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Players, fans react to Chiefs and 49ers punching their tickets to Super Bowl LIVThe Super Bowl matchup is set, here is what people have to say about it On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers punched their tickets to Super Bowl LIV with their respective championship game wins. The 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers, 37-20, in the NFC championship game, and earlier in the day in the AFC Championship game, the Chiefs took down the Tennessee Titans, 35-24, to secure their spot in Miami. Kansas City once again opened the day trailing their opponent, but in true Chiefs fashion were able to make adjustments and control the rest of the game. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes showed off why he is the defending MVP, helping his team seal the win at home at Arrowhead Stadium. KC is now headed to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years. Later in the day, fans saw a Packers-49ers matchup and once again the home team took the W. The storyline was a bit different though, as the Niner..

Super Bowl 2020 rosters: Starters, key players, start time, TV channel, streaming for Chiefs vs. 49ersHere's who Kansas City and San Francisco will be starting in Super Bowl LIV Super Bowl LIV is almost here, and it will feature more subplots than many of the previous Super Bowls. The 49ers, the winners of the NFC for the first time since 2012, are looking to capture their sixth Lombardi Trophy, which would put them in a first place tie with the Steelers and Patriots for the most in NFL history. The Chiefs are in the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years and are trying to bring home their first championship since Hank Stram, Len Dawson, Willie Lanier and Co. defeated the Vikings in the final Super Bowl played before the AFL-NFL merger. Super Bowl LIV also includes an intriguing quarterback matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Jimmy Garoppolo. While Mahomes, last year's league MVP, is looking to join Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady as the only quarterbacks to hoist a Lom..

Texas vs. West Virginia odds: 2020 college basketball picks, Jan. 20 predictions from advanced model The Texas Longhorns will take on the No. 12 West Virginia Mountaineers at 7 p.m. ET on Monday at WVU Coliseum. West Virginia is 14-3 overall and 8-0 at home, while Texas is 12-5 overall and 2-2 on the road. The Longhorns are 11-3-1 against the spread in their last 15 meetings against the Mountaineers. West Virginia, meanwhile, has covered the spread in five of its last six games. The Mountaineers are favored by nine-points in the latest West Virginia vs. Texas odds, while the Over-Under is set at 128. Before entering any Texas vs. West Virginia picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine. The model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has crushed its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread the past three years, returning $2,770 to $100 players. Anybody who followed it during that span has seen huge ..

College basketball rankings: Baylor bumps Gonzaga from top to become seventh No. 1 team in AP Top 25 pollIt's only the second time there have been seven teams in the top spot of the AP poll Baylor is the new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball rankings in Monday's updated poll. The Bears overtook Gonzaga, which had been ranked No. 1 since Week 8. Neither team has lost since November. The Bears jumped up to No. 2 last week by winning convincingly over Kansas and Iowa State. They won Saturday on the road Oklahoma State, 75-68, overcoming a 12-point deficit to extend their winning streak to 14 and convincing AP voters to move them up a spot this week. It's the second time Baylor has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll in program history. Gonzaga fell just one spot to No. 2 after holding the No. 1 spot for four weeks -- the longest streak any team has held on to No. 1 all season. Kansas, San Diego State and Florida State, all programs ranked outside the ..

Magic vs. Hornets odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, MLK Day predictions from advanced computer model Get ready for a Southeast Division battle as the Charlotte Hornets and the Orlando Magic will face off at 5 p.m. ET on Monday at the Spectrum Center as part of the MLK Day NBA schedule. Charlotte is 15-29 overall and 7-13 at home, while Orlando is 20-23 overall and 7-15 on the road. The Hornets lost all four games on a recent road trip and have dropped six consecutive games overall. The Magic are coming off a West Coast swing where they lost three of five games. Orlando is favored by 4.5 points in the latest Hornets vs. Magic odds, while the over-under is set at 207.5. Before entering any Magic vs. Hornets picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last season it returned a whopping $4,280 on its top-rated NBA spread and money line picks. It's already returned over $2..

Grizzlies vs. Pelicans: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel Who's PlayingNew Orleans @ Memphis Current Records: New Orleans 16-27; Memphis 20-22 What to KnowThe Memphis Grizzlies will take on the New Orleans Pelicans at 5 p.m. ET on Monday at FedExForum after a few days off. Memphis is looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak. It was a close one, but last Friday the Grizzlies sidestepped the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 113-109 win. It was another big night for SF Dillon Brooks, who had 26 points. Speaking of close games: it was close but no cigar for New Orleans as they fell 133-130 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. The losing side was boosted by C Derrick Favors, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. The Grizzlies are now 20-22 while New Orleans sits at 16-27. A pair of defensive stats to keep an eye on: Memphis is stumbling into the game with the fourth most points allowed per game in the league, having given up..

USC working on agreement to hire Todd Orlando as DC and keep Graham Harrell as OC, per reports USC coach Clay Helton will get another year on the job in 2020, but it will be the second year in a row he's made a major change at the coordinator position. According to multiple outlets and first reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports, the Trojans are working towards an agreement to make Todd Orlando the next defensive coordinator. Orlando would replace Clancy Pendergast, who, along with special teams coordinator/tight ends coach John Baxter, was relieved of his duties following USC's Holiday Bowl loss to Iowa last month. Orlando himself was also not retained by Texas coach Tom Herman following the 2019 season. The Longhorns allowed nearly 29 points per game and 446 yards per game in 2019. Both of those numbers were worse than the previous two seasons under Herman. Following Orlando's firing, he was set to join Matt Wells' staff at Texas Tech. Orlando served as Wells..

2020 Super Bowl: Chiefs vs. 49ers watch online, halftime show, TV channel, everything you need to knowWe've got you covered; here are all the details about Super Bowl LIV Believe it if you can, but the 2019 NFL season is only one game away from being in the history books, with the gladiators for Super Bowl LIV now readying to square off on the sport's biggest stage. With the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers both avoiding upsets rather effortlessly in the AFC Championship Game and NFC Championship Game, respectively, the two most dominant teams in the league will head to South Florida to fight for the right to lift this year's Lombardi trophy. It's the most potent offense lining up against the most relentless defense in a matchup that should be nothing short of epic, and one that carries a list of storylines, to boot. Don't be the one person who didn't know how to tune in, only to then be mocked at the water cooler the Monday after. Here'..