WEBVTT - Mac & Bone Show - Lee Sterling Interview  

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<v Speaker 1>Lee Sterling is on fire for his clients. It's six

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<v Speaker 1>straight weeks of winning for his clients. So you might

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<v Speaker 1>want to jump on board. We've got five games that

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<v Speaker 1>we want to discuss here on the show with Lee Sterling.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to do it right now.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a game of the week, too, that he'll

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<v Speaker 1>tell you how to get between Green Bay and the Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>He is Lee Sterling. He's our handicapper. Paramount Sports. ParamountSports.com,

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<v Speaker 1>and Lee is with us here on the Mac and

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<v Speaker 1>Bone Show again. Lee, how are you feeling this week?

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<v Speaker 1>Seems like you're doing pretty dang good, man.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we won six straight weeks. Pretty easy to get

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<v Speaker 3>up and get going, so excited about the week. How

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<v Speaker 3>did you guys recover after that short turnaround after a

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<v Speaker 3>primetime game and all the dancing, the victory dance? You guys...

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<v Speaker 3>Ready to go? Are you going to take the week off?

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<v Speaker 2>That's been a grueling week. Physically grueling week.

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<v Speaker 4>The bye week came at the right time for us.

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<v Speaker 2>The injury-ravaged Panthers need a bye week, and so do we.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, my God. All right, Lee, let's get into these games.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with the college games, obviously. And let's start

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<v Speaker 1>with the big one before we get to a couple

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<v Speaker 1>kind of local interest games. Alabama, Georgia. I'm fascinated to

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<v Speaker 1>hear what you say because I'm having a very hard

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<v Speaker 1>time picking this one and separating these two teams.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm just going to sit back and enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Alabama, it looks like right around a point and a

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<v Speaker 1>half at home as favorites.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so checking the weather, and the weather actually looks okay.

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<v Speaker 3>It looks like... Probably the storms and the wind are

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<v Speaker 3>going to probably pass through about at the latest 1

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<v Speaker 3>or 2 o'clock. So it looks like we're– it looks

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<v Speaker 3>like I'll go here for the game, and that's a

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<v Speaker 3>good thing. I mean, this is going to be a

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<v Speaker 3>fun game. Everyone likes watching the best, and it's tough

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<v Speaker 3>going against your top-tier quarterback. So Gunnar Stockton, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>this guy's just a winner. Third and seven, he'll complete

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<v Speaker 3>the pass most of the time for the first down

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<v Speaker 3>or dive in. and get to the sticks for his team.

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<v Speaker 3>The defense, you don't want to run sideline to sideline.

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<v Speaker 3>Probably the quickest linebackers I've ever seen in college football.

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<v Speaker 3>And Alabama, I mean, what can you say with Keelan

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<v Speaker 3>Russell now and their opportunistic defense with eight interceptions and

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<v Speaker 3>they've taken a couple to the house. This might come

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<v Speaker 3>down to, I think, Georgia a little nicked up in

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<v Speaker 3>their skilled positions on offense. Top two running backs might

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<v Speaker 3>be on a pitch count. Two of their top three

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<v Speaker 3>receivers could be out for this game. They're going to

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<v Speaker 3>have to use number 20, Dwight Phillips, a backup running back,

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<v Speaker 3>but a speedy kid. He's their X factor. Runs a 4-2, 4-3, 40.

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<v Speaker 3>Get him out in the space. Use him in the slot.

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<v Speaker 3>If they can get him free, they've got a chance here. Otherwise,

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's going to be a tough, tough go

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<v Speaker 3>against this Alabama team at home. I think these teams

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<v Speaker 3>probably meet again, but I think we're going to see

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<v Speaker 3>another instant classic here. I like Bama 30-27.

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<v Speaker 4>We're talking to the red hot, the scorching, the scintillating

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<v Speaker 4>Lee Sterling of ParamountSports.com here on the Mac and Bone Show. Pittsburgh,

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<v Speaker 4>UNC tomorrow. Pittsburgh new starting quarterback, four-point favorites over the heels.

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<v Speaker 4>What's the right side here, Lee?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, North Carolina continues to battle, and they continue to lose.

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<v Speaker 3>The defense remains solid up front. Perhaps the offense took

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<v Speaker 3>a step forward last week. Pitt lost their starting quarterback,

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<v Speaker 3>Mason Henschel, for the season. Holden Grenier is going to

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<v Speaker 3>take over here under center. Pretty much I think they're

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<v Speaker 3>going to play a conservative. Know the kid. He played

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<v Speaker 3>at Texas State. My alma mater. Didn't see a whole

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<v Speaker 3>lot of playing time there. I'm just not in love

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<v Speaker 3>with Pitt's body of work. The question was, did they

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<v Speaker 3>actually win last week? That field goal sure looked good

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<v Speaker 3>for me, but now I'm seeing some different angles where

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<v Speaker 3>it wasn't good. So crazy ending to that game. But

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<v Speaker 3>they've beaten UCF, Virginia Tech, and Syracuse by a combined

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<v Speaker 3>21 points here. I think UNC might be overdue here.

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<v Speaker 3>Roy came favored. Tar Heels, pull the upset 24-23.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there you go. All right, Heels fans enjoying

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<v Speaker 2>that one. Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee. There you go, Finney.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go, Finney. Finney likes it. I can't legally

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<v Speaker 2>do that for the Heels.

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<v Speaker 3>That is true.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't wear a Duke hat and cheer like that.

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<v Speaker 2>That would not fit.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see which fan base likes Lee's next pick because

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<v Speaker 1>it is an in-state rivalry battle. Wake Forest at NC

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<v Speaker 1>State in Raleigh. And Wake, on the road, they are hot.

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<v Speaker 1>They put up 57 on Stanford. They are three-and-a-half-point favorites

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<v Speaker 1>against State. So what would you do point spread-wise on

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<v Speaker 1>this one?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, so I think there's going to be a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of back-and-forth here in this game. A late possession could

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<v Speaker 3>win or lose the game. NC State has allowed at

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<v Speaker 3>least 28 points to all Division I opponents, while Wake's

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<v Speaker 3>defense has really only flourished against Akron and Stanford, two

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<v Speaker 3>bottom feeders, both at home. Wake's two road games, while victorious,

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<v Speaker 3>have come by just three and two points and at

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<v Speaker 3>least 324 yards passing. CJ Bailey, I mean, the way

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<v Speaker 3>he was able to pick himself up after a Vandy

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<v Speaker 3>loss and beat App State and upset Louisville, got to

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<v Speaker 3>give the kid credit. I think he's going to throw

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<v Speaker 3>the pack into a three-game winning streak here. Another one-team favorite, Wolfpack. 34-31.

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<v Speaker 3>There you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so we've been asking. You got a lead champ

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<v Speaker 2>for him? We'll talk about it. Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not allowed to do that legally. You have to abstain.

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<v Speaker 3>You think it's bad? You think it's bad? When I

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<v Speaker 3>was in Salt Lake City two weeks ago for my

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<v Speaker 3>niece's wedding. So they're a Duke family. Both her and

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<v Speaker 3>her brother and her dad went to Duke. She married

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<v Speaker 3>a Tar Heel. I mean, it was crazy. They had

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<v Speaker 3>the wedding dance floor. Half painted Duke, the other half

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<v Speaker 3>North Carolina. One of the craziest scenes. Trust me, no

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<v Speaker 3>one crossed over.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I was going to ask, were they on separate lines.

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<v Speaker 2>And no one made a move?

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<v Speaker 1>We got a lot of those, like, what's the license

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<v Speaker 1>plate bone, the house divided license plates?

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know how those relationships work. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>If anybody out there is listening in the divided houses,

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<v Speaker 2>how do y'all pull it off?

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<v Speaker 4>Sunday night football, Falcons-Ravens, Falcons at home favored by three.

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<v Speaker 2>Where are you going on this one?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you're hoping for a little backup quarterback action there.

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<v Speaker 3>And here's the problem, though. I think Atlanta might be

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<v Speaker 3>the hottest team right now in the NFL. Kevin Stefanski,

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<v Speaker 3>remember him, comes over and he brings Bill Callahan. I

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<v Speaker 3>think that was his greatest move here. They're running that

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<v Speaker 3>outside zone scheme to perfection, if you watch Monday night.

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<v Speaker 3>And Got a quarterback now, Red Hot, 70% passer on

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<v Speaker 3>the season, and he knows Baltimore well. He just never

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<v Speaker 3>had the quarterback and the type of talent to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to battle him here. So I think Baltimore, the

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<v Speaker 3>backup quarterback, is going to be tough for him here.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Atlanta, the hottest team, could come down to

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<v Speaker 3>that last game of the year. Trust me, I check schedules,

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<v Speaker 3>as do you guys. I like Atlanta here, 27-13.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, yeah, that is a definite stroke of good luck

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<v Speaker 1>for the Falcons. We'll see if they can take advantage

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Vikings-Saints, another one, Lee, where we will root

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<v Speaker 1>against the NFC South team. Vikings, man, that Flores defense

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<v Speaker 1>gets after you, and they are playing great defensively. They're

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<v Speaker 1>a one-and-a-half point favorite against the Saints.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, consistently. I mean, over 80% of the time blitzing.

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<v Speaker 3>As a quarterback, I would hate to face that. And

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<v Speaker 3>Kyler Murray, I mean, playing poorly, to say the least.

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<v Speaker 3>Not one of the better quarterbacks at deciphering defenses here.

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<v Speaker 3>And who knows if he even has his star wide

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<v Speaker 3>receiver back. Jefferson, they mustered only five field goals today.

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<v Speaker 3>against Miami here. I think the Saints rebound here. I

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<v Speaker 3>think the defense seeks some redemption here for that game

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<v Speaker 3>after allowing 7.5 yards per play here. I think the

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<v Speaker 3>offense might be able to move it enough here, get

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<v Speaker 3>their backs into some of the patterns, and that's how

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<v Speaker 3>you can beat Minnesota here. It's not going to be pretty,

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<v Speaker 3>but another Roy team favorite, New Orleans 23-20. They helped

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<v Speaker 3>you guys in college today. I don't know if I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to be able to help you, do any work

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<v Speaker 3>for you here in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 4>Lee, before we get to your game of the week

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<v Speaker 4>here and how people can get all your picks, how

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<v Speaker 4>often do you play player props? Are you doing a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of player props betting? How do you handle that?

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<v Speaker 4>I had a bad beat last week, Lee. I had

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<v Speaker 4>a parlay going, and I needed Michael Penix against New

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<v Speaker 4>Orleans to get to 225 passing yards. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And I had everything else. He got the 224.

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<v Speaker 4>And they just ran the ball the rest of the way,

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<v Speaker 4>and it was over.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure bad beats happen. That's pretty rough.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, that is rough. We're not talking about, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>rushing yards from a quarterback 10 to 11. that's a

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<v Speaker 3>real rough beat, and probably, you know, if they were

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<v Speaker 3>playing from behind or even close, you would have gotten

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<v Speaker 3>over that total. You know, we play a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>player props here. We added that three years ago. Let

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<v Speaker 3>me give you one I love this week. Jordan Love,

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<v Speaker 3>over 234.5 passing yards versus Chicago. They can't run. They

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<v Speaker 3>ran for between 17 and 86 yards in the four

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<v Speaker 3>games here. I think that Chicago's back end can be had.

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<v Speaker 3>They've had some injuries there, and I like the matchup.

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<v Speaker 3>I like both Green Bay's top two receivers. So I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going over 234. We can add a player prop every

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<v Speaker 3>once in a while. I like it. I love that.

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<v Speaker 3>I like it. All right.

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<v Speaker 2>So let us see. I came to leave for help

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<v Speaker 2>and I got us all help. You got it. Now

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<v Speaker 2>the bone's already clicking, clicking the bed in.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've got that green, that game you're talking about.

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