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Walmart teams with Nuro’s robot cars to deliver groceries in Houston

Walmart, the nation's largest employer, announced a partnership with Nuro, a Silicon Valley startup called this week. The two companies will begin delivering groceries to customers in Houston this year using autonomous vehicles.




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In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career

Women have long felt the pressure of looking the part. Now men are feeling it, too.




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Four fantasy football quarterbacks to replace 49ers Jimmy Garoppolo

Garoppolo was forced to leave the game against the Chiefs after taking a hit in the fourth quarter.




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NFL Week 4 betting tips: Target the Dolphins, Browns

Getting a jump on early lines can give bettors added value in their wagering. Here are three teams to focus on for Week 4.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 4: Rams won’t trouble Kirk Cousins

The Vikings will face off against the 3-0 Los Angeles Rams, which normally would trigger an automatic sit for any passing attack, but the Rams, on short rest, will be without cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters.




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The fantasy football players you need in your Week 4 lineup

Joe Flacco's the way to go if you need a quarterback this week. And yes, we know what you're thinking.




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NFL Week 4 ATS picks: The Patriots are no sure thing against the Dolphins

New England has a negative point differential heading into Week 4 for the first time since 2008.




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Jaguars are your best play in eliminator and survivor pools for Week 4

Expectations were high for Jacksonville heading into the season. The game charters at Pro Football Focus ranked them as the league’s top secondary, the second-best pass rush and the seventh-best run-stopping unit in 2018.




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Tiger Woods is a changed player. That’s good for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup.

“He’s a different Tiger Woods,” said U.S. vice captain Davis Love III, and his recent form as well as his demeanor appear to back that up.




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Rams QB Jared Goff is your top waiver wire priority for Week 5

Goff started the season with 941 yards and six touchdowns over his first three games then completed 26 of his 33 passes against the Minnesota Vikings for 465 yards and five touchdowns in Week 4.




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NHL 2018-19 preview: Playoff projections for every division

Here’s how the NHL season is projected to end — with a look at some key stats that could make all the difference.




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NFL Week 5 betting tips: Target the Ravens and Patriots

Getting a jump on early lines can give bettors added value in their wagering. Here are three teams to focus on for Week 5.




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Notre Dame joins the lead pack for College Football Playoff

With their win over the Cardinal, the Irish have elevated themselves into the top tier.




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Red Sox were the best team in MLB, but don’t bet on them to win the World Series

The Boston Red Sox won 108 games in 2018, the most in franchise history.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 5: Start Redskins QB Alex Smith against the Saints

Smith has lived up to expectations in 2018, completing 66 of 96 passes (career-high 69 percent) for 767 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.




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Patriots are your best play in eliminator and survivor pools for Week 5

The Patriots put their stamp back on the AFC East after throttling the Miami Dolphins 38-7 on Sunday. The Colts are next.




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NFL Week 5 ATS picks: Packers prevail with Aaron Jones over Lions

Contrarian bettors are off to their best start through the first four weeks of the season since 2003.




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Jets WR Robby Anderson is your top waiver wire priority for Week 6

Anderson has had to face Darius Slay, Xavien Howard, Denzel Ward and Jalen Ramsey in coverage during the first four weeks of the season. Better days should be ahead, starting next week against the Colts.




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Alabama is still more likely to lose the national title than win it

People are talking about some College Football Playoff scenarios as though they're certainties. That needs to stop. As good as the Tide are, the odds are still not in their favor. (Yet.)




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NFL Week 6 betting tips: Target the Bears and Falcons

Khalil Mack has helped turn the Bears into a solid commodity in the betting market.




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In the 2018 NFL season, two is the new one

During the first five weeks of the season, NFL coaches, as a group, have made the choice to go for two points 47 times this year, 19 more than they did at this point of the season in 2017.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 6: Avoid Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

Prescott's touchdown rate is down and his interception rate is up for the second straight season.




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NFL Week 6 ATS picks: The Panthers should add to Redskins’ woes

Cam Newton is 4-0 against the Redskins, with 11 touchdowns (nine passing, two rushing) and zero interceptions for his career.




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Texans are your best play in eliminator and survivor pools for Week 6

Houston’s defensive front, featuring one-man wrecking crew J.J. Watt, has the sixth-highest adjusted sack rate.




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2018-19 NBA preview: LeBron James and the Lakers won’t dethrone the Warriors. Yet.

But they should make the playoffs!




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Waiver wire targets: Add Ito Smith immediately

Ito Smith is a solid addition for teams seeking backfield depth.




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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes leads a contentious NFL MVP race

Quarterbacks have won 10 of the past 11 MVP awards, and the six rushers who have won over the past 30 years have been historically good, either establishing a record for touchdowns or rushing for more than 2,000 yards in a season.




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Week 7 betting tips: Chargers provide good value to win the AFC Conference

The work of Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers shouldn’t go unnoticed.




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Under Jon Gruden, the Raiders are disappearing into a statistical black hole

A sputtering offense and a bad defense is causing the Raiders to be outscored by nearly eight points per game after adjusting for strength of schedule.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 7: Patriots' Sony Michel a smart play against the Bears

Michel will face a Chicago Bears defense that stops opposing rushers a league-low 13 percent of the time.




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Colts are your best play in eliminator and survivor pools for Week 7

Colts have the the fifth-best run-stopping unit per PFF and the fourth-highest stuff rate per Football Outsiders.




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NFL Week 7 ATS picks: The Rams’ play-action will be too much for the 49ers’ defense to stop

Goff is using play-action more often than any other quarterback in 2018.




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Colts RB Marlon Mack is your top waiver wire priority for Week 8

Mack carried the ball 19 times for 126 yards and a touchdown and added two catches for 33 yards and a touchdown on Sunday against the Bills.




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Red Sox need to fix one key stat to beat Dodgers in World Series

Boston's pitchers aren't performing as well as they did during the regular season, making them vulnerable to an upset by Los Angeles.




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College Football Playoff projections: Ohio State loss introduces a little chaos

While Clemson and Alabama appear to be locks for the postseason bracket, Ohio State's loss opens up the bottom two spots to a few different tiers of teams.




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Week 8 betting tips: Redskins are set up for a long win streak

Washington is a good bet to win at least two of their next three games (42 percent chance), with 3-to-1 odds to win all three.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 8: Expect a slow week from the Saints' Michael Thomas

Thomas and the Saints will have to contend with a Vikings defense that has limited No. 1 receivers to an average of 53 yards per game.




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Here’s what’s behind the NBA’s scoring explosion

Teams are averaging 113.4 points per game, the highest output since the early 1970s.




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Steelers are your best play in eliminator and survivor pools for Week 8

Pittsburgh is stuffing 25 percent of rushers in 2018, eighth-most in the NFL.




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NFL Week 8 ATS picks: Redskins’ pass rush should be a big problem for the Giants

Giants' offensive line is allowing an adjusted sack rate of over eight percent, the eighth-worst in the NFL.




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LeBron James has never faced a challenge like winning with these Lakers

The Lakers rank near the bottom of the league in three-point percentage after three games and spreading out around the arc will not work for this team. Couple that with a fast pace and James's age and there are real concerns to address in L.A.




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A World Series win would place 2018 Red Sox among MLB’s best teams ever

Since 1969, only 12 teams have recorded baseball’s best record and gone on to win a championship that same year. Just seven of those 12 won 108 or more games during the regular season. The Red Sox are two wins away from joining that elite company.




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Week 9 fantasy football waiver wire is all about the passing game

A.J. Green and Tyler Boyd (Cincinnati Bengals) plus Odell Beckham Jr. (New York Giants) are among the top fantasy receivers off next week.




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Week 9 NFL betting tips: Why the Seahawks may be worth a Super Bowl futures wager

The Seahawks are barely over .500, but they measure up in a critical statistic that has helped narrow the field of likely Super Bowl teams.




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Breeders’ Cup 2018: Entries, analysis, odds and start times

Accelerate, the 5-2 favorite in the final Breeders' Cup Classic future wagering pool, is coming off a big win as the 3-10 favorite in the Awesome Again Stakes at Saratoga. But should you bet him?




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips Week 9: Adrian Peterson won’t slow down against the Falcons

Six teams are on a bye this week, giving stars like Saquon Barkley, Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Zach Ertz and A.J. Green the week off. Here are three players that could have big games in their stead.




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Panthers are your best play in eliminator and survivor pools for Week 9

Against No. 1 receiver types like Mike Evans, the Panthers rank fourth-best per Football Outsiders' Defense-adjusted Value Over Average.




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Best bets for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic don’t include Accelerate

This year’s Classic, a 1¼-mile race for 3-year-olds and up, will be held at Churchill Downs and features several strong entrants.




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Four long shots for Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup races

Favorites have won 99 of 318 races (31 percent) in the Breeders’ Cup.




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Week 10 waiver wire: A reborn running back and a magical QB highlight top options

The dismissal of coach Hue Jackson seems to have given Duke Johnson Jr. new life with the Browns.