College Football is back! The official Week 1 of the regular season kicks off Thursday night with a handful of matchups. Per usual, these are just the appetizers to a full and juicy slate of Saturday matchups. With the NFL still a week out, the College Football action lasts into Sunday and Monday this weekend as well. Below is your guide to the most intriguing games on the College Football Week 1 slate. *All times p.m. ET* Northwestern @ Purdue Thursday, 8, ESPN The marquee matchup on opening night has to be considered a must-watch. The Big Ten is…
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Henry John
Henry’s passion for sports dates all the way back to childhood and has ultimately led to a full-fledged career as an analyst and content creator. After getting his start penning fantasy football articles, he forrayed into the betting side of the business in early 2019. His love for sports and statistics proved to be an ideal match with the dedicated research and strategy that handicapping requires. Henry currently specializes in betting analysis and picks for college football, college basketball and NASCAR. He counts the NFL, the WNBA, and NBA player props as additional leagues/markets of interest.Henry graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2021 with a Communication Studies degree and a Psychology minor. A native of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, he and his pup, Harold, have since relocated to Laramie, Wyoming. Thanks to his professional goals within the sports betting industry, there has been a whole lot of steam on the odds for a move to Las Vegas in 2023! Most of Henry’s free time is spent on outdoor adventures, playing chess, snowboarding, or reading a good book. He is also a competitive powerlifter and aspires to qualify for the USAPL Nationals meet within the next 2-3 years.
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It’s official. The Green Bay Packers have extended the contract of quarterback Aaron Rodgers through the 2023 NFL season. The four-year deal will go into effect in 2020 and is worth $134 million in base salary, with $103 million in guarentees. The deal also makes Rodgers the highest-paid player in the NFL. The total value of the extension could reach $180 million with another $4 million in incentives. Reportedly, Rodgers will receive $67 million before the end of the calendar year and more than $80 million before March 17, 2019. https://twitter.com/FlurrySports/status/1034854039098413056 By inking this extension, the Packers essentially guarantee that…
Mercury, Sparks Defend Home Courts to Advance The WNBA Playoffs tipped off on Tuesday night with two first round single elimination games. The 5th seeded Phoenix Mercury welcomed in the 8th seeded Dallas Wings while the 6th seeded Los Angeles Sparks hosted the 7th seeded and defending champion Minnesota Lynx. Three-Point Shooting Keys Mercury Victory When a team can collectively shoot the lights out as the Phoenix Mercury did Tuesday night, they don’t necessarily need to play much defense to win. The Dallas Wings probably thought they were making out good, shooting 45.6% from the floor in a playoff…
With the WNBA Playoffs set to tip off in less than a week, there was still plenty to be decided in the crowded standings entering Friday night’s action. Thanks to huge nights from Liz Cambage and Breanna Stewart, two big playoff picture dominoes fell, and things got much clearer heading into the final weekend of the regular season. Cambage Goes Off for 43, Wings Clinch Playoff Spot Power seems to be the only way to describe what Liz Cambage has been doing at the center position for the Dallas Wings all season long. It continued in what was the…
With SummerSlam, WWE’s premier summer pay-per-view, now less than a week away, I thought it would be a good time to put in writing my recent observations about the state of the WWE and its two main brands, RAW and SmackDown Live. The two shows have gone in very different directions in recent months in terms of how they came out of Extreme Rules, and how they have set up their respective SummerSlam matches. Long known as being the “second” brand, SmackDown Live has, in my opinion, far surpassed RAW in terms of interest level over the course of the…
The WNBA is in an immediate playoff push, since this coming week marks the final one of the WNBA regular season. WNBA Playoffs are set to begin on August 21st. The WNBA playoff format is different than that of the NBA. The top two seeds receive a double bye into the best-of-5 semifinal round. Meanwhile, seeds 3 and 4 receive a single bye into a one-game second round playoff, while seeds 5 through 8 all meet in first round one-game playoffs. This format leaves a heightened drama up and down the standings board even heading into the season’s final week…
There were plenty of upsets throughout both the men’s and women’s Rogers Cup tournaments this year in Toronto and Montreal, respectively. But the week in which all eyes of the tennis world rest on Canada ended with the top seeds hoisting the hardware. Men’s Tournament In the men’s tournament, Rafael Nadal emerged victorious. He capped his tournament with a 6-2, 7-6 win over upstart Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas who ran a gauntlet just to get to Sunday’s final. Tsitsipas picked up victories over four ranked players in Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, and Kevin Anderson in Toronto. But…
Sports in 6ix is back! This past week in sports had plenty of action, with the loudest story being the roar of an all too familiar Tiger. Plus, NFL Training Camps and preseason action continued, and the WNBA Playoffs are now just one week out. Alas, your complete recap of this past week in sports is here! Tiger Roars, But Koepka Wins PGA Championship For golf fans, last month’s British Open Championship was a trip back in time. It has been over ten years since Tiger Woods, one of the greatest golfers of all time, last won a major…
With the non-waiver trade deadline now past, the run to the MLB Playoffs is set to heat up. The one general characteristic that stood out from this year’s trade deadline has to be the shear number of teams that sought to make upgrades to their rosters. Looking at the National League in particular, the number of teams with a realistic chance to reach the postseason is much greater than is typical by the time August arrives. The NL fails to have any teams that really stand out as a tier above the competition, like the Boston Red Sox, New York…
Week in Review: July 23-29 Think we can bring the same excitement with the debut “Sports in 6ix: Week in Review” article as Antonio Brown’s training camp arrival? Maybe not, but hopefully it will be a far less turbulent ride! Behold, coverage of the six biggest sports storylines from this past week. NFL Training Camps Open ARE YOUR READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??? Before the arrival of the season itself, a month of drills, practice and preparation must take place. It’s the wonderful thing known as NFL Training Camp. All 32 teams reported to camp this past week, with the…