https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/92/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-under-dogs-are-barking-week-18-2/The end of the regular season can’t come soon enough for us dog lovers; it’s been a season to remember if you like to bet the favorites. Home dogs have hit at a less than 40% rate, the lowest ever (or since they’ve been paying attention to these things).   I limp off into the 2024 sunset with the...20927Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-is-green-bays-special-package-for-edgerrin-cooper/On Thursday, Green Bay Packers beat reporter Tom Silverstein asked Jeff Hafley whether Edgerrin Cooper’s ability to shoot gaps is a prescribed part of the scheme or if he is encouraged to trust his instincts and attack when he sees an opening.   “He’s an instinctual player,” Hafley . Most of...20926Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-do-the-wild-need-to-do-to-get-ryan-hartman-going/The Minnesota Wild are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games because they can’t stay healthy.       Jared Spurgeon, the team captain, is the most recent player to join Minnesota’s injured list. It seems like we are seeing new defensive pairings and line combinations nightly. Still, the Wild finished 202...20925Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marco-rossi-is-adding-clutch-to-his-repertoire/Thanks partly to Kirill Kaprizov's scorching start, Marco Rossi has been enjoying quite the breakout as the Minnesota Wild's No. 1 center. The two have played around 60% of their even-strength minutes with each other, and both are having career seasons. For Rossi's part, he's scored 11 goals and 2...20923Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-giant-picks-nfl-wildcard-weekend-preview/(Apple, Spotify, Amazon links below) On this week's episode of Tiny Nick's Giant Picks we cover: Today in Sports History (X2) Who Was it a Bad Day For? Super Bowl Futures Tease Up/Tease Down WIldcard Game Previews Best Bets Finished in the top 1% of the 2021 La...20921Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-03-3/Locks NCAA Football (0.75 Unit) Virginia Tech vs Minnesota -8.5 (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 6:30 PM CT on ESPN   This number has been rising fast all week, and I would have to agree with the move. The entire market seems to grasp just how much of a personnel hole Virginia Tech is in tonight, an...20920Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marc-andre-fleury-gets-final-win-over-capitals/That's Wild         Alex Ovechkin might have got his 871st NHL goal, putting him within 24 of becoming the all-time goals leader in league history, but he was served the loss on Thursday night. And it was to an old foe. Marc-Andre Fleury, in his final game against the longtime archrival Washing...20919Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/who-are-the-wilds-most-underrated-under-24-players/Last week, we touched base on who the Minnesota Wild’s top 15 players were under 24 years old after the team traded Daemon Hunt for David Jiricek. The Wild have promising young talent on the rise, like Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren, Hunter Haight, Charlie Stramel, and Danila Yurov.       Those who di...20916Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/carson-lambos-can-put-himself-back-on-the-wild-prospect-map/Among the first-round picks in recent Minnesota Wild history, defenseman Carson Lambos might be the most anonymous.       Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi have both made star turns in the NHL. Jesper Wallstedt and Liam Öhgren have had tastes of the NHL. Danila Yurov has put up numbers overseas in the...20914Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-02-3/Locks NCAA Football (0.5 Unit) Notre Dame/Georgia First Half Under 23.5 (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 3:00 PM CT on ESPN   I think we see a slower start in this game as both teams feel each other out and adjust to the changes around this Sugar Bowl. The game being rescheduled to today has to be s...20913Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kirill-kaprizov-heading-to-injured-reserve/That's Wild       Well, things have gotten worse. Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov appears to be out for a little bit longer as the team goes through a bumpy road without him. The winger is reportedly heading to the Injured Reserve list, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo....20912Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-jaire-alexander-be-a-packer-in-2025/On Wednesday, Matt LaFleur delivered news no Green Bay Packers fan wanted to hear.   “I would expect JA (Jaire Alexander) to be out for the rest of the year,” LaFleur said. “It’s unfortunate. He worked hard to get his knee right, but it wasn’t improving. It’s a tough situation for all of us.”  ...20909Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/new-years-resolutions-for-the-green-bay-packers/The Green Bay Packers finished the 2024 calendar year with a 13-6 record. They’ve gone 12-5 in the regular season and 1-1 in the postseason.   It was a year full of memorable moments for Titletown. Jordan Love stepped up in his first year as a starter and led the Packers to the playoffs, a feat f...20906Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/for-now-filip-gustavsson-is-the-wilds-real-mvp/If Kirill Kaprizov is healthy anytime in the near future, he's going to get Hart Trophy love. His health is the only thing stopping him from being the clear-cut front-runner. Through 34 games, he has 23 goals and 50 points, which translates to a full-season pace of 55 goals and 120 points. He's be...20905Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/packers-must-use-week-18-wisely-to-elevate-their-offense/We all backslide sometimes, and the Green Bay Packers are no exception.   After a solid stretch of games from “Toyotathon” Jordan Love, the passing offense was a shadow of itself against the Minnesota Vikings because they fell back to old habits.   As had been the case for much of the early part...20903Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-pass-rush-was-good-just-not-good-enough/The Green Bay Packers only sacked Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold once in Green Bay’s 27-25 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon.   While that looks bad on paper, it would be easy to conclude that Green Bay’s pass rush was terrible. However, that was not the case. The Packe...20901Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-did-eriksson-ek-look-in-his-first-game-back/On Sunday, Joel Eriksson Ek returned from his third injury this season for the Minnesota Wild’s game against the Ottawa Senators. The Wild center missed 2 games in early October for a broken nose, followed by one game in November for an undisclosed injury. He missed a total of 11 games for this in...20899Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-01-01-3/Locks NCAA Football (1 Unit) 3-Team 7 Point Teaser (+120; Odds via Caesars)   Texas vs Arizona St +19.5: 12:00 PM CT on ESPN   Keep doubting Arizona State at your own risk. The Sun Devils are the hottest team in college football, they overperform in every game, and getting this many points w...20897Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/whats-going-on-with-jaire-alexander/On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 27-25, to drop their record to 11-5. Losing pretty much cemented their spot as either the sixth or seventh seed in the NFC playoffs. Even though it was a one-score game, Minnesota thoroughly outplayed the Packers. The Vikings were up...20896Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-is-separating-the-packers-from-the-nfcs-best-teams/After 17 weeks of football and an 11-5 record, we know that the 2024 Green Bay Packers are a good football team. They have a top-10 offense in almost all major statistical categories, a defense that has steadily improved throughout the season, and a special teams unit that is no longer the liabili...20894Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-31-5/Locks NCAA Football (0.75 Unit) 2-Team 6 Point Teaser (-110; Odds via Caesars)   Baylor/LSU Over 57.5: 2:30 PM CT on ESPN   Don’t tease college football totals, generally speaking. But it’s bowl season, so a lot of rules become suggestions as you try to navigate the weirdness of opt-outs, in...20893Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jordan-loves-shaky-play-nearly-changed-green-bays-week-18-calculus/It was either Bill Shakespeare or Bill Parcells who posed one of life’s great conundrums: “To rest your starters, or not to rest your starters? That is the question.”   It’s one of the great luxury-class debates in the NFL, a Cadillac problem for teams to ponder when they’re already certified as...20892Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/bill-parcellss-iconic-quote-perfectly-describes-the-packers/The 2024 Green Bay Packers are the definition of “You are what your record says you are.”   The context behind Bill Parcells’s was a response to a question about a mediocre team’s performance. However, the 2024 Packers are not a mediocre football team. With an 11-5 record, a clinched playoff b...20891Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/there-arent-many-solutions-for-the-packers-defensive-backfield/The Green Bay Packers came up short in a close game against a rival team again, falling to the Minnesota Vikings for the second time this season.   One week after beating the 5-win New Orleans Saints 34-0, the Packers have proven they can hang with — but not defeat — the best teams in the NFC. Ma...20889Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-still-trying-to-break-into-the-western-conference-elite/Although they’ve lost five of seven games, it's difficult to call the Minnesota Wild's season anything but a success. The team is in a playoff spot and is far outpacing expectations for the club coming into the season. However, the Wild have started losing recently due to injuries and poor special...20887Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000