The NFL is back and that means betting on the best plane breakers in the Week 1 odds. I finished +4.5 units a season ago in this article and am looking for an even bigger haul in 2024.
Books might struggle to price touchdown props in the opening week with plenty of rookies and guys in new roles. In saying that, I’m backing a pair of rookie rushers at big plus-money odds and betting on the Houston running game to pay the bills.
I’ve also chosen teams in the Texans, Bills, and Buccaneers who can put up a ton of points against the Colts, Cardinals, and Commanders, respectively. Read more as I break down my favorite touchdown NFL picks for Week 1, and be sure to check out our first TD scorer prop picks.
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Manchester City are close to signing the Argentina forward Julián Álvarez from River Plate, although the 21-year-old would not move to England until June at the earliest.
Negotiations are continuing, with City offering €16m (£13.4m) plus add-ons and River wanting a guarantee of at least €21m, but there is optimism at the Premier League club that an agreement will be struck.
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River would like to keep Álvarez, who came through their youth teams, until June or even November, when the World Cup starts in Qatar. The likeliest outcome is that he would stay until June, although City could also choose to loan him elsewhere.
On the opening weekend last season, Liverpool went to Fulham and, after twice falling behind, drew 2-2. Coming a week after the Community Shield win over Manchester City, the positive impression of Darwin Núñez seemed to be confirmed but the broader feeling was of doubt. Liverpool just didn’t look at it. They didn’t overwhelm Fulham physically as they had so many teams previously. Fabinho looked off the pace. Virgil van Dijk, such a commanding figure before then, was given a chasing by Aleksandar Mitrovic. Further doubts were raised about Trent Alexander‑Arnold’s defending.
Early-season observations can be made to look very silly very quickly. Núñez did not, last season, develop into the imposing and prolific presence it appeared…
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said his 2014 arrest for driving under the influence was a result of police profiling him as a "rich, white billionaire." Irsay, 64, gave his view during a sit-down interview with Andrea Kremer on "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel," which aired Tuesday night. "I am prejudiced against because I'm a rich, white billionaire," Irsay said. "If I'm just the average guy down the block, they're not pulling me in, of course not." When Kremer asked Irsay how he thought his comment would be received, the latter doubled down on his stance. "I don't care what it sounds like," Irsay said. "It's the truth. … I could give a damn what people think how anything sounds or sounds like. The …