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Your winners here are on:
1. 200,000♦ Panthers
2. 50,000♦ Raiders
1. In all honesty the Carolina Panthers have enough of an upside to win this game! Sure John Fox' club has been extremely disappointing this season and deserves their fate of not making the playoffs but to be able to back studs in Julius Peppers and Steve Smith at this number against a Jacksonville squad that is stout and very good, but not an offensive juggernaut, at all is a steal!
David Garrard has proven himself to be a solid NFL starter who can throw the ball and run it as well and with Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew the Jags are a very very good running team but this team is not worthy of laying big numbers. Jacksonville is a smash mouth grind it out club that a lot of times has to rely on field goals more than touchdowns. They do not chuck and duck and blow teams away. A few weeks ago vs. Buffalo if not for a big big 60 yard pass play with under three minutes to go they were going to win by eight and not cover before making the score cosmetically appealing with a pair of late touchdowns.
Vinny Testeverde is old and slow and by no means the answer to anything but the guy is as expereinced as they come and should be able to keep his team hanging around as the Panthers have a decent running attack and a quality defense. This has not always shown this season but they will come to play today against a tough and physical Jacksonville team that just fell in Indianapolis last week by a field goal.
The Panthers have been pretty good on the road this season and should not just all of a sudden implode here against a grind it out Jags club and in the end definitely should stay within single digits.
3. Why not take a stab on the Raiders here!??!?! Brett Favre is still a little banged up, the weather very well may be inclement and Oakland has started to play a ton better of late. Granted these visitors are far from having the talent or ability of the high flying Pack but I do not see this game being a lopsided burial at all. Josh McCown was pretty good last week in upsetting Denver and will hold his own today. Plus Oakland can run the ball as Justin Fargas has really stepped it up and become a darn good back.
The Pack at Lambeau definitely can cover the game as they are the clear better team but more times than not I do not see them winning this game by two touchdowns and that is pretty much what it takes at this number.
By the way Aaron Rodgers is out and if Favre has to leave the game then Green Bay is in deep deep trouble.
Root for some bad weather to neutralize things and watch the Raiders hang around for all 60 minutes!
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Your winners here are on:
1. 100,000♦ Browns
2. 75,000♦ Steelers
1. It's always a dicey proposition laying points on the road in the NFL but the Browns have too much on the line and are too good to not come through here more times than not.
Cleveland has a ton of weapons with Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow to go along with a budding star in Derek Anderson throwing the passes. New York has been better of late in beating the Steelers and trouncing the Dolphins but they are still a banged up club who has nothing at all to play for. Jonathan Vilma has been done for the season for a little while and we may not even see both starting receivers as Jerricho Cochery and Lavernaues Coles are both banged up and may or may not play.
Romeo Crennel's squad has had problems out of the gate on the road as they seem to start in double digit deficits right off the bat but it's just a matter of time before they correct that and flex their muscles. Plus it's not like they haven't been competing on the highway as they continue to plug away and come back game after game. They should have won in Pittsburgh in a rare quality first half but second half collapse and are a legit possible playoff squad compared to pretty much dreck which the Jets have been offering more times than not.
Kellen Clemens could have some success through the air as Cleveland has been suspect in that department but without receivers or with the normal ones hobbling around things very well may be different here for the home Jets.
All in all, New York has absolutely no advantage at all today and in the end the Browns are the better team and definitely should prove it in another win and cover.
2. New England is certainly due to smack somebody around after those last two pedestrian wins against the Eagles and Ravens but the Steelers are too good and too physical to just be fodder here. I do wish Troy Polamalu was able to go and it doesn't look like he is but Mike Tomlin's team is still great defensively and with Ben Roethlisberger, Willie Parker and Hines Ward and hopefully Santonio Holmes, there is just too much to not take around double digits with the hard hitting Steelers.
Tom Brady is great and the Pats still may be the greatest team ever but they have not been playing at the same level as that is a fact. It's possible these guys are a tad less confident and for a third straight week are up against a smashmouth physical team and that could take its toll.
Over the last few seasons, as I'm sure you've heard numerous times on ESPN, these teams have been streak busters. The Steelers snapped New England's 22 game streak and the Pats snapped Pittsburgh's 16 gamer. Is this a trend that will continue? Possibly but it doesn't even have to come close to in order to grab the cash at this large number.
If there is any team that can beat Bill Belichick's group it is Pittsburgh as they really do defiine that blueprint of being physical, are able to run the ball and can play defense as good as any.
This is another game where we pretty much have to be beaten by two touchdowns in order to not cover and you can never go wrong with that proposition when backing such a stuff and quality team.
Tom Stryker
#125 CLEVELAND (-) over NY Jets by 18 at 4:15 PM EST
Cleveland has played competitive football all season long and I fully expect the Browns to bounce back off their loss at Arizona.
If you take a look at Cleveland's log, you'll notice that the Browns have not dropped back-to-back battles this year. After an opening loss to Pittsburgh, Cleveland smashed Cincinnati in their next contest 51-45. Off a blemish at Oakland, the Browns bounced back with a 27-13 home win over Baltimore. From there, Cleveland fell to New England and then crushed Miami the next week 41-31. Finally after losing to Pitt a second time, the Browns got back on the winning track with a 33-30 decision at Baltimore their next time out.
New York enters this contest off a blowout win at Miami. Unfortunately, Fish hangovers have been tough on the Jets. In their last 45 games after battling the Dolphins, New York is a woeful 16-28-1 ATS.There are two additional team trends that go against the Jets here as well. First, as a non-division home dog, New York is a soft 6-26 SU and 10-21-1 ATS. Also, at home matched up against an opponent that enters off a straight up loss, the Boys from the Big Apple are a soft 32-61-4 ATS including 9-25 ATS in this set provided New York enters off a SU and ATS win.
In their last 27 priced as a favorite, the Browns are a sterling 17-10 SU and ATS including 12-4 SU and ATS in this set coming off a SU loss. That's enough technical power for this handicapper. Take Cleveland.
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Larry Ness' 15* Non-Conf Game of the Week-CBB (9-2 CBB run this week!)
My 15* is on Creighton at 3:00 ET. Dana Altman knows something about winning, as he's led the Blue Jays to NINE straight 20-win seasons at Creighton. While he lost FOUR starters off LY's team, this year's team has looked very good in the early going. The Blue Jays took a 5-0 mark into Wednesday's game against No. 20 Xavier. While the Blue Jays lost 79-66, that's hardly anything to be ashamed of. Xavier is an outstanding team, which had lost THREE straight years to Creighton and was "laying in wait!" The 6-8 Watts (12.5-6.3) is the lone returning starter for Creighton but 11 players are averaging 12 minutes or more on the court. Vets Bahe (5.8), Hibma (3.2) and Dotzler (4.0) start at the guard position, while the 6-8 Millard (7.0-4.8) joins Watts up front. However, freshman guard Stinnett (12.2) is the team's 2nd-leading scorer plus sophomore guard Witter (9.0) and 6-9 freshman Lawson (6.0-3.2) see plenty of minutes and make solid contributions. St Joe's has a talented frontcourt in the 6-10 Calathes (17.9-6.1) , the 6-9 Nivins (14.4-8.0) and the 6--8 Ferguson (8.4-5.7), plus a solid guard duo in PG Carr (10.7-4.9-6.6) and Govens (13.6). However, Martelli's team lacks depth, while Creighton will be rotating players in and out all game. St Joe's has lost at Syracuse (Orange is NOT that good TY), let Gonzaga "off the hook" in a home OT loss and lost again at home to Holy Cross. Creighton was allowing just 54.0 PPG in its 5-0 start (pre Xavier) and Altman's deep team will wear St Joe's down in this one. Non-Conf GOW 15* Creighton.
Brandon Lang
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3 units on Detroit +10.5
3 units on NY & Philadelphia Under 42
5 units on Green Bay -10.5
2 units on Tennessee Pick
3 units on Houston +3
3 units on San Francisco +8.5
4 units on NY Jets +3.5 -120
3 units on Baltimore +9
Tony Matthews
GOY - Miami
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4* Jac-10'
3* Giants+3
3* Heat
3* California
Larry Ness' Las Vegas Insider-CBB (9-2 CBB run this week / 7-3 with Insiders TY!)
My Las Vegas Insider is on Maryland at 7:30 ET. Al Skinner has had a nice run at BC but he's lost a lot of quality players the last few years. Gone from LY's team are ACC player-of-the-year Jared Dudley, Marshall and troubled center Sean Williams (suspended LY and left for the NBA). PG Rice (21.2-6.2 APG) is a star but two big men expected to step up this year, haven't. The 6-11 Blair (6.1-4.6) has been mediocre (at best), while the 6-10 Oates (0.6-2.6) has done NOTHING! The 6-6 Spears (13.7-9.8) is off to a fast start, while three freshman, guards Sanders (12.6-5.4) and Paris (7.3) plus SF Raji (9.6-4.4) have shown they are ready to play. However, BC has played just one true road game (at pathetic 3-6 Michigan) and in a test in a neutral site game in Boston (site favored BC), the Eagles lost to Providence, 98-89! Gary Williams' Maryland team has been disappointing since winning the title at the beginning of the decade. Five seniors are gone from LY's team but two 6-8 seniors return. Gist (14.0-7.4) is a starter, while Osby (12.3-6.8) is contributing mightily off the bench. Joining Gist in the starting lineup are three sophs and a freshman. Guards Vazquez (16.3-5.4-6.0) and Hayes (11.6-3.7-5.4) are quite the pair, while the 6-7 Milbourne (7.0-4.4) and 6-8 freshman center Dupree (4.3-3.2) join Gist and Osby to form a solid frontcourt. I like the makeup of this team, which also features decent depth. The Terps have lost neutral site games to UCLA, Missouri and VCU but won 89-65 over Morgan St on Thursday, the FIRST of six straight home games. Maryland lost up in BC last year in December (73-62) but let's note that Dudley had 20-11, Marshall 12 and Williams (not yet suspended) had 11-10. Those players are all gone now and this is Maryland's lone conference game in its six-game homestand, so it's a "biggie!" Las Vegas Insider on Maryland.
Hank Goldberg ESPN
Pitt, NYG, SD, Seattle, Cleveland
Insider Sports Report
5* Dallas -10.5 over Detroit (NFL)
Range -9 to -12
4* N.Y. Giants +3 over Philadelphia (NFL)
Range +4 to +1
3* San Diego -1 over Tennessee (NFL)
Range +.5 to -2.5
3* Pittsburgh +10.5 over New England (NFL)
Range +12 to +8.5
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10* Dallas/Detroit (NFL) OVER 51
5* Arizona/Seattle (NFL) OVER 44.5
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2* Panthers+10.5
2*Steelers+10.5
2*Jets+3.5
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4* Lions, Jets
3* Panthers, Broncos