In Titans must not only lose one week 16 they need to tie in their head to head match up in week 17 all snapped and that's all they had to happen in the ads of that were happening all happening were only $50001.00 well the Ravens won and the Titans won Wow Wow. On that note Welcome back to another edition of straight out of Vegas r.j. Bell is out about I'm Bernie Fratto we're come to you live from the Geico Fox Sports Radio studios were 15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more on car insurance so visit Geico dot com for a free rate quote Now this is the Weekend Edition straight out of Vegas as you know straight out of Vegas airs Monday through Friday right here on Fox Sports Radio i Heart Radio from $3.00 to 6 pm Pacific in $6.00 to $7.00 Eastern with our Jay Belsky Physick Brad powers and Jonas knocks each day you take you behind the scenes they offer solid commentary insights all in the world of sports betting so you can benefit from their years of expertise and Saturday our Saturday edition is straight out of Vegas we look back at the best of it we take another look at some of the most compelling takes and analyses from the previous week so you can enjoy them again and here's the best thing about this concept each of the best of takes are designed to look ahead to this week's n.f.l. 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The bowl season continues in all of its majesty you know of all the Bowl seasons of ever observed this is certainly one of them all how about those Army Black Knights give it up they drop 70 today by the way lest we forget they took Oklahoma one of the 4 playoff teams into overtime a few weeks back so Hopi picking on my army of Black Knights now only one more week until the opening round of the orchestrated charade they call a playoff begins we got better stuff tonight we continue our new 10 2nd feature while you were sleeping with our own sleepy Jane he's got some good stuff I'm telling you folks spoiler alert he's got some good ones tonight if you got him last week with the Titans Well you know you cash the while you're sleeping straight out of a good staff we work 247 we don't sleep that way we can find ways you can distract your bookie and you can impress your friends tonight also at the bottom of the hour I'll take you inside the fragile house for my weekly commentary now tonight's feature it's an honest appraisal of the debacle we call the n.f.l. Official replay system again spoiler alert I think it I mean it's clunky it's arcane it's like a speed bump that causes you to spill your coke but I digress I will tackle that subject at the bottom of the hour in this week's Inside the frat house all right let's give you what you came for we start out in the City of Brotherly Love. Fairly fresh off their impressive Sunday night smash mob victory over the Rams and in this cut pheasant comes right out of the gate guns blazing when he analyzes both of these teams and he doesn't exactly give them glowing reviews Meanwhile our g.m. Packs the numbers in and compares the 2 teams based on a sophisticated metrics analysis the 2 teams I'm talking about are Houston and Philly the Texans play the Eagles tomorrow so as a result physics highlights a certain data point when you form an impression on the Eagles and why it really might be a false impression that you have an Eagles on this one datapoint when you hear a professional give his take let's have a listen I am disappointed as a pro better that these 2 teams are playing each other r.j. Because I think they're both overrated they used in Texas we've spoken about that E.S.P.N.'s number 6 rated team I only have them as my number 10 rated team 10 in one run but lots of close wins that could have got either way and many of those games have been diggin in the numbers as they dug into Houston poised some other numbers look good I just wonder if we've been saying that same thing again and again all those close wins so yeah we got the tax ins are a 2 and a half point underdog at Philly that implies that the tax ins are the smallest smidge better $34.00 home field Phillies home so we're really saying that the taxes aren't. Clearly better than the Eagles with Nick Foles well that Titans had Maginnis were 2nd with the Texans have been a 13 point underdog at the Rand snow and it ties in with my 2nd point these eagles have become massively overrated not based upon lots of data points one data point r.j. You have been trumpeting the fact that the Rams are not nearly as good as they were early in the year and you have question whether they were even that good early in the year so the eagles win one game against the Rams and all the sudden they're better with Nick Foles than they were 3 weeks ago with whence I don't think so to me it feels like yeah we can make the case that Houston is overrated in some abstraction but in this given game which is all that really matters if you like them getting 2 and a half is far from over rated. Now there's one real damning stat for the home team here defending Super Bowl champions are only eating 14 against a spread when the coming off a straight up underdog win and that was no ordinary win last week remember the Eagles are 14 point dogs and it took a back up Nick Foles to come through with another Herculean performance plus Philadelphia is only 2 a night against the spread when coming home after a non divisional game knows the cut continues r.j. And fans they talk about matchups and if you like special matchups r.j. Dubs this game is one he really takes notice of and this analysis argy points out where the Eagles have a huge advantage and they might very well be able to take advantage of the Texans because of a specific specific a weakness The Texans have but r.j. Does give one copy out here just to complete the comprehensive analysis of this game to have a listen this is my match up special of the week meaning if you look at powering kings and ratings you could say oh this team's 5 points better seems 3 points better Ok but now the question is that's an abstraction that's generally how good this team is in a vacuum How does the team match up against the opponent that's the question I think this is a horrendous matchup for Houston it vanished fairly why Houston has the worst offensive line of any playoff caliber team and the strength by far of the Eagles defense is their defensive line now you add in it's in Philadelphia crowd noise makes it harder on the o. Line of the visiting team I think there's going to be domination in that regard Now the flip side is. Philly's d. Backs are decimated so if Watson has time he will probably pick apart Philly Personally I don't think Watson will have time I think the matchup advantage for Philadelphia is the key in that game well r.j. Is right here spot on Sean Jackson really he might want to wear a flak jacket here because the Eagles there are going to pressure him and hit him more than Rocky Balboa this is a dangerous match up for the Texans why Eagles ranked number one in the n.f.l. In quarterback hits and Watson has been sacked 52 times this season on the New England where the Patriots are a 13 and a half point favorite against the visiting Buffalo Bills now r.j. Is not big on histrionics but he shares a trend here that favors the Patriots and Bill Belichick that causes real excitement in his voice r.j. Goes on to add regardless of the size it online the Pats always seem to fare well in situation coming off a loss but pheasant reminds us the bills might not feel the overmatched as the long run for most of the game in the 1st match up before getting extended late let's give it a listen this could be the most amazing trend of the week Bill ballot chack awful losses since 2003 has covered 72 percent of the time so think about that is you lose a game maybe things start tumbling down maybe things get Horton Oh you know when the next game and exceed expectations 72 percent of the time now you might say Ok that makes you like the Patriots Well here's the next level when the Patriots are favored in that next game after lies by a touchdown or more in their favor by 13 and a half over Buffalo a touchdown or more their 8 winners and 10 Losers so below $500.00 when it's less than a touchdown Patriots favored after a while. 30 winners and 5 losers 30 in 5 against the spread now that means you get cautious here but boy that's one to put your back pocket and you have to be concerned about the fact that the Bills played the Patriots not even but they hung in there the 1st time these 2 teams played it was 12 to 6 in the 4th quarter before the Patriots pulled away very late meaning the bills match up fairly well is what you're saying yes I remember Josh Allen did not play that again all the way thanks to sleepy for correcting me it's a De Sean Jackson I met De Shawn Watson the quarterback for the Texans to get back to New England playing off of r.j. In fact it's commentary here look the Pats are 14 and 2 is a favorite of 11 more points and let's give it to put the cap to Buffalo because their defense does rank 2nd in a league in yards per game 3rd in the league in Europe or play in 1st in passing yards allowed per game so handing him his game is like having a civil moment because here's why the Pats would have dominated just match of the last 4 meetings winning by an average margin in $1000.00 points per game but knowing when is an uncharacteristic one into this December after going $64.13 in December during the Belichick era prior to the season but here's why I would still back the Patriots Bills quarterback Josh Allen has a league worst $65.00 quarterback rating they give stability check defense that's a recipe for disaster now another quick side note on this game the guys are going to talk about a correlated parlay what that means is if you like one side it favors the total one where the other 2 are just going to take a look at last week's bills box score and he surmises that the Patriots might have a certain mindset in this game is the approach to ma versus the bills and if you like one side and the totals correlated you just might catch a nightstick here let's give it a listen. Patriots versus the bells now if you actually look into closely into the box score the bill Shady McCoy didn't play last week ivory he was limited and their thirst ring back got hurt what I would say is the one thing we know about the Patriots team struggle if they're one dimensional and if the Bills can't run that means Josh Allen has passon that means trouble on the other hand I don't think the Patriots have any great desire for like a huge margin here I think they want to finish the season and get ready for the playoffs so I look at this as bills and the under so this is a 2 team parlay bills plus $1313.00 and a half under $44.00 and a half I think that's a parlay but I think it's a profitable one and what does it mean when Geico says just 15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more in car insurance I mean you probably should have gone to Geico dot com 15 minutes ago Up next we're going to take you to the Raiders we're going to take you to the Raiders we're going to talk about the Raiders there for what could be their final game in Oakland We'll talk about the Cowboys and certain tendencies they might have in home Jags dolphins and a lot lot more we are just getting started I'm Bernie Fratto coming to you live from the Geico Fox Sports Radio Studios this is the pre-game show you always wanted so don't go away you're listening to straight out of Vegas. 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Back without a Vegas the pre-game show you always wanted I'm learning come July and Farquhar trillion studios by the way straight out of Vegas is broke you just go Discover Card retreat you like you'd treat you. On to Oakland but 1st shot out to Mark to man Wilson a Detroit radio legend tonight with his peeps here in Las Vegas all right in this cut Denver ad Raiders r.j. Points out that history might be made money and I had no clue and the end of an era a long era more than 50 years as a result there might be an emotional aspect to this event because the Raiders well they might just give a lecture in this game by the way for good measure r.j. Throws in and I Seinfeld reference let's have a listen this is likely the last game in Oakland especially at this venue so I heard the Raiders coach saying Gruden saying wow there's so much history here we got to you know we got to somehow make an effort and do right by you blah blah blah it's like Ok but boy Gruden is a master motivator the very fact that it is the last game at this venue the Coliseum I think it really might cause the Raiders have something to play for because quite frankly you look at Denver you look at Oakland no playoffs for either team what are they playing for I also think we mentioned yesterday the Raiders were snubbed 0 all pro players or Pro Bowl players and to me that's another motive hey they don't think George his stance is that style right they don't think they're good enough we're good enough for them we're going to show I'm I think the Raiders probably have a motivational adage against Denver. All right the Broncos are a hideous 2 and 12 straight up win heading on the road following in on the visual game look we all know the Raiders are no prize but they still have been playing hard for Coach Gruden and I I think they are aware of the historic moment Monday night in Oakland in front of a national audience and remember they took it to the Pittsburgh Steelers just a couple of weeks ago on this very same field so I'm grabbing the points here I have a good feeling about the Silver and Black All right next up we're going to head to Indianapolis where the Giants are catching 10 against the Colts but 1st let's go to our man sleepy j. For another while you're sleeping vignette he's got a great thought on the Packers Jets tomorrow member he's hot Yeah the Packers in the Jets both of the playoffs both teams are going to start their franchise quarterbacks to March the only game tomorrow he can actually find that specific angle I see a lot of running in that game I think both quarterbacks will be kept clean not only for this game but for next season I like the under 47 points and younger lot of points in New York are good stuff are sleepy I was called yarn it's a compliment in this cut Giants Colts r.j. Questions the motivation of the visitor here that would be the New York Giants now well it's tough to know how motivated the Giants are on this week pheasant points out that because they laid an egg last week at home literally and figuratively you're probably going to be looking to save face and r.j. Agrees when he puts the proper spin on their plight let's give it a listen to me fans the question is what is the motivation of the Giants because they won 4 out of 5 they were going to make the playoffs but there was a sense of redemption and then Tennessee just on it was total domination last week if the Giants don't play I think you know hard I think you know obviously the coach of the side Giants play hard I think the Giants are the side This feels like if you can determine motivation. You know the side you want to bat and typically when an n.f.l. Team bagels they get shot out like the Giants did last week they bring it the following way because it's like a sense of redemption Yeah an embarrassment from the prior week no I wouldn't write the giant epitaph just yet there are a tidy 6 you know against a spread their last 6 games and it just feels like this Lions a bit of an overlay. The coastland tatts a lot now we have to balance that with the fact Andrew Luck is 15 and 16 December games and one on satellite here Bowl teams are involved in shutout games last week the Colts whitewashed Alice while the Giants are on the wrong side versus the Titans not the Colts they've got a good season but they're still on the outside looking in a win here keeps them in the hunt by the way if you're feeling saucy you can get the Colts at 50 to one of the Westgate to win the Super Bowl that could present some really great hedge opportunities in a couple of weeks are let's head down to South Beach the Dolphins laying 3 and a half against the Jaguars r.j. Takes a deep dive here when it comes to analyzing the performance of these teams as it pertains to how they perform in home versus on the road as a result r.j. Points out he you know he points toward one team here and there possible internal motivation Let's have a listen this is a home road split special dolphins off in space on the v.o.a. And advanced magic at home the 8th best in football dolphins off and on the road number 28 so so much better at home the Jags defense at home still even in this bad season 3rd best in the n.f.l. Now on the road number 18 so I would say this is one of the games of the week home field matters in every game it probably matters the most for the Dolphins this way Jaguars quarterback Cody Kessler is a dismal one in 10 straight up as a starter in the n.f.l. You know quarterback should be able to throw for more than 57 yards in a game that's all Kessler could muster last week in the last of the Redskins while earning a quarterback rating of 35.7 The worst par for the Jag says This game is being played in Miami where Adam gaze that's the Miami head coach he's actually 16 and 6 straight up and 126 and 4 against the spread and South Beach but here's the real. Head turning stat the Dolphins have lost the stat battle in their last 9 games I mean they're getting out yarded you work hard for your money at this game neither team deserves to win this game neither team deserves to cover this game frankly you deserve better all right the Cowboys fresh off them getting white washed last week. Proper English vary with me Dallas leg 7 at home against Tampa Bay No r.j. Puts the psychology cap on here and he differentiates how some teams use their success to lead to more success but other teams hint hint Dallas wink nod they kind of fall back as they don't necessarily handle prosperity well so r.j. Pulls no punches here is he Q.'s or the home team of residing in the latter category let's give it a listen some teams they have success and it leads to more success other teams they get slack Dallas team a gets flat Jason Garrett as a home favor in his career head coach 17 and 32 against the spread so at home you're supposed to win Cowboys tend to be flat look the Saints own the number one rush defense which I think is clearly a problem actually I jumped ahead let me jump back I got ahead of myself. We're talking about Dallas Tampa Bay in 2018 the Cobb boys are 6 and one home they're 5 and 2 against the spread so here's Jason Garrett saving grace the Buccaneers are minus 16 in turn over deferential last in the league and as you know Elliott Well he should have a field against the Bucs run the fence which also ranks dead last in the league in rushing touchdowns allowed rushing yards allowed for game 160 yards per game and yards per play allowed at $5.00 yards per play here's the thing in what bothers me about this game Tampa Bay could be buried but they just fall out of bed and they get 500 yards of office so what it doesn't matter they move the ball down the feel like a hot knife through butter which means that back door could stay open so I'm just not a big fan of this game tomorrow but coming up we are going to talk Saints and. Pittsburgh that's a very important game we still got to get to the Falcons and panthers and a bunch more we've got a lot of show left to go on before by the way we move along I want to give huge huge props to my broadcast team that would be the man I was Sam the great Vince close and let's not forget to do so in tones of role for him these are our guys back in l.a. That helped put the show together we cannot do the show without them and of course my onsite jack of all trades here in Las Vegas sleepy j. He's the man you'll hear him more later in the show for more why you were sleeping then yes so we've got several more games to get to including. After the bottom of the hour my inside the frat house commentary but 1st let's go to the of bullion firming with the latest poll thank you very much birdie and lots of playoff implications in today's actions including. Final through Tennessee 25. 116 has that tight I don't Saturday night in a time again that's w. X. 1045 in the Titans radio network with the call as Tennessee does stay alive they be Washington 2516 the Redskins $16.00 to $3.00 in the 4th quarter to come back for that win Meanwhile Baltimore a $2210.00 win over the Chargers the Ravens shut down the fence less than $200.00 total yards in the n.b.a. Oklahoma City gets 43 points 14 rebounds from Paul George. Harden 39 points. Houston beat. Want to one golden state 812116 win over Dallas Kevin Durant 29 points 12 rebounds that game online car shopping can be confusing not anymore with. You know the exact phrase you'll pay for your next course of as a true car to enjoy a more confident car buying experience for ballgames on Saturday all topped off by the Hawaii Bowl Louisiana Tech their motto was strong at Aloha Stadium they beat the Warriors from Hawaii 31 to 14 Troy wins the Dollar General Bowl Army crushes used in the armed forces Bowl Wake Forest takes the Birmingham bowl over Memphis 30 back to you. Quick question for you buddy how do you on a scale of wanted to in rank the efficiency and effectiveness of the current official n.f.l. Replay system. He would probably be about a 6 and a half or so it was a fair little generous but I'm with you buddy general it's better than it's been let's put it that way Ok Ok fair Vince close you're up I think I'd have to go a little below I probably go about a $4.00 it's just you know you guys average it out to about a 5 which is about where I'd put it which brings me to this week since another frat house Ok wake the kids alert the neighbors Grampa put on pants it's time for another rousing edition of Inside the frat house you know a harsh reality of life is that sometimes we want things we just can't have for instance Christmas 2 days away right now and all I want is it official read write or carbine action 200 shot range model air rifle you know just like the one in a Christmas story but I'm always told no because you guessed it will shoot someone's eye out all that thought if you were the name Fred are Banus federal ban it was such a talented tight in for the kids each Easter in the old a.f.l. Days it took 20 games also to break all those records he was also a star on 2 Super Bowl teams and he was elected to the all time f.l. Team but Fred are banished had one other distinction that no other n.f.l. Player has ever had he was blind in one eye he was a favorite among players fans even officials one day our best caught a pass over the middle was flattened he was knocked unconscious for several minutes when he came to the back judge stood over him and said Fred what would you ever do if you lost the sight in your good eye well that's easy are banished deadpan in the heat of battle he said I'd become a referee. Now since $999.00 the perception of referees and officials in the n.f.l. I think it's in the toilet and that's the year official replay view was born and after 20 years of tinkering and tweaking I hate it now as much as ever I know the idea is to get the calls right no one wants to lose a game or a bet on a bad call but does this system actually indemnify you from really doing that you see I say no all the process is clunky it's lengthy and the vast majority of the time the original call stands anyway in the meantime the games are delayed incessantly and it kills the flow are different it hurts the vibe Meanwhile I think officials have become too depending on Booth replay that diminishes their human instincts and their training while inserting doubt and here's the kicker when you sure replay over and over in slow motion from 6 different angles often times it adds confusion just the opposite of its intended goal was the end bonds or was a yacht of bounds was that a catch to the receiver maintain control did he complete the process did he cross the goal line or not was the ball out before the elbow hit the ground just as Dez Bryant or Calvin Johnson or the Oakland Raiders after the tuck rule review do you think the system gave them their fair d in court by providing indisputable evidence no in fact I could make a case that replay opens the door even greater human interpretation now back to my earlier point asking for things you know sometimes you can never have I would like the n.f.l. To play the next year's pre-season games experiment in a way that would eliminate all replay just to see what it looks like to see how it feels then after that I would like to see a simpler system which I'm going to talk about next week's Inside the frat house commentary you don't need to review every scoring play it takes too long and over time frankly haven't even doubt not a product in the n.f.l. Is good but it can be even better. I don't I can't have it my way I live with it I don't know I can't have my official Red Ryder carbine action 200 chart range model air rifle either I live with that too but how is it that tight in Fred are Banus managed to live with one eye but seem to have more wits about him and those paid to officiate the game in the end we're going to keep watching no matter how convoluted replay is but during those long delays in only rooms the moment it sucks my will to live and that's when it becomes the No Fun League in the end for our banish didn't lose his eye because it was shot by a toy gun but he with only one good eye or Banas had the vision to see that professionally officiating the n.f.l. Has always been and always remains and will remain deeply flawed All right let's head to New Orleans and this cut r.j. Talks about the Saints and their home field advantage at the Superdome it's been very kind to the saints especially when they are above 500 and when you add up all the indoor elements as it were it makes for a difficult challenge for the Pittsburgh Steelers who bendin New Orleans or actually they haven't been in New Orleans in 9 years plus Mike Tomlin is group well they're going to have to deal with a crazed fan base tomorrow in the Big Easy Let's have a listen when the Saints have a really good record they play at home exceptionally Wow And in this is something you haven't heard anywhere else 100 percent. The Saints at home in division is like 50 percent. Saints at home out of the vision is a 55 percent if you just played on blind the last 7 years to get any other factors why was that dumb the speed of the turf the sightlines of the doll the crowd noise if you're used to it it matters but not quite as much when this Steelers have not been in New Orleans for 8 years these out of conference games happen in each venue every 8th year so not many make Steelers have more players left than in the most from 8 years ago but still it goes to show you where the Saints has 2 extra advantages this week one Pittsburgh's unfamiliar with the venue to you know the crowd is going to be rocking Now the Saints are lame 6 and a half here against Pittsburgh in the cut continues pheasant James and he's very emphatic here in the key to the same success and reason weeks and he makes an observation that really might surprise you but he's very clear that he really likes one particular star in this game so pay close attention given listen you know I'm looking at the total and this is the key factor here r.j. I like the under and is all about the Saints So what's the under under $53.00 and a half for the so the total points on are to the 3 and it's all about the Saints winning with the fence the 1st 8 games average score sts 135 to 2762 points r.j. The last 4 games the Saints have played average score Saints 20 opponents 13 there's been a fundamental shift in how the Saints are playing football any way you slice it it's going to be a slugfest there's one stat that really causes me to pump the brakes on being willing to back the Saints Here they've only averaged $280.00 yards per game in the last 4 games and we've talked about how prolific their defenses you know what Pittsburgh defense is no part of puffy their physics right points are going to be at a premium here premium here I think you can bank on that now the Saints do want. Number one rush defense it's going to be a problem for Pittsburgh Steelers rushed for less than $100.00 yards for game they're only 2 in 5 against a spread and I mention neurons is also number one of the league when it comes to sacks and takeaways and as we mentioned in an earlier show and earlier. In this cut the Saints are 12 at all against a spread level one and against a spread of home try that again center 12 and all straight up and level want to get the spread of home when they feel the team in about 500 record and facing an opponent with about 500 record we have that situation here by the way this is an odd scheduling spot to seem to have played at home in a month of Sundays and when they last did you beat it landed by 14 points one last thing teams who beat New England this season are all in for the following week did you hear that Steelers fans but before you fire on this game let's go to our man sleepy Jay for another why are sleeping vignette he's got a great angle on the Steelers here yeah Bernie I think everyone's underestimating the Steelers team speed here in-doors the Steelers haven't they've only played 6 games indoor since 2014 in those 6 games Pittsburgh hasn't lost a perfect 6 and now it's Berg averages $23.00 points per game in those games Big Ben 260 yards pass and I think the speed of Schuster and Antonio Brown is going to be a big problem here for the Saints I'm on the other side on take in the Steelers tomorrow plus a 6 and a half good stuff sleepy he's been hot. 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Another day of partial shutdown I'm in Carrick Fox News thousands of people will be working without pay thanks to the government shutdown Fox is Jackie Heinrich has more hear those agencies impacted by the partial shutdown Department Homeland Security Justice Department target of the interior State Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development transportation agriculture commerce and energy they are all partly closed 420000 federal employees are working without pay and another 380000 will be furloughed that means they'll be staying home without pay and depending on how long the partial shutdown lasts they could end up missing a paycheck although in past shutdowns they have received back pay the shutdown is likely to last through Christmas a tsunami in Indonesia is blamed now for at least 168 deaths 745 are injured 30 missing after waves hit the coast near Santa Strait sending a wall of water some 65 feet inland scientists say the eruption of an a cracker Tao in a full moon are to blame a top advisor in the fight against ISIS is the latest to resign after the president's decision to withdraw from Syria Brett McGurk will leave December 31st here's more from Fox's Gillian Turner This also comes on the heels of months of policy disagreements between President Trump and his Defense Secretary General Jim Mattis which resulted in Madison resigning during a 45 minute long meeting with the President Madison other top military brass believed withdrawal is a betrayal of the Kurds and Syrian democratic forces u.s. 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Ports radio studios and great news there's a quick way you can save money switch to Geico gecko dot com in 15 minutes you can see 50 percent or more on car insurance right Atlanta visits Carolina the Carolina Panthers are catching about 3 and a half and in this cut r.j. Makes no bones about how impactful the line is stuck out here given the fact that the Panthers are playing with their backup quarterback in spite of no Cam Newton no r g if you use the dawn his real value here in pheasant chimes in with a little scouting report on Carolina's new signal caller let's give it a listen this game is all about one thing the Cam Newton adjustment after it was announced he wasn't going to star for the Panthers And it up being about 7 points and there's really no way you can justify that if Cam wore a 100 percent how the and he went from that to not playing you still don't have the savin but Cam was a shelf himself so the idea that is anywhere near savin. Boy it just doesn't make sense to me says that to me all other factors aside Panthers got a ton of value this week Hi Nicky their new quarterback actually played well in the preseason so there is that it's probably not a game we need to spend a lot of time on let's get to more pressing issues including our man sleepy j. For another while you were sleeping vignette you see where I'm not going to sign off tonight until sleepy jet sleepy Jay gives his best bet of the week and we take you to Chicago and we take you to Chicago actually we take you to San Francisco going are going to go and we're going to take the Paras Tomar my best bet Chicago Bears minus the 4 and a half 40 niners they got the Rams next week running for their last game to look at by here for San Fran 49 er's have revenge against the Rams early season blowout loss for San Francisco 49 ers have not seen a defense like the Bears Bernie fares are going to be fun really really focused or to finish strong my best bet Chicago Bears tomorrow minus to 4 and a half all right sleepy you've been hot last week your best bet was Tennessee we saw what happened there and by the way just one quick footnote about the Falcons Panthers You know it Lana finds himself as a road favorite and they were the road favorite as as the send off write the send off line made them 3 point dog and that was before Carolina told the world they were shutting down Cam Newton So Carolina has lost 6 games in a row and Matt Ryan is actually 7 I want to spread on the road his career in games after week 12 Ok I don't know what any of that even means is really not only game Carolina Atlanta and not only game another game in my opinion not worth betting on probably not worth watching. Maybe not even worth playing when you think about it Ok I'm done and that's enough about that game let's get to a game I'm really looking for tomorrow night I really mean. It's going to Seattle Seahawks are hosting the chiefs and in this cut was in on the chiefs and their current state of health in this game in his dissertation well and kind of reads like a mash unit let's give it a listen I think the Kansas City injuries to their skill position players remember their top running back hunt released their backup running back where I don't know if he's going to play shoulder injury look at the top 2 wide receivers for Kansas City Tyree Cale he's all world but he's got lingering heel and wrist injuries he does not look a full 100 percent and the number 2 wide receiver for Kansas City Watkins likely out with a foot injury All right the current you know the chiefs they're currently $6.00 to $1.00 to win the Super Bowl the Seahawks are $25.00 to $1.00 to do the same now Bowl teams are coming off upset losses but the Chiefs I think have to be very concerned about the run defense which is allowing over 5 yards to rush in a quick question in this game tomorrow night who do you trust Patrick will Holmes or Russell Wilson C'mon man Seattle is 16 and 2 in home primetime games in fact there are 23 and 7 all time against a spread in prime time games whether it's home or away but this current Seahawks team with all of their office of line indeed back injuries well are they the same Keep in mind this Yanks are actually all in for this year versus teams with Top 10 defenses and there are only 21 for vs teams who qualify for the playoffs she gotta be a little careful here but in this quick cut r.j. Talks about Seattle's record. As a dog when the Seahawks are getting points at home they own a daunting record r.j. Talked about how prolific The Seahawks are bent in these situations and by the way Brad powers do you see their exact record it's I popping Let's take a listen Seattle has had an unbelievable against the spread record in those spots where when Seattle's an underdog at home which is pretty rare they do exceptionally well yeah Seattle has 111 and one is a home honor doc since 2011 that's against the spread against the spread. Short and sweet Seahawks are my best bet of the week grab the points at home I think they're going to win right all right bonus coverage here let's go to my hometown of Detroit where a cover the lions for 10 years are catching 6 against the Vikings Now keep in mind the Vikings are very much alive for a wild card berth and the Lions have been done for about 6 decades however in this spot Detroit has a way of falling in and messing things up for the contenders in a spoiler role. Like a cockroach falling into a plane. Remember Kirk Cousins is only $12.22 on the road is the start of add that to the Vikings Well they've lost. Games out right in the last. December games. Have come under a lot of fire with the hometown fans. Everybody wants them to. They don't want to think they want to win you going to Detroit tomorrow absolutely they're going to cover them even when I take the points tomorrow. That is going to do it for this week's edition. But don't go. 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