Author: AJ Donaldson

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team visits rival Iowa in a pivotal early season Big Ten contest on Sunday evening. The Badgers are looking to make it three wins in a row and move to 2-0 in Big Ten play, while the Hawkeyes enter Sunday off a 75-56 thrashing of rival Iowa State. Iowa star and leading scorer Kris Murray (19.4 ppg, 10.1 rpg) sat out the Iowa State game with a foot injury, and it appears Murray will miss the Wisconsin game as well: https://twitter.com/ChadLeistikow/status/1601059377896910848?s=20&t=NtCIJ2fn4gnQ1gSoeiKolg Murray’s absence didn’t seem to bother the Hawkeyes Thursday, as they shot 50% from the…

Former NFL executive and current media analyst Michael Lombardi had a strong take on the Green Bay Packers QB situation Thursday. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, Lombardi said that the Packers and Aaron Rodgers will be together beyond this year, and called the idea of playing backup Jordan Love the remainder of the year “ridiculous.” Watch below: https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1598402232344776704?s=20&t=Rrb0Lyqi6BjxDRhKFANL_g There is a fair amount to unpack here. Lombardi makes no mention of Rodgers potentially retiring. It feels like retirement could happen any year and Rodgers has not been very forthcoming about his intentions. The Packers have to consider this as a…

The 6-2 Dallas Cowboys visit the 3-6 Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon. The tilt marks the return of former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy to his old stomping grounds, coaching against the quarterback and franchise he won Super Bowl XLV with. It is safe to say the 2022 Packers have been a giant disappointment. With that in mind, I’ve decided to take this article in a different direction to hopefully bring back some positive memories for Packers fans. Lets look back at some classic Packers/Cowboys games involving the two headliners for this week, Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers. 11/29/2007:…

For those of us of a certain age, the Milwaukee Bucks and the color purple go hand in hand. My first memories of the team are watching Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson don the purple and green in the 1990s. This summer, it was announced that the Bucks were bringing back the purple uniforms as their “Classic Edition” set for the 2022-23 season. Tonight, the Classic Edition uniforms make their official “debut” (although they were the primary uniform for over a decade): https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1586058708744036352?s=20&t=bIpPzMRez9FwgegRrbAt8Q https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1586025246678601728?s=20&t=bIpPzMRez9FwgegRrbAt8Q https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1585786422409183232?s=20&t=bIpPzMRez9FwgegRrbAt8Q The Bucks flirted with purple in last year’s “City Edition” jerseys, but went all out…

The Green Bay Packers are playing their worst football of the Matt LaFleur era. Back to back losses to admittedly improved New York Giants and Jets teams come after barely escaping with wins against Tampa Bay and New England. Getting their teeth kicked in by the Jets has to be rock-bottom, right? Looking at the upcoming schedule, there is a non-zero chance that things go from bad to worse if the Packers don’t clean things up. Lets take a look at the next few weeks. Week 7: Packers @ Commanders Green Bay begins a stretch three road games in a…

THE MATCHUP New York Jets @ Green Bay Packers (-7/-7.5, 45.5) – odds current as of writing Time & Place: 12:00 PM CST, Lambeau Field TV: Fox The 3-2 New York Jets travel to Lambeau Field Sunday to take on the 3-2 Green Bay Packers in a surprisingly intriguing matchup. Let’s see if we can find a winning bet on the board for Sunday’s tilt. Jets & Packers Current Form The Jets enter week 6 on a two game winning streak. The Jets dismantled the Miami Dolphins in week 4 by the score of 40-17, although the game was closer…

The 2022 Wisconsin Football season has been nothing short of bizarre. The program let go of Head Coach Paul Chryst following a 2-3 start that was highlighted by home losses to Illinois and Washington State. A loss to Ohio State on the road is to be expected, but Wisconsin was not at all competitive in Columbus. The brutal start led to lots of finger pointing, with Junior Quarterback Graham Mertz receiving heat from the fans. Quarterback is always an easy place to blame, but this team has issues that go well beyond who is under center. Mertz has actually turned…

THE MATCHUP New England Patriots @ Green Bay Packers (-9.5, 40.5) – odds current as of writing When & Where: 3:25 PM CST, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI Despite falling flat on player prop recommendations last week, we still hit a winner on the side with the Packers 14-12 victory over Tampa Bay, and our “lean” proved to be correct as the game stayed under the total. We can’t win them all unfortunately, but at least salvaged something out of last week. Let’s see if we can get back on track in week 4. Patriots & Packers Current Form New England…

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is known to butter up his opponents leading up to a game. It likely started as an effort to make his players respect the upcoming opponent as his Patriots ran through the NFL during the Belichick/Tom Brady era. And he certainly doesn’t give the opposition any bulletin board material. That said, he seems to have a special appreciation for the Green Bay Packers franchise and what they’ve meant for the league. Belichick is a History Buff Coach Belichick has been known to give his players history lessons about the NFL during team meetings.…

THE MATCHUP Green Bay Packers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-1, 42) Odds Current as of Writing Time: 3:25 PM CST If you bet with me again last week, your bankroll grew a little more as the Bears-Packers game miraculously stayed under the total due to a sluggish second half. Aaron Jones also went off, registering 170 total yards and two scores. Lets see if we can stay hot in week 3 in this Packers/Buccaneers matchup. Packers & Buccaneers Current Form The Packers bounced back last week with a 27-10 win over the Chicago Bears. It was much needed after a…