https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/17/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/minnesota-wild-fans-shouldnt-fear-the-playoff-format/There's one team in the NHL that is separating itself from the rest of the NHL, and it's obviously the Colorado Avalanche. Minnesota Wild fans are well aware of this, having gotten a taste of the buzzsaw known as the Avs in a 5-1 loss last Sunday. But Colorado's fearsome reputation has been built...24165Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/make-no-mistake-the-packers-need-this-one/Ed note: This post has been updated to reflect that Jordan Love will be out on Saturday.   The Green Bay Packers will take the field Saturday night with their playoff ticket officially punched, thanks to the Minnesota Vikings. You can bet that will have no influence on their approach to the likel...24164Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-should-the-packers-handle-player-health-after-securing-a-playoff-berth/The Green Bay Packers are headed back to the playoffs for the third consecutive season under Jordan Love, thanks to (checks notes) the Minnesota Vikings.     Green Bay entered Week 17 with two paths to clinch a playoff spot: a win over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, or a Detroit Lions lo...24162Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-26-6/Locks NCAA Football (1 Unit) 2-Team 6 Point Teaser (-110; Odds via BetMGM)   Minnesota/New Mexico Under (49.5): 3:30 PM CT on ESPN   Opt-outs and transfer portal losses for this one are really going to hurt the Gopher offense, and I think scoring in general. Minnesota will likely be on their t...24160Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/why-are-the-wild-entering-such-a-punishing-playoff-structure/With their fourth game in six days on the second night of a back-to-back, against two of the NHL’s most talented teams, the Minnesota Wild got off to a bit of a sluggish start against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche, which isn’t much of a surprise considering they were on the second game of...24158Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-25-6/Locks NFL (1 Unit) 3-Team 7 Point Teaser (+120; Odds via Caesars)   Dallas Cowboys (-1.5) @ Washington Commanders: 12:00 PM CT on Netflix   If the Cowboys have any pride whatsoever, they should dominate the Commanders who are trotting out their third string QB today. Josh Johnson will get the...24157Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-have-benefited-from-the-added-7-seed-more-than-any-other-team/The NFC playoff picture is nearly set. The NFC South has yet to be decided between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers. Still, with the Minnesota Vikings’ victory over the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, the Green Bay Packers have secured a Wild Card spot. They still have an outside...24156Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-has-happened-to-matthew-golden/Four months ago, the headlines pertaining to first-round rookie receiver Matthew Golden were so ambitious that the one above this piece might have felt unfathomable.   He was dominating training camp, earning praise from teammates and beat reporters alike, and carrying it onto the field with a su...24155Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/there-are-plenty-of-minnesota-connections-at-the-world-junior-championships/One of the world’s premier hockey events comes to the Twin Cities this week. The World Junior Ice Hockey Championships will take place at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul and 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, from Friday, December 26 to Monday, January 5.       Ten teams, divided into two group...24154Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-24-4/Locks No Locks today.     Degenerates NCAA Football Hawaii/California Over 50.5 (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 7:00 PM CT on ESPN   So you thought that since it’s Christmas Eve and there’s only one sporting event happening that you’re allowed to not bet an over? You deserve a lump of coal in you...24153Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/nico-sturm-has-addressed-two-of-the-wilds-greatest-weaknesses/When the Minnesota Wild signed Nico Sturm over the offseason, it wasn’t quite the splash many had hoped for on the Wild’s proverbial Christmas Morning. While it wasn’t the most eye-catching acquisition, the Wild brought Sturm in to fit a particular role.       The German forward has carved out...24149Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bay-must-neutralize-patrick-ricard-to-contain-baltimores-run-game/Teams usually have to pick their poison when defending the Baltimore Ravens’ offense. They can commit extra bodies to stop Derrick Henry from running downhill, but doing so risks leaving too much space for Lamar Jackson to exploit on the read option. Selling out inside helps limit Henry’s ability...24148Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-23-6/Locks NBA (0.5 Unit) Julius Randle Over 1.5 Made Three’s (-115; Odds via DraftKings): 7:00 PM CT on Fanduel Sports North   I love a good revenge game, and Randle does too. The first meeting between these teams back in early November saw Randle knock down three from deep on his way to 32 points,...24147Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-have-opportunity-for-another-win-streak/The Minnesota Wild might have had their seven-game win streak ended in a disheartening loss to the Colorado Avalanche, but there is a chance for them to pick up right where they left off.       Facing the Avalanche on any night is difficult but it was even more of a hill to climb when the divisi...24146Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jeff-hafley-cant-shy-away-from-blitzing-despite-a-miscommunication-on-a-late-touchdown/The blueprint for Jeff Hafley has always been clear, and it's worked fairly well in his nearly two years as the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator. One of the main premises is getting to the quarterback by rushing just four and not blitzing too often.   That was working fine and dandy until...24145Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-are-reasonable-expectations-for-collin-oliver/When Micah Parsons suffered a torn ACL that put an abrupt end to his season, it was universally understood that replacing him would be impossible for any one individual. Among the group trying to account for his absence is rookie Collin Oliver, whom the Green Bay Packers activated on Monday.   Wh...24144Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-is-the-packers-plan-at-tight-end/The injuries keep piling up for the 2025 Green Bay Packers. According to Matt LaFleur, he and Brian Gutekunst “have a plan” at tight end following another season-ending injury to one of their tight ends.   The tight end position in Green Bay has been through a ton of changes in 2025. First, it wa...24142Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wilds-loss-to-colorado-highlighted-the-risk-of-the-hughes-trade/Mats Zuccarello regrets that the Minnesota Wild didn’t get off to a better start in their 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.       “We showed them a little too much respect, I think,” Zuccarello said. “A good team like that, you gotta be on the front foot. But you gotta give them cred...24141Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/aaron-rodgers-had-one-last-christmas-gift-for-packer-fans/As he had done so many times in his career in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers stepped up in a big spot to help the Packers. However, this time, he did it while playing in the AFC, delivering a dagger through the heart of another NFC North team.   Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers entered Detroit as un...24140Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-path-to-slowing-lamar-jackson-starts-at-the-line-of-scrimmage/Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s availability should be firmly in question for Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers. Jackson suffered a back injury in the second quarter of Baltimore’s Week 16 matchup against the New England Patriots and did not return to the game. Reports from Baltim...24138Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-22-6/Locks NFL (0.5 Unit) San Francisco 49ers First Half Team Total Over 13 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 7:15 PM CT on ABC   What the Colts defense did last week in holding down Seattle’s offense in a nearly historic upset was impressive. I don’t buy the sustainability of it though, and I think they’ll...24137Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/odds-say-this-wont-be-the-last-packers-bears-matchup-of-the-year/Saturday's loss in Chicago left a sort of numbing feeling through the body and soul. What was there to do but stare at a wall for hours afterward? The Green Bay Packers gifted the Chicago Bears a win they should’ve never had. As a result, Green Bay's division odds dropped from 52.9% to 10.9%.   T...24135Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-loss-was-frustratingly-familiar-and-unnervingly-different/Late in the fourth quarter, the Green Bay Packers had a 99.1% win probability over the Chicago Bears. Then, as has happened too many times, albeit not in this gloriously disastrous fashion, the Packers got in their own way and couldn't stop making mistakes.   In a game with massive implications f...24134Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/big-dog-is-what-the-packers-need-for-christmas/The Green Bay Packers suffer myriad injuries week after week, and no position group is in more dire straits than the tight ends.   The Packers already lost Tucker Kraft, who was well on his way to an All-Pro season, in Week 9. Last week, Josh Whyle, a fun new addition who's made some nice plays,...24132Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-are-the-stakes-if-malik-willis-starts-against-ravens/Another week, another away game where injuries decimate the Green Bay Packers, and they can't escape with a win.   How weird that it happened twice.   Last week, the Packers lost Micah Parsons for the season while three other starters went down. This week, Green Bay's other most important player...24131Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000