Lieke Martens, the Netherlands star performer in their Women s Euro 2017 success, will play no further part in the Oranje s title defence.
The former Barcelona winger, who has just joined Paris Saint-Germain, was the Player of the Tournament in the previous Women s Euros.
The Netherlands won that tournament in surely the highlight of an outstanding year for Martens, who was also the UEFA Women s Player of the Year and The Best FIFA Women s Player.
And the 29-year-old had appeared set to play a key role for the Netherlands again in England, creating a joint-high seven Oranje chances in the group stage – including assisting Danielle van de Donk s winner against Portugal – and attempting six shots herself.
But the Netherlands announced on Tuesday the inj…
Whether you’re rolling over your winnings from Sunday or trying to claw your way out of a weekend of red, Monday Night Football betting is the Grand Finale to the Week 6 schedule.
And with that in mind, we go beyond the spread and total for Monday’s matchup and give our best NFL prop bets for this primetime battle between the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens.
Here are my favorite free prop picks and predictions for Monday Night Football.
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Washington bettors have been through the desert on a team with no name, but can a new moniker and new quarterback in Carson Wentz make the Washington Commanders contenders — or at least better than a 7-9-1 against the spread?
With D.C. entering Year 3 under coach Ron Rivera, the sports betting industry seems a little lost on the Commanders. The team’s win total ranges as much as a full game from book-to-book and the lookahead lines add up to anywhere from 6.5 wins to as many as eight.
The sins of the front office set the bar pretty low in the nation’s capital, which could actually open up NFL betting value. We find out where in our Washington Commanders 2022 betting preview.
Washington Commanders futures odds
Super Bowl LVII is in the books, so that means it’s officially NFL mock draft season!
And even though mock drafts have accompanied the NFL Draft for many years now, mocks with an NFL Draft odds angle are new to the game. While the betting markets for the 2023 NFL Draft are light as of now, you can be sure that will change as the Chicago Bears’ clock to April 27 counts down.
But will it be the Bears making the first pick? With a draft class featuring several potential franchise quarterbacks, Chicago has plenty of leverage.
In version 1.0 of my 2023 NFL mock draft, I have them making a move. But with what team? And who will they select?
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It was another profitable week for my NFL props making it a perfect eight straight weeks with at least one TD winner and profits. This means I am up 17.145 units and have cashed 11 of the 21 bets posted as I break down the NFL Week 8 odds.
For Week 8, I’m backing the No.1 receiver in Jacksonville vs. a generous Pittsburgh defense, hoping the best goal-line back in football gets a longer leash, and hitting another running back coming out of the bye that some might be sleeping on.
Let me break down the NFL odds the best way I can and give you some free NFL picks and predictions for the Anytime TD scorer markets.
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It’s playoff time baby!
Handicapping Wild Card odds can get a little tricky compared to your run-of-the-mill regular season matchup. It’s win or go home, which means emotions that are impossible to predict come into play, often leading to unlikely results.
Occasionally, an under-the-radar player will rise to the occasion and help lead his team to victory, while other times, superstar players and coaches will melt under the bright lights and choke away victories, watching their Super Bowl odds disappear.
So, while you shouldn’t drift away from your typical handicapping process when making your NFL picks, don’t be shocked if you get the complete opposite results of where your numbers lead you for a few of these games.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are in panic mode, and a trip to face the red-hot Buffalo Bills may not be the best remedy for their ailments. Trevor Lawrence has lost seven straight starts and desperately needs a win, while Josh Allen will be nursing an injured non-throwing hand.
The situations surrounding both quarterbacks play a key factor in our best NFL picks and Jaguars vs. Bills predictions below.
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As the season progressed and their team failed to drag themselves clear of the relegation battle Watford were forced to draw up detailed contingency plans in case the worst was to happen, but until Sunday they continued to believe they would find a way out of danger. Those who had assembled the squad were convinced of the quality of its leading lights – players such as Ismaïla Sarr, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Gerard Deulofeu, Troy Deeney and Étienne Capoue – and whatever the mounting evidence presented by the league table they found it inconceivable they would fail.
On Monday they gathered at the training ground at London Colney, separated by a hedge from the Arsenal team whose victory over them, and the defeat to Aston Villa, during the fin…
The international players’ union, Fifpro, has said the decision of the adjudicatory chamber of Fifa’s ethics committee not to sanction an Argentinian women’s football coach accused of sexual harassment and abusive behaviour raises “extremely serious questions about how professional football keeps players safe”.
Five female players gave evidence to Fifa accusing Diego Alberto Guacci of verbal abuse and sexual harassment carried out over a number of years. Guacci is technical director of the Argentinian women’s under-17s and under-15 girls’ national teams, a Fifa instructor for women’s football and a Fifa technical expert and mentor.
A Fifpro statement said: “The players were extremely brave to chall…
In four matches at the 2022 World Cup, Gregg Berhalter started three different center forwards. Haji Wright was the only one of the three to score – a mere consolation goal in a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in the round of 16. The US men’s national team’s dearth of quality options at the No 9 position was exposed for the world to see.
Folarin Balogun’s decision in May to play for the US over England and Nigeria considerably changed this landscape. Widely considered one of the world’s best young strikers, the Arsenal academy graduate has started the USMNT’s last six matches. Berhalter is building around Balogun.
Monaco are trying to do the same after spending $42m on Balogun in the summer transfer window…