The Philadelphia Eagles swap out the winter coats for sunglasses and shorts when they head to Florida to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card Round.

These teams tangled back in Week 6 with Tampa Bay dominating the bulk of that 28-22 Thursday night matchup but allowing a late Philadelphia touchdown to soil the spoils for Buccaneers bettors as 7-point road favorites. This time around in the NFL Playoffs, the Bucs are giving 8.5 points to the Eagles inside Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Before you place our Wild Card bets, check out our free NFL picks and predictions for Eagles at Buccaneers on January 16.

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Two of the NFL’s brightest young stars will duel tonight when Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers clash with Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Lawrence defied the odds in his sophomore season by leading the overachieving Jags to a 9-8 record and first place in the AFC South. The 23-year-old QB got better as the year progressed, logging three 300-yard passing games from Week 12 onwards. His finest effort came against the Titans on December 11, when Lawrence threw for a career-high 368 yards and three touchdowns in a statement-making 36-22 win. 

Herbert, meanwhile, regressed in most statistical categories in his third season, but came up big when it mattered most. The former Offensive Rookie of the Year recorded his highest complet…

The Washington Commanders face off against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 6 of NFL action on Sunday.

The Commanders are on a three-game skid thanks to a porous defense while the Falcons are fresh off a win against the Texans but need to get their sluggish offense going. NFL odds opened with the Falcons as 2.5-point home favorites with the Over/Under at 41.5 for this NFC clash.

Here are my best free Commanders vs. Falcons NFL picks for October 15.

Commanders vs Falcons odds

Commanders vs Falcons predictions

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off a 21-19 win over the Houston Texans where Arthur Smith finally opened up his offense and allowed Desmond Ridder to throw the ball downfield. After throwing for just 744 y…

Saturday night of Week 18 of the NFL regular season brings us a high-stakes game, as the Houston Texans are heading to Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts. The winner will clinch at least a Wild Card berth and still have a chance at the AFC South division title. 

NFL odds have tabbed the Texans as 1.5-point road favorites, with a total of 47.5. Let’s dig into tonight’s playoff-style matchup as I provide my free NFL picks for Texans vs. Colts on January 6. 

You can also check out our Texans vs. Colts prop picks and C.J. Stroud odds and props spotlight for more analysis on this AFC South showdown.

Texans vs Colts odds

Texans vs Colts predictions

When these two AFC South…

My Week 1 touchdown bets went 1-2 thanks to some shiny rookies that had my attention but never cashed. However, this week I’m looking at a trio of vets who are going to pad the pockets in Week 2.

I don’t think the Panthers are going to stop anyone after losing their best defensive player, the Colts are going to continue to feed Jonathan Taylor, and the Chris Godwin TD positive regression season is in full swing. 

Read more as I break down my favorite touchdown NFL picks for Week 2, and be sure to check out our first TD scorer prop picks.

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Jose Mourinho says Portugal were not helped by an animated Cristiano Ronaldo in the final of Euro 2016.

The Real Madrid star was forced off in the first half of the 1-0 win over host nation France after sustaining a knee injury in a challenge with Dimitri Payet.

Ronaldo returned to the dugout for extra-time and was seen gesticulating wildly in an effort to encourage his team-mates, at one stage lifting coach Fernando Santos from out of his path.

Former Portugal and Benfica star Antonio Simoes criticised Ronaldo for his antics, and Mourinho has agreed that the 31-year-old s overload of emotion did not help his side s cause.

His contribution in the last few minutes of the final was nothing, the Manchester United boss told Sport TV. There were 11 players o…

It took time, but with less than a week to go before the start of Euro 2008 and with sunny weather bringing people out in droves, Vienna is starting to show some football fever.

Preparations for the 100,000-square-metre fan mile enclosing City Hall Square, Heroes Square and the Ring road in between, which is to be closed for a whole month starting on Monday, are in full swing.

Stages and giant screens are being set up and the still-shuttered food huts are already in place, ready to be opened for business.

Euro 2008 banners, which already greet visitors at the luggage claim area at Vienna s international airport, line all the main arteries of the city, while every other shop window seems to have a football theme, whether the products on sale are ladies shoes, …

Luka Modric has been crowned the winner of the Ballon d Or, capping a wonderful 2018 for the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder.

The Ballon d Or has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the past decade, the rivals winning the award five times apiece.

But Modric s impact in Croatia s run to the World Cup final, coupled with Madrid winning the Champions League for the third year in a row, saw him triumph.

Modric also crowned FIFA s Best Men s Player this year  pipped World Cup winners including Raphael Varane, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann to the award.

Griezmann made it into the top three but he was beaten to second place by Ronaldo, who moved to Serie A champions Juventus from Madrid in July.

Messi finished fifth in the…

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has been named the winner of the Best FIFA Men s Coach award for 2016.

Ranieri beat off competition from Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and Portugal boss Fernando Santos to win the award.

The Italian led Leicester City to a historic Premier League triumph in 2015-16 season, leading a team that had narrowly escaped relegation a season prior to the first top-flight title in their history.

While Leicester s title defence has been largely disappointing, the Foxes sit 15th in the table and just six points clear of the relegation zone after 20 matches, their form in their maiden Champions League campaign has been impressive.

Leicester conceded just one goal in their opening five group matches, four of which they won, to…

Pep Guardiola believes the best way to defend Manchester City amid their current hearing is by winning games.

An independent hearing into City s 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial rules began last month.

The alleged breaches relate to a period between 2009 and 2018, and City were charged and referred to an independent commission in February 2023 after a four-year investigation.

City strongly denies the charges.

If found guilty, the club could face huge fines, points deductions and possibly even relegation from the top-flight.

Despite the severity of the potential punishment, Guardiola insists his trust in the club remains unbroken.

I m part of this club, deep inside of my bones and the best way to defend th…