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Fox Sports
a day ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 NFL odds: Back Jonathan Gannon to win Coach of the Year
We are now less than 100 days away from the start of the NFL season, with the Hall of Fame Game between the Chargers and Lions just two months away. Football is coming! We've had over a month to digest the NFL Draft, as well as some time to analyze the release of the schedule. With football so close to returning, books have done a good job of providing betting options not just on season win totals for each team or odds on who will win the Super Bowl, but markets for all the NFL awards. What is fun about betting on these awards, is you can get long odds and jumbo payouts if you pick correctly. It gives you something to root for over the course of the entire NFL season — you essentially have action on every game that involves your awards bet. With all of these awards open for betting, let's take a look at one wager I have already made. Jonathan Gannon 20-1 to win Coach of the Year (DraftKings) The Cardinals have been a plucky team under head coach Jonathan Gannon so far in his brief two-year tenure. After going 4-13 in 2023 without quarterback Kyler Murray for much of the season, the team improved to 8-9 in 2024. At one point, the Cardinals were 6-4 and looked like an NFC West contender before fading down the stretch. Can they finish the job this year and actually win the division? Well, if they do, Gannon will be squarely in the mix for NFL Coach of the Year, and with their division odds at +390, plus Gannon's odds at 20-1, Gannon is the better bet. My enthusiasm for the Cardinals comes from the attention and resources they've committed to their defense this offseason. They signed pass-rusher Josh Sweat away from the Eagles after he nearly won Super Bowl MVP with his performance against the Chiefs in February. Then in April, the draft was dedicated almost entirely to defense. Walter Nolen, Will Johnson, Jordan Burch, Cody Simon, and Denzel Burke are five defensive players that college football fans watched dominate on Saturdays the last few falls in college football. They all look to improve a defense that was 22nd in yards per play allowed in 2024. The Cardinals also have a schedule that's conducive to getting off to a hot start. In the first six weeks, they will likely see the following opposing quarterbacks: rookies Tyler Shough and Cam Ward, Bryce Young, Sam Darnold and whoever the Colts decide to play between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson. Coach of the Year often goes to the coach of a team that makes it to the playoffs after missing the playoffs the previous year. Gannon checks that box and plenty of others, as the Cardinals could be much-improved in 2025. Will Hill, a contributor on the Bears Bets Podcast, has been betting on sports for over a decade. He is a betting analyst who has been a host on VSiN, as well as the Goldboys Network. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Double award win for Hibs transfer target as Bournemouth goalie honoured
Potential No. 1 part of Auckland team who fell just short in A-League title shot Sign up to our Hibs football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Top Hibs transfer target – and potential No. 1 – Alex Paulsen picked up TWO major awards after his team's breakout season ended with a painful near miss in their bid to claim a shock title triumph. And the Bournemouth goalkeeper, currently on loan at Auckland, wasn't the only winner as the Black Knight's newest club were singled out for end-of-season honours Down Under. After sealing a move to Bournemouth last summer, Kiwi keeper Paulsen was immediately loaned out to the latest sporting acquisition by billionaire Cherries owner Bill Foley. New Zealand-based Auckland FC have just called time on their debut campaign in Australia's multi-national top flight with an agonising – and controversial - defeat to Melbourne Victory in the play-off semi-finals. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Paulsen is definitely of interest to David Gray, who needs to bring in at least one goalkeeper during the close season transfer window. The Black Knights, who hold a minority stake in Hibs, are eager to demonstrate the value of player movement within their stable. And the 22-year-old is seen as a player who ticks all the boxes. He's just been named the A-League's Goalkeeper of the Year AND picked up Save of the Year for a stunning stop against Victory's Nikos Vergos. Auckland boss Steve Corica was named Coach of the Year at the Dolan Warren awards. Watch video of Alex Paulsen as Auckland FC No. 1 rewarded for starring performances Hibs gaffer Gray and sporting director Malky Mackay will retain final say on any incomings this summer, with chairman Ian Gordon and his family – majority shareholders at Easter Road – calling all the shots on major decisions despite Foley's £6 million buy-in. But the relationship between the Black Knights and Hibs has been strengthened in recent months, with the appointment of former Bournemouth analysis guru to a head of recruitment role at East Mains opening up more possibilities for co-operation. Former England goalie replaced by Nottingham Forest veteran With former England Under-21 goalkeeper Josef Bursik returning to Brugge after an unsuccessful loan spell and young prospect Max Boruc unlikely to remain on the books as his contract expires, Hibs currently have only Jordan Smith competing for a start between the sticks. The veteran back-up has added reliability to the team since stepping into relieve a struggling Bursik back in November, with Smith more than playing his part in a 17-game unbeaten league run that helped Hibs climb from the relegation zone to finish third in the Scottish Premiership. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Former Nottingham Forest keeper Smith has just signed a new long-term deal keeping him at Hibs until 2028. But the club are looking for someone to provide genuine competition for the 30-year-old. Paulsen was actually named by Black Knight president Tim Bezbatchenko as a likely target just a few weeks ago, the Hibs director telling The Athletic FC podcast: 'Hibs could be a good location for him. 'We look at the Bournemouth players who may benefit from going out on loan to a good environment. Players want to move up whether within the Black Knight group our elsewhere. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Alex Paulsen is a good example. It may make sense to move him within the group this summer. There's constant communication; there's weekly meetings about these things between out club's sporting directors.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Saint Joseph girls tennis takes top honors in NIC
The South Bend Saint Joseph's girls tennis program swept top honors in the Northern Indiana Conference for the 2024-25 season. Senior Anni Amalnathan earned NIC MVP honors for the Huskies, while coach Bill Mountford was tabbed as the NIC Coach of the Year. Advertisement The Huskies, who won the state title in 2024, were the NIC champions with a 7-0 mark in league dual matches. More: Anni Amalnathan embracing the pressure that comes with leading Saint Joseph girls tennis More: HS Tennis: Who are the top prep girls tennis teams this season? Also named as All-NIC first team choices were Saint Joseph sophomore Libby Yergler at No. 2 singles, freshman Coco Burfien at No. 3 singles and junior Anna Walsh and senior Molly Borger at No. 2 doubles. Penn, which was NIC runner-up at 6-1, had first team selections in senior Aileen Hu at No. 1 singles, freshman Olivia Wu at No. 2 singles and junior Amina Spahic and senior Jaanavi Kaushik at No. 1 doubles. Advertisement The All-NIC second team included junior Sofia Jankowski of New Prairie at No. 1 singles and sophomore Samantha Pischalko of Penn at No. 3 singles. Also second team were junior Ella Michaels and sophomore Maya Ewing of Saint Joseph at No. 1 doubles and seniors Rachel Paul and Melanie Greenwood of New Prairie at No. 2 doubles. The honorable mention list included freshman Olivia Snell of Marian at No. 2 singles, senior Lillian Meier of Marian at No. 3 singles and senior Kim Crawford and sophomore Morgan Setmayer of New Prairie at No. 2 doubles. Saint Joseph was NIC champion at 7-0, followed by Penn (6-1), New Prairie (5-2), Elkhart (4-3), Marian (3-4), Adams (2-5), Riley (1-6) and Washington (0-7). Anni Amalnathan Bill Mountford This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Anni Amalnathan and coach Bill Mountford are MVP and COY in NIC tennis
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Buckets, Bigs, Reffing and Rosters: our WNBA Mailbag Episode!
White provides 'best value' for Coach of the Year Vaughn Dalzell examines the WNBA Coach of the Year market, explaining why Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White at -105 odds is the best value on the market.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Game Recap: Dream 91, Fever 90
White provides 'best value' for Coach of the Year Vaughn Dalzell examines the WNBA Coach of the Year market, explaining why Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White at -105 odds is the best value on the market.
