This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. The vacant Women's Flyweight Championship is on the line, and Natalia Silva holds a narrow edge over Wang Cong in the eyes of the prognosticators as she seeks to remain unbeaten in the UFC. ET Saturday for the first entire main card to ever air on CBS, watch the early prelims at 4 p.m. and prelims at 6 p.m. on Paramount+ and check out our picks for every fight.
Our Brent Brookhouse envisions Silva vs. Before the women's flyweight title contenders enter the Octagon, Payton Talbott will take on Deiveson Figueiredo, and the American already has his sights set on a breakout year in 2027. Sound the alarms for the five teams who could suffer disappointing losses this weekend.
While our Tyler Sullivan would not be surprised if Jahmyr Gibbs runs for over 150 yards against a heavily injured Panthers defense, he put the Lions on notice ahead of what could be a high-scoring night in Carolina. The 49ers are also vulnerable as short favorites over the Broncos. Our Jordan Dajani agrees with Sullivan's assessment of the injury situation in San Francisco.
Once again, Kyle Shanahan has to find a way to lead an undermanned squad to victory. This week lacks the volume of top-25 matchups that made last Saturday a can't-miss day of college football, but that doesn't mean it will lack excitement. There could be some big movement in the College Football Playoff race, because seven top-10 teams hit the road in Week 5.
This has all the makings of one of those "can you believe these teams lost to them" kinds of slates. When top-ranked teams play conference opponents away from home, crazy things tend to happen. No. 17 Tennessee is a 7.5-point favorite at Auburn and No. 20 Houston is a 12.5-point favorite at UCF, but our Brad Crawford sees a world in which both teams drop games to unranked foes.
He also worries about No. 8 Florida hitting the road for an SEC clash with No. 25 Missouri, but Tom Fornelli is not sweating that game in this week's Six Pack. Here are our picks for the other marquee matchups of the week: ⚽ UEFA Nations League: Italy at France, 2:45 p.m. on FS1 🏈 Liberty at Delaware, 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network 🏈 Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. on ESPN 🏈 Penn State at Northwestern, 8 p.m. on Fox 🏒 Rangers at Red Wings, 6:30 p.m. on TNT 🏀 Wings at Valkyries, Game 3, 9 p.m. on ESPN2 🏈 Navy at Air Force, noon on CBS/Paramount+ 🏈 No. 7 Alabama at No. 16 Mississippi State, noon on ABC 🏈 Boston College at No. 21 SMU, noon on The CW 🏈 No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina, noon on ESPN 🏈 Vanderbilt at No. 2 Georgia, 12:45 p.m. on SEC Network ⚾ White Sox at Guardians, Game 1, 1 p.m. on TBS 🏈 Auburn at No. 17 Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. on ESPN 🏈 No. 8 Florida at No. 25 Missouri, 3:30 p.m. on ABC 🏈 No. 5 Ohio State at No. 14 Iowa, 3:30 p.m. on CBS/Paramount+ ⚾ Braves at Dodgers, Game 1, 4 p.m. on Fox ⚽ Royals at Racing Louisville, 4 p.m. on Ion 🏈 No. 24 Kentucky at South Carolina, 4:15 p.m. on SEC Network ⚾ Yankees at Rays, Game 1, 6:30 p.m. on TBS 🏀 NBA Canada Game: Heat vs. Raptors, 7 p.m. on NBA TV 🏒 Kraken at Oilers, 7 p.m. on NHL Network 🏈 No. 4 Miami at Clemson, 7:30 p.m. on ABC 🏈 No. 12 Texas Tech at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. on Fox 🏈 Utah State at No. 22 Boise State, 7:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network 🏈 Washington at No. 18 USC, 7:30 p.m. on NBC 🏈 McNeese at No. 11 LSU, 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network 🤼 UFC 332: Silva vs.
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