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NBAWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 23

NBA Picks Today: What I'm Eyeing on Opening Weekend's Back-to-Backs

Four teams are already playing zero-rest back-to-backs this early in the season, and the loudest Knicks story of the week has nothing to do with basketball.

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WNBAWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 23

WNBA Finals Game 4: Golden State Valkyries Odds Today and What I'm Eyeing

Allisha Gray says she's 'feeling fine, but not 100 percent' with a hand injury in the Finals, and that single sentence is the whole ballgame for Saturday's number.

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Baltimore Ravens Odds Today: Lamar Jackson's Ankle Is Friday's Whole Story

A high ankle sprain, a practice window that closes fast, and five injury designations that could move more than one line before kickoff Sunday.

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Tampa Bay Rays News Betting Impact: Why the Running Game Isn't Changing After Game 1

MLBBreaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 24

The Rays lost Game 1 on two baserunning outs in a one-run game and are doubling down anyway, while the run line hasn't budged a single point overnight.

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Wyoming Cowboys News: Tyler Hughes Shreds Air Force's Option Defense in 28-14 Win

CFBBreaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 24

Hughes accounted for three touchdowns, two through the air and one on the ground, pushing Wyoming past a program built to slow everyone down.

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