Dak Prescott’s nearing return will loom over this game but regardless, an excellent game is on deck in Southern California in Week 5, when the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams meet.

Dallas has successfully navigated its spell without Prescott, heading to L.A. at 3-1. Los Angeles, on the other hand, is just 2-2 and facing a real identity crisis amid offensive struggles. 

Both the perseverance of Dallas’s offense and the struggles of L.A.’s are highlighted in our NFL player prop picks for the Cowboys vs. Rams. 

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The NFL rolls in London this Sunday with the first of three successive weeks in the UK’s capital city. The Jaguars are the ‘home’ side here and welcome to Falcons to Wembley Stadium for Week 4.

Ahead of the big London game, we’re focusing on Jaguars’ franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence and picking out the very best NFL picks for the former Clemson standout.

Be sure to also check out our Falcons vs. Jaguars player props, and full Falcons vs. Jaguars betting picks and before placing your wagers on the latest NFL odds! 

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The 7-5 Houston Texans will look to climb the AFC South ladder with a win this Sunday at the breezy and possibly wet MetLife Stadium vs. Zach Wilson and the New York Jets. NFL odds favor the Texans, and rightfully so. 

With C.J. Stroud and the indoor offense of the Texans rolling into what is expected to be a rough-weathered game, should bettors expect some slow football out of the gates?

I break down the Week 14 odds and offer my free NFL picks for Texans vs. Jets on Sunday, December 10.

Texans vs Jets odds

Texans vs Jets predictions

The New York Jets took plenty of professional money this week that moved the +6 spread to as short as +5. This was before the news that Zach Wilson was going to b…

Week 1 of the NFL preseason continues Friday night with a matchup between the Houston Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Texans already have a preseason game under their belt with the Hall of Fame Game last week while the Steelers could have a quarterback battle on their hands in their preseason opener.

Let’s get into my Texans vs. Steelers predictions and NFL picks for this preseason game on August 9.

Texans vs Steelers prediction

My best betOver 19.5 1H (-105 at DraftKings)

My analysis

Since the Houston Texans already have a game under their belt, they plan on playing all their healthy starters for the beginning of this game. That means we will see reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud su…

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, for the A-League Men is back, this time celebrating its 20th season. It’s a time for hope, for spirits swelled by the promise and potential that comes with the blank slate of a new season. And that goes not just for the 13 sides taking part in this year’s competition but, as has invariably been the case of late, also the league itself, which has lurched from crisis to crisis in recent years to test the depths of even the most ardent supporter’s endurance.

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It all begins on Friday, when Central Coast host Melbourne Victory in a rematch of the 2023-24 grand final. In that contest, the Mariners yet again…

Wolves will hope that Liverpool have one of their off days whilst Liverpool will be hoping to continue their mini revival.

Wolves boss Mick Mccarthy has come under fire this season for fielding weakened teams against some of the top teams in the division, on the basis that the game is likely to be lost, so the best option is for him to rest his key players for more winnable games. Whatever we think of this, it s unlikely to happen against Liverpool, who most would argue are eminently beatable this season. Wolves are sure to have a real go at Lverpool on their own turf, and we can expect blood and thunderto be their chosen style of play. For me, Wolves are still missing the tricky wing play of Michael Kightly, but their aerial prowess and never say die attitude has seen them pic…

Cristiano Ronaldo was the biggest omission as UEFA named the Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament.

Five players from competition winners Italy made the best XI announced on Tuesday, though there was no place for Golden Boot winner Ronaldo.

The Portugal forward scored five times, as did the Czech Republic s Patrik Schick, but Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku got the nod in a front three with Federico Chiesa and Raheem Sterling.

Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire were the other England representatives in the team.

But there was no place for fellow defender Luke Shaw, who scored in the final to cap a fine tournament, or his Manchester United team-mate Paul Pogba, one of the tournament s stars before France s elimination in the last 16.

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Lionel Messi s uncanny ability to create history continued with a record-breaking sixth Ballon d Or on Monday.

The decade-long monopoly on football s most prestigious individual prize held by the Barcelona great and Cristiano Ronaldo was broken a year ago by Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric.

But once again it was Messi s name on the prize as he added to the Ballons d Or he won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.

Below, with the help of Opta data, we have scrutinised the numbers behind each of the years Messi has been named the world s best.

2009

Could there really have been any other winner in a year in which Messi swept every major honour? There were six collective titles in total as Pep Guardiola s star-studded class won La Liga, the Copa del…

Earlier this week I previewed and predicted the winners for Saturday s (13 August) fixtures, today I will look into the three games taking place on Sunday (14 August) and Monday (15 August).

Chelsea vs. Stoke City: Britannia Stadium

Chelsea are looking to get their 2011-12 Premier League campaign off to a winning start in this one, but Stoke will surely have something to say about that. The Blues come to the Britannia Stadium having made only two signing in the summer transfer window thus far, Romelu Lukaku and Oriol Romeu. Lukaku joins Chelsea from Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, where he earned the nickname, The Next Didier Drogba , which has since also been given to Tottenham Hotspur starlet Souleymane Coulibaly. Romeu comes to the Premier Leag…

The battle for AFC West supremacy continues in prime time as the Denver Broncos travel to Arrowhead Stadium to face the red-hot Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs are coming off a bye week – big news if you’re a believer in Andy Reid – and have rattled off four consecutive wins after an inconsistent start to the season. Denver is also playing its best football at the right time, with wins in three of its last four games, including an impressive victory over the L.A. Chargers last Sunday.

Check out our free NFL picks and predictions for Broncos at Chiefs on December 5. 

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