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Dominic Fazzini
Sunday's winners 50 Dime -- Falcons (minus points vs. BUCCANEERS)
FALCONS
While neither of these teams is headed for the playoffs, I like the situation Atlanta is in today. The Falcons are in a position to claim back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history, and I think the players are really motivated to make that happen.
Plus, the return of quarterback Matt Ryan seems to have sparked the Falcons, who have won their last two games with him in the lineup and scored 31 points last week against Buffalo.
Tampa Bay has shown improvement over the last couple of weeks, and even won in overtime at New Orleans last week, but I think that victory essentially was its Super Bowl, and I expect a letdown today in the season finale.
Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman has shown promise as a rookie, but he has thrown 14 interceptions in his last six games, with just five TD passes.
Plus, the Buccaneers are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 home games, 1-7 ATS as a home underdog and 3-15 ATS in their last 18 games on grass. Atlanta, meanwhile, is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games as a favorite, and 4-1 ATS as a road favorite of up to three points. Take the Falcons to win by a touchdown today.
Atlanta has covered the spread in three straight games
15 Dime -- Titans (minus points vs. SEAHAWKS)
TITANS
The focus today is going to be on Tennessee star Chris Johnson and his pursuit of some magical rushing numbers, and I think that is going to motivate the Titans to come up with a big effort today.
Johnson is 128 yards away from becoming the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 in a season, and he also has an outside shot at Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record, needing 234 yards to reach the former Rams star's mark of 2,105.
The Titans are also motivated to win today to end the season at 8-8, which doesn't sound like much, but after starting the season 0-6, finishing at .500 would be quite a feat. Tennessee also has had more than a week to prepare for this game, having been off since its loss to San Diego on Christmas night.
Seattle has regressed into one of the worst teams in the league. It has lost by a combined total of 107-24 the past three weeks, and were embarassed 48-10 last week at Green Bay.
The Seahawks don't have any spark on offense or defense, and QB Matt Hasselbeck has been beaten up, and has thrown eight interceptions to go with a lost fumble over the past two games.
The Titans are 7-3 ATS as a road favorite, and Seattle is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games overall, including an 0-3 streak. The Seahawks also are 1-9 ATS as an underdog. Take Tennessee to control both sides of the ball today and roll to an easy victory.
Dominic Fazzini
Sunday's winners 50 Dime -- Falcons (minus points vs. BUCCANEERS)
FALCONS
While neither of these teams is headed for the playoffs, I like the situation Atlanta is in today. The Falcons are in a position to claim back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history, and I think the players are really motivated to make that happen.
Plus, the return of quarterback Matt Ryan seems to have sparked the Falcons, who have won their last two games with him in the lineup and scored 31 points last week against Buffalo.
Tampa Bay has shown improvement over the last couple of weeks, and even won in overtime at New Orleans last week, but I think that victory essentially was its Super Bowl, and I expect a letdown today in the season finale.
Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman has shown promise as a rookie, but he has thrown 14 interceptions in his last six games, with just five TD passes.
Plus, the Buccaneers are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 home games, 1-7 ATS as a home underdog and 3-15 ATS in their last 18 games on grass. Atlanta, meanwhile, is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games as a favorite, and 4-1 ATS as a road favorite of up to three points. Take the Falcons to win by a touchdown today.
Atlanta has covered the spread in three straight games
15 Dime -- Titans (minus points vs. SEAHAWKS)
TITANS
The focus today is going to be on Tennessee star Chris Johnson and his pursuit of some magical rushing numbers, and I think that is going to motivate the Titans to come up with a big effort today.
Johnson is 128 yards away from becoming the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 in a season, and he also has an outside shot at Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record, needing 234 yards to reach the former Rams star's mark of 2,105.
The Titans are also motivated to win today to end the season at 8-8, which doesn't sound like much, but after starting the season 0-6, finishing at .500 would be quite a feat. Tennessee also has had more than a week to prepare for this game, having been off since its loss to San Diego on Christmas night.
Seattle has regressed into one of the worst teams in the league. It has lost by a combined total of 107-24 the past three weeks, and were embarassed 48-10 last week at Green Bay.
The Seahawks don't have any spark on offense or defense, and QB Matt Hasselbeck has been beaten up, and has thrown eight interceptions to go with a lost fumble over the past two games.
The Titans are 7-3 ATS as a road favorite, and Seattle is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games overall, including an 0-3 streak. The Seahawks also are 1-9 ATS as an underdog. Take Tennessee to control both sides of the ball today and roll to an easy victory.
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