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Handicapper Best Bets:

Tim Trushel Cincinnati/Minnesota Under 44
Brent Crow Oakland +1
Teddy Covers Buffalo +1
Donnie Black St Louis +13
Erin Rynning Denver +7
Rob Veno Seattle/Houston Over 44.5
Fairway Jay St Louis/Tennessee Under 41.5
Marty Otto New York Giants -1

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i heard they have done very well this yr with theri best bets

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Combined they are 81-56 before this weekend.

2 of the cappers had Navy -14 yesterday.

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FAIRWAY JAY

Best Bet: Under 41.5

The winning continues as we nailed our seven straight Best Bet last week while
providing our personal clients a perfect 9-0 week in college and pro football.
This week we’ll fire for more green with an NFL total. The Rams have just one
SU win this season but have gone 4-1 ATS their last five games and we’ve been
on them four times. But St. Louis has really struggled to score on the road this
season with 0, 7, 0, 20, 17, and 9 point efforts. They have little chance to produce
consistent drives or scoring chances with Kyle Boller now at quarterback. Boller
was brutal last week at Chicago with just 3.5 yards per pass attempt. The Titans
defense is much improved with healthier players and as a result have played
three straight unders while facing some top offenses and quarterbacks. Tennessee
is more conservative on offense with Vince Young as they rely heavily
on their ground game with Chris Johnson having a monster season. Likewise,
the Rams rely on their star running back Stephen Jackson and both teams
figure to run the ball often while dink-and-dunk passes keep the clock moving.

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MARTY OTTO

Best Bet: New York -1

New York 17 at Philadelphia (+1) 40 - Week 8 O/U 46.5 5 pm PT
The New York Giants finally have some positive momentum to work with after a
string of disappointing losses and I fully expect them to carry it over into this key
divisional game. When you look at their schedule you can understand the type of
slump they went through. Starting on October 18th they faced a litany of playoff
contenders: New Orleans, Arizona, Philadelphia, San Diego, Atlanta, Denver and
Dallas -- a group that is a combined 59-25 this season. They are getting healthier at
running back which is huge for a team that really struggled on the ground during
its losing streak. Bradshaw ripped off one 30-yard run in his seven carries and Jacobs
rumbled for a 75-yard TD catch in the win over Dallas. Continued production will
help alleviate some of the pressure Eli Manning has been under. Statistically speaking
these two teams are about as evenly matched as you can find. But home field
provides an edge as the Giants are 11-3 SU in their last 14 regular season games on
this field. In a spread range where a SU win covers we find a great play. Momentum,
revenge from a 23-point loss in Philly and home field to boot…play the Giants.

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ROB VENO

Best Bet: Over 44.5
Seattle/Houston

Houston 10 at Seattle (-10) 42 - 2005 O/U 44.5 10 am PT
Two teams that are now also rans with nothing to lose will hook up here in
what figures to be an offensive shootout. Seattle has been a defensive nightmare
on the road this season allowing an alarming 404.5 ypg and 29.7 ppg.
Granted their road schedule has included a who’s who of offensive juggernauts
but the fact that they have not even contained any of them is problematic.
Houston fits the profile of an explosive offensive group and you can be sure
that after facing four consecutive division opponents they’ll be happy to play
a team that is not familiar with their style. Seattle has been dreadful against
the pass all season and last Sunday’s 310 yards posted by 49ers quarterback
Alex Smith signals trouble While the Texans are likely to easily exploit Seattle’s
pass defense, their defense should experience problems as well. The situation
itself suggests a letdown by the Houston defensive unit and Seattle has begun
to heat up, averaging nearly 22 points per game the past five weeks. A host
of pertinent angles make it somewhat easy to project an over in this contest.

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ERIN RYNNING

Best Bet: Denver +7

Denver 20 at Indianapolis (-10) 38 - 2007 O/U 44.5 10 am PT
The Colts continue to find ways to win football games, while keeping their
perfect record in order. But a closer look shows this is a football team that
has actually been outgained in four of its last five games. From watching this
team, I have seen a different weakness seemingly every week. Luckily, quarterback
Peyton Manning often bails this team out of their problems but I question
whether or not the favorable bounces will continue to go their way. This
is a banged up football squad that is on borrowed time from a straight up
win/loss perspective. Meanwhile, I’m still a big believer in this 8-4 Broncos
team. They hit a road block losing four straight games mid-year but it might
have made this team stronger. The Broncos have been a prepared football
team and they’ll be ready to exploit some of the Colts’ issues in this contest.
Look for their wide receivers to have big days against the inexperience in the
Colts’ defensive backfield. I expect a back and forth game with a close finish
making the touchdown spread more than enough to back a solid underdog

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BRENT CROW

Best Bet: Oakland +1

Oakland (+6) 16 at Washington 13 - 2005 O/U 37 1 pm PT
With JaMarcus Russell on the pine, the Raiders are now 2-1 with Bruce Gradkowski.
Gradkowski has thrown for 691 yards in his three starts -- more than
Russell threw for his last six starts -- and has given the Raiders some stability
on offense. Oakland has actually played pretty well on defense lately as well,
allowing 24 points or less in five straight games. Their two wins have been
against two good teams in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, and with a little confidence,
I expect them to continue to play well. This week they are a small underdog
over the Redskins, who have won one less game. Washington is also
coming off of three tough losses to its rivals Dallas and the Eagles and then
the unbeaten Saints last week, with the last two games by a late field goal.
They have played hard through another difficult season, but after three intense
games against marquee opponents, I am not sure they will bring a great effort
this week against the Raiders. The Redskins are also banged up, without their
top two running backs. Look for the Raiders to notch their fifth win of the year.

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TIM TRUSHEL

Best Bet: Under 44

The Vikings played their worst game of the season last week in Arizona. They were ineffective in getting pressure on the quarterback and were suscep- tible to the big play. In both games they lost this season, the Vikings were sloppy with the ball on offense and exposed in the secondary on defense. Cincinnati is not explosive and will not be able to exploit those weaknesses. Their receiving corps is much more possession oriented and their offensive success is predicated much more on sustained drives then on big plays. This season they have only had 31 pass plays of more than 20 yards and only four of more than 40 yards. They will bleed the clock and keep Minnesota’s offense off the field. The Bengals are very good on defense and rank as the best in the league in scoring defense allowing just 15.6 points per game. They have allowed more than 20 points just twice this season. They are good against both the pass and the run while never getting too far behind. We expect a defensive oriented game as the Bengals to keep this one close.

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TEDDY COVERS

Best Bet: Buffalo +1

Buffalo has gotten a major boost in the “positive energy” category following the firing of former head coach Dick Jauron and the ascension of former defensive coordinator Perry Fewell as the new boss man. The Bills have played inspired football in each of the last three weeks on both ends of the field. In particular, a struggling, injury riddled Bills defense has been completely revitalized. They held Maurice Jones-Drew to 2.6 ypc without a single rush longer than ten yards. It was a similar story against Ricky Williams, held to a long rush of 11 yards. The Bills’ 21 INTs rank second in the NFL; bad news for a struggling Matt Cassell. And Buffalo’s defense is getting healthier week by week. LB Paul Posluszny, DE Aaron Schobel, DT Marcus Stroud and safety Donte Whitner are all back on the field after missing time; CB Terrence McGee should also join them on Sunday. Kansas City has no such positive momentum. They’ve been blown off the field, allow- ing 43 and 44 points to divisional rivals San Diego and Denver over the last two weeks. Arrowhead Stadium doesn’t give KC a lick of homefield advantage – the Chiefs are a truly woeful 2-17 SU in their last 19 home games dating back to October of 2007.

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DONNIE BLACK

Best Bet: St Louis +13

Behind a healthy defense and the reemergence of Vince Young, the Titans won five consecutive games and were actively thinking playoffs. Turnovers slowed down their momentum and sloppy first half play found them trail- ing at Indianapolis. Penalties and mistakes kept the Titans from getting any closer. Rebounding off the disappointing loss may be more difficult than people expect. The Titans do catch a break as they are at home against the inept Rams. Offensively St. Louis is awful, scoring just 11.6 points per game. Defensively they struggle against the run allowing 146 yards per game on the ground. We can expect a healthy dose of Chris Johnson and a pretty down-to-business approach from the Titans. Jeff Fisher will call a conserva- tive game plan and look to get out of here with a workmanlike effort. Since 1999 Fisher’s teams are 27-0 straight up as a favorite of seven or more but they have gone just 14-13 against the spread. The points are generous and if the Rams score 10 it will be enough to keep them within the number.