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Jahnke: Fantasy football reactions from the Colts' TNF win over the Titans | Fantasy Football News, Rankings and Projections – Pro Football Focus

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4 years ago

November 13, 2020

All was not well for fantasy managers during Thursday night’s divisional matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans. The Colts came away with a huge victory to draw even with the Titans at 6-3. Indy once again utilized dual-threat Nyheim Hines over their other backs, while the Titans used Derrick Henry as a decoy near the goal line. Henry still managed 109 total yards but did not score.

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As always, this collection of fantasy reactions will include snap counts for skill players on each team, along with notes on players who saw their fantasy stocks rise or fall during the action — and how we should react to anything new.

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans

Winner: RB Nyheim Hines, Indianapolis Colts

The Colts have been utilizing a three-man running back rotation over the past two weeks. On Thursday, Jonathan Taylor and Jordan Wilkins both saw action during the first drive. Neither did particularly well, so Hines got the second drive. He showed some flashes and ended up being the Colts’ lead back for the rest of the game.

Hines ran the ball 12 times for 70 yards and a touchdown and also finished with the second-most catches for Indianapolis with five, leading to another 45 yards and a touchdown through the air. The other two backs had a combined 65 yards and two failed goal line opportunities from the 1-yard line. It will be interesting to see if Hines gets more opportunities early in the Colts’ next game.

Loser: WR A.J. Brown, Tennessee Titans

Tennessee found plenty of success in the run game throughout the night but was never able to get the pass game going. Brown played a big part of the pass game problems with dropped passes. He dropped a potential 78-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and had another drop in the fourth quarter. Brown ended up with just a single catch for 21 yards, ending his five-game streak with at least one touchdown. Despite the poor performance, Brown should be able to rebound just fine.

Returning From Injury: WR T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts

Hilton left the Colts Week 8 game before halftime, leading him to miss the rest of that game and all of Week 9. He returned tonight and went back to his normal role as an every-down receiver in the first half. He rotated out more frequently in the second half and ended up playing just eight of 29 second-half snaps. The veteran caught four passes for 40 yards on the night. He still hasn’t caught a touchdown this season; this was his third time finishing with exactly four receptions. Depending on the league format, Hilton can probably be dropped from rosters in leagues with limited bench spots.

Waiver Wire Target: WR Michael Pittman Jr., Indianapolis Colts

Pittman was part of a rotation of receivers for the Colts early in the season before missing a month with injury. He returned in Week 8 and he rotated with Marcus Johnson for the third wide receiver spot until Hilton got hurt and both were elevated to every-down roles. With Hilton back, there was concern that the rookie would again be part of a rotation. Instead, Pittman led the Colts receivers in snaps, and Johnson didn’t play at all until the second half. Pittman led Indianapolis in targets (8), receptions (7) and yards (101). Now that Pittman is healthy, he should lead the Colts in targets over the rest of the season.

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Sports betting roundup: NFL and college football were all about the favourites

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20 hours ago

November 4, 2024

Anne Joseph

The past weekend of football was all about the favourites.

The favoured teams went 13-1 straight up and 10-4 against the spread in the NFL. In college football, the three most teams bet at the BetMGM Sportsbook in terms of number of bets and money all won and covered. All three were favourites.

Trends of the Week

The three most bet college teams that won and covered on Saturday were Ohio State (-3.5) vs. Penn State, Indiana (-7.5) at Michigan State and Oregon (-14.5) at Michigan. Penn State has now lost seven straight home games as underdogs. The Nittany Lions were up 10-0 in the first quarter and were 3.5-point favourites at the time. The Buckeyes won 17-10.

In the NFL, the three most bet teams in terms of number of bets and money were the Washington Commanders (-4) at the New York Giants, the Detroit Lions (-2.5) at the Green Bay Packers and the Buffalo Bills (-6) vs. the Miami Dolphins. All three teams won, but only two of the three covered the spread as Buffalo beat Miami 30-27.

When it came to the players with the most bets to score a touchdown on Sunday, only two of the five reached the end zone — Chase Brown (-125) and Taysom Hill (+185). David Montgomery (-140), Brian Robinson Jr. (+110) and AJ Barner (+500) did not score.

Upsets of the Week

The biggest upset in the NFL was the Carolina Panthers coming from behind to beat the New Orleans Saints 23-22. New Orleans closed as a 7-point favourite and took in 76% of the bets and 79% of the money in against-the-spread betting. The Saints fired head coach Dennis Allen following the loss. They have now lost seven straight games after starting the year 2-0.

Arguably the biggest upset in college football was South Carolina beating No. 10 Texas A&M 44-20 at home. Texas A&M closed as a 2.5-point favourite and took in 59% of the bets and 58% of the money.

Coming up

Right after the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees to win the World Series, odds for the 2025 World Series were released.

The Dodgers have the best odds at +400, while the Atlanta Braves and Yankees are next at +800.

The Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies round out the top five, both at +1100.

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This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.

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Longtime rivals Ovechkin, Crosby join Necas as NHL’s three stars of the week

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20 hours ago

November 4, 2024

Anne Joseph

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin, Carolina Hurricanes centre Martin Necas and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

Ovechkin had a league-leading five goals and nine points in four games.

The 39-year-old Capitals captain has 14 points in 11 games this season, and his 860 career goals are just 34 shy of Wayne Gretzky’s record.

Necas shared the league lead with nine points (three goals, six assists) in three games.

Crosby factored on seven of the Penguins’ eight total goals scoring four goals and adding three assists in three appearances. The 37-year-old Penguins captain leads his team with 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 13 games this season.

Crosby and Ovechkin, longtime rivals since entering the league together in 2005-06, will meet for the 70th time in the regular season and 95th time overall when Pittsburgh visits Washington on Friday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2024.

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Oliveira, Mitchell named as finalists for CFL outstanding player award

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5 days ago

October 31, 2024

Anne Joseph

TORONTO – Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the finalists for the CFL’s outstanding player award.

Oliveira led the CFL in rushing this season with 1,353 yards while Mitchell was the league leader in passing yards (5,451) and touchdowns (32).

Oliveira is also the West Division finalist for the CFL’s top Canadian award, the second straight year he’s been nominated for both.

Oliveira was the CFL’s outstanding Canadian in 2023 and the runner-up to Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly for outstanding player.

Defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund of the Montreal Alouettes is the East Division’s top Canadian nominee.

Voting for the awards is conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and the nine CFL head coaches.

The other award finalists include: defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal linebacker Tyrice Beverette (outstanding defensive player); Saskatchewan’s Logan Ferland and Toronto’s Ryan Hunter (outstanding lineman); B.C. Lions kicker Sean Whyte and Toronto returner Janarion Grant (special teams); and Edmonton Elks linebacker Nick Anderson and Hamilton receiver Shemar Bridges (outstanding rookie).

The coach of the year finalists are Saskatchewan’s Corey Mace and Montreal’s Jason Maas.

The CFL will honour its top individual performers Nov. 14 in Vancouver.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 31.

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