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MLBWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 17

What I'm Eyeing: Rain-Scrambled ALCS Leaves Cleveland Guardians Odds in Flux

A Friday washout turned the ALCS into a back-to-back sprint, and that changes who's pitching before it changes who's favored.

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CFB Betting News Today: What's On My Radar for Saturday Night

CFBWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 17

Four night kickoffs cluster inside a half-hour window tonight, and the one pulling my attention hardest has nothing to do with a final score yet, it's a 4,500-foot elevation change.

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What I'm Eyeing: Philadelphia 76ers Betting News Before the Knicks Trip

NBAWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 17

A 7-foot-6 two-way signing and a very public owner-player spat in Phoenix are the loudest signals on my radar, and neither one has moved a real number yet.

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What I'm Eyeing: Jalen Hurts' Blood Clot Forces Eagles Into Backup Mode, Caleb Williams Returns for Bears

NFLWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 17

Two separate quarterback situations just rewired Sunday's board before a single line opened. One team gets a starter back, the other just lost one for good.

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Dodgers' Hall of Fame Trio Stays Locked In Despite NLCS Sweep

MLBBreaking · 2:35 PM ET · Oct 17

Betts, Freeman, and Ohtani's Cooperstown cases didn't dim after the Brewers' sweep, and the national baseball conversation around them says as much.

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