San Francisco is +3.5 (-120) on the spread and +155 on the moneyline, with the total at 46. A three-point Seattle win cashes San Francisco at +3.5 but pushes at +3, the most common margin in the NFL. Bosa and Thompson did not practice Wednesday or Thursday, and Kyle Shanahan said both are not expected … Read more
The Dodgers are -190 to win the NLCS, the Brewers are +135, and Game 1 is Sunday in Milwaukee. Los Angeles beat Atlanta 3-1 in the NLDS despite one hit in 20 plate appearances with runners in scoring position. ESPN’s simulation gives the Dodgers 51 percent to advance, well short of the 65.5 percent a … Read more
The Padres are +700 to win the series after two one-run losses in Milwaukee, compared with +150 before Game 1. Teams that trail 0-2 in a best-of-five series have gone on to win it 10 of 93 times, MLB.com reported. The Dodgers are -150 against the Braves after a 1-1 split at Dodger Stadium, an … Read more
Chicago’s 850 runs topped the majors, yet the Cubs scored once on eight hits across two games at Petco Park. Gavin Sheets, pinch-hitting in the fourth inning, homered on a 100.8 mph pitch with a man on to make it 4-1. Milwaukee won a majors-best 103 games and starts Jacob Misiorowski in Game 1 on … Read more
Michael King held the Cubs to one hit and struck out eight across seven innings before the bullpen closed out the 8-0 shutout. Fernando Tatis Jr. homered on the game’s opening pitch, and Chicago, which led the majors with 850 runs, finished with three hits. Nick Pivetta, back since Sept. 7 from a right elbow … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers shortened from +475 to +400 to win the NFC, matching the Los Angeles Rams, who drifted from +350 a day earlier. San Francisco is 3-0 and leads the NFL with 0.26 offensive EPA per play, while the 1-2 Rams rank 22nd at -0.04. The Seattle Seahawks are third at +475 after … Read more
The Los Angeles Chargers’ AFC West odds have lengthened from +325 to +850 after an 0-2 start. The Kansas City Chiefs tightened to -130 and the Las Vegas Raiders shortened to +650, both sitting 2-0. The San Francisco 49ers moved to +900 to win the Super Bowl and +450 for the NFC after a 2-0 … Read more
The quarterback who beat No. 2 USC as a 41-point underdog in 2007 is now Stanford’s head coach, hired by GM Andrew Luck to rescue a program stuck in five straight losing seasons. Bovada isn’t sold, listing the Cardinal at +25000 to win the ACC. STANFORD, Calif. — There is a poetry to Stanford’s rebuild, … Read more
One year after a 3-9 collapse and a midseason firing, UCLA opens under proven winner Bob Chesney with quarterback Nico Iamaleava back for a bounce-back season. Bovada isn’t buying it yet, listing the Bruins at +12500 to win the Big Ten. LOS ANGELES — UCLA is starting over again, and this time it brought in … Read more
No. 14 USC opened with a tidy 42-26 win over San Jose State behind a near-perfect night from Jayden Maiava. The schedule ahead, not the opener, is what Bovada’s +3500 national-title price and Maiava’s +2000 Heisman odds are really about. LOS ANGELES — Southern California opened its season the way a playoff hopeful is supposed … Read more