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SEC Breakout Players: Revisiting 2026 preseason prognostications, part 3

In the name of accountability, let’s go team-by-team and look back at preseason breakout player picks to see how we did. 

SWAC Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 4

SWAC teams will be on Monday’s college basketball schedule in seven games, including the Florida A&M Rattlers taking on the South Florida Bulls, and here are some best bets for you to make. How to Bet on SWAC Games Best SWAC Spread Bet Today: South Florida vs. Florida A&M The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (9.5 points) is much tighter than the 25.5-point edge DraftKings gives to South Florida, though the data still has them as the favorite. Put your money on Florida A...

Big East Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 3

Big East teams will take the court in nine games on Monday’s college basketball schedule. That includes the Marist Red Foxes squaring off against the Xavier Musketeers at Cintas Center, and we have best bets recommendations across the board. How to Bet on Big East Games Best Big East Spread Bet Today: Xavier vs. Marist The DraftKings line for this game has Xavier favored by 12.5, while the model predicts it will win by considerably more (22.2 points). Put your money on Xavier. ...

Sun Belt Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 3

Sun Belt teams will hit the court across 13 games on Monday’s college basketball schedule, and we have your best bets information below. That includes the Arkansas State Red Wolves squaring off against the Ohio Bobcats at Convocation Center Ohio. How to Bet on Sun Belt Games Best Sun Belt Spread Bet Today: Ohio vs. Arkansas State The model line is much more favorable to Arkansas State compared to the DraftKings line, a 8.4 point difference, and has them favored to win Monday’s game o...

MAAC Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 3

There are nine games on the college basketball schedule on Monday that feature MAAC teams, and we have best bets recomendations. That includes the Bryant Bulldogs versus the Siena Saints. How to Bet on MAAC Games Best MAAC Spread Bet Today: Siena vs. Bryant While DraftKings has Siena winning by 9.5, the model has Bryant taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (14.2 points). Take Bryant. ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS ...

MWC Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 4

MWC teams will take the court across four games on Monday in college basketball action. That includes the Incarnate Word Cardinals taking on the Colorado State Rams at Moby Arena, and we have best bets recommendations across the board. How to Bet on MWC Games Best MWC Spread Bet Today: Colorado State vs. Incarnate Word Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have Colorado State winning by a considerably more robust margin (20 points). Take Colorado State. ...

WCC Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 4

There are five games on the college basketball schedule on Monday that feature WCC teams, and we have best bets recomendations. That includes the Idaho Vandals versus the Washington State Cougars. How to Bet on WCC Games Best WCC Spread Bet Today: Washington State vs. Idaho Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have Washington State winning by a considerably more robust margin (13.7 points). Take Washington State. ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Und...

MVC Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 3

MVC teams will be on Monday’s college basketball schedule in six games, including the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks taking on the Drake Bulldogs, and here are some best bets for you to make. How to Bet on MVC Games Best MVC Spread Bet Today: Drake vs. Northern Arizona Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have Drake winning by a considerably more robust margin (13.9 points). Take Drake. ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS R...

MEAC Basketball Predictions, Computer Picks and Best Bets | November 3

The Coppin State Eagles versus the Maryland Terrapins is one of six games on the Monday college basketball slate that features a MEAC team. If you look below, you can see our best bets for that conference action. How to Bet on MEAC Games Best MEAC Spread Bet Today: Maryland vs. Coppin State Maryland is the bet in this contest. It is favored by 7.9 more points in the model than DraftKings (36.4 to 28.5). ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS R...

Buffalo Bills restructure contract for CB Taron Johnson

The Buffalo Bills have created an extra $1.75 million in 2025 salary cap space by restructuring the contract for nickel cornerback Taron Johnson on Monday, November 3. The Bills reportedly converted Johnson’s 2025 base salary into a signing bonus, which allowed for that extra cap savings. It’s a move by general manager Brandon Beane and […]

Big Ten Basketball Opening Day(s) Thread

Here so we don’t get fined. Hi! Welcome to Off Tackle Empire—now third in the blogosphere for Big Ten basketball content. …you might’ve noticed we dont’ have any! Well, this is a Big Ten football site, and we have always only been able to cover shootyhoops as volunteer contributors and my schedule permit. My schedule […]

Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern men’s basketball vs. Mercyhurst: TV, radio, streaming, injury report

College basketball is back! A new-look Northwestern men’s basketball team opens its 2025-26 season Monday night against Mercyhurst, ranked 359th in the KenPom rankings. Here’s how to follow the match at Welsh-Ryan Arena: Broadcast Information Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, IL) Game Time: 7:00 p.m. CT TV: B1G+ Radio: ESPN 1000 WMVP Streaming: B1G+ Northwestern Injury […]

Where will Indiana land in the first College Football Playoff rankings? Our predictions

The first set of College Football Playoff rankings are set to be revealed during a show on ESPN on Tuesday night. Assembled by the playoff committee, the rankings will provide an in-season snapshot of where teams currently stand following Week 10’s action. Indiana was a staple in last season’s rankings, ultimately receiving an at-large bid […]

Cade Horton is a NL Rookie of the Year finalist

This news was expected, and today, Major League Baseball made it official. Cubs right-hander Cade Horton is a National League Rookie of the Year “finalist”: Just to make it clear: There isn’t another election. The “finalists” are simply the players who were the top three vote-getters in the award voting that was completed when the […]

Aaron Judge named finalist for AL MVP

Award season is upon us with the conclusion of the World Series, and after rolling out the Gold Gloves on Sunday MLB has now announced the finalists for some of the big individual awards. Headlining them all are the MVP races, and to no one’s surprise Aaron Judge will finish in the top three for […]

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Drake Baldwin named as finalist for 2025 NL Rookie of the Year Award

This news isn’t a surprise (and it honestly might slip under the cracks considering all of the other big news that’s concerned the Atlanta Braves today) but this is a goodie. We’ve all expected that Drake Baldwin would be in the running for this season’s National League Rookie of the Year Award and now we […]

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Bear & Balanced: Chicago Bears rookies make a statement

We’ve talked about some crazy games during our time doing Bear & Balanced, but none quite as crazy as yesterday’s 47 to 42 Chicago Bears win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Eight lead changes, 1,071 total yards of offense, 31 fourth-quarter points, and a couple of firsts in NFL history by the Bears. Chicago shook off […]

Nebraska Men’s Basketball: West Georgia Game Thread

Date: Monday, November 3rd, 2025Tipoff: 7:01 p.m. (CST)Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Nebraska) Radio: Monday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jeff Smith on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KCRO (660 AM) and KIBM (1490 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins […]