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Most of the 70 million or so members of Gen Z are too young to bet on sports legally in the U.S., but a group of industry panelists said Wednesday that sportsbook operators would be wise to begin focusing on them if they havent already.

The cohort of young people carries wide influence because of their leadership in adopting new technology and other aspects of social culture that are then followed by older groups, noted the webinar speakers in a session co-sponsored by The Innovation Group and SBC.

Gen Z members, generally those born between 1997 and 2012, are a first mover group thats influential on the internet, throughout the media, and in other ways that make them important to reach, said Sarah Crennan, vice president and head of content for Yahoo Sports. She said older demographic groups are more likely to follow Gen Zs habits than Gen Z is to emulate them.

I think Gen Z is incredibly influential and kind of sets the tone around media trends, she said. If we can get it right for Gen Z, it is very likely to influence those other demographics we care about.

Crennan and others observed that the young group is diverse and savvy and looks for trustworthy athletes, celebrities, and media figures from whom to obtain content and advice such as on sports betting, which is something that, as young adults, they are growing up around as a normal part of sports discussion, unlike prior generations.

I never thought Id see gambling odds on ESPN, noted Allen Ambrogio, U.S. director of operations for Tipico, a sportsbook that began in Europe and is now operating in New Jersey and Colorado. Its all around us now.

The members of the panel, titled Beyond Traditional Thinking: Finding the Right Partnerships to Deliver Gen Z, said a good model for others in the industry to learn from is the partnership involving Barstool Sports personalities and their promotion of Penn National Gamings Barstool Sportsbook. Penn National became part-owner of the Barstool Sports digital sports media company in order to acquire the popular, if irreverent, brand.

Panelists noted that Barstool followers have a great deal of confidence and interest in the opinions of high-profile company representatives like Dave Portnoy and Dan Big Cat Katz, and that helps drive them to the Barstool Sportsbook to place wagers.

They are seamlessly integrated, Crennan observed, while pointing to a new Yahoo Sports relationship with Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler, who will be making Ekelers Edge weekly videos for it this season pertaining to fantasy sports.

Joseph Solosky, managing director of sports betting for NASCAR, said his organization is making use of Todd Fuhrman, a veteran sports betting expert known to FOX Sports viewers, to lead videos designed to attract interest in racing among bettors.

Todd speaks to the layman bettors, Solosky said. Hes got a huge following and a trusted voice.

And layman would be the right way to describe Gen Z bettors, because while they are willing to bet frequently, the wagers aret typically as large as older gamblers, the panelists said. There is more of a social aspect to their gambling, as opposed to being huge risk-takers expecting to make a big profit.

Its something to talk about and have fun with and to do it together, Ambrogio said.

While there was discussion of the roles that eSports and virtual sports can play in helping attract betting interest from Gen Z, there was agreement that those are still too young in regulated adoption to predict their future.

Were going to see it grow over time, no doubt in my mind, but the question is when it really starts taking off, Ambrogio said of eSports.

Whether it be those non-traditional sports or the ones with balls and sticks that Gen Zs parents and grandparents long bet on under the table, it seems unquestioned that the new cohort will embrace online sports betting. Panelists noted that the group is already accustomed to doing many things by phone, as well as funding their activities digitally through Venmo or other means.

In many cases, the younger adults will be unwilling to focus attention on a game for three hours like their parents, but they may want to place a live bet during the shorter span of attention they devote to a given event. Or if they have a ticket to a game or match, it may become second nature to enhance their interest with a wager.

With Gen Z now coming of age and hitting adulthood, this will eventually be the norm: that you can bet on the game youre attending, Crennan said. It will be an expectation that there will be a product offering around every event they have an interest in. It will be a part of the sports experience for this generation.

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DraftKings Launches Micro-Betting to Give Fans More Ways to Engage with Their Favorite Sports

NEW YORK and BOSTON, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simplebet, the technology company reimagining the way fans engage with live sports, today announced a multi-year agreement with DraftKings (Nasdaq: DKNG), a leading sports betting and gaming operator in the U.S., to launch real-money micro-betting across the DraftKings Sportsbook. Integration with Simplebets micro-betting technology will allow DraftKings customers to engage even further with the sports they love by wagering, among other things, play-by-play, throw-by-throw and pitch-by-pitch throughout a sporting event.

Under the agreement, DraftKings will be able to offer Simplebets micro-betting products for the NFL, MLB and NBA and a new suite of college football products, which are the first micro-betting products available for collegiate sports. With micro-betting, DraftKings customers will now be able to wager on even more individual moments over the course of a game through the DraftKings Sportsbook.

Were thrilled to be launching our real-money micro-betting products with DraftKings, said Chris Bevilacqua, Co-Founder and CEO of Simplebet. These types of offerings represent the next evolution of sports betting and deliver enhanced opportunities for operators and fans alike. We look forward to the successful roll-out and to showcasing the excitement that comes with micro-betting.

Simplebet announced the completion of a $15 million financing round earlier this year, bringing total funding to $50 million. The recent funding is being used to enhance the companys existing NFL, MLB and NBA products by adding dozens of derivative micro-markets, launching new sports, introducing new subcategories of micro-markets such as Scripts, expanding engineering resources to enable more efficient customer integrations and exploring other strategic opportunities.

Were excited to be working with Simplebet to change the in-game betting experience for our customers and, together, changing the way sports fans engage with their favorite sports, said Paul Liberman, President, Global Product and Technology at DraftKings. Through our shared commitment to delivering innovative technology, our customers are now able to take part in this unique betting and engagement experience on the DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Simplebet has developed a suite of innovative micro-betting products for the NFL, NBA, MLB and, most recently, college football. The company enables sports betting operators, media companies and technology companies to enhance live sports by offering engaging experiences in real-time with its proprietary automated operations platform.

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Co-founded in 2018 by Chris Bevilacqua, Joey Levy, and Scott Marshall, Simplebet is the technology company pioneering micro-betting and fan engagement for U.S. sports. Micro-betting introduces instant gratification to the sports betting user experience by enabling moments within sporting events to become discrete betting and engagement opportunities. For more information please visit their website at https://www.simplebet.io/, and follow on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About DraftKings:DraftKings Inc. is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company created to fuel the competitive spirit of sports fans with products that range across daily fantasy, regulated gaming and digital media. Headquartered in Boston, and launched in 2012 by Jason Robins, Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman, DraftKings is the only U.S.-based vertically integrated sports betting operator. DraftKings is a multi-channel provider of sports betting and gaming technologies, powering sports and gaming entertainment for operators in 17 countries. DraftKings Sportsbook is live with mobile and/or retail betting operations in the United States pursuant to regulations in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. DraftKings daily fantasy sports product is available in 7 countries internationally with 15 distinct sports categories. DraftKings is the official daily fantasy partner of the NFL, MLB, NASCAR, PGA TOUR and UFC as well as an authorized gaming operator of the NBA and MLB, an official sports betting partner of the NFL, an official betting operator of PGA TOUR and the official betting operator of UFC. DraftKings also owns Vegas Sports Information Network, Inc. (VSiN), a multi-platform broadcast and content company.

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Nevada in July became the second state to clear $1 billion in sports betting operator revenue in the post-PASPA era, as the states Gaming Control Board on Thursday reported revenue totaling nearly $33.3 million for the month.

New Jersey, which passed Nevada for all-time post-PASPA handle in April, also reached the $1 billion revenue benchmark that month. The good news for the Silver State was Julys revenue figure was a 14% month-over-month increase from Junes total of close to $29.2 million despite a 24.9% drop in handle to nearly $409.9 million.

The steep drop in handle is expected during the summer months with baseball as the primary and sometimes only wagering attraction for bettors. With 15 of the 20 states and jurisdictions with legalized sports betting having published their monthly reports, the combined July handle of $2.06 billion is 23.7% lower than Junes total of $2.7 billion.

Nevada sportsbooks posted a collective 8.12% win rate for July, their highest of 2021 in edging out Januarys hold of 8.1%. Much of the improvement from June can be attributed to a reversal of fortune in baseball, plus Dustin Poiriers first-round TKO via doctor stoppage of Colin McGregor, who could not continue after breaking his left leg.

The state collected nearly $2.25 million in tax receipts from sports betting in July, pushing the total to more than $16.2 million for the year.

After bettors got the better of the house on baseball bets on the Las Vegas Strip in June, sportsbooks there rebounded in July. Though the win rate on the Strip was a modest 6.35%, it still resulted in more than $5.6 million in revenue from over $88.5 million wagered. It meant a swing of nearly $7.5 million in revenue on baseball wagers, after the public left more than $1.8 million richer on such bets the previous month.

Sportsbooks across the state fared even better than the Strip on baseball wagers, as the house collected just over $19 million the highest monthly total of revenue from baseball bets in the post-PASPA era, which crushed the previous mark of $14.1 million set in April. Overall, the house posted an 8.35% win rate on $227.6 million worth of baseball wagers.

The third Poirier-McGregor fight fueled the catch-all other category to the second-highest handle and revenue totals for Nevada in July, at $95 million and nearly $9.1 million, respectively. Both numbers were also post-PASPA era monthly highs. Basketball was the other key driver for sports wagering last month, with the house keeping more than $5.8 million from nearly $77.3 million wagered.

Since the NGCB began breaking out mobile wagering numbers in January 2020, the win rate for online operators has failed to reach the industry standard of 7% in any single month. That continued in July, though the 5.64% win rate was higher than the overall 2021 hold of 5.16%.

The mobile handle of nearly $242 million accounted for 59% of the months overall handle, and online bets have totaled more than $2.2 billion through the first seven months of the year.

Sportsbooks posted a far better performance on their turf, posting an 11.69% win rate on in-person bets while collecting more than $19.6 million from $167.9 million wagered. Retail revenue accounted for 59% of the total monthly haul, trailing only the Super Bowl-aided 67.9% in February for the year in terms of percentage.

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Nevada Clears $1 Billion In Post-PASPA Sportsbook Revenue With Strong July - US Bets

It sounds like a pair of Tennesseesportsbooks will have a chance to launch in time for the start of the football season.

The Tennessee Education Lotterys sports wagering committee will meet next Tuesday to consider applications for two operators and one supplier. The regulator gave notice to three operators earlier this month that their application reviews were complete.

The TEL is still in charge of approving operators as the Sports Wagering Advisory Council continues its transition to regulator of online sports betting in Tennessee.

Aside from the companies on next weeks agenda, the TEL is working on applications for four sports betting operators and five suppliers.

One of those operators should be Penn Nationals Barstool Sportsbook. Penn expected five states to go live before the start of the NFL season:

Tennessees seven online sportsbooks were not immune to the slow July sports schedule.

Handle fell 17.2% from June to $144.5 million in July, according to the state report. Thats the lowest point since the $131.4 million bet last November when the market went live.

Taxable sports betting revenue was $13.4 million, which led to $2.8 million in taxes.

Handle is down 23.3% compared to June across the 13 US sports betting jurisdictions that have reported July figures so far. Revenue is down even more at 25.6%.

The work to take over as TNs sports betting regulator continues for the SWAC, which updated a few of its initiatives at Tuesdays meeting.

The search for an executive director is ongoing. There were close to 50 applications, councilmember Mike Keeney said.

The three-person search team cut that list down to nine applications. Final interviews for the executive director will happen during a public meeting.

Councilmember Tom Lee also updated the full council on the rulemaking committees work as the SWAC needs to promulgate rules before it can take over as regulator. There will be an informal public comment opportunity at the next meeting Oct. 5, which could be the first time the proposed rules are released.

The biggest proposed change involves the perplexing mandatory 10% hold, but it does not make it any more daunting for operators. Lee proposed checking operators once a quarter instead of annually for compliance to the mandatory hold.

That might not be enough to make operators care. The maximum fine is $25,000, meaning operators could be fined up to $100,000 annually for not adhering to the hold. The additional $75,000 will likely be seen as the cost of doing business for most operators in the market.

The markets hold since January is 8.8%.

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Last week at Indianapolis, Best Bet Motorsports Pick, A.J. Allmendinger, pulled off the win at +2000 odds. This week, there could be another surprise winner and Best Bets readers could earn another hefty payout. Find out why Michigan might not be a great race to bet the favorites.

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If this race is a calm and peaceful lap-turner, then the favorites will likely win, but there are two ways that the favorites do not win at Michigan. The first scenario involves Ryan Blaney and this can be green-flag race it does not require caution flags or volatility. Blaney has a lot better chance of winning this race than his odds indicate. Michigan is a flat-out full throttle race track. The high speed tracks are where Blaney excels. Last year, Blaney finished fourth in the Saturday Michigan race. He led the second-most laps (27) and he ran the third-most laps inside the top 5 (58%). In the Sunday race, Blaney started 17th, and with a great restart, he took the lead on lap 92. Unfortunately, on lap 96, his teammate, Brad Keselowski, ran out of talent and wrecked Blaney while attempting to pull a stupid move. Michigan is a Blaney track and he should be a favorite.

Now, lets get weird. The second scenario where a favorite does not win is if Michigan is Michigan. This isnt really all that weird, it just sounds weird to pick Matt DiBenedetto. The high downforce, low horsepower package has wreaked havoc on this sport. The approach at intermediate tracks is completely different drivers have to get everything they can on restarts. Michigan is possibly the worst track in this package for the drivers, but the favorite of the TV executives. After a restart, the cars hug the wall and go nowhere. The drivers hate this style of racing and the executives are not crazy about it either, but the inability to pass during green-flag runs creates pandemonium on restarts the executives love this. Last year, the Saturday Michigan race ended with a series of cautions and wild restarts. When the dust settled, the favorite, Kevin Harvick, was victorious, but it could have easily gone the other way. Matt DiBenedetto is one of the best restarters in the high downforce, low horsepower package and hes desperate for a win. In previous seasons, DiBenedetto was desperate, but he never publicly admitted that he was willing to accept a ride in an Xfinity car until the season. If he does not win this season, it might be his last season. There are only a couple races left where DiBenedetto has a shot at a win, and Michigan is one of them and he knows it. Some bets are more than happy to play it safe and settle for a top 5 finish. On the final restart, DiBenedetto is checkers or wreckers.

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Speaking of desperation, Brad Keselowski has never won at his home track in Michigan. He wants this win more than any other, and this is likely his last shot. When he moves to Roush, hes not winning any races. Excluding plate races, Roush hasnt won a race since 2014! Keselowski is desperate like DiBenedetto, but he has a much better car. On restarts, Keselowski has been just as good as DiBenedetto, but the statistics are hard to rely on due to their circumstantial nature. Proof of his restart prowess is his second place finish in the Saturday Michigan race last season. A driver must be good on restarts in order to earn a top-5 finish at Michigan because green-flag passing is so difficult. On Sunday, Keselowski was again battling for the win, but desperation kicked in, and his foolish attempt to pass for the lead resulted in a DNF for him and his teammate.

If this race is not crazy or the restarts are little more calm like the Sunday Michigan race last season, then Austin Dillon should be able to handle Ross Chastain. RCR and CGR have alliances with Hendrick Motorsports, but the RCR connection is more pronounced and RCR has been able to routinely perform at high downforce, low horsepower tracks where as Ross Chastain has not. The last high downforce race seems like a life time ago. In that Atlanta race, Ross Chastain finished 23rd and Austin Dillon finished 12th. In the race before that, Ross Chastain suffered an engine failure at Charlotte. In this package at intermediate tracks, Dillons average finish is 10th and Chastains is 22nd.

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Hes in an Empire State of mind.

Jay-Z is making a move to open a sportsbook in New York, sources confirm to Page Six.

The music mogul and Roc Nation founder, 51, has partnered with Michael Rubins Fanatics to make a bid with the New York State Gaming Commission as it prepares to open up mobile sports betting next year.

As part of the plan, Jay-Z will serve as vice chairman and be on the board of directors of a new Fanatics Betting & Gaming entity. His role as an executive was revealed in redacted documents released last week by the New York State Gaming Commission regarding the bids, but were told his name as a potential license holder was blocked out.

According to the documents, the Grammy-winning rapper and the Fanatics group are bidding against competition including a consortium of FanDuel, DraftKings, Ballys and BetMGM. Other groups include Caesars Sportsbook.

According to the redacted documents, the Fanatics Betting & Gaming executive team would have Matt King as CEO. He was formerly the CEO of betting giant FanDuel.

Sources said that Jay-Z has a strong hand as the only African American investor to appear on the gaming licenses submitted to the state. Hes also one of the only names with such close ties to New York.

A source told Page Six, Hes a native New Yorker, and Roc Nation is a diverse company. Jay-Z is New York.

The revelation comes after Jay-Z and Roc Nation last week were among new investors in sports apparel giant Fanatics, which secured $325 million in order to expand and is now valued at $18 billion. According to Bloomberg, Rubin is seeking to expand his company beyond sports apparel into gaming, ticketing and media.

The redacted documents said that Jay-Z and Roc Nation would help [Fanatics gaming division] attract new customers, engage existing sports bettors and expand the overall footprint of the Fanatics sportsbook.

Sources said that the new Fanatics partnership with the Big Pimpin' performer would be headquartered in NYC and would also expand its betting biz to other markets.

The Fanatics bid also includes sports betting tech company Kambi.

According to reports, the New York online sportsbooks are aiming for an early 2022 launch, and the bids would be chosen by December. Reports also said that the gaming commission has to pick at least two of the groups vying for the licenses. Other sources told Page Six that the commission must pick at least four of the bidders.

Its the latest business move for Jay-Z. We reported that he sold off a stake in his Champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, to Mot Hennessy earlier this year. He also owns DUss cognac and is on the board of Square after it bought his streaming service, Tidal.

Page Six most recently reported that Jay-Z was hiring 100 staffers to reopen his 40/40 Club in Manhattan and will celebrate the club 18th anniversary this month.

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BALTIMORE Maryland has a regulated sports betting market that has yet to go live but that hasnt stopped DraftKings from getting a jump on entering the industry by partnering with the Baltimore Ravens. The sports gaming conglomerate announced this new development on Wednesday. They are now the official sportsbook for the Baltimore Ravens as well as being their DFS partner.

Regulated sports betting in Maryland still has a few steps before the industry can launch to the public. The final rules and regulations have yet to be made permanent, which has led to delays. Lawmakers and sports bettors we looking to have local sportsbooks by the time the 2021-2022 NFL season rolled around but that is no longer feasible.

Maryland sports gaming will now have a DraftKings platform whenever the market opens to the public. Rules and regulations are undergoing a 30 day comment and opinion window for residents to have their say before the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (MLGCC) finalizes the rules for the industry which will then be published in the Maryland Register.

With the start of the 2021 NFL season upon us, our latest designation with the Baltimore Ravens further exemplifies our commitment to fan engagement by way of the DraftKings experience, said Ezra Kucharz, DraftKings Chief Business Officer. The newly penned relationship offers something for every kind of sports fan and will allow them to engage with DraftKings digital content, free-to-play product, daily fantasy sports and, perhaps soon, sports betting, to ultimately bring them closer to the action alongside one of the top teams from the AFC North.

Retail sportsbooks could go live during the NFL season which means that the Ravens could have their DraftKings Sportsbook at M&T Bank Stadium launching for this seasons games and all of the great NFL betting there is to be had by fans. This is the second sports gaming partnering for Baltimore as they made BetMGM a partner for the franchise in May. But it will be DraftKings that will be the sportsbook inside the stadium.

Retail sportsbooks like that of the stadium should go live first while the MLGCC sorts through the applications for the 60 mobile licenses that are available. DraftKings will no doubt be one of the companies to receive a mobile license that will have their platform used statewide. However, with their partnership with the Ravens, they will also be able to have unique promotions and other Baltimore NFL-related offerings to rev up fan engagement.

This partnership reflects our continued commitment to delivering unique engagement experiences for our fans, said Kevin Rochlitz, Ravens chief sales officer. Were proud to collaborate with an industry leader in DraftKings, and we look forward to seeing the innovative ways in which well better connect with the Ravens fans across our many platforms.

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Connecticuts online and retail sportsbooks will not open before the 2021 NFL season opener as federal and state officials continue working toward a fall go-live date.

DraftKings and FanDuel, which are partnered with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Tribes, respectively, are still awaiting federal approval for retail sportsbooks at their individual casinos. The Department of the Interior has until Thursday, Sept. 9 the same date as the NFLs season opening game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to rule on the tribes updated compact that would permit legal retail sports betting.

Assuming federal sign-off by the deadline, retail sportsbooks at the Foxwoods Resort and Mohegan Sun could open by the rest of NFL Week 1 Sunday games in a best-case scenario, Mohegan Gaming CEO Ray Pineault told The Action Network. Pineault said state gaming stakeholders could not announce a formal sportsbook opening date at this time.

Connecticut will also open as many as 10 additional retail sportsbooks under the state lotterys purview later this year, but those too have no firm planned opening day.

The two tribal-partnered online sportsbooks as well as a third, lottery-partnered book are still awaiting state approval.

A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in the legislatures regulatory review committee is set to consider online sports betting regulations at its Aug. 31 meeting. If approved, all three sportsbook operators must still pass state licensing procedures, a process that could take several additional weeks.

Pineault said Connecticut officials may also require each online sportsbook to earn certification from Gaming Laboratories International, an independent gaming services inspection agency. Pineault said this process could take between two and six weeks.

In Connecticut, DraftKings and FanDuel both currently offer daily fantasy sports, which were regulated under the same 2021 legislation that permitted sports betting. The law also permits the lotterys sports betting partner to offer DFS contests as well.

A sportsbook from Rush Street Interactive, which partnered with the Connecticut Lottery for its online and retail sportsbooks, will join DraftKings and FanDuel as the states three legal betting options. Rush Street may use its SugarHouse brand instead of the BetRivers name available in most of the companys other operating markets.

Though Connecticuts three legal options trail the totals in other Northeastern sports betting markets such as New Jersey (21 live books), it will be more options than all other current New England options combined. Rhode Island (Caesars) and New Hampshire (DraftKings) only offer one book apiece.

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering sports betting legislation that could see legal books launch sometime in 2022. Maine policymakers could reconsider a long-stalled sports betting proposal early next year.

Meanwhile, New York is set to launch its first online sportsbooks early next year. New York will approve a minimum of four customer-facing brands, but it remains to be seen which operators (or how many) will earn licensure.

DraftKings and FanDuel, along with BetMGM and Rhode Island-based Bally Bet, have teamed up for a high-profile license proposal that would see all four launch sportsbooks in the Empire State. BetRivers has teamed up with Caesars, WynnBet, PointsBet and Resorts World for a separate proposal.

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European soccer is back, which combined with the sport in the Western Hemisphere means there are games all day every single weekend from pretty much here until next summer. With so many leagues, so many teams and tons of great players to watch, let us be your guide on what to watch in world soccer this weekend.

Here are the five matches you should watch, ranked, with one being the most exciting, and we've tossed some notables around the globe to keep an eye on.

Date:Saturday, Aug. 21|Time:9 a.m. ET TV: NBCSN | Live stream:fuboTV(Try for free) Ceasars Sportsbook Odds:Wolves +230 | Draw +205 | Tottenham +140

Why watch: This should be a fun one. Nuno Espirito Santo, Tottenham's new coach, makes his return to the Molineaux to face his former club Wolverhampton on Saturday. Spurs kicked off their season by winning Nuno's debut on Sunday, topping Premier League reigning champions Manchester City. It will be an emotional return for Nuno in front of the fans after helping the team earn promotion to the top flight and solidifying them as Premier League mainstays. Also, will Harry Kane play?

Date:Saturday, Aug. 21|Time:4 p.m. ETTV:None |Live stream:ESPN+ Ceasars Sportsbook Odds:Athletic +320 | Draw +250 | Barcelona -110

Why watch: Barca without Lionel Messi isn't the same, but can they build off of that 4-2 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday? The club looked pretty sharp in the opener, with Memphis Depay grabbing an assist and looking lively throughout. Athletic will be a tough test for Barca, but if if they can win this, those lowered expectations will start to rise.

Date:Friday, Aug. 20|Time:2 p.m. ETTV:beIN Sports|Live stream:fuboTV(Try for free)Ceasars Sportsbook Odds:Brest +950 | Draw +500 | PSG -380

Why watch:All eyes are on Lionel Messi. The former Barcelona superstar is now at PSG and it seems as if he may not be ready to make his club debut here. He trained with the team this week and looks comfortable and ready to go, but manager Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly decided to travel without him. Nonetheless, if this isn't the spot where he makes his debut, we're going to keep tracking his status here.

Date:Sunday, Aug. 22|Time:12:30 p.m. ET TV:CBS Sports Network|Live stream:Paramount+Ceasars Sportsbook Odds:Udinese +650 | Draw +320 | Juventus -210

Why watch: Serie A debuts on Paramount+ this weekend, and the slate is highlighted by Juventus traveling to face Udinese. Juve lost at Udinese last season in heartbreaking fashion and will hope for a better day on Sunday with Cristiano Ronaldo and American Weston McKennie both expected to play. Udinese, on the other hand, will look to improve in attack after the departure of star midfielder Rodrigo de Paul, now at Atletico Madrid.

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Date:Sunday, Aug. 22|Time:11 a.m. ETTV:NBCSN |Live stream:fuboTV(Try for free) Ceasars Sportsbook Odds:Arsenal +375, Draw +265, Chelsea -130

Why watch: A derby match in England is always must see, and especially when it is Arsenal and Chelsea. The Gunners already have some pressure on them after losing 2-0 to Brentford in their opener, while Chelsea are looking like title contenders with their opening win over Crystal Palace. Might we see new striker signing Romelu Lukaku for the Blues? American attacker Christian Pulisic will miss this match though after testing positive for COVID.

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