Trinidad Chambliss achieved glory final season as he led the Ferris State Bulldogs to the NCAA Division II nationwide championship. The 23-year-old quarterback now seems to take the following step towards guiding the Ole Miss Rebels to the School Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship.
Sixth-seeded Ole Miss (13-1) makes an attempt to guide a spot within the 2025 CFP title recreation when it takes on the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (12-2) within the CFP semifinals at 7:30 p.m. ET within the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Chambliss, who transferred from Ferris State in April, has helped the Rebels get previous No. 11 Tulane 41-10 within the first spherical of the playoffs and upset third-seeded Georgia 39-34 within the quarterfinals as he threw for a complete of 644 yards with three landing passes and a pair of scoring runs within the victories.
After avenging its solely loss this season with the overcome Georgia, Ole Miss now faces a Miami workforce that has been the shock of the playoffs. The Hurricanes knocked off seventh-seeded Texas A&M 10-3 within the opening spherical earlier than posting a 24-14 overcome defending champion and No. 2 seed Ohio State within the quarterfinals.
There are 4 video games on Thursday’s NBA schedule, together with a matchup between the struggling Indiana Pacers (6-31) and Charlotte Hornets (13-24) at 7 p.m. ET on the Spectrum Middle. Indiana, which misplaced in seven video games to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder in final 12 months’s NBA Finals, personal the league’s worst document and enter this contest with a 13-game dropping streak.
The NHL slate options 12 video games, one in all which pits the red-hot Buffalo Sabres (22-15-4) towards the New York Rangers (20-18-6) at 7 p.m. ET at Madison Sq. Backyard. Buffalo, which has received 11 of its final 12 contests, is seeking to actual revenge after struggling a 4-0 loss to New York at dwelling in its season opener.
In the meantime, an abundance of faculty basketball video games happen on Thursday, with one being a West Coast Convention showdown between Pepperdine (5-12) and San Diego (6-10) at 9:30 p.m. ET on the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Toreros are hoping to halt their three-game dropping streak, whereas the Waves goal for his or her first win in 5 contests.
Miami is a 3-point favourite towards Ole Miss within the newest consensus school soccer odds. The Hornets are 3.5-point favorites towards the Pacers, the Sabres are -125 on the cash line versus the Rangers and San Diego is a 4.5-point favourite towards Pepperdine.
Under is a snapshot of what to observe and wager for Thursday, Jan. 8. All instances Jap
CFB greatest bets, the place to observe
Miami vs. Ole Miss
Time: 7:30 p.m. | Location: Glendale, Ariz. | TV: ESPN | Stream: Fubo (Attempt without cost)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Ole Miss +3 (-104) | Professional: Underneath 52.5 (-105, Bruce Marshall)
It is uncommon that Ole Miss is an underdog, because it’s had that distinction solely 3 times this season, and it coated the unfold in two of these situations. In the meantime, the Hurricanes are 9-5 towards the unfold this marketing campaign. The SportsLine Projection Mannequin is backing the Rebels on this matchup, as its simulations say they cowl 55% of the time. SportsLine knowledgeable Bruce Marshall (10-3-1, +670 on his final 14 school soccer Over/Underneath picks) does not consider a shootout will happen, particularly since Miami stored Texas A&M and Ohio State in verify in these playoffs.
NBA greatest bets, the place to observe
Pacers at Hornets
Time: 7 p.m. | Location: Charlotte | TV: NBA League Cross | Stream: Fubo (Attempt without cost)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Hornets -3.5 (-113) | Professional: Moussa Diabate Over 20.5 factors + rebounds (-120, PropBetGuy)
The Pacers defeated the Hornets when the groups met in November, however they’ve had issue protecting video games shut throughout their dropping streak. Seven of the defeats throughout their 13-game slide have been by double digits, and all however two had been by not less than 4 factors. Taking that into consideration, the SportsLine Projection Mannequin sees the development persevering with, because the Hornets cowl the unfold in 64% of its simulations. Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate has recorded greater than 20 mixed factors and rebounds in six of the 9 video games Ryan Kalkbrenner has missed with an elbow harm, and SportsLine props knowledgeable PropBetGuy (36-20, +1300 on his final 56 NBA participant prop picks) thinks the 23-year-old French energy ahead will accomplish that once more versus an Indiana workforce that enables the second-most rebounds (47.5) and fourth-most factors within the paint (53.9) per recreation.
NHL greatest bets, the place to observe
Sabres at Rangers
Time: 7 p.m. | Location: New York | TV: ESPN+ | Stream: Fubo (Attempt without cost)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Underneath 6 (-105) | Professional: Sabres -110 (Todd Fuhrman)
Fewer than six mixed targets have been scored in seven of the Sabres’ final 11 video games and three of the Rangers’ previous 5 contests. New York has performed 19 contests at dwelling this season, and 5 targets or fewer had been scored 15 of them. What’s extra, the Rangers had been shut out in six of these 19 video games. Due to this fact, the SportsLine Projection Mannequin’ simulations have the Underneath for this matchup hitting 59% of the time. Contemplating that Buffalo is on fireplace whereas New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin and defenseman Adam Fox are out with lower-body accidents they suffered in Monday’s 3-2 extra time loss to the Utah Mammoth, SportsLine knowledgeable Todd Fuhrman feels strongly that the Sabres will emerge victorious.
CBB greatest bets, the place to observe
Pepperdine at San Diego
Time: 9:30 p.m. | Location: San Diego | TV: ESPN+ | Stream: Fubo (Attempt without cost)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: San Diego -4.5 (-110) | Professional: San Diego -189 (Matt Severance)
All 4 contests in the course of the Waves’ present four-game skid have been in convention play, they usually’ve been overwhelmed by 5 or extra factors in every one. Total this season, 10 of Pepperdine’s 12 defeats have been by not less than 5 factors. The SportsLine Projection Mannequin sees the Waves struggling one other such setback, because the Toreros cowl the unfold in 67% of its simulations. SportsLine knowledgeable Matt Severance (6-2, +522 on his final eight school basketball picks) additionally likes San Diego to submit the victory over Pepperdine, which has recorded two of its 5 victories towards non-Division I opponents.
