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— NBA Finals, Cavaliers-Warriors Game 5. Prediction: 12.4; final rating: 11.8. MORE: 70 years of the NBA Finals | Classic A-Rod photos — Stanley Cup Final, Blackhawks-Lightning Game 5. Prediction: 3.0; final rating: 3.0. — NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Michigan. Prediction: 2.3; final rating: 2.2. — Women’s World Cup, France-Colombia and England-Mexico. Predictions: 0.9 and 1.0; final ratings: 0.8 and 0.9. — Sunday Night Baseball, Reds-Cubs. Prediction: 1.2; final rating: 1....

Alabama went 3-5-1 ATS in nine games as a double-digit favorite this season. However, if we count the Crimson Tide’s final four games from last year, it has limped to an abysmal 3-9-1 spread record in its last 13 games as double-digit chalk. Quick Hitters – Since dropping a 31-24 decision to Arizona at home back on Oct. 2, Oregon has won seven in a row, both straight up and against the spread....

Let’s round it up! - Video Game News Sonic Team Wants To Do “something new” For Sonic 3D In Next Gen Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka sat down with Eurogamer to discuss Sonic’s future. Oh my, it’s hard not to feel like this has been heard before. Sonic’s foray into 3D has been a rocky journey at best. While the Sonic Adventure games garnered positive receptions, just about everything that followed did not....

Following Bortles’ dismantling of the Bears’ defense in Chicago on Thursday night, coach Gus Bradley made it clear again: Chad Henne will be the No. 1 in Week 1 against Philadelphia, unless he’s injured and can’t play. Still, on Friday, Bradley announced that Bortles will get some time with the starters in the next preseason game against Detroit. Don’t expect Jaguars to stray from the Bortles backup plan they’ve had since they took the rookie No....

Etoundi was ordered by a court in Scotland to pay 400 pounds ($560) in compensation to Gareth Evans, the Welshman who took gold in the mens 69kg at the ongoing Games at Australias Gold Coast. Now Etoundi wants to speak to Evans in person and said it was time to “move on” from the incident four years ago at the Games village, which was triggered by a row over a female athlete....

Following an incredible run of six consecutive wins, the Hearts were brought down to earth by Western United in a shock 2-1 loss in their last game. Craig Noone had given the visitors an early lead, but their city rivals pulled off a stunning comeback in the second half. That result allowed Western United to claim their first-ever points against Melbourne City. The defeat was the Melbourne outfit’s fifth of the season and kept them in fifth position in the standings....

The top of the leaderboard switched during the first two rounds of the tournament between ordinary names Steven Wheatcroft and Andrew Loupe. While Wheatcroft failed to stay in contention Friday and Saturday, Loupe is still within striking distance at 6 under and in a tie for fifth place. MORE: Iconic jersey for every pro city | Fowler takes control Playing conditions have gone from damp and soggy to sunny and windy over the course of the week....

Hundreds of minors were found to be working out of the normal business hours in Wendy’s and Fazoli’s restaurants across nine states owned by Manna Inc., the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) said. The company now faces a fine of $157,114. Investigators said Manna Inc. violated the state’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) after issues were flagged in nearly 100 restaurants, WLKY reported. The agency alleged the law had been broken after the company allowed teenage employees, aged 14 and 15, to work “outside of legally approved hours and for more hours than allowed by law....

The Gunners came in for heavy criticism for their performance in last Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the EFL Cup final at Wembley. Wenger has a contract until the end of next season but reports in England suggest he could be replaced this year, with Germany boss Joachim Low among those linked with the role. However, the 68-year-old insists he is only worried about Thursday’s Premier League clash with Pep Guardiola’s side, having spent much of his two decades at Arsenal dismissing speculation about his job....

We always caution that when looking for values, taking a cash game approach is the way to go. If you shake up your lineups at other spots in GPPs, you can get by with only a few values. RotoQL’s Trending Players Tool can help you find the best value plays in a given week. We also always caution that this article should only be the beginning of your weekly NFL DFS research....

We take some pretty big swings at quarterback this week, although if you look at them just on paper, they make sense. Both Josh Allen and Prescott have one of the worst matchups a fantasy QB can have, so calling them potential busts is definitely fair. And we’ve doubled down on the Cowboys passing game with Dak’s running mate Amari Cooper as another possible bust (and we even threw in the Patriots D/ST, too)....

With bye weeks now over, the only reason not to roll with two QBs in a Superflex league is if you have injured passers on your roster. If you’re a Drew Brees (ribs) owner who doesn’t have Taysom Hill, then you might have to go with a RB or WR that you would otherwise bench. Their floors won’t be anywhere as close to the floor of the QB, but if you only have one starting passer, there’s not much you can do but take a chance with a high-ceiling player....

MORE WEEK 14 RANKINGS: RB | WR | TE | DEF | K FIVE STAR Aaron Rodgers, Packers vs. ATL Andrew Luck, Colts @ CLE. Tough matchup, but we don’t care. Neither should you. Peyton Manning, Broncos vs. BUF. Ditto. Drew Brees, Saints vs. CAR. Brees is heating up and gets a great home matchup against the Panthers, who are allowing the seventh-most fantasy points to QBs. FOUR STAR...

MORE WEEK 14 RANKINGS: QB | WR | TE | DEF | K FIVE STAR DeMarco Murray, Cowboys @ CHI Le’Veon Bell, Steelers @ CIN Arian Foster, Texans @ JAX 4. Eddie Lacy, Packers vs. ATL. Lacy has posted at least 11.5 points in six straight games and eight of his past nine. His early-season slump is a distant memory. 5. Jamaal Charles, Chiefs @ ARI Matt Forte, Bears vs....

As always, the debate at this point in the season is about whether to start a defense that has consistently performed well or to stream a D/ST in a good matchup. With defenses, it’s usually best to trust the matchup-based streamers. Of course, there are still some top-tier D/STs who also have favorable matchups. For example, the Ravens (vs. Giants) and Bears (@ Jaguars) both are taking on offenses that have struggled this year, while the Dolphins (@ Raiders) get to face a mistake-prone backup QB (Marcus Mariota)....

After nearly returning last week, we expect Joe Mixon (concussion) to come back, as well as Leonard Fournette (quad, ankle) and Kerwynn Williams (quad), but we’re unsure about the recent injuries to Rex Burkhead (knee) and Tevin Coleman (concussion). If Burkhead misses, Dion Lewis becomes a must-start, and James White becomes a flex-play, while Devonta Freeman not worrying about Coleman stealing touches would be heaven to those fantasy owners....

WEEK 17 RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | TE | K FIVE STAR Seattle Seahawks vs. STL Miami Dolphins vs. NYJ Houston Texans vs. JAX Baltimore Ravens vs. CLE San Francisco 49ers vs. ARI. The common thread to all the five-star D/STs this week? They’re playing teams with bad/new quarterbacks. The 49ers get the “best” of the bunch going against Arizona’s third- or fourth-stringer, but they’ve been the least consistent unit all year and have nothing to play for, which is why they’re “only” fifth....

title: “Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings Running Backs” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-04” author: “Patricia Martinez”

That said, if you do need to trust one because of T.J. Hockenson’s bye, Alie-Cox seems to be the best of the bunch. Philip Rivers loves throwing to the former VCU basketball player and Alie-Cox has at least 100 yards or a TD in his past three games. He’s not a top priority to play lat the TE spot, but against the Browns, who are weak against TEs, he could be a great streaming option this week (though it is a big annoying Trey Burton received five targets for the Colts last week)....