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4 Unit Play.* #106. Take the Cleveland Browns -3 over the Oakland Raiders (Sunday @ 1pm est).

The Cleveland Browns have slowly but surely been improving. This team not only defeated the Steelers at home but went on the road to defeat the Chiefs as well.* This team has covered five straight ballgames now and it is obvious that Mangini nor this team has quit on the year.* Part of the reason is because Mike Holmgren is likely to take over as the President of this team and Mangini understands that his job is on the line if he does not continue to coach.* But, he has coached well and these players are buying into the system.* The Browns covered against the Chargers and Bengals as well on the road as a twelve point dog and you have to admire a team that has not quit on the year despite having just three wins. Tack on the fact that the Raiders come off a big win against the Browns and I suspect they have a bit of a let down this Sunday.* Again, I can easily see the Browns winning this game by a field goal or more as they are starting to get into the groove in all facets of the ball as compared to earlier this year.

4 Unit Play.* #126.* Take San Francisco 49ers -12 over the Detroit Lions (Sunday @ 4:05pm est).

The Niners need a big win and who better than the Lions who come knocking.* The line quickly went up upon opening as the Niners come off a tough loss to the Eagles on the road.* But, bear in mind that these Niners defeated the NFC Champs in the Arizona Cardinals on MNF winning by a score of 24-9.* Mike Singletary's team does not lose back to back covers very often and they have not done so in the last ten games and the last time they came off a road loss was losing to Green Bay 24-30 only to return back home and defeat the Jaguars 20-3 as a three point chalk.* I like the Niners here to hang tough and bounce-back against the Lions who have not won back to back covers in the NFL in at least over ten weeks.* The Niners are 5-0-2 following an ATS loss and the Lions are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven games as a road underdog.

4 Unit Play.* #219.* Take Kentucky +7 over Clemson (Sunday @ 8:30pm est).

I will gladly take the SEC team here in Kentucky over the Clemson Tigers.* Bear in mind for all the talent Clemson has, they should not be laying the touchdown here as this game reminds me very much of the 2006 contest between these two teams when then quarterback Woodson led the Wildcats to win that game outright as an eleven point dog.* At the end of the day, Kentucky and Rich Brooks' boys still get no respect as this team beat Auburn on the road outright which Alabama nearly did not do, this team beat Georgia on the road outright which Georgia Tech could not do at home and this team nearly beat South Carolina on the road outright losing by just two points which Clemson got handled relatively easily by the Gamecocks.* I'll take the touchdown on the Kentucky Wildcats who prefer to be here much more than Clemson who could be playing in the BCS game like Georgia Tech if they had not lost that close ballgame.* Again, its all about the teams that want to be here and Kentucky wants to be here a lot more than Clemson imo.