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Matt Rooney

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Contributing Since: 13 Jan 2023

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Matt is from the Chicag🌄oland area and has been workin🧸g in Chicago sports since 2015 with stops at WGN Radio, the Chicago Blackhawks, Stadium, and NBC Sports Chicago prior to landing at Betsperts. Matt covers just about everything for Betsperts and Bleacher Nation but focuses on the NHL and college football.

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Bears O-Line vs Colts D-Line: Can Chicago Bounce Back Up Fron🅘t In🀅 Week 3?

All right, let's try this ওagain. After two unfavorable matchups and failed tests for the Chicago Bears offensive line, we're still looking ♈for their first rock-solid performance of the 2024 season. The Titans' phenomenal interior duo of Jeffrey Simmons and...

The 🦋Bears Offensive Line Continues to Have Problem෴s With Line Stunts

We are three years into Offensive Line Coach Chris Morgan's tenure with t♏he Chicago Bears and the team still has a basic issue that is driving me up a wall. This offensive line struggles to block against line stunts. And...

NFL Week 2 Stock Report: NFC South (Mostly) Good, How About Them Cowboys…Gervon Dexter’s Breakout, More

Another week in the NFL season is behind us, and a whole lot more learned. Are the Saints actually good? Are the Rams not? What in the hell are the Dallas Cowboys? Let's dive into some Week 2 ris🍨ers and...

Jordan Love Returns To Practice Ahead Of Matchup With Titaဣns

The Packers look like they migh൩t be getting quite literally the best-possible scenario after Jordan Love's scary knee injury 𓆏in their Week 1 loss to Philly. Green Bay's newly extended quarterback was back at non-padded practice on Wednesday with a sleeve...

Bears Defense vs Colts Offense: How Do They S🎃tack Up?

After going up against one of the top quarterbacks and offensive🍎 skill groups in all of football, the Bears, i🌱n theory, should have a little bit of a lighter load defensively this week in Indianapolis. However, that doesn't really mean...

The Chicago Blackhawks Have a New Captain!

The Blackhawks have a new captain! For the first time since Jonathan Toews stepped away from the game,🌳 Chicago's hockey 🌃team will have someone wearing the "C" on their chest. That someone will be Nick Foligno! While some might have...

First TD Scorer Props for Patriots at🍎 Jets o✤n Thursday Night Football

We're a day awa🐽y from Thursday Night Football! Tomo🍌rrow night, the Patriots and Jets will go at it on Thursday Night's primetime matchup. With both teams entering the game with identical 1-1 records, a win would provide an early advantage...

In The Trenches: The Bears Bad Was BAD, But I Think It’s Correctable

For just about every film session I've been a part of, usually, you end up leaving with the opposite feeling of how you came in. When you come into a 🐼film session feeling high and mighty thinking you played great,...

Nate Davis Went Viral in Week 2 … For All the Wrong Reasons

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College Football Odds, Ranked Games, and More for ♛NCAAF Week 4

Another fun week of College Football is nearly here! We have a few fantastic matchups across the nation this weekend including multiple ranked-on-ranked sไhowdowns as conference play begins to open up for some. Which teams will take the next step...

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24 Hour Rule: The Bears Were Bad, But It Wasn’t All Bad

The point of these ဣposts was for me (and hopefully, all of us) to allow ourselves to take a breath after Bears games whether good or bad, separate ourselves a bit from the result, and then take a look at...

The Bears Offensive Line Might Have Caught A Break For Sunday’s Matchup With The Colts

We're still assessing last night's debacle from the offensive line, and we'll have a whole lot more analysis on it over tꦇhe next few days. However, briefly looking ahead to next week's matchup with Indy, it looks like the Bears'...

Bulls City Jersey Tease, Okoro Extension, Barkley’s Next Move, and Other Bulls Bullets

While it's an NFL Sunday and we're in the thick of the Bulls offseason, there are still a few items to ꦦget to. Before you watch seven hours of commercial-free fꦉootball, let's get to some quick hitters. Bulls Bullets The...

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Jimmy’s Next Move, An MJ Anniversary, The New Old Crew, and Other Bulls Bullets

Happy Saturday everyone. We're one day closer to the NBA season. Let's get into some Bulls bullets and tip off the weekend. Bulls Bullets While this first bullet might not directly correlate to the Chicago Bulls,🍸 I feel like Jimmy...

Georgia at Kentucky Odds, Props, and More for Tonight’s SEC Matchup

Happy College Football Saturday! We have a fun SEC showdown 🌞tonight in Lexington, Kentucky as the Kentucky Wildcats play host to the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. The Dawgs come into tonight's conference matchup with a 2-0 record, while the Wildcats are...