https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/116/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-packers-avoid-their-previous-week-1-mistakes/Matt LaFleur has been a pretty good coach for the Green Bay Packers. His overall stats are solid, including a 56-27 regular-season record and three playoff wins. However, one interesting spread is in his Week 1 games.   He boasts a 3-2 record for Week 1 games, but the two losses are some of his t...19857Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marat-khusnutdinov-will-hard-launch-this-season/There’s an understandable reluctance to draft Russian players into the NHL because of the geopolitics involved, but a few teams have seemingly cracked the code.       The Minnesota Wild drafted a handful of Russian players in the franchise's early days. However, starting in 2004, they didn’t dr...19856Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/vikings-vs-giants-preview-show-the-best-and-worst-vikings-ever/Matt, Preet, and Carter talk about the best, worst, and other players they've ever had the pleasure (or displeasure) to watch on the Minnesota Vikings. Then, the crew previews Week One of the NFL regular season matchup between the New York Football Giants and the Minnesota Vikings! The NFL seaso...19855Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/travis-boyd-has-a-big-opportunity-this-preseason/The NHL preseason is upon us! After a long summer, we will finally see forest green on the ice again when the Minnesota Wild take on the Winnipeg Jets on September 21.       Still, despite the enthusiasm around hockey returning, the preseason isn’t exactly fertile ground for excitement. NHL cam...19850Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-09-04/Locks MLB (0.25 Unit) Christopher Sanchez Over 6.5 Hits Allowed (+120; Odds via BetMGM): 2:07 PM CT on NBC10   Sanchez faces a hot offense today, and I think the plus-juice return here is worth a shot given his history and home/road splits. The Jays have racked up 27 runs in their past 3 game...19849Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/pwhl-minnesota-hires-new-gm/That's Wild         After PWHL Minnesota hit a rough patch almost immediately after claiming the league's first title, the team has officially named a general manager for next season. Melissa Caruso, who has been a longtime executive for the American Hockey League, is the team's new leader. [Pi...19848Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-weakness-in-philadelphias-defense-green-bay-must-exploit/The Philadelphia Eagles defense allowed 30.3 points per game in the final six weeks of the 2023 regular season. They gave up 42 points to the San Francisco 49ers, 33 to the Dallas Cowboys, and even let the Arizona Cardinals, who averaged just 19.4 points per game, score 35 at Lincoln Financial Fie...19847Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/courtney-williams-is-the-hooper-the-lynx-have-been-looking-for/After a 79-75 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon, Courtney Williams fielded questions from the press about her ten-point explosion in the fourth quarter.   “(The Sky) were going under every screen,” Williams told reporters. “So if they give me the shot, I’m going to take it.”    ...19846Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marat-khusnutdinovs-season-to-hard-launch/There’s an understandable reluctance to draft Russian players into the NHL because of the geopolitics involved, but a few teams have seemingly cracked the code. The Minnesota Wild drafted a handful of Russian players in the early days of the franchise, but starting in 2004, they didn’t draft any R...19845Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/did-the-packers-improve-their-roster-in-the-offseason/Now that the Green Bay Packers have set their Week 1 53-man roster, I compared this year’s roster to the one they brought into their opening contest against the Chicago Bears last season.   For this exercise, we will only look at new players at each position group (no 2023 Jordan Love vs. 2024 Jo...19843Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/ryder-ritchie-elevates-his-game-in-big-moments/Ryder Ritchie has burst onto the hockey scene, courting Minnesota fans with skill, speed, and a touch of magic. The electrifying young forward has captivated Minnesota Wild fans with his exciting style of play, beginning with his Rookie of the Year season in the WHL two seasons ago. The Wild took...19841Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-09-03/Locks WNBA (0.75 Unit) Washington Mystics/Dallas Wings Over 172.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 7:00 PM CT on Bally Sports SW   Over two months ago, these teams played on back-to-back nights in DC with 166 and 176 points coming in those games. So this total is kind of lazily splitting the differe...19840Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-eagles-will-test-hafley-immediately/In college football, teams often schedule a light opponent for their first game of the season. They want an opponent they will beat and help them shake the rust off before facing off against tougher competition down the road. As Adam Sandler put it in his 2005 movie The Longest Yard, it's a way to...19839Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/no-talent-90s/Chelanga and Dylan are back to talk about why Anthony Edwards was right to call out 90s basketball for having no talent. At the beginning they talk Ultimate Frisbee and the Minnesota Wind Chill, and later on they do get into politics and the election as well. Make sure to buy your Slomosexual T-Sh...19837Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/rich-bisaccia-has-a-lot-to-prove-in-year-3/The Green Bay Packers recently answered one of their biggest offseason questions by committing to their season's kicker, and it wasn't one of the players on the roster.   By claiming Brayden Narveson from the Tennessee Titans over rolling with Anders Carlson or Greg Joseph, the Packers are enteri...19836Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/five-contenders-who-are-one-piece-away-could-target-kaprizov/Kirill Kaprizov has two seasons left on his contract with the Minnesota Wild. The Wild need to have a good start to the season and become a playoff team again so that Kaprizov stays in Minnesota.       Bill Guerin feels confident that this team can make a push because he has retained most of the...19832Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-09-02/Locks NCAA Football (0.5 Unit) Boston College +16.5 @ Florida State (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:30 PM CT on ESPN   I’m not ready to assume that Florida State getting a wakeup call over in Ireland is going to be enough for this program to rebound in this big of a way. The Seminoles just haven’...19830Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-will-the-packers-handle-philadelphias-offensive-firepower/The last time the Green Bay Packers faced Saquon Barkley, he carved up their defense with 70 rushing yards on 13 attempts and added 36 yards on three receptions. Despite leading early, Green Bay crumbled in the second half. The New York Giants outscored them 17-2 in the final 30 minutes, and the P...19828Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-09-01/Locks NCAA Football (0.75 Unit) USC/LSU Over 64.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:30 PM CT on ABC   I wish this total wasn’t on the north side of the key number of 63, but in the end I don’t believe it will matter. This should be a true shootout, with elite offenses trading shots back and forth a...19826Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/this-is-daemon-hunts-nhl-try-out-year/Last year’s injury-riddled Wild team was hard to watch but there was one potential upside. While trying to plug up the holes in the sinking ship, fans could see some of the prospects pulled up from the Iowa Wild up close. Daemon Hunt played 12 games with Minnesota last season and it was enough to...19825Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-08-31/Locks NCAA Football (0.5 Unit) Akron/Ohio State Under 57.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 1:00 PM CT on CBS   If Ohio State is going to justify its short odds to claim a national title, I think they’ll have to do it on the strength of the defense. Fortunately for the Buckeyes, they should have arg...19824Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-remember-johnny-and-matthew-gaudreau/From the bottom up, hockey is a tight-knit community. A loss anywhere has ripple effects, whether it's a youth player or a professional. The world of hockey is much smaller than most people would realize.       When it was announced that Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau had passed in a tragic accide...19823Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/draft-picks-are-no-longer-safe-in-green-bay/Cutdown day is always a stressful time around the NFL. However, it's intriguing because we see which players the Green Bay Packers will take into battle on their quest for a fifth Super Bowl. For players on the fringe of the roster, it marks either the start of another regular season — or the end...19822Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marshawn-lloyd-is-back-like-he-never-left/When the Green Bay Packers released this year's roster, they didn't place rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd on IR, as many suspected they would. Instead, he made the 53 outright, and the team has listed him as RB2 behind Josh Jacobs. Lloyd is a powerhouse back out of USC, and he carried a lot of...19821Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/natisha-hiedeman-is-returning-to-form-at-the-perfect-time/After a slow start to the season, Natisha Hiedeman has scored 8.29 points per game (42.% from the field, 44.0% from three) in her past seven games. I asked Cheryl Reeves about Hiedeman's hot streak after Saturday's 90-80 win over the Indiana Fever.   “It may look like a hot streak, but this is mo...19820Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000