The Denver Broncos are in the middle of an unlikely renaissance that has put them back into playoff contention in the AFC. At the center of this surge has been quarterback Russell Wilson, who may not be putting up the gaudiest numbers in the league, but has been consistently good nearly all year long.

The Week 15 odds are against the Broncos as they visit the suddenly vulnerable Detroit Lions, who have lost two of their last three. Wilson will need to be on his game to lead Denver to another improbable victory, but there are reasons to be optimistic about his performance tonight.

Read on to see what I think about the Russell Wilson odds this week in my free NFL picks for the Broncos vs. Lions on Saturday, December 16.

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The hire of Jim Harbaugh had the sun shining on the Los Angeles Chargers again after a lifeless 5-12 SU and 6-11 ATS finish in 2023.

Then Justin Herbert hurt his foot. Now the future of the franchise — or at least the start to the 2024 campaign — is in question. 

The Bolts hope that their star quarterback can recover from a pesky plantar fascia injury in time for Week 1. But that’s a lingering ailment that is easy to reaggravate and could stick with Herbert all year if not given time to heal.

That hiccup puts Los Angeles behind schedule in terms of transitioning to the new system under Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman. It also puts extra weight on the Chargers defense, which doesn’t have much beyond a handful of…

Nuno Espírito Santo insists he will not be cowed by the criticism and pressure amid Tottenham’s slump in form, which he knows must begin to pick up when they host Aston Villa on Sunday.

Although Spurs beat NS Mura 5-1 in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, the win only became comfortable when Harry Kane was summoned from the bench and scored a hat-trick in the final 22 minutes. It means Spurs’ progress under Nuno remains firmly under scrutiny: they have conceded nine goals across three straight Premier League defeats and the one they scored in that period, through Son Heung-min, was the consolation in an otherwise disastrous reverse at Arsenal.

Harry Kane’s 20-minute hat-trick sinks Mura and drags Spurs from their rut Read mo…

Sam Allardyce is close to formalising an agreement to make a surprise return to Premier League management and succeed Javi Gracia at relegation-threatened Leeds.

Allardyce is expected to be unveiled as manager on Wednesday when Gracia’s departure will be confirmed. A heavily incentivised deal could earn Allardyce £3m if Leeds avoid relegation. Although nothing has been finalised, the 68-year-old former England coach is pencilled in to take training at the club’s Thorp Arch ground near Wetherby on Wednesday after a changing of the guard at Elland Road which has also led to the departure of Victor Orta as director of football.

Orta had wanted to retain his fellow Spaniard Gracia – who succeeded Jesse Marsch at …

Rationalizing why Mike Trout is bad and your guy is the undisputed MVP is an experience that every American League fan will go through at some point over Trout’s career, but tonight on the Houston Astros’ broadcast, the announcers started really grasping at straws. The game tonight featured the two frontrunners for AL MVP: Mike Trout and José Altuve. There are compelling cases for both players, but one stat that should definitely not factor into any voter’s consideration? Runs scored. Astros analyst Geoff “Blummer” Blum disagrees! He brought up Altuve’s superior run count while comparing the two players. “I know Mike Trout is a high-powered guy with those 28 home runs, said “Blummer” by way of writing down Trout’s 47-point edge in OBP as essentially meaningless. �…

This Nelson Cruz blast was the most line-drive home run of the year, reaching its apex at just 41 feet off the ground, according to FanGraphs. Check out the season's deepest, shortest, and other "extreme" home runs over at FanGraphs. [ FanGraphs] …