The top bargains and flops of 2011

This year as always has saw a huge number of players moving to new clubs. Some players have proved more successful than others.

In this article I will highlight the players that I think have been the biggest flops and bargains of 2011.

Bargains

Demba Ba (Newcastle)

From the moment Demba Ba arrived in England with West Ham he showed he could score goals in the Premier League. A move to Stoke collapsed last January due to the Senegalese international having knee problems.

However Newcastle snapped the striker up on a free transfer this summer and he has been outstanding for the Magpies. Ba is currently Newcastle’s top goal scorer with 14 Premier League goals in just 17 games this season.

He has all the attributes of a great centre forward…

Rams vs Cardinals Monday Night Football Picks and Predictions: Can Rams Gain Ground in NFC West?

Monday Night Football in Week 14 of the NFL season features an NFC West clash between the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals.

Both of these teams are in the Top 10 of our Covers.com Power Rankings and with the Cardinals enjoying home-field advantage in this contest, NFL betting lines opened with them as 3-point favorites before trimming to -2.5.

Here are our best free Rams vs. Cardinals NFL picks and predictions for MNF on December 13, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Bengals vs Browns MNF Prop Bets: Mixon's Due Against Weak Cleveland Rush Defense

The battle of Ohio has many moving pieces Monday night, but the Ja’Marr Chase-less Bengals enter as a 3-point road favorite vs. the Cleveland Browns, who have dropped four straight.

Without Chase, the Bengals and Joe Burrow will move that target share somewhere else but don’t be surprised if Zac Taylor leans on the run vs. a bad Cleveland run defense.

Find out my best NFL prop picks for Monday Night Football’s battle between the Bengals and the Browns.  

Jets vs Dolphins Odds, Picks, and Predictions Week 15: Miami's Defense Clamps Wilson & Co.

In somewhat of a role reversal, it’ll be the Miami Dolphins coming off an embarrassing loss hosting the New York Jets after a lopsided win.

This is a rematch from three weeks ago where Miami laid the smackdown up in New Jersey, destroying the Jets 34-13 and outgaining them by 236 yards.

NFL odds have the Dolphins favored by 8.5 points with the total sitting at 37.5. The teams will look a little bit different than they did in their matchup a few weeks ago, so let’s dive in and I’ll provide you with my free NFL picks for Jets vs. Dolphins on December 17.

Jets vs Dolphins odds

Jets vs Dolphins predictions

With the benefit of hindsight, I think it’s fair to say the Miami Dol…

Covers NFL Staff Picks, Best Bets, and Bold Predictions for 2024

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Sundays full of football — plus Thursday, Monday, and Saturday (!!!!) action — is on the horizon with final week of preseason on tap… and the real deal less than a fortnight away.

Everybody and their dog (and probably also their gerbils, ravens, capybaras, and cardinals) has advice for how to approach the plethora of odds available while giving their best bets — but we’ve got the goods that everybody needs to see — the official NFL picks from the Covers staff!

We’ve polled our best pro football betting minds for their favorite plays for the upcoming season, gett…

Rio 2016: Neymar? Brazil must stop us – Hrubesch

Germany coach Horst Hrubesch has no interest in talking about Neymar, warning Brazil they needed to stop his team in the men s football final at the Rio Olympics.

Hrubesch s men have scored 21 goals on their way to Saturday s decider, with Serge Gnabry and Nils Petersen netting six apiece.

Asked how he would contain Neymar and Brazil s attack, former forward Hrubesch said the hosts had worries of their own.

We will play against Brazil, not Neymar, he told a news conference on Thursday.

Our forwards have scored 21 goals so it is a case of how Brazil will stop us.

Hrubesch played down suggestions Brazil would be looking for revenge following a 7-1 loss to Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup.

Despite taking on Neymar and Co, …

Euro 2008: Prepare for Group A penalties

When Czech top dog Karel Bruckner said before the tournament that Group A would go to wire, I don t think he expected his Czech Republic side to be taking part in a penalty shoot-out before the knock-out stages.
There s no favourites, no outsiders, all four have a chance of going through, said Bruckner. They say Portugal have a very good quality squad, but Turkey are very good, as they have many qualities, and I don t want to underestimate Switzerland, because they are playing at home. I think it will remain undecided until the last match.
The wily old Bruckner was certainly right though as qualification will go to the last match a winner-takes-all clash between the Czechs and Turkey, but if their game is drawn penalties will ensue.
Portugal have already won Group A but if a draw is …

PSG 2017-18: Opta numbers show Neymar and Mbappe arrivals key to title success

Paris Saint-Germain winning the Ligue 1 title has rarely looked in doubt this season, ever since the double signing of strikers Neymar and Kylian Mbappe gave Unai Emery an attack the envy of world football.

Teenage France forward Mbappe was one of a number of high-profile departures from last season s champions, with PSG hammering Monaco 7-1 on Sunday to wrest the crown back from their rivals.

Neymar s arrival boosted the profile of Ligue 1 and added stardust to the league, although PSG had to wrap up the title without the world s most expensive player after he was sidelined with injury.

But even without Neymar, PSG have looked by far and away the best team in Ligue 1 this season, even if they fell short in the Champions League by losing to holders Real Madrid.<…

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49ers vs Titans TNF Prop Bets: Take Advantage of this Modest George Kittle Prop

Week 16 will kick off with the surging San Francisco 49ers visiting the Tennessee Titans who are clinging to their AFC South division lead.

Can George Kittle and the San Francisco offense keep rolling? Will the Titans be able to generate anything through the air with Julio Jones out and A.J. Brown questionable? Find out in our free props and predictions for 49ers vs. Titans.