NBA: The Lakers will be notably better than they were last season

NFL: Shedeur Sanders will make a very noticeable leap next season

MLB: The Yankees are my pick to come out victorious in the ALCS

MLS: Messi will return to prime form in the playoffs and have at least 1 hat trick game on a run to win the championship

NASCAR: Tyler Reddick will win no more than 1 race for the rest of the season

ATP: Jannik Sinner is unarguably the definite best player in the world

Indycar: Felix Rosenqvist will win another race by season’s end

Formula 1: This will be Verstappen’s last season with Red Bull

comment big sports I missed and I’ll make a take for them if I can