https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/122/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-08-01/Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Baltimore Orioles ML @ Cleveland Guardians (-110; Odds via Caesars): 5:40 PM CT on MASN   This will be the debut start in an Orioles uniform for Trevor Rogers, who Baltimore paid big to acquire and I think pays off right away tonight. The big lefty was quietly having a gr...19587Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/are-the-packers-breaking-the-mold-on-rookie-usage-this-year/Over the past few years, the Green Bay Packers have tried to bring along their first-round picks slowly. The Packers have often given their first-rounders plenty of time to develop, keeping them out of the spotlight until they had more time to learn and grow. They don’t like playing their rookies...19586Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/charlie-stramel-talks-about-bounceback-season/That's Wild         This upcoming season is incredibly important for former Minnesota Wild first-round pick, Charlie Stramel. After being seen as a reach on the draft floor, the sizeable center had a miserable time at the University of Wisconsin -- barely producing and not really getting attent...19581Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-31/Locks MLB (1 Unit) Washington Nationals/Arizona Diamondbacks Over 8.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 2:40 PM CT on MASN2   Here we are again, with a lefty starting for Washington against this red hot Arizona offense, and now a lower total to be cleared. That number is lower than the past two night...19580Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/dont-underestimate-aj-dillon-this-season/Training camp brings with it a share of classic clichés.   Every team is poised to be a Super Bowl contender, every rookie is a star in the making, and every veteran or new addition looks “The best they've ever been.”   It’s optimism season, and many of these fun summer stories will be debunked...19578Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-wide-receivers-deserve-higher-madden-ratings/EA Sports has kicked off its yearly tradition of releasing Madden ratings to build anticipation for the game's release. This year, Madden NFL 25 will be available worldwide on August 16, with early access starting on August 13 for those who pre-ordered the game.   The Madden team announced its ra...19576Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-brock-faber-extension-was-a-smart-overpay/If you want to, you can compare Brock Faber's new eight-year, $68 million deal to several questionable extensions the Minnesota Wild have handed out in recent years. For one, they paid sticker price, and maybe even a touch more. Evolving-Hockey projected Faber at a $7.74 million cap hit for an eig...19575Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-minnesotas-declining-contract-efficiency-a-long-term-concern/Late July is slow in the NHL media cycle. It’s as nice outside as it gets all year. Fans, reporters, and bloggers all have better things to do than read and write about which GMs are more or less mediocre than the others.       But if you’re a true sicko, and you must be if you’re reading this...19573Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-valentine-push-stokes-for-the-cb2-job/The first-rounder vs. the seventh-rounder – just like it’s supposed to be, right? Starters can come from anywhere, as we’ve seen from many of the Green Bay Packers’ recent draft picks. With Green Bay’s 2024 training camp officially underway, several position battles are heating up across the roste...19571Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-30/Locks MLB (0.75 Unit) Minnesota Twins/NY Mets Over 8.5 (-110; Odds via BetMGM): 6:10 PM CT on Bally Sports North   The Twins offense looked about as bad as it could last night, but they get another chance at a lefthanded pitcher tonight and I think they bounce back. I’m still a believer in th...19570Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-overhaul-at-safety-follows-a-familiar-model/After trading Davante Adams before the 2022 season, the Green Bay Packers devoted six picks over the next two drafts to overhaul the wide receiver room and turn what was a weakness into a young group brimming with potential. Like he did to replace players like Adrian Amos, Rasul Douglas, and Darne...19569Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/watson-and-stokes-are-ideal-practice-opponents/They say that “iron sharpens iron.” I don't know if that's true; I'm not a blacksmith. But it is safe to say that there is no better way to develop your skills in training camp than by facing off against your team's best players.   NFL teams won't go at it 100% until Week 1, even with pads on. Un...19567Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-sign-star-rookie-brock-faber-to-8-year-contract-extension/Brock Faber is not leaving home anytime soon.       Announced on Monday afternoon, the Minnesota Wild have signed their star rookie defenseman to a very long-term contract, spanning eight years for a total of $68 million. The contract will carry a cap hit of $8.5 million.                      ...19563Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/carson-lambos-is-due-for-a-breakout-season/Iowa Wild defenseman Carson Lambos struggled with consistency in his rookie season. Transitioning from junior hockey to professional hockey in the AHL is difficult, and not everyone makes it. However, with Daemon Hunt’s resurgence in his s ophomore season, which resulted in him being called up, w...19561Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-29/Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Minnesota Twins First 5 Innings Team Total Over 2.5 (+125; Odds via Caesars): 6:10 PM CT on Bally Sports North   The Twins will face Jose Quintana today, and the Mets starter has had a run of good fortune lately with who he faces. The lefty has seen several teams this pas...19560Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jakub-lauko-is-a-grape-loving-lord-of-the-rings-nerd/The Minnesota Wild’s off-season has been pretty quiet, but one trade with the Boston Bruins has brought a new, quirky player into the fold. Jakub Lauko was well-known during his stint in Boston for consistently talking about two things: green grapes and the Lord of the Rings series.       Green...19558Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-28/Locks MLB (0.75 Unit) Minnesota Twins -1.5 @ Detroit Tigers (-110; Odds via Caesars): 12:40 PM CT on Bally Sports North   The Twins finally had a power outage yesterday, which there’s no shame in when facing Tarik Skubal. But it looks like Detroit is going with a bullpen game today, so that h...19557Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/there-was-a-human-side-to-jordan-loves-contract-negotiations/In his season-ending press conference back in February, a reporter asked Brian Gutekunst whether he saw Jordan Love as the Green Bay Packers’ quarterback of the future. “Jordan had a really good season, especially in the second half,” he said, “and we're really excited to build around him.”   In...19553Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-27/Locks MLB (0.75 Unit) Atlanta Braves/NY Mets Over 8.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 3:10 PM CT on Bally Sports SE   If you’ve been blindly betting the over in Mets games lately, you’ve been doing just fine. They’ve cashed the over in 15 of their past 25 games, and become one of the better teams t...19552Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-bill-guerin-walk-a-second-salary-cap-tightrope-in-2025/Just a year ago, the Minnesota Wild had one of the cleanest salary cap pictures in the NHL. Despite having two years of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter's dead money counting against them, Dom Luszczyszyn ranked the Wild as the sixth-most efficient spenders in the NHL. A quick look at their contracts ma...19550Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/after-one-play-it-was-love-at-first-sight-for-josh-jacobs-and-the-packers/Many players are experiencing their first Green Bay Packers training camp this week. One of those newcomers, running back Josh Jacobs, is new to Titletown, if not the NFL, after signing as a free agent following five seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders.   Jacobs was the NFL rushing champion in 202...19549Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/meet-jakub-lauko/The Minnesota Wild’s off-season has been pretty quiet, but one trade with the Boston Bruins has brought a new, quirky player into the Minnesota fold. Jakub Lauko was well-known during his stint in Boston for consistently talking about two things: green grapes and the Lord of the Rings series.    ...19548Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/bring-players-weekend-to-the-nhl/These truly are the dog days of summer. I’m only here because I don’t have a cabin to go to.       There isn’t much to write about in Minnesota on the Wild at the moment. It’s pretty quiet around here. The frenzy that was the draft and free agency are now over with. A few straggling restricted...19547Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-26/Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Cleveland Guardians/Philadelphia Phillies First 5 Innings Under 4.5 (-110; Odds via BetMGM): 5:40 PM CT on Bally Sports GL   The power has been somewhat shut off for both of these offenses lately, and with two good starting pitchers going, I think a quiet start is coming...19542Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-are-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-the-wilds-prospect-pool/That's Wild         The Minnesota Wild have been heralded as a well-drafting team that has quickly, through the last few years, gathered up some key prospects who should hit the NHL starting this upcoming season. But, what are the distinct strengths and weaknesses to their current prospect pool...19541Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000