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weeks were a little bit difficult to get through
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not all not a ton of the games were meaningful,
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but There were a handful of meeting one meaningful
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games last week, which were entertaining sometimes
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some of those times But but now we're on to the
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playoffs where all the games matter everything
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matters But before we before we get into that
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Uh, how did we do last week? So I, uh, didn't
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do great, uh, last week. I went one and three
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on my, uh, my full game picks and I lost my surefire.
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Um, however, when I placed my surefire, normally
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I, I parlay it separately with y 'all's picks
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and, uh, I forgot to do that. So, uh, going into
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Sunday, I parlayed both of y 'all's surefires
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and it worked. So There we go, not all bad not
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all bad. No, so And then like half the props
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that I had ready to go just weren't available
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Because the sportsbooks are afraid They're afraid
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to see people succeed But other than that, I
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mean, I think I went like two and five or two
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and six on my props are only one two All half
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unit, but one of them was a a Dawson Knox TD,
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which that was great that did hit. And the Hunter
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Henry five plus catches that that hit as well,
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and both of those were were plus money. But but
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yeah, that's that's pretty much it for me last
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week. Ready? Ready for ready for the next step?
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Ready for playoffs? Chris, how did you do? I
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didn't do super great either. I went four and
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six overall. Won my surefire though. Back door
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cover, shout out Tyler Shuck. Ah, that kid fucking
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rocks. He's arguably the best quarterback in
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all of football right now. So that was electric.
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Lost my, lost the under on Sunday Night Football,
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but honestly didn't even care because that game
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fucking ruled. So, eh. It was not a great week
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in the regular season, but it's over now. So
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it's playoff time, baby. This is not cutting
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time. So, uh, she went every bet this week. Why
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not? Um, Sean, how'd you do? I think I went,
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uh, about even, uh, I went one and three on Saturday
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and then, oh, and, or then three, you know, in
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the noon slate with, uh, sure fire sprinkled
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in there, which is great. um and then oh and
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two for the rest of the day so four and five
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with a surefire winner i mean i'll take that
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last week of the season just get in the green
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that's all you can really ask for yes yeah um
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i i wish i i did ask to go to the green but that
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didn't happen for me so here we are but anyway
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moving on that doesn't matter um But before we
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get into we were talking about all this all six
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games this week Monday Night Football is back
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It was gone for a week, but now it's back before
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we get into that Let's just at the start of the
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playoffs. Let's let's choose a Super Bowl winner
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for each person I'll go first so I can't remember
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if I actually said this on the show, but I threw
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like a quarter of a unit on on the bills to win
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the Super Bowl before the season started so I
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kind of do already have money on them winning
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the Super Bowl, but I If I had to pick another
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team Let me go with the NFC honestly like if
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the 49ers get back Trent Williams I think I think
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this also could potentially be their year. I
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mean going to two Super Bowls in the past like
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five years like They got to win one of these,
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you know so NFC pick 49ers AFC bills Sean what
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what what's your Super Bowl pick? I kind of hate
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it but I'm going with the bills plus 1000. Like,
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I mean, if you were walking down the street,
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you saw $100 line on the ground, you wouldn't
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pick it up. Just saying, I mean, I think this
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could be their year. And listen, like, Josh Allen
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and the bills do not have the roadblocks that
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they've had going through the AFC this year.
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No Bahamas, no Borough, no Lamar. I think this
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is a pretty good path to the Super Bowl. But
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when you look like I think their defense is alright,
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but you gotta run the ball in the playoffs and
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the bills run defense is nothing short of what
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soft, wet toilet paper. I mean, it's atrocious,
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but luckily none of these AFC teams are very
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run heavy like at all. But good news. No one
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in the AFC is doing is as good at running the
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ball as the bills. So give me the bills plus
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1000. Uh, Chris, what is your Superbowl champ?
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I talked about it last week. Um, that was going
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to go with my boys, the CLC ox to win the game
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against the 49ers. Cause I said, I think they
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can win the Superbowl. So I put they won and
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I put $20 on them to win that plus four 40. Um,
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probably the worst time. odds wise to place it
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over the last however many weeks when I've been
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saying how great this team is. But you know,
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better late than never, I guess. So in terms
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of an AFC team, I don't really I mean, the bills
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don't hate that. I mean, everyone else can. I
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don't know. So, yeah, I'll go Seahawks bills.
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I had no money on the bills, but just for a fun
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little prediction. We'll do bills. One with that
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match up. Cause you can do like the exact matchups,
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right? Should be able to. I haven't looked, but
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you should be here. Let me see. All right. We
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can keep talking while I look at that up and
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then. Okay. I just, I just really like for one
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of these five teams that doesn't have a ring
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to get one. You know what I mean? Like I think
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it's the, the bills, the Panthers, the Texans,
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the Jags. And I want those two teams to get one.
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And the Chargers. Who else? Chargers, yeah. I
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wouldn't mind the Chargers. But yeah, I think,
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is that it? Is that five? I think so. Yeah. Okay.
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Yeah. I mean, yeah, I just really like, and I
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think Buffalo deserves one. I mean, they're old
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as shit. Their fans are just atrocious, but in
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a good way. Yeah. Seahawks to beat the Bills
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in the Super Bowl is plus 2 ,700. Oh, so it's
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not, you can't bet on the matchup, but you can
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bet on the matchup plus outcome. Yeah. Okay.
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Well, you could probably parlay the AFC and NFC
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winner. Yeah, that would be the same. Yeah, if
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you want just the matchup. Yeah. Sam Darnold
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Super Bowl MVP plus 650 after spring you already
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bet on Super Bowl touchdown scores Maybe those
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guys probably won't even make it. Yeah almost
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all of them Right, um, I Think I think now is
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as good a time as any to to get inside of these
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games right now Starting off on Saturday in the
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afternoon, the Rams are going to be in Carolina
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playing the Panthers for a playoff game. Isn't
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that a wild sentence? The Panthers are in the
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playoffs. It's glorious. What year is it? I don't
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know. They were in a Super Bowl not that long
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ago. It was 10 years ago. I guess it is 10 years
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ago now. That's what I mean. Like, what year
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is it? Damn. I didn't realize I was 10 years.
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That is, yeah. Okay. Old. That's funny. All right.
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Sorry. It's okay. Yes, it was like 10 years ago,
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but they've been so much the other side of the
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coin for most of those years. So this is an interesting
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matchup. All right going into this game the Panthers
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are home dogs by ten and a half points over under
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is forty six and a half Super potential Potential
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MVP Matt Stafford is in this game and I do believe
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Devante Adams is playing for this game as well.
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I mean Why why wouldn't you unless you can't
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walk? It's a playoffs, baby The Panthers definitely
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could have had a better showing in terms of like,
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you know, getting to a playoff position, being
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a very much middle of the road team in the whole
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league, and just matter of fact, ended up winning
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the division. So I am, I want this game to rock.
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And I really, really, really want Tibet on the
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Panthers plus ten and a half here But I think
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that would be incredibly dumb unless unless someone
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on the show does it which I won't look down on
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you, but I I can't do anyway. I'm going with
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the over over forty six and a half I think this
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game is gonna rock. I hope it rocks either way
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the Panthers play pretty good at home and I think
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the Rams can score basically at will They looked
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really good in that last win against the the
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Cardinals And sometimes the Panthers can score
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So there's that But that's that's pretty much
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all I got for this game Chris. What do you think?
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Panthers plus ten and a half I Respect it. I
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wanted to do it, but I can't do it. They get
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paid to play football, too This isn't fucking
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like a I don't know Peewee team out here. This
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is the division winning Carolina Panthers. Are
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they going to win this game? Probably not. No,
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10 and a half points. That's a lot for a road
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playoff game. I just, I don't know. We've seen
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the Rams at times kind of play with their food
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a little bit. Obviously playoffs are different
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animal, but still they lost outright to Carolina
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about a month ago. So I don't think Caroline's
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looking at this team like how are we going to
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be able to beat these guys? Carolina after a
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loss is eight no against a spread I believe.
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I think we touched on that last week. They lost
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last week, butt covered, should have taken the
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plus three instead of getting cute with the money
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line. But 10 and a half is a lot of points. So
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yeah, I think it will be more high scoring, but
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I can't get there with more than 10. at 10 and
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a half with the Rams. So yeah, plug your nose,
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take the Panthers plus 10 and a half. Sean, what
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do you got? Under 46 and a half. I kind of feel
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like this line is a bit inflated once you kind
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of peel back the layers a little bit. Since they
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played the Rams, their offense is just kind of,
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the Panthers have just kind of stalled out. I
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mean, last four games, Panthers putting up 10,
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14, 17, 20 points. Bryce Young hasn't thrown
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for over 200 yards in but two of his last six
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games. Which I mean, going up against this pan
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this Rams defense, he's going to have to throw
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the ball. But on the other side, I think LA is
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going to rely heavily on the run. I mean, Tampa
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just gashed him last week on the run. I mean,
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they put up like 150 rushing yards on him and
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the Rams like. Earlier this season, I think they
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rushed like 150 on them earlier. So also rain
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in the forecast going to be a going to be a soppy
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one in Carolina. Yeah, which becomes another
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ground heavy approach, shorter gains, fewer explosive
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plays, a clock that will never stop moving. So
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also. Historically, this matchup also leans under
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with the total cashing under in six of Carolina's
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last nine games against the Rams. And a little
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stat, outdoor wild card games are 49 and 23 to
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the under since 2004, including 42 and 14 to
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the under when the total is 41 or higher. I just
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think everything points to like a slower grind
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it out game. So give me the under under 46 and
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a half Might be changing my pick. Okay, so you
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could change it. Yeah might be changing my pick
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here Good follow us on X for the updated updated
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pigs Moving on anyway next game Saturday night
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football It's weird every time I say it, but
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it's the Packers at the Bears. The Bears are
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home underdogs by one and a half points here.
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The over under is 45 and a half. Chris, I'm going
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to let you start this one off. All right. I've
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been betting against the Bears all season. It
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has bit me in the ass almost every time. So I'm
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just going to back him in the playoffs. I mean,
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what could go wrong? Bears money line. Packers
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limped to the end of the regular season. I mean,
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it seems like ever since Parsons got hurt, this
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team has been, I won't say checked out, but they
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just look at it of sorts. I really don't think
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they can beat the Bears, which is an odd sentence
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to say. I just embarrassed the better team. I
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think they'll be pissed off after losing to Detroit.
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And you could say it was a meaningless game,
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but I mean, they got bullied for 90 % of that
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game. Like, yeah, they came back and tied it
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up in the fourth, but other than those like few
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drives, they had no fourth quarter. They were
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getting like, like I said, bullied in the trenches.
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They couldn't move the ball at all. So I think
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Ben Johnson and that often, so we pissed off
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that they come out firing and I think they. Kind
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of have their way with the Packers. I mean, I
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don't think the Packers are a very good football
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team right now. Jordan Love hasn't played in
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two weeks. Who knows? I mean, he could be incredibly
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rusty. I don't know. Is Toyotathon still going
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on? I don't know if that - I think it is. Is
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it? I'm gonna need an official look on that.
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How many nights of Toyotathon do we get? I don't
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know. Do we get a big ass Menorah? it's just
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a six cylinder carola oh that's but um regardless
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of toyota thought or not um it's the bear straight
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up all day i think that place is gonna be rocking
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um just i think yeah i think they win i think
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they're a better team so yeah bear smilingly
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um will do we have an official read on if toyotathon
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is still going So, according to Google AI, yes,
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Toyotathon is typically an end -of -year sales
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event that runs from mid -November through early
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January. So, as of January 2026, the current
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date in these snippets, many dealerships are
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still heavily promoting it, with offers often
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ending around January 5th. So, it could potentially
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still be going. But I think it I think it actually
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depends on uh on each dealership which um is
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silly to me, but uh Whatever i'm on the bears.
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Um, this is an all -time vibes play. Um, I think
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that I think that this is when the bears lift
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the packers Curse, I guess I don't know. I can't
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remember the last time they beat the uh, the
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packers honestly, um So I like two weeks ago
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Christmas or Sunday before Christmas Before that
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I couldn't but that game didn't count they were
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already in the certainly counted Yeah, well They
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had their third string in so This one counts
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and it's in the playoffs. We just double counts
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But yes, it's the Bears I think I might just
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keep it safe at and take the the one and a half
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here But either way of a little this is a this
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is an all -time Vibes play like it's the Bears
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Sean. What do you think about this game? Yeah,
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I'm also on the Bears plus one and a half Chicago
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It's like quietly playing like a top -tier offense
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right now. I mean, they have this like two -headed
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monster thing going on with Swift and Manungai
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that is insane. And I think that's the kind of
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fully unlocked Ben Johnson's playbook. They had
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a little hiccup last week versus the Bonhans,
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but They're still rushing for like a hundred
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yards in six straight games. I mean, and I mentioned
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that these, these teams that rush the ball, these
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are the teams that go far or at least, you know,
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make it past the wild card round. Um, but yeah,
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I think winning on the ground, it just simplifies
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everything. Uh, shorter third downs, lethal play
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action. Um, Packers secondary that can be exploited
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with timely deep shots So I also got some stats
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Chris you mentioned that it might light a fire
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under Ben Johnson Early in his career Caleb Williams
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started out 0 and 6 in games following an AFC
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North opponent But since the week 2 loss versus
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Detroit he has flipped the script and gone 4
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-0 straight up after a loss to an individual
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in division Rival though Add Green Bay playing
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to its kids in its second consecutive road game
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Historically poor playoff spot teams in this
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spot are just 32 and 62 straight up over the
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last 20 years I'm gonna be a coward and take
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Bears plus one and a half It's a playoffs every
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point counts. Yeah All right there's that game
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moving on Sunday. I believe this is the noon
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game. Bills at the Jaguars. Jags are home dogs
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by a point and a half here. The over under is
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52 and a half. The Jags, I mean, they beat a
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Cam Wardless, most of the time Titans team. So,
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you know, last week, but the Jags are a good
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football team. And I do think there is something
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a little bit to say about the playoffs essentially
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becoming a new season. Do I think that the Bills
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defense can somehow miraculously become fantastic?
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No. Do I think that miraculously the Jags defense
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will continue to be average? Yes. And I know
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that sentence didn't make sense. but I'm expecting
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them to stay average. Anyways, I mean, I was
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going to throw it to Sean, but I guess I alluded
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to my pick. I'm going the over 52 and a half
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here. I think this game is going to rock. I'm
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ready to unlock playoff Josh Allen. And that's
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kind of all I got. I think the Jags could sneakily
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Perhaps win this game, but it is a home game
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for them and That crowd gets a little raucous,
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you know when when the team is actually good
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So I think this will be a tailfield a climb for
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really both teams. So I think the over is the
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play here Sean What what do you do? What do you
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think about this game? Well, first off fuck the
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NFL for not putting the for this for putting
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this game on at noon Uh, no disrespect charges
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pets, but this should be the night game. Uh,
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I mean, it's the jacket. Yeah, it's, it's, it's
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new. It's the bills, but if it was the Titans
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in this spot, it would still be at noon because
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like the Titans and Jags, if it's not Thursday
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night, play at noon on Sunday. I guess. I mean,
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I just, I look at the, I look at like. the total
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and then I looked at Jags or home underdogs I'm
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like man this should be the night game like this
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should be a good game like on paper this should
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be a great game that people want to watch but
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that being said over under 52 and a half time
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recording highest total on the board totals above
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51 in outdoor playoff games are 19 18 and 1 on
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the under dating back to 2004 going under by
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at least five points. And including 15 and six
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to the under at 52 and a half or higher. But
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fuck it, I don't care what these stats say this
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game is going to rock highest total on the board.
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And honestly, it deserves these two offenses
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are red hot right now. Two quarterbacks who aren't
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afraid to push the ball, a playoff environment
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where neither team benefits from being scared.
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Jacksonville red hot, eight game win streak straight
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up and against the spread. This offense is playing
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with confidence, and I like that, and I hate
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it. On the other side, Buffalo has its own playoff
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pedigree. I mean, the experience that Josh Allen
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has, still one of the most dangerous weapons
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in the entire league. This just feels like one
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of those games where the crowd's gonna get loud,
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the stars are gonna show, and both teams trade
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punches for all four quarters. A little stat
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from our friends at the Trent Center called Jags
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overs after a win has cashed 60 % of the time
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at 79 52 and two since 2005. And when Jacksonville
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wins by four points or more, the over is 12 and
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one in the next game. So sometimes the numbers
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agree with the chaos. So over 52 and a half is
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the play. Chris, did I take your stat? Yeah,
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I mean, y 'all pretty much took everything I
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was gonna say down to the stats. I have both
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those written down. But I mean, that's It's because
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they're great stats. Yeah, this game is going
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to fucking rock. Like for everything you all
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just said, this Josh Allen balls out in the playoffs,
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the Jags offense as much as I don't like it is
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elite right now. It is. I mean, you touched on
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the eight game win streak. They're scoring 35
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points a game in those eight games. That's insane.
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For the NFL, that's fucking insane. Yeah, I just.
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This game's gonna rock. I think Trevor Lawrence
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and Josh Allen, they just take turns airing it
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out. Duval, I mean, Will, what you said, they
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will be electric there. Jacksonville, I think
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is eight no at home this season or seven and
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one. They're really fucking good at home. So
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this offense will show up. Bill's offense, I
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mean, they could play on the moon, it'll show
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up. So yeah, I think this game is gonna fucking
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rock over 52 and a half for the clean sweep.
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Hell yes. Okay, moving on. uh next game afternoon
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in uh on sunday um it is the 49ers at the eagles
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in philadelphia the eagles are favored by four
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and a half points here uh the over under is 44
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and a half shawn i'm going to let you take the
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lead on this one okay i'm going niners plus four
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and a half uh this just feels like a classic
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by low spot for same friend Philly open is a
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five -point favorite But I think the Eagles have
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been overvalued all season long They're three
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and three in their last six games against teams
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with a winning record Meanwhile the 49ers finished
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the regular season with one more win and we're
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playing for the one seed last week Kyle Shehan
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in this offense has more than enough firepower
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to keep this game tight and I This Philly defense,
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it hasn't consistently separated itself from
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good teams. I think the Niners might be getting
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Trent Williams and Ricky Pearsall back, hopefully.
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Also, Shanahan teams that have been in elite
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bounce -back spots this year, going 4 -0 straight
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up, and it gets the spread off a loss, covering
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by 10 or more points. Stat from our friends at
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the Trends Center Sunday wild card road dogs
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of seven points or less are 16 and nine against
28:14
the spread over the last nine years So yeah,
28:18
I think this sets up San Fran really well Even
28:21
if this has backdoor potential written all over
28:24
it as well. So I think Niners plus four and a
28:28
half is the play. I Do think this will be close.
28:32
It'll be closer than most Philly fans are Willing
28:36
to admit because I've talked to a few of them
28:39
at work and they're like birds by a billion.
28:42
I mean Sure, but I have to say I know but I know
28:49
but like they They are on something right now
28:54
and I'm like, okay, so This is a work a bit more
29:01
I guess but Chris, what do you get? Um, I said
29:06
that this last game is going to be probably the
29:08
most fun of the weekend. I think this will be
29:09
the work or the most boring of under 44 and a
29:12
half. Uh, I don't think this is going to be in
29:15
a very entertaining watch. Uh, we just saw San
29:18
Francisco's offense just get dominated by Seattle.
29:21
I mean, they can do jack shit and Philly's defense,
29:24
not as good as Seattle, still a top five scoring
29:27
defense in the NFL. So, um, I think they kind
29:30
of, I don't think they're going to hold San Francisco
29:33
to three points. but I think they're gonna limit
29:36
what they, what San Francisco wants to do. Trent
29:38
Williams has not been officially like, they're
29:43
not saying anything official about him, which
29:44
is concerning because before the season or before
29:49
last week it was, oh, we're resting for the playoffs.
29:51
Now it's, oh, we're taking it day by day. It's
29:52
like, well, that's not. Great. I still think
29:58
he will play, but the fact that they're not committing
30:00
to it is like, okay, if he does play, he's probably
30:03
not going to be at a hundred percent. And that's
30:04
not good because this offense sucks when he's
30:06
not out there or playing at a hundred percent.
30:09
So yeah, I think Philly and that's what Philly
30:11
wants to do. They want to muck it up. Their offense
30:14
is nothing to write home about. Like we said
30:16
all year, I think they just want to play defense
30:20
and run the football because That's pretty much
30:23
all they can do so I think there's gonna be a
30:26
gross like 17 13 kind of game So yeah under 44
30:31
and a half will what you got So I agree with
30:35
both of you I do think this game is going to
30:37
stink But I do think the Niners keep it within
30:39
the number. So my official pick is the Niners
30:43
plus four and a half here I think It's it there's
30:49
just way more way more concerning factors with
30:53
the Eagles than there are with The Niners like
30:58
Eagles like yeah, they made it in the playoffs.
31:00
They won their division But like They've just
31:05
felt incredibly inconsistent the majority of
31:09
the season where it sometimes it seems like their
31:13
offense is electric and then the other times
31:16
it's dog shit And then like their defense has
31:20
shown up considerably in a lot of games, but
31:24
not quite in a consistent fashion, I would say.
31:29
So my pick is the Niners plus four and a half
31:32
here. Like I kind of also alluded to in the beginning,
31:38
the Niners are my NFC pick. I think they get
31:45
revenge on the Seahawks at some point. If both
31:49
those teams make it that far, but I think I think
31:53
this could also potentially be the Niners year
31:55
assuming that Trent and Well, I really only this
32:01
Trent. I mean Ricky Pierce always is obviously
32:03
like, you know, he he's good player, but you
32:06
know, he's not he's not the best left tackle
32:09
in football. So I'm gonna I'm gonna go with the
32:14
Niners here plus four and a half. It's More than
32:18
a couple points. It's in that that that medium
32:21
kind of a kind of range Not a lot, but just enough
32:25
to wear All right, it's not it's not like a round
32:28
football number And and I like it. I think this
32:33
game will be close Okay moving on next game the
32:38
Chargers in New England Facing the Patriots the
32:42
Patriots are favored by three and a half points
32:45
here The over under is 46 and a half I mean Drake
32:52
Drake may may I Mean, I guess didn't really show
32:55
up last week. They just ran the ball, but they
32:58
also scored like 35 points last week. So That's
33:03
that's good for them, you know, you know against
33:05
the shitbag dolphins The Chargers I think they
33:08
arrested everyone against the against the the
33:11
Broncos All I know is I couldn't bet on any Chargers
33:16
players for for their incentives. So I'm just
33:20
gonna assume that that didn't happen. So Chris
33:23
I'm gonna let you take the lead on this one.
33:28
I Mean I said it last week. It's gonna bet against
33:30
Patriots So it's charges plus three and a half
33:34
I Patriots have played have beat one good team
33:38
all season. So I just I can't trust them uh,
33:42
against the, against the Chargers team. Um, LA
33:46
is a top 10 scoring defense in NFL. New England
33:50
has not played anything close to that all season.
33:52
I think the Bills probably have the best defense
33:54
of everyone on their shit schedule. They played
33:56
in the bill and like we lead it to defenses at
34:00
best. So, I mean, I just, I can't trust this
34:03
team to beat. Another very good football team
34:07
by more than a field goal. I don't care if it's
34:09
at home. I don't care about all that. It's also
34:11
like, yeah, Drake may Drake, Drake may may whatever
34:15
the fuck is was a potential MVP winner. It's
34:19
also his first playoff game. So it's like, yeah,
34:22
he could come out cool as a cucumber. He could
34:24
shit the bed. We don't know. Um, Mack Jones is
34:27
in a similar spot to this and his first playoff
34:30
game and got boat raced. So obviously they were
34:32
not the one seed, but they were still In the
34:35
playoffs in his sec first second year. So Yeah,
34:39
I just I think the Chargers are better team.
34:41
We've taken plus three and a half I think I think
34:44
they could win this game But if you give me three
34:45
and a hook in the playoffs, I'm gonna take it.
34:47
So yeah, it's charges for me Well what you got?
34:51
I like the over in this game. I think it seems
34:54
like every Every game that the Patriots play
35:00
somehow There's more than 40 total points at
35:05
least in the past like five weeks and I am I
35:10
know that the Chargers are kind of beat up so
35:12
I did want to bet on the Chargers but they're
35:16
just they're kind of beat up right now and it's
35:19
they've been playing kind of rocky here the past
35:22
couple weeks gotten some wins definitely but
35:25
it's I feel I feel a bit more comfortable taking
35:30
the over regardless of the score outcomes of
35:35
the Chargers games. A common correlation in every
35:38
game that the Patriots play, a lot of points
35:40
are scored. So I'm going to take the over 46
35:44
.5. That's really all I got. Sean, what do you
35:48
think about this game? I don't really have a
35:52
lot for this game. This is just pure vibes, straight
35:55
vibes. Not a lot of stats in this one, but I'm
36:00
going with the pets minus three and a half. I
36:03
will say this is the furthest they get. Next
36:07
week they're bounced. I think they'll handle
36:10
business in Foxboro. I think the Drake may magic
36:14
continues, but it runs its course very shortly.
36:20
Yeah, there is one thing that I came across.
36:24
Ron Torbert is the referee for this one. Astonishingly,
36:30
favorites are 145. 50 in one since 2014 since
36:36
he's been a referee. He is the most profitable
36:39
referee on the favorite. A hundred dollars better
36:43
would be a fifteen hundred dollars. He took every
36:46
favorite that he that he refereed. Yeah, he loves
36:51
the favorites. I was just thinking like a couple
36:54
of weeks ago, like we haven't or at least I hadn't
36:56
seen any of those like those kind of stats like,
36:59
oh, Vinovich is. Whatever and whatever for the
37:02
underdog or something like that. I was like,
37:03
I'm surprised I hadn't seen that and of course
37:06
the biggest hills I die on There's a very well
37:11
-known like gambling website that Has all the
37:17
referees for every game too. So I'll send you
37:20
the the link. Yes, please do. Yeah And he loves
37:24
the Pats too. It's 2 -0 in the playoffs. So Straight
37:30
out the hand against the spread. Oh, so it's
37:32
it's fixed. That's yeah, and he hates the truck
37:35
So we fixed games most I was I was thinking this
37:41
while I was doing research. I was like, man,
37:43
I really was like, yeah I'm gonna bet it was
37:45
patrons regardless of who they play a week or
37:47
round one and it's like oh they play the Chargers
37:49
a team that notoriously just Gives away football
37:53
games in the playoffs fucking awesome To be to
37:58
be real with y 'all This is the game that I am
38:02
not looking forward to at all. I could not give
38:05
less of a shit about any of these, both of these
38:07
teams. Like, cool. It's like, I would very much
38:13
like the Patriots to lose. So like if, if I have
38:16
to lose my bet for the Patriots to lose, I'm
38:20
okay with that. But like, neither of these teams
38:23
are getting past like the divisional round. And
38:27
it's just like, eh. It's like this game isn't
38:30
like, I don't know. It's a playoff game. It's
38:34
fun. It's on TV. I'm going to bet on it, but
38:37
like it's one of my least look. It's one of my
38:40
least like anticipated games of the weekend.
38:43
Yeah, I agree. Alright, there's Chargers Pats
38:47
moving on to the next game. It's Monday Night
38:51
Football. Monday Night Football is back. It was
38:54
gone for a week. It has returned. This is the
39:01
Texans playing in Pittsburgh against the Steelers.
39:04
The Steelers are home underdogs by three points.
39:07
The over -under is 39 and a half. Chris, I'm
39:13
gonna let you start this one off. All right,
39:16
Texans minus three. Not even really a second
39:21
thought. They're a much better football team.
39:23
I don't think Pittsburgh is gonna be able to
39:25
move the ball whatsoever. I know DK's back, but
39:28
I mean, he's not like some other worldly receiver
39:32
anyway, so I just don't see it. I think past
39:35
rush is going to get after Aaron Rodgers geriatric
39:38
ass. I think it's Molly Wapen, to be honest.
39:44
I don't, I mean, the Steelers are a missed chip
39:47
shot away from the, not even being here. And
39:49
you could argue they don't deserve to be here.
39:51
So yeah, I think the Texans are just... Much
39:56
better on pretty much every facet of the game.
39:58
So yeah, it's Texas minus three with a bullet.
40:01
It's kind of. Boring, but yeah, I think I think
40:05
they take this one easy. Sean, what do you got?
40:08
The opposite. I mean, despite how they got here,
40:13
Pittsburgh is in and now Houston has to walk
40:17
into Hinesfield. In front of the craziest sports
40:23
fans maybe ever live. That's not true, but Steelers
40:27
fans are kind of crazy. Yeah, temps gonna be
40:34
expected to be below zero on Monday night. I
40:38
think it's no secret that the Texans hang their
40:41
hat high on defense. Rightfully so, they have
40:45
a top rinky defense in the league. But CJ Stroud
40:51
has a problem and that's playing outdoors. uh
40:56
he does not do well outdoors uh he averages under
41:00
22 points per game in outdoor stadiums um and
41:04
just 19 points per game on the road uh and some
41:09
call him an indoor cat which look at the numbers
41:15
one that's not bad i mean that's It's a very
41:20
fitting name. And of course, it's only fitting
41:22
that the Steelers are playing in the playoffs
41:24
on a Monday night under my Tomlin. Pittsburgh
41:28
is 23 and five straight up in 16 and 12 against
41:31
the spread on Monday night football, including
41:33
12 and one straight up at home, dating all the
41:36
way back to 1992. The Steelers are 23 and one
41:42
straight up on Monday night football with the
41:44
loan loss coming in 2022 or 2020. So I think
41:53
Pittsburgh getting this home game off that chip
41:56
shot. I think this might light a fire under maybe
41:59
want to maybe push it a little farther and Hey
42:03
DK Metcalf back after punching a fan. So I clearly
42:07
anything can happen. So give me the Steelers
42:09
plus three and a half Will what you got? I'm
42:13
with you Sean, but for a completely different
42:17
reason Everything that both of you have said
42:23
is true. The Steelers barely, barely made the
42:28
playoffs, probably shouldn't even be here. The
42:31
Texans, much better team, fantastic defense.
42:37
That being said, this is, this is my, this is
42:44
my wild card round upset. That I think the Steelers
42:49
are going to win this game. I'm taking them plus
42:52
three, but I the reason that I think this is
42:56
because There's always one of those There's always
43:01
one of those every year and it's never the worst
43:04
team That is in the playoffs that ends up winning.
43:08
It's like the second or third worst team that
43:12
ends up winning their wild card round and I can't
43:19
put that on the Panthers personally because they
43:23
are the worst team, I would say, that are in
43:25
these playoffs. That being said, the Steelers
43:29
are right there, right there above them at the
43:32
second worst, maybe third worst team in these
43:35
playoffs. So kind of a vibes play. You could
43:40
categorize it as that. I think... I've kind of
43:45
been chasing the dragon ever since the first
43:47
year of the show when the Chargers Blew it against
43:52
the Jags and I had the Jags and I Triple unit
43:58
it I'm not gonna do that this week. This isn't
44:02
even my surefire But I I think this shit happens
44:06
again. I think that the Steelers win this game
44:09
I'm gonna take plus three because I'm a coward
44:11
But yeah I think I think this is the. Well, I
44:17
didn't see that one coming. Type of game. That
44:20
happens here. 3 then like the only reason that
44:25
this is three points is because I mean both offenses
44:28
really aren't that great. If you know if both
44:32
of them were. Or even the Texans were even better
44:36
on offense, then this number would be. Way more.
44:41
So. Stealers plus three. Excuse me moving on
44:47
to the surefire picks of the week everyone's
44:50
favorite segment What is your surefire double
44:53
unit play guaranteed not to lose? I'll go first
44:56
because I think that you guys are gonna take
44:59
mine and I want it and that's the the bills and
45:04
the Jags over Am I getting a nod let No, no,
45:10
you didn't take it, okay I thought you're gonna
45:14
take mine I'll take it in the parlay But I but
45:20
I think this I think this game's gonna rock I
45:22
have zero numbers to back this up Let's have
45:25
fun. Let's have fun on a Sunday afternoon as
45:29
Titans fans. It's very rare that happens but
45:33
we can we can look as a You know a party that
45:37
has nothing to do with this except money. So
45:41
let's cash in. Over 52 and a half. Sean, what
45:46
is your surefire? My surefire is the Steelers.
45:50
Almost three and a half. I've got some extra
45:54
stats that I didn't mention. One that I found
45:57
very interesting. Quarterbacks with a Super Bowl
46:02
ring have historically thrived as playoff underdogs
46:06
since 2003. Several winning QBs are 64 25 and
46:12
2 against the spread as dogs in the postseason
46:15
Including 16 and 5 against the spread since 2018
46:19
On the flip side Texans enter the playoffs writing
46:25
the longest active win streak in the NFL at nine
46:28
games, which sounds great It's exactly what you
46:32
want going into the playoffs until you look at
46:34
the history teams entering the playoffs on a
46:37
nine game plus win streak straight up are 6 and
46:41
19 against the spread since 2002 and 5 and 14
46:45
when favored failing to cover by at least four
46:49
points or more I just think this game just sets
46:53
a classic playoff grind cold loud physical uncomfortable
46:59
exactly how Pittsburgh wants it. Houston's defense
47:03
will keep them in it, but their offense has to
47:08
operate in these conditions that it hasn't consistently
47:12
handled well. But the spot and the history and
47:15
the environment on its Steelers plus three and
47:19
a half double unit surefire guaranteed not to
47:21
lose. Chris, what you got? Well, first of all,
47:26
I like to announce I'm changing my pick to that
47:28
game Texans Steelers under 39 and a half That's
47:33
yeah, I don't want to get bad against a surefire
47:36
parlay especially one comes it's gonna be on
47:38
a Monday night It's gonna come right down to
47:41
it and I'm gonna be like there's no pageantry
47:43
in that and having both sides So under 39 and
47:46
a half, but my surefire guarantee not to lose
47:48
I think it's it's I don't know if it's obvious,
47:51
but it's chargers plus three and a half I'm just
47:54
gonna put my money where my mouth is and double
47:56
unit it for everything I said earlier plus a
48:00
stat from the trend center teams made the playoffs
48:02
last season and the wild card round who are taking
48:05
on a team who missed the playoffs last season
48:06
with a total less than 52 and a half or 27 and
48:10
five against the spread in the last whatever
48:12
that 32 games. So yeah, the Chargers plus three
48:16
and a half. I think they went out right if I'm
48:17
being honest, but I'll keep it safe with the
48:19
field goal and and the hook so play plus three
48:22
and a half. Okay, there it is Ron Torbert be
48:28
damned fuck you All right Perfect. All right.
48:41
Well, I mean that's kind of a that's kind of
48:43
it for a football talk. I do want to Talk about
48:47
this real quick before we get into the hot dog
48:50
talk hot dog talk but john harbaugh no job unemployed
48:59
unemployed for now linkedin yeah looking to be
49:08
an accountant that's crazy i'm i'm kind of surprised
49:12
i i mean i said about it last week i know but
49:16
i i said like i thought he would just be on the
49:18
like whoever lost to be very much on the hot
49:21
seat for next year. I didn't think that actually,
49:23
especially the Ravens, I didn't think that actually
49:24
do it. I think it's the right move, if I'm being
49:28
perfectly honest, but I'm just surprised they
49:31
pulled the trigger so early. Early, he's been
49:33
there for like 20 years, but surprised they did
49:36
it when they did it. It's interesting because
49:41
it feels like the Ravens have a good team. They
49:43
have really good players. But also, I mean, I
49:48
guess voice can get soft in the room, I guess
49:51
and you've been there for such a long time and
49:54
You know, I mean basically since they've gotten
49:58
Lamar they've been in the playoffs most of the
50:01
years I think I think there was one year there
50:03
where just everybody was injured which I mean
50:06
This is the NFL every fucking team that happens
50:08
to every fucking team So you can't fault them
50:11
for that. But at the same time It's kind of like
50:15
you look at the roster and it's like well You
50:17
didn't make the playoff for this What's going
50:21
on? Yeah, so Would be cool if he came to the
50:26
Titans that'd be pretty sick Probably won't happen.
50:30
It was good. Good things don't happen to us.
50:33
Well, he the Titans should oh Be yes, they should
50:39
backing up the the milk truck to his fucking
50:42
house. Yeah They should be doing that. They should
50:45
give him a blank check and say, fill this out
50:47
and please, please, please come work for us.
50:52
He checks just about every box that the Titans
50:55
want. A good coach. But have you seen some of
51:00
these guys who we've been interviewing? I wouldn't
51:04
mind Jason Garrett, Matt Nagy. I wouldn't mind
51:09
spags, but like Matt Nagy, no, we need an offensive
51:13
coach. Like, yeah, it's like Spagnola. He's a
51:17
great defensive coordinator. And did we interview
51:19
Sala or I think we were, or did I just throw
51:24
his, I've seen his name thrown out there and
51:26
I was like, yeah, they're good defensive coordinators,
51:29
very good defensive coordinators, but I, we need
51:31
an offensive coach. So I, I don't want either
51:36
of those. But so especially with the way just,
51:39
I know it's the jets, but the way it is solid
51:41
with the jets. So yeah, it's not like we're a
51:46
competently run franchise either. So there's
51:48
no reason to believe it wouldn't just be the
51:50
same shit. Yeah. And I think I saw a list somewhere
51:55
online of like the, the team, the, the coaches
51:59
we requested to interview and none of them were
52:03
like, Ooh, I want that guy. None of them. None
52:07
of them. None of them. It's so sad. Yeah, every
52:11
time it comes on Twitter, it's like Titans have
52:13
interviewed so -and -so. Most of the time, I'm
52:15
like, uh -huh. Yeah. Okay. That guy stinks. Yeah,
52:19
so we're not gonna get you wrong. Like, it'd
52:23
be very nice. It'd be very, very, very nice,
52:25
but it's just... Well... It's not good. I saw
52:29
that his agent has already gotten seven calls.
52:33
And guess how many teams have seven head coaching
52:36
openings? Seven. Oh, sorry. I said it. Yeah.
52:42
Guess how many teams have head coaching? That'd
52:45
be funny. Really? Seven? Yeah. Us. Well, Baltimore
52:50
doesn't count. Arizona. Giants? Jets. Jets, giants.
52:56
No, just the giants. Jets are keeping Glenn,
52:59
aren't they? Oh, that's right. I just assumed.
53:02
Yeah, Raiders, which yeah. I think this might
53:07
be the best landing spot for him. I mean, I mean,
53:10
yeah, Falcons too. Yeah. And they did the Bucks
53:15
fire their coach. They did. I think they did.
53:20
I keep thinking like, I'm like, did they do that?
53:22
And then I'm like, I keep forgetting to like
53:25
check, but I feel like they did. I don't know
53:28
why. Hardball with the Bucks. I could see that.
53:34
No, he has not been fired as of yet. Okay. Well,
53:39
he's probably going to be, but - I don't think
53:42
he's very good head coach, but yeah. But we're
53:49
obviously not the only one interested. And damn
53:53
well, like, I mean, let's just say that - The
53:59
Titans are the only coaching vacancy in the NFL,
54:04
and he just got fired today. Do you immediately
54:11
take that interview if you're John Harbor or
54:14
are you like, I'm just going to chill around
54:18
the house? I mean, realistically, if you want
54:21
to work, like, I mean, that's my thought. But
54:25
like you should at least take it. But yeah, no,
54:27
I get what you're saying. If you can make a like
54:29
a betting line on that, I would say him taking
54:32
a TV gig would probably be like minus 135. It's
54:38
like it and it's it's more the fact that I don't
54:42
have confidence in the in the Titans franchise
54:45
to actually do the right thing into like, you
54:49
know, like it's like I don't. I can see him not
54:55
wanting to come here, just because it's like,
54:58
man, you'll be running shit like crazy. I can
55:02
see why nobody would want to come here. Yeah.
55:05
That's why we get these bum ass dickheads. Yes.
55:10
But also, I mean, it is like given like, I mean,
55:14
number one, traffic, a hundred plus, whatever
55:17
it is in cap space. I can see why, like if you're
55:22
like a gung -ho head coach like, Hey, I want
55:25
like, that's a hell of a spot. Cause they, I
55:27
look at all the Raiders franchises and just disarray
55:31
turmoil. And it's in a spiral, a nose dive spiral.
55:36
And they play in one of the most competitive
55:38
divisions in the league. Uh, the giants, I guess
55:41
the giants are kind of in our boat, just kind
55:44
of like a lot of promise. I don't know how much
55:46
cap space they have, but just kind of dumbass
55:49
ownership Falcons. I don't know. That feels like
55:52
they're just doomed to be nine and eight for
55:56
at most for the foreseeable future. So I think
56:00
like of the openings, if you just look at it
56:02
on paper, like take out ownership, which obviously
56:05
is a very big part. But if you take that out,
56:08
it's pretty damn good. It's a pretty attractive
56:10
opening and you have to live in Nashville and
56:13
everyone loves moving to Nashville. No state
56:18
tax. Yeah, no state tax. Yeah. New stadium, which
56:22
Cool. I think if the Titans hire Harborough,
56:28
I will be happy again. I will feel joy. I will
56:37
feel joy about the Tennessee Titans. Long time.
56:42
221. I don't know. When was that playoff run?
56:46
Yeah. Yeah. That playoff run was. 2019 -2020.
56:52
I know because I watched the highlights of it
56:55
today. Just to feel something. I just want to
56:59
feel something. Yeah. But that's all I got. Sean,
57:05
I know you had some updates for us. I know you
57:09
wanted to start your hot dog journey live on
57:12
the pod. Is that still true? I still want to
57:17
do that. That is true. It will not be this week
57:20
though. Dang. Okay. My dad fell in the shower,
57:26
broke his ribs. Oh. So I didn't get to go over
57:29
there and set up the grill that got him. He's
57:33
okay. Okay. He's fine. Well, he's fine. Yeah,
57:38
he's fine. But we're gonna take it. I'm gonna
57:41
go over there Saturday, I think. Watch some balls
57:46
since he can't really go anywhere. And then...
57:48
set up the grill. I probably, I might not do
57:52
it live because I don't want to have, what are
57:55
you laughing at? Hey Rick, you know what's great
58:00
for broken ribs? Hot dogs. That was it. Sorry.
58:09
No, it's fine. I don't want to have like Dogs
58:16
in my free in my fridge for you know Three or
58:20
four days that are like fresh off the like the
58:24
campfire, you know I might as well just start
58:26
it right then so Mm -hmm, but I will still be
58:32
continuing the challenge you better when we record
58:36
next week, so Okay, I'll eat some dogs live.
58:41
You don't you don't have to I don't think people
58:43
want to see you eat No, probably not. But or
58:47
here. It has to be documented. All right. Fair
58:53
enough. Okay, well, um, shit. Is that it? I mean,
59:03
we were, I mean, if we're, if I'm trying to fill
59:06
time here, I mean, I was talking to Sean, before
59:10
we record and then I'm super excited for the
59:12
Olympics. How about you, Chris? Did you see the,
59:16
uh, the rosters? I saw, um, going to be honest,
59:19
our buddy, uh, sent the roster, or at least the
59:22
USA roster, the group chat when a few days ago,
59:25
whenever that was that I told, that was when
59:27
I learned that the Olympics were this year. Oh,
59:31
really? I, yeah, I don't. The winter Olympics
59:35
is I guess my favorite of the two, but I don't.
59:38
It like, it sneaks up on you. Yeah. They sneak
59:41
up on you. I'll say that. I'm never I'm not going
59:44
to be like, oh, boy, it's an Olympic year. I
59:49
mean, I haven't been like that, but like the
59:55
NHL players haven't gone to the Olympics like
59:57
the past couple of times. Yeah, that is that
1:00:00
is cool. And when he sent that, I was like, oh,
1:00:02
yeah, the Olympics are this year. Oh, yeah, the
1:00:04
NHL player. So I am excited for it. But I had
1:00:07
no idea it was. this, I never know when they
1:00:10
are. So, so, but yeah, I'm pretty pumped. This
1:00:13
is going to be fun. Um, I looked up our, like,
1:00:16
yeah, I know I looked up our group. Um, isn't
1:00:21
it like Latvia and Germany and some, what it's,
1:00:25
it's Latvia, Germany and Denmark in our group.
1:00:29
So I know Germany went on like a little bit of
1:00:31
a run, but I think that was like when NHL players
1:00:33
weren't in it. So I don't know if they're going
1:00:36
to be like, Just back to being the shit now.
1:00:38
And I know nothing about Denmark. I remember
1:00:40
Latvia. They beat us. Or they didn't they going
1:00:45
to run in some sort of international tournament?
1:00:48
They had some goalie who was like amazing. I
1:00:53
forget who it was. I'm locking something. I don't
1:00:56
recall. I know what you're talking about. Like
1:01:00
Latvia did go on this like. Crazy. I don't know
1:01:03
if it was like, I don't know if it was the Olympics.
1:01:05
I don't think it was. I think it was like the
1:01:07
IHF turn. Yeah. Could you perhaps be thinking
1:01:11
of, um, the, the world cup of hockey team Europe?
1:01:16
No, it was straight Latvia because I remember
1:01:19
I was betting on them a lot too, because they
1:01:21
were like, it was fun. They were like, they were
1:01:24
in, you're getting like underdog value with them
1:01:26
and they were just. white hot, I forget that
1:01:28
goalie's name is going to piss me off now, but
1:01:30
he was standing on his head. It was awesome.
1:01:33
I'm trying to find that. Um, but, uh, but yeah,
1:01:38
the Olympics are here and our group is, should
1:01:41
be a cakewalk, um, getting into the medal rounds,
1:01:46
but, um, we will, uh, we will see the, uh, Germany
1:01:51
is going to have dry sidle and like a couple
1:01:54
of others. and then like denmark is freddy anderson
1:01:57
still playing because if he is then he's i think
1:02:00
he's the goalie um and then latvia i think there's
1:02:05
like one or two nhl players on that team um yeah
1:02:11
so who's to say but uh we have we have the best
1:02:17
three goalies i think in if you if you look at
1:02:21
all of them so But I also thought that at the
1:02:26
the four nation face -off Which I mean we made
1:02:29
it to the to the championship round, you know
1:02:33
but but yeah, they were a couple of snubs that
1:02:39
The internet was in uproar about Jason Robertson
1:02:45
not being on team USA, which he's been very very
1:02:49
good this year Patrick Kane not being on team
1:02:51
USA But I think he's like 38 50. Yeah. Yeah,
1:02:58
and so he's it Honestly, it would be pretty cool
1:03:03
to have Patrick Cain to be able to root for Patrick
1:03:05
Cain because like He's still a really good player,
1:03:09
you know And to be able to root for a good player
1:03:13
Feels good I'm good to do it that often. Yeah
1:03:19
in both of my my teams, so But, uh, yeah, that's,
1:03:28
that's kind of it. Where, where are the elements?
1:03:31
Milan, Milan. Okay. That's not too far ahead.
1:03:39
It's probably seven hours. It's like 10 hours,
1:03:42
I think. 10? Okay. I'll look that up in a second.
1:03:44
But I did look, there was Latvia's, um, it was
1:03:48
the 2023 IIHF world championship. They finished
1:03:52
third. World championship. I'd never been on
1:03:56
the world championship. I never even watched
1:03:57
the world championship I don't either but I just
1:03:59
realized I think Josh was talking about how a
1:04:02
lot via was going on some run and I was like
1:04:03
shit and I actually kind of I would keep up with
1:04:06
the excess on TV, but I was like, oh, yeah This
1:04:09
is awesome. And I bet on they won like three
1:04:11
games in a row But um, when I went on their Wikipedia
1:04:14
to find this they have like on the lot via ice
1:04:17
hockey like they have like all they're like A
1:04:21
comic experiences seven has biggest win in 1993.
1:04:25
They beat Israel 32 to nothing fun fact Is going
1:04:39
to be in one of the in one of the groups and
1:04:41
they're gonna get Because it's like the host
1:04:45
thing. Okay. Yeah, like a group of four but like
1:04:55
That's not going to be good. I remember back
1:04:58
in like NHL some teen year on the video game,
1:05:02
I would do like the international tournament
1:05:04
and I would be Italy and just like, let's see
1:05:07
how many games I can win. And it was, I won a
1:05:09
couple. God damn that team sucked. It was like
1:05:13
starting center at like a 52 overall. They were
1:05:17
so slow. I'm very excited for who's going to
1:05:27
be the next American hero, you know? Because,
1:05:32
I mean, TJ Oshie, like, that man should be buried
1:05:39
with the Stars and Stripes in his coffin. Have
1:05:43
a 21 -gun salute at his funeral. Put the team
1:05:47
on his back. I just kind of want a moment like
1:05:52
that. Again. And I think getting something like,
1:05:57
like this is probably like with the NHL players
1:05:59
back. I know, I know there've been Olympics with
1:06:04
NHL players since his heroic moment, but like,
1:06:08
we need another one of those moments. You know
1:06:11
what I mean? Like we're in desperate times. We
1:06:15
need to be united for something. Yes. hopefully
1:06:21
uh italy completes building the rink because
1:06:26
they haven't done yeah dude uh haven't finished
1:06:29
they know it's in a couple weeks right yeah my
1:06:32
dad was telling me about this he was like dude
1:06:34
they they might not like be done with it and
1:06:37
i was like what are they gonna do he was like
1:06:39
i don't know he was like are they gonna play
1:06:41
it was like are they gonna do they have like
1:06:44
some of the country and he was like they don't
1:06:45
have any backup plan and i was like what The
1:06:49
Olympics. So they just go to fucking Switzerland.
1:06:54
It's like right there. You could take the train
1:06:56
from Milan to Zurich. It's like 45 minutes. Just
1:07:01
go right there. There's always some sort of shit
1:07:03
show with the, with the Olympics in terms of
1:07:06
like building everything. Um, I saw something
1:07:10
or years to do. Yeah, I know. I saw something
1:07:13
for, I think it was like the next world cup.
1:07:16
I think it's going to be in Mexico or something
1:07:18
like that. or they were, I just saw they're building
1:07:22
some world cup stadium and they stumbled upon,
1:07:26
again, this may also just not be true. I did
1:07:29
zero fact checking on this, but I saw an article.
1:07:32
They're building a stadium for the world cup
1:07:34
and they found like a mass like graveyard for
1:07:38
like the cartel or something. I think the, I
1:07:44
mean, I think the, the world cup is in. Next
1:07:47
I think it's in the Americas like it's it's nice.
1:07:50
Maybe it's for this u .s. And then Canada like
1:07:53
they're playing in all three. Oh there but that
1:07:55
was just yes. Okay. What so what is that? I mean,
1:07:58
I don't know how that works. But obviously it's
1:08:01
like the host countries. Do you get three? Well,
1:08:03
Mexico is usually good enough to get it regardless,
1:08:05
but it's it's FIFA. They could do whatever they
1:08:09
want. They are. Yeah. I mean, they're they usually
1:08:11
do regardless of famous. Famously, they have
1:08:16
gotten away with most things that they've done.
1:08:21
Right now. But yeah, a lot of a lot of the chatter
1:08:29
online is like, I don't know if you guys know,
1:08:32
like the the lifestyle over there, but it's like,
1:08:35
you know, They have like an hour or hour and
1:08:38
a half break in the middle of the day to go home
1:08:41
and take a nap. And then they just go back to
1:08:44
work for a couple more hours. Yeah. Lazy Europeans.
1:08:49
And a lot of people are like, hey man, stop sipping
1:08:53
your cappuccino. Get back to fucking work. This
1:08:58
is a goddamn Olympics. We gotta build it. they
1:09:04
gotta do like second or third shifts or something
1:09:06
like they can't just keep going off these nine
1:09:08
to fives yeah people calling them like lazy italians
1:09:14
which is like you know i didn't say it but no
1:09:22
people were saying Yeah, some people are saying
1:09:34
that, you know. Not you, of course. Not me. I'm
1:09:38
just reporting. I love pizza. Yeah. Spaghetti?
1:09:45
Stromboli. Who's to say? Bolognese. Yeah. Alfredo.
1:09:52
I do fuck with some gelato, though. Meatballs.
1:09:56
Gelato is hella good. Y 'all ever had a good
1:10:00
ass cannoli? Yeah? Dude. I don't know. I'm sure
1:10:05
I've had a cannoli at some point, but I don't,
1:10:07
I don't recall. I went to a little Italy when
1:10:10
I was in New York and I got these cannolis from
1:10:13
this like Italian bakery. Holy fucking shit.
1:10:19
They were so fucking good. Like you can buy like
1:10:23
little like cream roll like cream puffs at like
1:10:26
Walmart or whatever, but those, they don't hold
1:10:29
a candle. I like actual cannolis. Yeah, I figured
1:10:33
they wouldn't. Greater Joe's isn't on the same...
1:10:38
Leaving Walmart with a frozen sack, being like,
1:10:41
well, I've got some cannolis. Well, I meant,
1:10:45
like, you know, they're not even on the same
1:10:47
planet. Like, they're incomparable. I didn't
1:10:51
know that the comparison would be so vast. Yeah,
1:10:55
so drastic. So that's what I mean. Anyway, I
1:11:01
think we've run out of things to talk about unless
1:11:02
we have Mario before we should stop this before
1:11:05
one of us does an Italian accent because it's
1:11:08
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