deskgameThis will be the first time that Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid will meet since Towns was traded to the Knicks. Embiid will be making his season debut after recovering from knee issues and serving a three-game suspension for an altercation with a media member.
deskgameAFC North rivalries run deep, and this matchup has a little extra juice. Pittsburgh has a slight advantage in the divisional standings, but Baltimore can change that with a victory.
deskgameAmong the players the Eagles have shut down are Malik Nabers (41 receiving yards) and CeeDee Lamb (21). That does not bode well for Terry McLaurin on Thursday night. McLaurin is great. He has eclipsed this yardage prop in three of his last four games, but this pick is about the tough matchup against Philadelphia.
deskgameSeattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) passes during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Seattle.
deskgameNotre Dame has been injury-plagued this season and took a few more hits in the Sugar Bowl when RB Jeremiyah Love, DL Howard Cross III and S Xavier Watts got banged up. All three are seemingly tracking to play Thursday night, but the Irish already have lost DL Rylie Mills and TE Cooper Flanagan to season-ending injuries in the CFP.
