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🏆 Good morning to everyone but especially …
THE TEXAS RANGERS AND THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
184: combined regular-season wins by the Rangers and Diamondbacks, fewest between two World Series teams in a full-length season.
Four: the only number that matters now, the amount of wins separating these teams from a championship.
The World Series begins tonight, and if you had these two clubs in it, please feel free to DM me your NBA Finals matchup because I’d like to make some money. Game 1 will feature Nathan Eovaldi and Zac Gallen taking the bump after President George W. Bush throws out the first pitch.
Our expert picks are in, and Matt Snyder is rolling with …
- Snyder: “The key for Texas will be early leads, as the back-end relievers for Arizona are in some kind of groove right now. I believe the Rangers will get the job done, though, at least in four of the seven games. They are the better team with a lot of offensive firepower and two studs atop the rotation throwing very well right now. Pick: Rangers in 7; World Series MVP: Adolis García“
Matt has been absolutely on fire this postseason, so I think I’m leaning Rangers here, and I know I’ll be following his gambling guide as well.
Mike Axisa, meanwhile, has bold World Series predictions, including the Diamondbacks turning things into a track race.
- Axisa: “The D-backs will steal 14 bases — It’s happened six times in history … Arizona’s roster, with all its speed and athleticism, is built perfectly to take advantage of the new rules promoting aggressiveness on the bases. They were arguably the best stolen-base team in the game during the regular season and they used their legs to wreak havoc in Games 6 and 7 of the NLCS.”
Rounding out our preview content …
😌 Honorable mentions
😔 Not so honorable mentions
🦬 Bills back on track with win over Buccaneers
USATSI
The Bills are back in the win column, and they used a new formula to get there in a 24-18 win over the Buccaneers.
Josh Allen threw touchdown passes to Dalton Kincaid and Gabe Davis, and Allen also ran for a touchdown, tying Steve Young for second-most career touchdowns rushing by a quarterback. But the dual-threat exploits are nothing new. What was new was Allen’s approach. Facing Todd Bowles‘ blitz-happy defense, Allen …
- Averaged just 2.29 seconds to throw, quickest of his career
- Was pressured on just 20% of his dropbacks, tied for the fifth-lowest rate of his career
- Completed at least five passes to four different players: Kincaid, Davis, Stefon Diggs and Khalil Shakir
It was encouraging to see Allen not have to play hero ball and not have to solely rely on Diggs. The Bills now get a few extra days to prepare for a big one against the Bengals and will be feeling much better about themselves than they were entering this game.
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