https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/102/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-is-green-bays-pathway-to-the-playoffs-after-the-bye/Last season, the Green Bay Packers squeaked into the playoffs with a 9-8 record. As the NFC Playoff picture takes shape, 9-8 won’t cut it this season. With eight more games to go, the 6-3 Packers will probably need to win at least five more, but how will they get there?   Green Bay entered the by...20482Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-lvn-take-advantage-of-preston-smiths-absence/While Jeff Hafley's defense has mostly been a net upgrade so far, the Green Bay Packers are still lacking in one area: their pass rush.   So it was intriguing to see them become sellers at the trade deadline, offering veteran edge rusher Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a...20481Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-to-penalty-kill-a-minnesota-wild-edition-with-dr-hein-podcast-ep-16/The Minnesota Wild stole five of six points on their recent road trip and now sit second in the NHL standings behind the Winnipeg Jets. Without Wiggins, Hein and Sims talk about the road trip, and Hein gives his in-depth breakdown of the Minnesota Wild penalty kill and looks ahead to the next few ga...20478Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kirill-kaprizov-can-still-take-his-game-to-another-level/At first glance, all you can say when looking at Kirill Kaprizov's season is, Perfect. No notes.       You'd be insane to think anything else. With seven goals and 24 points in his first 13 games, Kaprizov is well on his way to an individual season that will be the best in franchise history. Hec...20475Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-drop-in-overtime-against-chicago/That's Wild         The Wild fell to one of the worst teams in the league on Sunday night, but it shouldn't be taken to heart. Minnesota dominated Chicago in almost every single category you can think of through the game but they just only managed to get the one single goal from Matt Boldy. And...20474Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-11-5/Locks NFL (0.75 Unit) Devon Achane Over 57.5 Rushing Yards (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 7:15 PM CT on ESPN   I’m not taking a side in this game, but I do see Devon Achane continuing his resurgence now that Tua Tagovailoa is back under center. The season fell apart for Miami and specifically A...20473Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-10-5/Locks NFL (1 Unit) 2-Team 6 Point Teaser (-110; Odds via DraftKings)   Minnesota Vikings -1 @ Jacksonville Jaguars: 12:00 PM CT on FOX   This is the exact kind of game Minnesota’s strategy is perfect for. The Vikings get to face both a bad defense and a backup quarterback here, and it should...20470Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mikey-milne-could-be-the-wilds-newest-piranha/The Minnesota Wild's "Not Weird. Wild" ad campaign is getting a lot of love, but for my money, no local sports ad in history can compare with putting Nick Punto in an aquarium, which the Minnesota Twins did back in 2006.                   That was back in the "Little Piranhas" days of the Minnes...20469Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-are-mismanaging-their-off-ball-linebacker-situation/The Green Bay Packers invested nearly $150 million in Rashan Gary and Preston Smith, along with a first-round pick for Lukas Van Ness to their edge position. Kenny Clark signed a three-year, $64 million extension in the offseason, while Devonte Wyatt, coming off a 5.5-sack, 48-pressure season in 2...20468Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-under-dogs-are-barking-week-10-2/We officially hit the back half of the season with high hopes that reality will set in and underdogs will begin to cover. It’s been a historically great season for favorites -- the best ever -- making my job extremely tough. Even road favorites have covered at the highest rate ever. Okay, enough w...20466Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-09-4/Locks NCAA Football (0.75 Unit) Iowa State Team Total Over 26.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 2:30 PM CT on FS1   I have bad memories of my Cyclones losing to Kansas last season when I went to the homecoming game, but a new year has made for very different versions of these teams. I don’t care if...20464Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-preston-smith-trade-will-throw-lukas-van-ness-into-the-spotlight/Green Bay Packers dealt their fans a deadline surprise when Brian Gutekunst not only didn’t buy an impact role player but sold one. The Packers sent Preston Smith to Pittsburgh in a deal he had requested weeks prior.   The return for the 31-year-old veteran on a relatively large contract was pred...20461Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wilds-defense-is-good-so-why-cant-they-kill-penalties/The Minnesota Wild have re-established their defensive identity this season, ranking second in the league in goals against per minute with elite underlying metrics to back up that performance.       They’ve abandoned Dean Evason’s spread-out, high-flying offense for a more structured, low-event...20457Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-giant-picks-nfl-week-10-preview/(Apple, Spotify, Amazon links below) On this week's episode of Tiny Nick's Giant Picks we cover: Sound the Bagpipes Who Was it a Bad Day For? Tease Up/Tease Down Week 2 Game Previews Best Bets Finished in the top 1% of the 2021 Las Vegas Westgate NFL SuperContest....20456Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kaprizov-leads-wild-to-win-over-sharks/That's Wild         To start their miniature road trip out to California, the Minnesota Wild put their pedal to the metal against the San Jose Sharks. It looked off-balance for a second but thanks to Kirill Kaprizov's three assists, they staved off a two-goal performance from Macklin Celebrini....20455Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-08-4/Locks NCAA Football (0.5 Unit) Rice/Memphis Under 51.5 (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 8:00 PM CT on ESPN2   Rice is a strange team, owning an awful offense but excellent defense, and I think it creates another low-scoring game tonight. The Owls really can’t do much with the ball, ranking 91st in r...20454Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-it-time-to-hit-the-panic-button-on-yakov-trenin/Below is a summary of Yakov Trenin’s season so far. The Russian winger has not lived up to the four-year, $14 million deal general manager Bill Guerin signed him to in the offseason.       0 goals       1 assist       11 shots       31 hits       7.82 P.K. T.O.I       12 games    ...20452Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-at-sharks-930-p-m/Here we go. It's going to be a late night and we're going to get wild. The Minnesota Wild are visiting the young and bad San Jose Sharks to start a western road trip. Hopefully, this is an easy win where we can just see Boldy, Kaprizov, and co. go crazy.       When: 9:30 p.m. CT Where: SAP Ce...20451Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-it-time-to-scale-back-dontayvion-wicks-role/As the Green Bay Packers head into their Week 10 bye and fans enjoy a (mostly) stress-free weekend of football, I’m pondering a question the Packers must be asking themselves during their week off.    Is it time to scale back Dontayvion Wicks’ role on offense?    I want to start by saying I’m a...20448Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mats-zuccarello-is-turning-back-the-clock/A month into the season, the Minnesota Wild have played like one of the league’s best teams.       Kirill Kaprizov is the star of the show, and deservedly so. The star winger flirts with the league’s points lead on a nightly basis. Still, while Kaprizov continues to garner everyone’s attention,...20447Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/whats-the-next-step-for-green-bays-kicking-game/The Green Bay Packers are on bye this week, so let’s take a temperature check on how the team’s performed. In terms of DVOA, the Packers are eighth in offense, 13th in defense, and 27th in special teams. Overall, they've been a solid team, certainly worthy of and on track for a playoff spot.   Ho...20446Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-much-should-we-read-into-minnesotas-fast-start/The Minnesota Wild are off to one of their best starts in franchise history with an 8-2-2 record and .750 points percentage through the first 12 games of the season.       Entering Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, the Wild had collected 18 of a possible 22 points in their first...20441Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-should-have-a-greater-sense-of-urgency-with-their-pass-rushers/As Brian Gutekunst took the podium for his , reporters asked about the struggles of the Green Bay Packers defensive line under the new system.  "Have you been surprised it’s taken the defensive line a while to adjust to the 4-3?" a reporter asked him. Not really. I think there’s always an ad...20440Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-07-3/Locks NFL (0.75 Unit) 2-Team 6 Point Teaser (-110; Odds via Fanduel)   Cincinnati Bengals +12.5 @ Baltimore Ravens: 7:15 PM CT on Prime Video   It’s been a rollercoaster couple of weeks for the Ravens, with some runaway victories sandwiched around the stunning loss to Cleveland. In making up...20439Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wilds-fast-start-shows-glimpse-of-potential/The Minnesota Wild are off to one of their best starts in franchise history with an 8-2-2 record and .750 points percentage through the first 12 games of the season.       Entering Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the L.A. Kings, the Wild had collected 18 of a possible 22 points in their first 11 gam...20438Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000