Sovereignty takes center stage after capturing the Breeders' Cup Classic! We break down his impressive victory before shifting gears to college football, where Indiana survives a wild one against Minnesota. We also preview a stacked weekend of matchups and discuss which games deserve your attention.

The Bengals are heating up! Cincinnati outlasts Tennessee in a 43-36 shootout to improve to 5-2. We break down the win and reveal our updated NFL power rankings.

We wrap things up by looking ahead to the start of another college basketball season. Who's ready for some hoops?

It's another jam-packed episode of The Height Differential!

The Breeders’ Cup is here! This week on The Height Differential, we preview racing’s biggest weekend with a full breakdown of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, analyzing every horse in the field and sharing our picks for who will come out on top.

We also recap a big week in college football, including key wins for Texas, Kentucky and Utah, before turning our attention to the Cincinnati Bengals’ 35-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Cincinnati struggled through a brutal first half before delivering a dominant second-half performance. We discuss what went right, what changed and what the win means for the Bengals.

On this episode:

• Breeders’ Cup preview and predictions

• Horse-by-horse breakdown of the Breeders’ Cup Classic

• Our picks to win the Classic and potential upset contenders

• Texas, Kentucky and Utah earn big college football wins

• Bengals beat the Ravens 35-13 in a tale of two halves

• The biggest sports storylines and debates of the week

Who are you picking to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic? Let us know, and follow The Height Differential for more sports talk, college football analysis, NFL debates and horse racing coverage.

The Height Differential features Nick (4'10") and Neil (6'6") bringing very different perspectives to the biggest conversations in sports.

The sports world was turned upside down this week! The top three teams in college football all went down, Kentucky picked up a huge road win at Oklahoma and we're asking the big question: Are the Wildcats actually good?

Plus, ESPN still gives the last-place Cincinnati Bengals the best chance to win the AFC North. The World Series features two small-market teams chasing their first championship and we're looking ahead to next week's Breeders' Cup.

🏈 College football's wildest weekend

🐾 Is Kentucky for real after beating Oklahoma?

🐅 Can the Bengals still win the AFC North?

⚾ Two small-market teams chase World Series glory

🏇 Breeders' Cup preview: Who should we be watching?

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College football delivered another wild weekend! Kentucky won its second straight overtime game, knocking off LSU, while Georgia took down Alabama and Oklahoma upset Texas. Which result was the biggest statement?

In the NFL, the Bengals improved to 3-2 with a win over the winless Dolphins, but Joe Burrow and the coaching staff weren't satisfied with the performance. Plus, several questionable coaching decisions around the league left us wondering what some of these coaches were thinking.

And in baseball, the Dodgers are fighting to keep their season alive while several small-market teams are making noise in the MLB playoffs. Is that good for baseball?

Can the Dodgers make history with a third straight World Series title? We debate whether Los Angeles can pull off the three-peat before diving into another wild week in sports.

Ohio State, Alabama and Missouri all picked up big wins in college football, while the Bengals fell to Jacksonville and dropped to 2-2. We also debate which NFL team will be the last remaining unbeaten.

Then we head to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, where Baeza retires and Jose Ortiz announces he’ll ride Golden Tempo.

Plus, Tom Kim wins the Asian Games and avoids mandatory military service, and Dana Altman becomes the latest college basketball coach to retire just before the season.

This week on The Height Differential, Nick and Neil break down Louisville's win over SMU, Kentucky's upset of Texas A&M and Ole Miss' big victory over LSU before turning their attention to Cincinnati. Is the Bengals' defense actually legit, and what does the team need to do to stay in the playoff conversation?

We also discuss what the Reds need to do to become competitive, briefly preview the President's Cup and close things out with horse racing. Forever Young moved up to No. 2 in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll after winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup, and we preview this weekend's Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs.

🏈 Louisville vs. SMU

🏈 Kentucky vs. Texas A&M

🏈 Ole Miss vs. LSU

🐅 Bengals start 2-0

⚾ What do the Reds need to do?

⛳ President's Cup preview

🏇 Forever Young moves to No. 2

🏇 Lukas Classic preview

What are the must-have items for the ultimate football tailgate?

With football season in full swing, Nick and Neil are back with another entertaining draft on The Height Differential! This time, they're drafting the essential tailgate items every football fan needs before kickoff.

From food and drinks to games and everything in between, who will build the ultimate tailgate lineup? And which must-have items will get left off the board?

Who drafted the better tailgate? Let us know in the comments!

College football is already delivering chaos as Texas comes back to beat Ohio State, Michigan upsets Oklahoma and Oregon falls to Oklahoma State.

Nick and Neil then recap NFL Week 1, including big wins for the Bills, Bengals, Bears and Ravens, before turning their attention to horse racing. Belmont Park opens its meet with the Jockey Club Golf Cup, and we discuss whether Forever Young can pick up another win on his road to the Breeders’ Cup.

We wrap up the episode with a draft of the best places to drink beers. The picks may be questionable, but the debate is not.

Another episode of The Height Differential covering sports, horse racing and whatever else Nick and Neil feel like arguing about.