How The Weekend Will Be Won

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Chicago(-2.5)*Best Bet* Looking for weakened Philly front four to have problems with Bears O-line giving A-Train room to roam. Bears will try and run away from Douglas' side and control the Time of Posession. Look for Mcnabb to be shadowed by the quick Bears Linebackers and for Philly to be come one-dimensional trying to throw it a lot. (Possible prop play on Mcnabb over 33.5 pass attempts)

G.B.(+10.5) This is just a hunch, but I think Warner might have some trouble against G.B.'s Defense. Probably will tease them up to 16.5

Baltimore(+5.5) I don't know what I saw in those guys last week, but it looked very reminicent of their run last year in the playoffs. The defense essentially tallied a shutout and the offense clicked when they needed to. Granted, I don't see Pitt's D allowing drives like the one's Balt. had last week, but I see them allowing Baltimore's D to keep them in the game. How fresh is Bettis gonna be on a cold day in Pitt? Maybe another good opportunity to tease up to 11.5

N.E. (-3 -105) Right now it would probably be because of weather conditions and public reaction to Oak. impressive offensive performance last week. N.E has a solid D and an above average secondary that should stay right with Rice and Brown and Smith should be able to do some seriuos damage on one of the worst run stopping units in the league.

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[chitownsig]

Boom,
Well, well well....
I like the Chicago pick, although I won't bet on my team

GB will hang in with the Rams, and I may tease them up too. There is no way that they lose, which they won't, by 16 points. Too good of an offensive rushing attack and front four on D to allow that to happen.

I think baltimore loses by more that 5.5 so I don't like that pick. I still think that last week was a fluke and that the D showed up for one game. In the cold, in Pitt, and against that Steeler D, I don't see much coming from the run game (they don't have any) and if you even get Grbac out of the pocket a few feet and on the run, he's too vulnerable. Take the Steelers.

I can't pick the NE/OAK game. Its too close and they are too evenly matched. I agree, the NE D isn't getting enough credit and they have the corners to hang with an aging, albeit still phenomenal player in Rice, and Brown. Outside of those two, Roland Williams isn't a threat at TE so this is a toss up. Whoever makes the fewest turnovers wins. If either teams turns the ball over in their first two possesions, watch out for the other to turn up the heat and get some points.

Capt. Wacky