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GamingToday’s Consensus Picks November 27, 2011 6:34 AM by GT Staff
Pro Football
Buffalo Bills +9
Cleveland Browns +7½
Indianapolis Colts +3½
Minnesota Vikings +10
Chicago Bears +4½
Philadelphia Eagles +3½
Houston Texans -6
Washington Redskins +3 at Seattle Seahawks (Total 37½)
Washington has lost six straight and is 1-5 against the spread during the slide. Seattle is not an easy place to visit when things are going right. The Seahawks ride a raucous crowd to a cover.
Just like the Hurricanes, the Senators are much more appealing taking back a price than laying one. Furthermore, this is not a good situational spot for the hosts, as they return from a six-game trip that started with two games against Toronto and Buffalo, followed by three games in Western Canada and ending with a game in Pittsburgh. Now the Sens are home for one lousy game before heading out for three more in Winnipeg, Dallas and Washington. That scheduling is bordering on unfair. Ottawa has also lost seven of its last 10. For the Canes, Cam Ward is still one of the best in the business. The Canes have picked up points in three of their last four and they probably deserved a better fate against Winnipeg on Friday night. After a slow start, Eric Staal has picked it up recently and that’s key. So, what we have here is the more rested team in a favorable spot, a big edge between the pipes and a tag. That works. Play: Carolina +114 (Risking 2 units).
Toronto +100 over ANAHEIM
As long as the Ducks continue to struggle, there’s no reason to back off fading them. Anaheim is coming off a 6-5 loss to Chicago in a game they led 4-2 after two periods. They scored with eight seconds left to make it closer than it looked and frankly, they had no business being in front to begin with. Anaheim continues to give up more scoring chances than any team in the NHL and it doesn’t help matters that its best defender, Lubomir Visnovsky is on the rack. The Ducks have allowed four goals or more in four straight and have been held to two or less in nine of its past 13 games. They have just two wins over its past 17 games and now they’ll face a Leafs club that is on an offensive tear. Toronto has scored 20 goals over its last four, winning three of them. The Leafs are getting great production from a bunch of young and enthusiastic kids and that rubs off on the whole team. The hottest offensive team versus the coldest defensive team gets the call. Play: Toronto +100 (Risking 2 units).
15 Units Chicago Plus the points over Oakland
15 Units Buffalo at N.Y. Jets over the total
10 Units Tampa Bay plus the points over Tennessee
10 Units San Diego Minus the points over Denver
7 Units Washington plus the points over Seattle
NCAA BASKETBALL
5 Units INDIANA -11.5
5 Units NORTH TEXAS +16
5 units CAL DAVIS +12
Jeff Benton
Sunday's Action
80 Dime One-and-Only Blowout Game of the Year is the Atlanta Falcons as the home favarite againast the Minnesota Vikings. At the time I am releasing this play to you, the Falcons are a 9 1/2-point favorite both here in Vegas and offshore.
2O Dime bonus play on the undhrdog Chicago Bears as they play at Oakland. As I release this winner to you, the Bears are +4 both here in Vegas and offshore
My 80 Dime play is on the Oakland Raiders as a home favorite to cover against the Chicago Bears. Checaking the sports books in Las Vegas at 5 a.m. and the Raid%2%ers are a 3-point favorhte. My 40 Dime play is the under in the Denver Broncos-San Diego Chargers game. The line has been set at 41 1/2.
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