by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 6/12/2026 Graphic Credits to UFC via mmamania.com In our FN Muhammad v Bonfim, which you can find here: Zak went 3-3 in picks with 2 method for 5 points. Matt went 2-4 in picks with 1 methods right for 3 points. Points To Date: Zak: 99 (68-42) Matt: 100 (66-44) All odds courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 6/10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CIlia Topuria vs ICJustin Gaethje Lightweight Championship (Topuria -600) Zak Dra

by Zak Drapeau 1. Favorites Part 1 Spain France Portugal England Photo Credits to Irina R. Hipolito/Europa Press via Getty Images I decided to split the "Favorites" group into two parts to show the teams I full expect to be competing for a spot in the Finals in Part 1, and the teams that are among the best squads in the world but I see having a hiccup somewhere along the way. All of the teams in "Part 1" are the top teams in terms of odds to win the World Cup. Spain is the co

by Zak Drapeau, Matt Hylen, Joel Piton and Will Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/10/2026 Photo Credits to ESPN Illustrations Zak Drapeau - So if you've seen my World Cup Group Stage Predictions article, you know I am extremely high on a few teams. Those teams include France, England, Spain, Portugal, and Japan. I believe they'll all walk out of the Group Stages as their group's winner and move on to the knockout stage, where the real fun begins. The 2026 edition of the World Cup kn

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/10/2026 Strongest Groups 1. Group K Portugal, Columbia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo Photo Credits to Octavio Passos via Getty Images No other group in the World Cup has 2 stronger sides than Group K and Portugal and Colombia. Both teams could be considered Top-15 in the entire tournament with high hopes of going far including Portugal having the 4th best odds to win it all. Uzbekistan and DR Congo are clearly the weaker sides of the group but neither

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/10/2026 Photo by Nam Y. Huh via Associated Press The United States soccer team has never been one of the World's powers and the 2026 edition of the World Cup tournament is no different. Being one of the home countries will give them a lot of coverage and hopefully some game time heroism but overall, the Americans are not expected to be one of the last teams standing. That doesn't mean we can't hope the boys have a good showing. Group Stage The

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 6/9/2026 Photo by Chris Unger/ Zuffa LLC Gabriel Bonfim vs Michael Morales Matt Hylen - If this were to happen, it would be must-see TV. With Gabriel Bonfim’s win over Belal Muhammad, it propels him right into that top-7 range that could definitely warrant a fight against a legit contender. With the welterweight division so crowded at the top, it is safe to say that both Bonfim and Michael Morales need one more fight before making

Sportz Nation - 6/9/2026 Photo: James Bernard-Getty The NBA Finals are officially here. Legacies are about to get stamped, and some of the league's brightest stars are ready to either make history or fold underneath the brightest lights. With the Knicks and Spurs giving us a Finals matchup that has everyone talking, it only feels right to look back at the players who owned this stage before them. Since 2000, we’ve seen everything. Stars carrying franchises on their backs. Und

by William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/9/2026 Photo Credits to Cary Edmondson/Imagn Images Back-to-back American League MVP Aaron Judge is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his first right rib. Judge underwent X-rays, a CT scan and an MRI this week as the New York Yankees worked to identify the injury. Judge is expected to avoid baseball activities for four to six weeks before undergoing additional imaging. He is expected to begin ramping up baseball activities in mid

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/7/26 90. Cedric Gray Titans Linebacker Last Year's Rank: Not Ranked Gray is one of the most underrated players coming into the season and likely one of the least known. His reputation has definitely been hindered by being in Tennessee but the work speaks for itself. After a shoulder injury caused him to miss the first 10 games of his 2024 rookie season, he was never 100% until the offseason. When he came back healthy for 2025, he instantly be

Photo graphic by Marcelo Kananie Marmo/Behance Round 6 of the 2026 F1 season is underway in Monaco. The pinnacle of motorsport, Monaco is always circled on the calendars of teams, drivers, and fans alike. This iconic street circuit, known for its tight and slow corners and narrow width, is known to be the toughest test for the drivers throughout the entire season. With overtaking so challenging around this circuit, qualifying is everything. Coming into qualifying, it seemed a

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/5/2026 Graphic Credits to UFC via mmajunkie.usatoday.com In our FN Allen vs Costa Predictions, which you can find here: Zak went 4-1 (1NC) in picks with 1 method for 5 points. Matt went 3-2 (1 NC) in picks with 2 methods right for 3 points. Points To Date: Zak: 94 (65-39) Matt: 97 (64-40) All odds courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 6/4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5Belal Muhammad vs 11Gabriel Bonfim (Muhammad -120) Zak Drapeau - In

by William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/4/2026 Photo Credits to Matt Dirsken/Getty Images Everyone has seen the video by now. On July 29, 2024, Miguel Vargas was traded from the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox, who would go on to set the modern MLB record with 121 losses. When Vargas joined the White Sox, the club was already in the midst of a 15-game losing streak. In his first five games with Chicago, he struggled at the plate, reco

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/4/2026 Photo Credits to Til Buergy/ Keystone via Associated Press World Cup 2026's New Format The new format to the World Cup will be the knockout stages moving to 32 teams instead of 16 in years' past, and now 48 nations being part of the World Cup's group stage. The Group stage will see 12 Groups of 4 nations all compete against each other so each nation has 3 matches. In Group Play, a win is worth 3 points, a draw is 1 point and a loss is 0

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/3/2026 Photo Credits to Adam Hunger via Getty Images Manager Mauricio Pochettino Goalies Matt Freese (Starting GK) Matt Turner -GK Chris Brady - GK Defense Chris Richards (Starting CB) Sergino Dest (Starting RB) Mark McKenzie (Starting CB) Tim Ream - CB Antonee Robinson (Starting LB) Alex Freeman - RB Miles Robinson - CB Auston Trusty - CB Joe Scally - RB Midfield Christian Pulisic (Starting LW) Weston McKennie (Starting CDM) Tyler Adams (Star

by William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/2/2026 Photo Credits to Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images When Commissioner Rob Manfred made some rule changes in the 2023 offseason in order to speed up the pace of play and encourage more athleticism in the game, this is the kind of result he had to have envisioned. Over the past decade, there has been more speed introduced in all aspects with pitching, hitting and baserunning. With more and more young faces being called up meaning ,ore ath

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/1/2026 Photo Credits to Jeff Bottari via Zuffa LLC Song Yadong vs WINNER of Sandhagen/Bautista Zak Drapeau - With this win over Figueiredo, Yadong is back in the title picture, even if he's probably the last man in the rotation. With the top of this division so clogged regarding each fighter's upcoming fight, Yadong is probably left to fight either the winner of the Sandhagen/Bautista fight or the loser of the recently announced Nurmagomedov/M

by Zak Drapeau and Joel Piton Photo Credits to Nathaniel Butler via Getty Images Knicks The Knicks haven’t been to the NBA Finals since 1999, so they want to maximize this opportunity. They showed some weakness against the Hawks in the first round, but since then, New York has been on a historic tear, looking like one of the strongest Eastern Conference squads we’ve seen in recent memory while riding an 11-0 win streak and sweeping through two straight rounds. The Spurs may e

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/2/2026 Photo Credits to Mark Konezny via Imagn Images It's FINALLY happened Patriots fans, A.J. Brown is now the new Patriots, no. 1 receiver. After the June 1st distinction of the new season, the Eagles have traded their 28-year old receiver for a 2027, 5th-round pick and 2028, 1st-round pick. After 4 seasons in Philadelphia including a win at Super Bowl LIX, Brown and his team had mutually decided to part ways after Brown became cryptic on s

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation- 5/30/2026 Photo Credits to Chris Coduto Via Getty Images The 2026 season hasn’t been up to par so far for back-to-back National League CY Young winner Paul Skenes. By no means is a 3.00 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 60 innings bad numbers, it’s just not up to the CY Young Standard the 23 year old holds himself to. However, even if Skenes were at his best right now, it would still be challenging for him to ascend to the top of the CY Young race gi

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/24/2026 Photo Credits to Kevin Richardson via Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Services via Getty Images 100. Olaivavega Ioane Ravens Guard Last Year's Rank: Unranked And we start the Top 100 Players of 2026 with an immediate hot take as I have rookie Guard Vega Ioane with the #100 spot. As the clear #1 Guard in the 2026 NFL Draft and being drafted by one of the best running offenses in the league, I'm confident that Vega belongs on this list and I