Sports Intro

Prodigy Strats
Jul 17
4 min read

Welcome back! Today we will be doing a brief intro to the wonderful world of sports. We’ll be look over recent news in American football, football, and basketball. I’ll make this one short and sweet, but the next time I do sports content it will be more in-depth and longer. So here we go with the sports intro! Enjoy!

FIFA World Cup Final Prediction

If you want to watch the World Cup Final, it kicks off at 12 p.m. PDT Sunday!

The stage is set. Will LionelMessi and Argentina win it back-to-back? Or will Lamine Yamal win his first World cup in his first World Cup with Spain?

The world may be focused on the unbelievable full circle story of Argentinian GOAT Lionel Messi meeting superstar Spanish teen prodigy Lamine Yamal again nearly two decades after the UNICEF campaign when Lamine was a baby, which is awesome, these teams are so much more than the pair of them.

This is Argentina’s 7^th appearance in the WC final, and their 3^rd in the past 4 World Cups. Spain, on the other hand, has only made the WC finals once, in 2010, and they won it! They’re now back for a second time with a brand-new squad AND they are currently on a 37-game unbeaten streak.

It’s going to be a really close game, between the two teams I think are the two best teams all around, but I think that Argentina will win 3-2 with an overtime dagger by Enzo Fernandez!

NFL: Fantasy Football QB rankings

Fantasy football season is getting close, and we need to know who to draft! The season opener is a Wednesday night special Super Bowl rematch when the Patriots visit the Seahawks right here in the 206 on 9/9. So here are some top 5 QB rankings and a sleeper you should draft!

1. Josh Allen, BUF

Hands down the best QB in the game. He is continuing to perform at an elite level, finishing top 3 in fantasy PPG each year, and hasn’t missed a start, with great rushing upside.

2. Matthew Stafford, LAR

He’s the reigning MVP and threw for 4,707 yards, the most last season. Even though he’s getting older, I think he’s still at the top of the leaderboard for QBs.

3. Dak Prescott, DAL

Consistent high-value production, Dak has one of the best arms in the league and has 2 of the best wide receivers and a top tight-end to throw to, and overall that Cowboys offense with Dak at the helm is probably the best in the league.

4. Patrick Mahomes, KC

Coming off of an ACL injury, Mahomes still finished with over 3,700 yards this past season! He’s in his late prime and still is definitely one of the top QBs in the league.

5. Caleb Williams, CHI

The most clutch QB in the NFL, the Iceman is one of the best QBs and continues to perform at a high level with dual-threat upside.

Sleeper: Jacoby Brissett, ARI

Brissett showed VERY STRONG fantasy potential last season when he stepped in for the Cardinals for an injured Kyler Murray. Brissett threw for 3,366 yards, 23 TD and 8 INT over just 12 starts, and rushed for 166 yards and 1 TD. That’s an average of 240 PYPG, 2 touchdowns a game, 0.6 Interceptions per game, and 13.8 rushing yards per game, over his 14 starts, making him average around 18 FPTS per game, and he’s usually quite consistent.

NBA: Summer League

Let’s look at the NBA Summer League. Currently, the LA Lakers stand at the top of the Summer League Las Vegas with a 4-0 record. Their first round pick Cameron Carr has been playing great, putting up multiple 20+ point games. Chris Manon has been a great starter for the squad as well. The big star on this Summer League team is Arthur Kaluma, a Ugandan-American player coming off the bench, currently playing for the South Bay Lakers G league team. He dropped 34 points in one game off the bench, with 15, 14 and 18 in the other 3 games! He's probably the best bench player in the Summer League currently, and could definitely earn a starting job later on.

Now let’s move to the ROTY (Rookie of the Year) prospects. AJ Dybantsa Jr., the first pick in the draft on the Wizards, dropped 27 pts & 7reb and 23 pts & 7 reb in his first 2 summer league games and then they just benched him, to make sure he's healthy for the regular season, as often happens for top picks. He's a guaranteed starter on the Wizards, and him, Trae Young, Anthony Davis and company could definitely help the Wizards contend for the playoffs for the first time in half a decade.

Darryn Peterson and Cam Boozer have both been playing very well on the Kings and Grizzlies, respectively, and Caleb Wilson of the Bulls dropped back-to-back 30+ point performances with the second one off of 50%+ 3PT FG! He could very well be the top candidate for ROTY. Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. , the Michigan championship-winning frontcourt, have all been playing very well. In Yaxel’s first game he dropped a 21 point double double while Morez’s first game (against Yaxel’s team), he scored 27 pts & 8 reb. Aday didn’t have as good as a first game, but still had 7 reb, 2 blk, and 1 stl for OKC.

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That’s all for today! See y’all next time, Sarang out.