Massimiliano Allegri says Juventus are a different beast to the one who stumbled in the Champions League final two years ago and he will accept nothing but victory against Real Madrid on Saturday.

As they will be in Cardiff, Juve sought a treble when they faced Barcelona in Berlin, but they were left dented by a 3-1 defeat.

Allegri freely admits that his side then had not reached the final out of expectation, but he says with a sixth straight Serie A title and the Coppa Italia in the bag that this year feels much different.

He told a news conference: In 2015 we got to the final but at the same time we were not strongly motivated, we were not confident enough because we had lots of years of struggle in the Champions League.

We certainly didn t end up in …

Middlesbrough announced they had sacked Gareth Southgate as manager on this day in 2009.

Southgate was appointed as Steve McClaren’s successor just weeks after captaining Boro in their UEFA Cup final defeat to Sevilla in 2006, his final match as a player.

The former England defender kept the club in the Premier League with 12th and 13th-placed finishes but Boro slipped into the second tier in 2009.

Southgate’s dismissal came just hours after the Teessiders ended a run of three successive home defeats with a 2-0 victory against Derby, which left them one point off the top of the Championship table.

In a statement released on the club website, chairman Steve Gibson said: “This has been the most difficult decision I have had to make in all the time I h…

When building same-game parlays, it’s important to build a proper narrative and then make corresponding picks. The Buffalo Bills were blown out at home by the Colts on Sunday and the coaching staff has been very vocal this week leading up to New Orleans Saints. The ball will be in the hands of Josh Allen, but it is his running ability that provides a better same game parlay shot.

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Two underperforming NFC West teams will collide on Sunday when the Arizona Cardinals host the Los Angeles Rams at State Farm Stadium.

The Cardinals rallied to get their first win against the Raiders last weekend, while the Rams held off a second-half charge from the Falcons to claim a 31-27 victory.

Each of these teams will look to build momentum with a second straight win, but only one will move to 2-1 on the season. We’ll break down who has the edge in our NFL picks and predictions for Rams vs. Cardinals on September 25.

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The Cleveland Browns have a quick turnaround in Week 3, trying to put a bad loss on Monday night and a crushing injury to star RB Nick Chubb behind them in time to tackle the Tennessee Titans.

The Browns were scrambling to fill the huge hole in their backfield, losing Chubb for the season after that gruesome knee injury against the Steelers in Week 2 (do yourself a favor and don’t look it up). They quickly signed former RB Kareem Hunt earlier in the week, which gives them an instant option on the ground.

But it’s the Cleveland defense that can save the day against Tennessee. New defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has this stop unit humming through two weeks, with the Browns among the defensive elite in many advanced stats.

The Titans avoided…

The Baltimore Ravens had a long break for Thanksgiving after last playing on November 16. Now they get a prime-time matchup on Sunday Night Football in Inglewood, CA against the struggling Los Angeles Chargers. 

The Ravens are slight favorites in Week 12 odds and will be looking to move to 9-3 on the season before their bye week behind the play of Lamar Jackson. 

I’ve taken a closer look at the Lamar Jackson odds to give my free NFL picks for the Ravens vs. Chargers on November 26.

Be sure to keep up to date on the SNF odds and check out our Ravens vs. Chargers predictions, along with our SNF prop picks.

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UPDATE: The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 58 in Overtime on Sunday and soaked Andy Reid in Purple Gatorade during a commercial break! Purple was the Oddsmakers’ favorite and was used for the second year in a row by the Chiefs.

Winning the Super Bowl is the goal of every NFL coach, and entrance into this elite club of champions is celebrated with the Gatorade bath – a surprise baptism of icy, colored sports drink. Not only has this tradition become a staple of Super Bowl Sunday, but betting on the Gatorade bath color is one of the most popular props available.

As the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs prepare for their Super Bowl rematch, the odds have hit the board.

Odds for the color of the Gatorade bath at the S…

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals offense put up a blazing 38 points last week, but it wasn’t good enough to get the win, and they now find themselves at 1-4. They will travel to take on Brian DaBoll and the sneakily stout New York Giants defense, which has held opponents to 21 or fewer points in four straight games.

Who will Joe Burrow lean on to keep the Bengals’ postseason hopes alive?

I dive into the Joe Burrow odds and deliver my NFL picks for Sunday Night Football on October 13.

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