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WNBAWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 18

Golden State Valkyries Odds Today: What I'm Eyeing Before Finals Game 2

Golden State won Game 1 by four in a possession battle, and the real question for Monday isn't who's better, it's whether either defense blinks first.

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What I'm Eyeing: Tampa Bay Rays Odds Today as the ALCS Swings to Game 5

MLBWhat I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 18

Caminero, Diaz and Aranda combined for five RBIs to even the ALCS, and a seventh-inning error is the one play Cleveland can't stop replaying.

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Florida's Win Over Texas Comes Down to One Thing: Quarterback Play

CFBBreaking · 2:35 PM ET · Oct 18

The SEC Football Final panel broke down Arch Manning and Tramell Jones Jr. side by side, and the gap wasn't about talent, it was about which offense trusted its quarterback to go win the game.

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NFL Line Movement Today: Marvin Harrison Jr's Debut Splits the Texans-Jaguars Board

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The spread swung toward Jacksonville while the moneyline swung toward Houston, a split that almost never survives all the way to kickoff.

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Valkyries Grab Game 1, and the Golden State Valkyries Odds Today Reflect a Series That Just Got Tighter Than the Score Says

WNBAMorning Read · 7:05 AM ET · Oct 18

Gabby Williams iced two free throws with 4.1 seconds left to seal a 68-64 Game 1, but Allisha Gray playing through a finger injury is the number worth watching into Game 2.

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