The Analyst

5 days ago | theanalyst.com | Tyler Greenawalt

The Dallas Cowboys alreadyhad the big-time wide receiver in CeeDee Lamb, but not necessarilythe downfield threat. Their trade for George Pickens should be adifference maker in the 2025 NFLseason. The Dallas Cowboys made the right move by trading for widereceiver George Pickens, basically acknowledging what was missingin their offense: A receiver who thrives on the outside.

6 days ago | theanalyst.com | Andrew Beasley

We lookahead to Saturday’s PremierLeague game at the Vitality Stadium with our Bournemouth vsAston Villa prediction and preview. Which, if any, Europeancompetitions can these teams qualifyfor? Bournemouth are the favourites to win, with the Optasupercomputer rating their chances of victory at 40.7%. Aston Villa are unbeaten in their previous four matches againstthe Cherries. Two of the last three clashes between these two saw anequaliser scored in the 90th minute or later.

1 week ago | theanalyst.com | Mat Issa

The four road teamshave answered the opening bell in a combined 5-0 start to thesecond round of the NBA playoffs. A small handful of factorshelp explain the surprising development. Is there something going on that can explain this strangephenomenon? The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs has tipped off inatypical fashion with the higher-seed road teams all winning. Infact, the Indiana Pacers have done it twice for a 2-0 series leadover the Cleveland Cavaliers.

1 week ago | theanalyst.com | Craig Haley

Offseason moves in college football have as manytwists and turns as the season itself. With the transferringbasically in the rear-view mirror, Craig Haley updates his FCSfootball preseason Top 25 rankings from just after North Dakota State’smost-recent national title. Change is … not good? That’s the best way to the look at the Never-Too-Early FCS Top25 Rankings, where consistency and little flip-flipping afterwardare embraced.

1 week ago | theanalyst.com | Alex Kirshner

It’s still early in the MLB season, but the horrible April (and early May) of some players who have been All-Stars should be cause for panic. Who will change it, and who won’t? Early season baseball lies to you, but not always. Like every season, the early action in 2025 has featured a handful of this generation’s most fearsome hitters falling flat on their faces over their first 30-ish games. Like every season, many of those players will get back to their raking ways in due time.