While Chelsea s 3-1 victory against Southampton last weekend might have sent them to the top of the table, there have been a handful of sides from across the who have continued to surprise.
Despite many expecting the usual suspects to be leading the title chase once again this season, some of England s smaller teams have their sights firmly set on trying to upset the establishment.
With the Premier League taking a fortnight break due to October s international fixtures, we have taken a look at three sides who have cemented their spot as an early-season surprise package.
Brentford
While Brentford might have only secured their maiden Premier League campaign via the play-offs over the summer, Thomas Frank s side have only continued to gain a host of admirers from…
A court in Milan has sentenced former Brazil forward Robinho to nine years in prison for sexual assault, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
The sentence relates to an alleged incident of group sexual assault on a 22-year-old woman involving five other men who were at a Milanese nightclub on January 22, 2013, during the 33-year-old s time playing for AC Milan in Serie A.
Agent and lawyer Marisa Alija Ramos posted on Instagram to state Robinho denies the charges after pleading not guilty on behalf of her client, who did not attend the court hearings in northern Italy.
With regards to the allegations surrounding Robinho, the alleged incident took place several years ago, Ramos said, in a post also shared by Robinho s official Instagram account.
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A vital game in the AFC East opens the 2021 NFL betting schedule when the Miami Dolphins come to Foxborough to face the New England Patriots in Week 1.
These divisional rivals are likely chasing Buffalo in the standings and find themselves in a race for second place right out of the gate, with bookies setting the Patriots as 2.5-point favorites for this season opener.
Two young former Alabama quarterbacks share the spotlight, with Miami leaning on Tua Tagovailoa and New England opting to start rookie Mac Jones. These are our free NFL picks and predictions for Dolphins at Patriots on Sunday, September 12 with kickoff at 4:25 p.m. ET.
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The Detroit Lions head into Week 13 of the NFL season still looking for their first win of the year, as they welcome the Minnesota Vikings to Ford Field.
The Lions came close to that elusive victory when they locked horns with the Vikings earlier this year but oddsmakers aren’t expecting them to get it this week, with NFL betting lines installing Detroit as a 7.5-point home underdog.
Here are our best free Vikings vs. Lions NFL picks and predictions for Sunday, December 5 with kickoff at 1 p.m. ET.
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The Dallas Cowboys stumble back to Arlington after suffering the biggest upset of the young 2023 NFL season and now must prepare for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in Week 4.
Dallas was absolutely dumped as an 11-point favorite at Arizona last Sunday, losing 28-16 to the Cardinals following two one-sided wins over the New York teams to start the schedule.
The Cowboys are still getting plenty of respect from the NFL odds in Week 4, hovering around touchdown favorites at home to New England.
The Patriots picked up their first victory of the season, edging the punchless Jets 15-10 in Week 3. New England had an uphill climb in the opening two weeks, taking on powerhouses in Philadelphia and Miami: Does Dallas still fall into that category?
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Just how low can they go? That question will be on the minds of football fans and sports bettors alike this evening when the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers clash on Thursday Night Football. The Pats rank dead last in the NFL in scoring at a paltry 12.3 points per game and were blanked by the Los Angeles Chargers the last time they took the field. The Steelers, meanwhile, have scored 10 points or less five times this season and have the league’s 28th ranked offense. It’s no wonder that tonight’s projected Over/Under of 30.5 points is the lowest total for an NFL game since 2005.
While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch tonight’s game, you can also live stream Patriots vs. Steelers direc…
No NFL team has been more profitable at the sportsbook than the Detroit Lions over the past three seasons.
Under fiery head coach Dan Campbell, Detroit has gone from loveable underdog to Super Bowl contender, boasting a 37-17 ATS record since 2021 (68.5%). And while the Lions keep covering, their place in the betting market is mutating.
Detroit was a point-spread favorite only five times in Campbell’s first two seasons but 2023 saw a shift in expectations, as Detroit gave points in 16 of its 20 total games (including playoffs).
The bar is set even higher in 2024, with the Lions near the top of the futures odds. Can they move forward after last year’s excruciating NFC Championship collapse, or has Motown missed its window?
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After five straight divisional matchups featured in Thursday Night Football odds, Week 7 offers a bit of a downshift with the Denver Broncos visiting the New Orleans Saints.
In addition to an inter-conference matchup, both teams will be trotting out rookie QBs — and the opening total was an action-inspiring 38.5.
Check back for the latest Week 7 odds for this matchup, plus TNF player props and the full TNF schedule.
Thursday Night Football odds
Broncos vs Saints opening odds
- Point spread: Denver +2.5 | New Orleans -2.5
- Moneyline: Denver +114 | New Orleans -134
- Total: Over 38.5 | Under 38.5
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The six-month mark came and went with hardly any notice, but it did come and go. It’s now been more than half a year since Rudy Gobert, days after jokingly touching all the microphones at a press conference, tested positive for COVID-19 and effectively shut down the sports world. If you’d said then that six months later, we’d be watching the tail end of reorganized NBA and NHL playoffs, the stretch run of a truncated baseball season, and the NFL kicking off in mostly empty stadiums, it would have been believable. Put sports on pause, get the virus under control, and pick things back up with some extra precautions in place to guard against a second wave of outbreaks. Except, we never got the virus under control. The last day with fewer than 20,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the Unit…