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  Survivor: College Football Playoff Edition, Version 7.0

  November 13 at 10:15 a.m.

  After a few weeks of anywhere from moderate to significant shakeup (beyond the three Power Five undefeated teams), this past weekend entailed very little movement in the College Football Playoff race. Honestly, the only result that should affect shuffling within the top ten would be LSU squeaking by Arkansas at...

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  Making Shots Changes Everything for the Rockets

  November 12 at 5:30 a.m.

  For all the talk of their struggling defense early in the season, the Rockets held four straight opponents under 100 points. It helped to push the struggling team up to 18th in defensive rating after beginning the season nearly dead last. And before you say 18th isn't great, it matches...

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  NFL, Week 10: The Titans Will Not Go Away Quietly — 4 Winners, 4 Losers

  November 12 at 4 a.m.

  Each week on Wednesday, betting website Bovada sends out an email (courtesy of their public relations guru, the great Jimmy Shapiro) with updated odds for a litany of categories of NFL wagering. Included each week are updated odds on each team's chances of making the playoffs and winning their division...

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  NFL, Week 10: Texans Bye Week — Four Non-Texans Things To Watch For

  November 9 at 4 a.m.

  The bye week is here for the Texans, so there is no game to preview in this space. Instead, let's go through the short checklist of bye week action items for Bill O'Brien and the Texans: - Get Demrayius Thomas fully fluent in the playbook - Get proper injury treatment...

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  College Football, Week 11 and NFL, Week 10 — This Weekend's Best Bets

  November 8 at 4 a.m.

  You know it's been a solid month of picks when my bad weeks are 3-3, and that's what last week was — a 3-3 week that still keeps us a healthy 16-8 ATS over the last four weeks. My apologies to all of you on one thing — a couple...

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  Astros Lose McCullers to Surgery for 2019 as Pitching Depth Grows Thinner

  November 7 at 5 a.m.

  The Astros announced on Tuesday that staring pitcher Lance McCullers, Jr. would miss the entire 2019 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The team said they expect the 25-year-old to make a full recovery. McCullers started 22 games for the Astros in 2018. He finished the...