Sports are an argument that never ends. We jump in — Saturday recaps, Heisman and playoff races, legacies and debates — with the stats to back the take and the respect the game deserves.
Bills 41-31 over the Lions on Thursday, the full Sunday and Monday slate with lines, 49ers -13.5 over Miami, Commanders-Cowboys for the highest total, Colts at Chiefs, Giants at Rams on Monday night, and the five games that decide the week.
Against-the-spread calls for every game, five best bets (Jaguars +2.5, Colts +6.5, Eagles-Titans under 39.5, Dolphins +13.5, Panthers -2.5), and the props we'd play — McCaffrey, Ja'Marr Chase, Jonathan Taylor and more.
No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Ole Miss headlines the weekend as Lane Kiffin returns to the program he built, plus Houston-Texas Tech and SMU-Louisville, three top-five tune-ups, the Backyard Brawl, and the full ranked slate with lines.
Spreads and totals for the whole ranked slate, from a top-10 pick'em in Oxford to a Friday-night Big 12 fight, plus four against-the-spread plays: LSU +3, North Carolina +3.5, Houston +7.5, and Florida State +20.5.
Every Week 1 final score, Chicago's 59-37 over Carolina, the Lions' 31-30 overtime survival against a 410-yard rookie, three outright road upsets (Giants, Cardinals, Jets), the Ravens and Bills doing their job, and what carries into Week 2.
The Week 1 nightcap: Patrick Mahomes' first game since his torn ACL against the Denver defense that took Kansas City's AFC West crown. The odds (Chiefs -2.5), the blindside problem, the Kenneth Walker III addition, how to watch, and our pick.
Seahawks 13-10 over the Patriots with Drew Lock, 49ers 27-7 in Melbourne, the full Sunday and Monday slate with lines, seven new starting quarterbacks, Harbaugh and Dart on Sunday night, and the injuries to check before kickoff.
Murray over 1.5 touchdowns, Kincaid at +340, Gibbs as an SGP anchor, Broncos +2.5 on Mahomes' return, Giants +2.5 on Sunday night, the fade list, and why Drew Lock keeps the Seattle job through Week 5.
Hull, the Ipswich hat-trick, a 2-2 thrown away at Everton in the 96th minute, £150m on midfielders and nothing on defenders, the injury list, the Champions League draw, and City at Old Trafford on Saturday. Where the club really stands.
Mensah-to-Toney for 234 yards, Lane Kiffin's 51-10 LSU debut, UMass over Rutgers as a 29.5-point underdog, the one-second clock in Ann Arbor, updated Heisman odds, playoff dark horses and the Week 2 games that matter.
The triple-double king retires as the most electric stat-sheet stuffer the game has seen — and, the argument goes, a cautionary tale about what the numbers can't buy: a ring. A hard, fair, and ultimately loving look at a complicated legacy.