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World Series Odds: Dodgers favored to repeat
Major League Baseball's free agency officially opened Sunday, but it could be a fairly quiet offseason because so many teams are crying poor after a coronavirus-shortened 2020 regular season that featured no fans in stadiums.
UFC fight night: Hall vs. Silva odds
After spending a month at its Fight Island facility in Abu Dhabi capped by last Saturday's terrific UFC 254 event, the UFC returns to its Las Vegas Apex facility this Saturday for a Fight Night card headlined by a non-title middleweight bout between Uriah Hall and Anderson Silva.
NFL odds roundup: Week 8 lines & trends
Week 8 is actually a pretty good one in terms of teams on the bye because three of them in the Washington Football Team, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans are among the NFL's worst clubs.
College football odds: Week 9 lines & trends
The Big Ten and Mountain West had their 2020 college football debuts last week, but there is no league making the same in Week 9.
Dodgers heavy favorites on updated World Series odds
The World Series takes a break on Monday, but the Los Angeles Dodgers can win their first title since 1988 on Tuesday from Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, as they have a 3-2 series lead on the Tampa Bay Rays.
UFC 254 odds: Khabib favored in bout with Gaethje
The UFC finishes up about a month-long stay at its Fight Island facility in Abu Dhabi this Saturday with one of the most anticipated bouts of the year
NFL odds roundup: Week 7 lines & trends
The four teams on the bye in Week 7 around the NFL are two Super Bowl contenders in the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens and two not-very-good teams in the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings.
College football odds: Week 8 lines & trends
While the calendar says it's Week 8 of the 2020 college football season, for fans in the Midwest and Northeast it's really Opening Day.
