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Speaker 2: All right, welcome in What's Driving the Great? Episode two

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Speaker 2: eighty seven. Uh, today you are not going to be

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Speaker 2: due to some technical difficulties. So because of that, we'll

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Speaker 2: way we used to do our gambling shows on Thursdays

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Speaker 2: or Fridays, where Demanse and I will go through every

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Speaker 2: so we'll do it that way. Also, I guess this

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Speaker 2: go live for these things. Demonse, how are you?

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Speaker 3: I'm pretty good, Pops. How are we doing today?

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Speaker 2: I'm doing well. It is one of the most important

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Speaker 2: The Bengals have been left for dead. However, they're not

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I have seen it. Just to make the dove

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Speaker 2: we get to some ugly games Niners Dolphins, which should

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Speaker 2: knows I'm interested in how Purty looks. I'm you know,

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Speaker 2: the Tua. I think the jury is out on Tua.

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Speaker 2: Some Dolphins fans are still in denial, some have come around.

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Speaker 2: He just has been a totally different player. Shanahan opened

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Speaker 2: the Niners obviously have a very interesting offseason ahead. Kirk

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Speaker 2: to make John let what what's crazy demand?

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Speaker 3: Say many he wanted like fifty to fifty five million

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Speaker 2: I mean it does in that that's ten million a

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Speaker 2: what did we do? It's is he the guy? Is

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Speaker 2: forty five million. Forget fifty forty five million. If he's

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Speaker 3: Making like thousand a year, right now, I take twenty two.

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Speaker 2: He's not gonna take twenty That's not happen. So the

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Speaker 2: So maybe they will try to say, hey, man, you're

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Speaker 2: But the reporting is he wants Trevor's deal, and then

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Speaker 2: of floundering Dolphins team. Jaggs Raiders is interesting only in

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Speaker 2: this regard the Raiders desperately need to lose it. Now.

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Speaker 2: You can say the Jags need to lose it too,

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Speaker 2: the Bucks have to keep winning. Baker's top six in

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Speaker 2: every passing category. I like the They're not one of

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Speaker 2: And then another massive line, green Bay laying fourteen and

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Speaker 2: The Cardinals Cardinals is a game. Pardon me? And Washington

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Speaker 2: Philly is a game. We'll do those five picks plus

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Speaker 2: Demonse's teaser, next quick break, right back, what's right? All right?

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Speaker 2: Welcome back in What's right with Nick right last week,

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Speaker 2: fourth straight winning week. Demonse three and two last week.

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Speaker 2: So that means we are fourteen and six in the

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Speaker 2: above five hundred on the year forty thirty four and one.

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Speaker 2: Last week, we had the Rams plus three at the Niners,

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Speaker 2: That one was in question for a large portion of

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Speaker 2: Calnea laying two and a half against Dallas. Dallas played

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Speaker 2: one of the best games it's played all year. And

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Speaker 2: Detroit laying two and a half against Buffalo. Uh. Detroit

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Yeah, You've got Pittsburgh plus six and a half

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Speaker 2: Amazing fact. This is the first game ever Lamar has

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Speaker 2: it's true. Steelers are eight against the spread in the

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Speaker 2: don't love the Pittsburgh injuries, particularly George Pickens. We'll see

429
00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:52,840
Speaker 2: about TJ. Watt. That's not great. But the Steelers win

430
00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:57,440
Speaker 2: the division by winning this weekend. The Ravens stay alive

431
00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,840
Speaker 2: for the division by winning this weekend. I like Pittsburgh

432
00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,880
Speaker 2: plus the points. I know you're a Lamar guy, Demonse,

433
00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,160
Speaker 2: but I feel like you like my side of this

434
00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:06,680
Speaker 2: one too.

435
00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,040
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, flashing red lights when I saw this game. Yeah,

436
00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:14,520
Speaker 3: I mean, I think Lamar can get it done. Interested

437
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,480
Speaker 3: to see how it is at home, but yeah, I mean,

438
00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,840
Speaker 3: the Steelers just beat them earlier this year. Six and

439
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,800
Speaker 3: a half point undred dogs is kind of crazy, but.

440
00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:26,520
Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, this this line should be two and

441
00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,800
Speaker 2: a half, and it's six and a half. It is

442
00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,480
Speaker 2: just And if you want to say because of the

443
00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,440
Speaker 2: Pickens injury and potential Watt injury, you want to say

444
00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:38,520
Speaker 2: it's three and a half, fine, But this is disrespectful

445
00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,840
Speaker 2: to Pittsburgh. And it's Vegas continuing to tell you they

446
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,240
Speaker 2: think Baltimore is awesome and Pittsburgh's not that good, and

447
00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,440
Speaker 2: I disagree with that. All right, next game.

448
00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:51,680
Speaker 3: So next we've got the Rams at the Jets.

449
00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:56,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, Rams laying three last week for the first time

450
00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,320
Speaker 2: all year. We bet the Jets, and I understand this

451
00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:03,560
Speaker 2: is a West Coast team going east. However, the Rams

452
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:08,960
Speaker 2: have to have this win. The Rams since their bye, Demons.

453
00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,560
Speaker 2: How about this for the Rams, they started one and four.

454
00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:17,320
Speaker 2: Since the bye, they are seven and two, the same

455
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,760
Speaker 2: record as the Vikings and the only teams with a

456
00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,640
Speaker 2: better record than the Rams over the last ten weeks

457
00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:28,600
Speaker 2: of football Eagles, Lions, Chiefs, Bills. So they have been

458
00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:33,200
Speaker 2: for the last two and a half months one of

459
00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:37,680
Speaker 2: the very best teams in the NFL. I don't trust

460
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:43,600
Speaker 2: the Jets defense against Stafford and Company. And the Jets

461
00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,200
Speaker 2: just got their win. They're not going to finish the

462
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,960
Speaker 2: year on this horrific losing streak. The Rams have to

463
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:54,600
Speaker 2: have it. McVeigh by the way oddly seven to zero

464
00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,280
Speaker 2: going west to East as a favorite, and they've always

465
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,200
Speaker 2: been a really good covering team. At the end of

466
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:03,080
Speaker 2: the year, fourteen and two against the spread in December,

467
00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:07,280
Speaker 2: I think the Rams could could They're one of the

468
00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:10,959
Speaker 2: teams that could win the Super Bowl. The Jets are

469
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,040
Speaker 2: one of the seven or eight worst teams in football.

470
00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:16,120
Speaker 2: I'll take the Rams minus three next one.

471
00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,200
Speaker 3: You've got New England plus fourteen and a half at Buffalo.

472
00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,680
Speaker 2: Yeah. So this story went a little under the radar,

473
00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:28,720
Speaker 2: which was after the game, Josh Allen got an X

474
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,760
Speaker 2: ray I think on his back because of a fall

475
00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:33,920
Speaker 2: he took. Now he said he was fine and it

476
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:37,680
Speaker 2: was precautionary Soviet. Here's why I'm bringing that up. In

477
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:42,200
Speaker 2: a game they have no business losing there and Josh

478
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:46,280
Speaker 2: having such high usage the last couple weeks, They're just

479
00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:49,720
Speaker 2: gonna keep the ball as much as they can out

480
00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:53,880
Speaker 2: of his hands. No design. Josh Allen runs get the

481
00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:56,480
Speaker 2: ball out, quick, run the football, just get out of

482
00:32:56,520 --> 00:33:00,200
Speaker 2: there with a win that doesn't lend itself to a blowout.

483
00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:03,360
Speaker 2: Drake May, on the other hand, has been trying to

484
00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:07,200
Speaker 2: cover back doors spreads all year. It's a divisional game.

485
00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:11,480
Speaker 2: I'm getting more than two touchdowns. It is not that

486
00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:14,640
Speaker 2: I think New England can win. It's that I just

487
00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:17,960
Speaker 2: think Buffalo is going to have a methodical, boring game

488
00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:23,960
Speaker 2: plan as they go Patriots, Jets, Patriots to end the year. Also,

489
00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:28,640
Speaker 2: bonus take here, I think that they are going to

490
00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:33,680
Speaker 2: see on Saturday the Chiefs beat the Texans, and the

491
00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,760
Speaker 2: dreams of the one seed will basically be dead if

492
00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:41,280
Speaker 2: that happens. If the Chiefs beat the Texans, then the

493
00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,600
Speaker 2: Bills path to the one seed would be they have

494
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,520
Speaker 2: to go undefeated and the Chiefs have to lose their

495
00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:50,800
Speaker 2: final two games. And so I just don't think they're

496
00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:54,880
Speaker 2: going to be you know, in laser show, blow the

497
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,880
Speaker 2: other team out mode. I'll take New England plus fourteen

498
00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,160
Speaker 2: and a half, all right, Last time.

499
00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,840
Speaker 3: You got Carolina plus four and a half versus Arizona.

500
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:10,680
Speaker 2: Yeah, so Arizona is in a weird spot where if

501
00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:14,400
Speaker 2: you look at weird spots, the wrong word. But Arizona

502
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:20,760
Speaker 2: week two blew out the Rams when the Rams didn't

503
00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:23,600
Speaker 2: have any of their didn't have their guys. Since then,

504
00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:28,600
Speaker 2: they have wins by They beat the Niners by one,

505
00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,280
Speaker 2: they beat the Chargers by two, they beat the Dolphins

506
00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:36,360
Speaker 2: by one, They blew out the Bears and the Jets,

507
00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,319
Speaker 2: and they obviously blew out the Patriots earlier or this

508
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:44,760
Speaker 2: past week, but earlier in the year, their wins were close.

509
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:48,560
Speaker 2: In the margins late game, you know, it could either

510
00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,560
Speaker 2: team could win. I don't love. I didn't love honestly

511
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,120
Speaker 2: how they played, even in that Patriot game. It's just

512
00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:59,400
Speaker 2: the Patriots can't get out of their own damn way,

513
00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,000
Speaker 2: and they end up, you know, being up thirty to

514
00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,360
Speaker 2: ten late in that game, end up winning thirty to seventeen.

515
00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:13,120
Speaker 2: I could see the Panthers winning this game. I thought

516
00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,879
Speaker 2: the Panthers had been playing really well and then obviously

517
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:20,719
Speaker 2: play Laiden egg against Dallas. But the Panthers, I don't

518
00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:22,279
Speaker 2: think they are going to end their year on a

519
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,600
Speaker 2: seven game losing streak. I think they're gonna get a win.

520
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:29,040
Speaker 2: And even if they don't get a win. Uh, this

521
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:33,879
Speaker 2: feels like a yeah, this feels like a field goal game. Yeah,

522
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:39,279
Speaker 2: feel a divisional game in Carolina. Uh, not a divisional game.

523
00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:42,200
Speaker 2: Pardon me. Arizona's in the West, Carolina's in the South.

524
00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:46,800
Speaker 2: But in Carolina, getting four and a half points feels

525
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,760
Speaker 2: like a twenty one to seventeen, twenty four to twenty

526
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:55,040
Speaker 2: one type of game. This was, I will admit, the

527
00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:58,480
Speaker 2: hardest one. I found four games I loved, and then

528
00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:01,120
Speaker 2: one game I was like, well we need This was

529
00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:04,440
Speaker 2: the fifth so if you're not tailing all my picks,

530
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,839
Speaker 2: this would be the one to leave out. But I

531
00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:10,080
Speaker 2: like Carolina getting four and a half in this spot.

532
00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,920
Speaker 2: And then the last one a game. This was my

533
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:14,799
Speaker 2: fourth one and a game I like a lot.

534
00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:18,320
Speaker 3: Go ahead, you've got Washington plus three and a half

535
00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:19,920
Speaker 3: versus Philly.

536
00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,879
Speaker 2: Yeah you don't like this one, Demonsey. I can tell

537
00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:24,040
Speaker 2: from the tone of your voice.

538
00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:26,480
Speaker 3: Uh yeah, that's a that's a pretty up in the

539
00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:32,800
Speaker 3: air one for me. Philly's humming. I mean they're looking

540
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,160
Speaker 3: very good, but but yeah, I trust you.

541
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:43,160
Speaker 2: There listen, Philly is humming Washington after their tough three

542
00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:47,120
Speaker 2: game losing streak. You know, it's gotten back on track

543
00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,359
Speaker 2: to a degree. The Saints game they were in full

544
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,919
Speaker 2: control of kind of took their eye off the ball,

545
00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:54,400
Speaker 2: so to speak, and all of a sudden they're trying

546
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:58,200
Speaker 2: to stop a two point conversion to avoid or horrific loss.

547
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:05,000
Speaker 2: They also need one more win to lock up their

548
00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:08,560
Speaker 2: playoff spot now, and I think even one more win

549
00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,839
Speaker 2: officially won't lock it up, but to facto it would

550
00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:15,319
Speaker 2: lock it up. I don't think Washington's going to win

551
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,279
Speaker 2: this game, but I do think getting three and a

552
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:21,680
Speaker 2: half points, I think they could win. And getting three

553
00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:26,320
Speaker 2: and a half points is too big of a spread

554
00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:32,520
Speaker 2: when Washington is healthier than it was during its losing streak, Jade,

555
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:36,439
Speaker 2: and I think is the Ribs finally aren't bothering him

556
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:41,320
Speaker 2: and he's playing great. And when you look at Washington

557
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:47,840
Speaker 2: this year, they their losses. Take out Week one to Tampa,

558
00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,719
Speaker 2: they lose the Ravens by a score, the Steelers by one,

559
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,880
Speaker 2: the Eagles. That Eagles game the first time around was

560
00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:59,120
Speaker 2: really weird because that game late in the third quarter

561
00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:04,160
Speaker 2: was ten three Washington, and then there were some turnovers,

562
00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:08,800
Speaker 2: some weird plays. Saquon scored two long touchdowns within thirty

563
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,520
Speaker 2: seconds of each other, and all of a sudden, Phillies

564
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,160
Speaker 2: blowing them out, and so I mean by a win

565
00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:21,640
Speaker 2: probability standpoint, Washington was the favorite in that game with

566
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,640
Speaker 2: ten minutes left and they end up getting you know,

567
00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:28,760
Speaker 2: they're down twenty six to ten, five game minutes left

568
00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:33,280
Speaker 2: or five game minutes later. I think this is twenty

569
00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:36,640
Speaker 2: seven to twenty four Philly and maybe twenty seven to

570
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:41,080
Speaker 2: twenty four Washington. So I'll take the divisional dog getting

571
00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:44,160
Speaker 2: at least three and a half. So the picks are

572
00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:47,760
Speaker 2: as follows Pittsburgh getting six and a half, the Rams

573
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:51,799
Speaker 2: laying three, New England getting fourteen and a half, Carolina

574
00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,960
Speaker 2: getting four and a half, and Washington getting three and

575
00:38:56,000 --> 00:39:00,799
Speaker 2: a half in this game. Now to Demonse's teaser, which

576
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:03,040
Speaker 2: I tried to warn him off of last week, I

577
00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:06,440
Speaker 2: gave it a d. It sadly didn't win, but not

578
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,800
Speaker 2: for the reason that I thought it wouldn't. I didn't

579
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:12,120
Speaker 2: love that you crossed the zero with Cincinnati. Yeah, that

580
00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:15,359
Speaker 2: one was the best leg. You were nervous about those

581
00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:18,719
Speaker 2: twenty four points with the Giants, but luckily it was

582
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:23,040
Speaker 2: just enough sweat. But it was actually the Chiefs forcing

583
00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:26,400
Speaker 2: six turnovers and blowing out the Browns well, beating them

584
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:29,200
Speaker 2: by fourteen. That ruined you. What do you have this week?

585
00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:32,040
Speaker 3: This week is a two team seven and a half

586
00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:35,400
Speaker 3: point teaser at minus one sixty three and the red

587
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,080
Speaker 3: blaring red lights I was talking about earlier Pittsburgh. I

588
00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:41,160
Speaker 3: had to throw in there. We got them at plus

589
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:44,640
Speaker 3: fourteen against Baltimore, and then I teased through the zero

590
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,960
Speaker 3: again with Tampa Bay up to plus four against Dallas.

591
00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:54,000
Speaker 3: I mean, a we obviously everything we talked about with

592
00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:56,600
Speaker 3: the Steelers and the ravens Lamar needs to I mean

593
00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:59,480
Speaker 3: not Lamar, but the Steelers. This is a this is

594
00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:02,240
Speaker 3: a big spot. They're not gonna get blown out fourteen points,

595
00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:03,840
Speaker 3: come on out and then.

596
00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:09,960
Speaker 2: I'm fine with that. I'm no, I'm fine with the

597
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:14,319
Speaker 2: Steelers leg not taking to him. But listen, I think

598
00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,759
Speaker 2: you're gonna win this one. I'm gonna be honest with you,

599
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:21,720
Speaker 2: but I don't like it on general principle of teaser value,

600
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:27,520
Speaker 2: where you're laying one sixty I you're I just don't.

601
00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,400
Speaker 3: Have a hunter, like you just know something you can't

602
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,319
Speaker 3: You're like, oh, you know, remember the rule? Like if

603
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:33,239
Speaker 3: you know it, you know it. You know.

604
00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,360
Speaker 2: I feel like you're going away from what got you

605
00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:39,080
Speaker 2: on your long winning streak. I'm rooting for you. I'm

606
00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:39,600
Speaker 2: giving you a.

607
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:43,600
Speaker 3: C minus giving as.

608
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:46,160
Speaker 2: On this one. It is an upgrade from last week

609
00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:48,839
Speaker 2: and hopefully it wins. All right, what's the offer this week?

610
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:50,239
Speaker 2: I don't know if you have it in front of you.

611
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:54,200
Speaker 3: Uh yeah, So we are headed to Atlanta. So the

612
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:57,040
Speaker 3: last two or three games of two or three of

613
00:40:57,160 --> 00:40:59,880
Speaker 3: Pennis's college football games, he led the team to a

614
00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:03,640
Speaker 3: fueld goal drive in the first play, I mean in

615
00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:06,320
Speaker 3: the first drive. So we're gonna go off that same logic.

616
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,279
Speaker 3: So he's plus four hundred to lead them to a

617
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:13,120
Speaker 3: field goal in the first first drive again, or since

618
00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:15,480
Speaker 3: young Wake who is out, you could take that they

619
00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:19,080
Speaker 3: miss it at plus nineteen hundred. Okay, you like either

620
00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:19,479
Speaker 3: of those?

621
00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:23,440
Speaker 2: No I I I'm gonna go ahead and say I

622
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:29,520
Speaker 2: don't like either of those, and I'm going to I've

623
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:33,719
Speaker 2: never done first drive result bet, and I'm gonna keep

624
00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:39,520
Speaker 2: that streak going and decline the offer. I would take

625
00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:45,279
Speaker 2: punt as the best option, but that's plus one point fifteen.

626
00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:51,920
Speaker 2: I mean, I gotta tell you, this feels like a

627
00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:57,040
Speaker 2: crummy market. You're touchdown. You gotta say if it's passing

628
00:41:57,120 --> 00:42:00,680
Speaker 2: or rushing your I don't think, guys, I'm telling you

629
00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:04,440
Speaker 2: right now, I don't think the sharp betters of America

630
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:10,719
Speaker 2: are betting first touchdown for first drive results. And I'm

631
00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:14,759
Speaker 2: gonna go ahead and stay out of that one myself. Well,

632
00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:17,920
Speaker 2: I just don't like it. I'm just not I am

633
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:20,919
Speaker 2: just personally not gonna have a part of that, all right.

634
00:42:21,120 --> 00:42:23,960
Speaker 2: Hope you guys enjoyed the audio version of today's show.

635
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Speaker 2: Next week's schedule we'll call it in flux. Right now,

636
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Speaker 2: the plan is to have Christmas week off for the pod,

637
00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:35,640
Speaker 2: but since Demonsday will be in New York, maybe we'll

638
00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:38,719
Speaker 2: do something in person while he's here. I'm not sure,

639
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Speaker 2: but right now, just be checking your feed. Hit the

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Speaker 2: bell so you know when we go live on YouTube,

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