ball; we still have a good rapport.”

Bengtsson is 36 but, 20 years ago, his first touch was so seamlessly adhesive that opponents could have been forgiven for believing he and footballs were inseparable. The then Sweden youth international was such a gifted midfielder that he was swiftly snapped up by Internazionale’s academy; which is where everything went wrong.

He arrived in Milan hyped as one of the biggest talents Sweden had produced but departed less than a year later in the g…