What’s not to love about this time of the year? Food, family, festivities, fun and lots of meaningful football — and meaningful football means cleaner paths to betting success. The Sporting News’ best bets have been as reliable as a snowy weather forecast in Buffalo. We’ve been stacking up the Ws like my kids have… Continue reading NFL Week 14 best bets & player props: Vikings pound Falcons, Seahawks sack Cardinals, Rams-Bills soars OVER
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Best and Worst PFF Grades from the Vikings win over the Cardinals
The NFL season will sometimes show us what we want to see from players; other times, we may see something bad when it isn’t there. For fans and media, there has to be a way to check and balance things to avoid favoritism or bias in a negative light. Thanks to PFF, we will always… Continue reading Best and Worst PFF Grades from the Vikings win over the Cardinals
Cam Akers’ impact, Kevin O’Connell’s kicker effect, Johnny Mundt at his best
1. Akers has explosive run and block Cam Akers had only four touches Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, but the running back gave two ideal glimpses into why the Vikings traded for him twice in two years. The plays — a team-high 18-yard run and a blitz pickup on linebacker Kyzir White that allowed Sam… Continue reading Cam Akers’ impact, Kevin O’Connell’s kicker effect, Johnny Mundt at his best
Experts Pick Three Best Arizona Cardinals-Minnesota Vikings Bets
ARIZONA — The Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings are set to play in a massive Week 13 battle that can have ramifications later down the road in the NFC playoff picture. The Vikings themselves have won their last four games and return home still trailing the Detroit Lions in the NFC North despite owning a… Continue reading Experts Pick Three Best Arizona Cardinals-Minnesota Vikings Bets
The 11 Best Vikings Through 11 Games
Credit: Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images The Minnesota Vikings were expected to have a rough season in year one without Kirk Cousins, but surprisingly, they have won nine of their first 11 contests, making a strong push for the postseason. Part of that success is the coaching tandem of Kevin O’Connell and Brian Flores, but some players… Continue reading The 11 Best Vikings Through 11 Games
Putting the NFC North’s dominance in context: Best division since realignment?
The NFL’s Thanksgiving schedule delivers three-fourths of what could become the most dominant division since the league realigned in 2002. The 2024 NFC North is the first division since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to feature three teams with at least eight victories through Week 12, led by the 10-1 Detroit Lions, who have tied an… Continue reading Putting the NFC North’s dominance in context: Best division since realignment?
Best free agents, biggest keys to win
Week 12 in the NFC North features a showdown in Chicago between the Bears and Vikings, the Lions visiting the feisty Colts and the Packers in a rematch of last year’s NFC title game against the 49ers at Lambeau Field. We’ve gone around the division with our On SI colleagues to answer two big questions.… Continue reading Best free agents, biggest keys to win
Will Brinson’s NFL Week 12 picks, best bets: Send Aaron Rodgers to the Vikings, sneaky Over in AFC East battle
The Jets’ season is over. It was probably never going to really get going with the way the organization is structured. And the regime brought in to fix things is gone, with both Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas fired midseason after presiding over a roster that owner Woody Johnson deemed was “the most talented… Continue reading Will Brinson’s NFL Week 12 picks, best bets: Send Aaron Rodgers to the Vikings, sneaky Over in AFC East battle
Arason Caps Bison Career with Best NDSU Finish Ever at NCAA Midwest Regional
Story Links PEORIA, Ill. – The North Dakota State men’s cross country team turned in a strong performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional contested on Friday afternoon in Peoria. Senior Jake Arason took 38th place overall in his Bison finale, clocking a personal-best 30:23.0 for the 10k at Newman… Continue reading Arason Caps Bison Career with Best NDSU Finish Ever at NCAA Midwest Regional
Kirill Kaprizov Is Grabbing the Torch As the NHL’s Best Winger – Minnesota Wild
We wrote about Kirill Kaprizov’s incredible start on Thursday. Still, when a player goes out and drops a three-point night to extend their multi-point game streak to seven… what else can you do but marvel about him all over again? Kaprizov is refusing to slow down, adding two goals and an assist in the Minnesota… Continue reading Kirill Kaprizov Is Grabbing the Torch As the NHL’s Best Winger – Minnesota Wild