Speaker 1: Welcome in What's Driving the Great? Episode three ninety seven.
Speaker 1: This episode of What Dripen the Great is presented to
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Speaker 1: to this before Thanksgiving because it is our Week thirteen
Speaker 1: gambling show. If you're listening to it all in or
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Speaker 1: the Thanksgiving games, which maybe you guys already know how
Speaker 1: they went. If you do, hopefully the Chiefs won. Reminder
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Speaker 1: we said, after our slow start of the year, we
Speaker 1: need to be above five hundred by Thanksgiving. It is
Speaker 1: at Thanksgiving we are thirty twenty nine and one thanks
Speaker 1: to a three to one and one week last week.
Speaker 1: That was, in my opinion, our best week of the season,
Speaker 1: not just record wise but where we were on the games.
Speaker 1: We stayed away from the Chiefs minus three and a
Speaker 1: half because we didn't like the hook. The hook would
Speaker 1: have killed us. Chicago minus two and a half against
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh they win by three. The Jets plus thirteen and
Speaker 1: a half at Baltimore. They win. They lose by thirteen,
Speaker 1: but that game, Jets were in it in the second half.
Speaker 1: Losing that one would have been disastrous. Seattle minus thirteen
Speaker 1: and a half at Tennessee was a shameful loss in
Speaker 1: that Seattle was dominating this game. Tennessee has a twenty
Speaker 1: minute drive at the end of the game to cut
Speaker 1: it to six. I still like our side in that game.
Speaker 1: Arizona plus three at Jacksonville. We set on the show
Speaker 1: how important it was to get the full three and
Speaker 1: not just the two and a half. Now, I wanted
Speaker 1: Arizona to win outright. If you were listening to yesterday show,
Speaker 1: you know why. I had a big bet tied up
Speaker 1: in that but didn't happen. Arizona loses by three in overtime.
Speaker 1: And Cleveland plus three and a half at Vegas, which
Speaker 1: was our favorite bet of the week. We just didn't
Speaker 1: think Vegas was going to be able to handle Cleveland's
Speaker 1: pass rush. We were absolutely right to the tune of
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Speaker 1: buys are next weekend. Here are the games. We are
Speaker 1: not betting. But I had a feel on or A didn't.
Speaker 1: I'll tell you green Bay getting two and a half
Speaker 1: at Detroit. I do really like Detroit. I am staying
Speaker 1: away only because I'm a little worried about Goff's ability
Speaker 1: to stay upright against that Green Bay pass rush. But
Speaker 1: if I were playing this, I would be playing Detroit
Speaker 1: minus two and a half. Pardon me, I almost assuredly
Speaker 1: Thanksgiving morning will bet Detroit minus two and a half.
Speaker 1: But it's not one of the five picks. The fact
Speaker 1: that it's not one of the five picks means I
Speaker 1: have a pretty I feel pretty strongly about the five
Speaker 1: games we are rolling with because I also really liked it,
Speaker 1: really likes too strong liked Cincinnati getting seven at Baltimore.
Speaker 1: I'm staying away purely because Joe Burrow first game in months,
Speaker 1: I don't know how he's gonna look, and that Baltimore
Speaker 1: defense last month has been frisky. But getting seven with
Speaker 1: Cincinnati a team that if Burrow looks good, could win, uh.
Speaker 1: When Lamar has gone from a hamstring to a knee,
Speaker 1: to an ankle and now a toe injury. His lower
Speaker 1: body ailments are just moving south, you know, on his leg.
Speaker 1: That's concerning. He hasn't looked great in the last couple
Speaker 1: of weeks. So I definitely would not be laying the
Speaker 1: seven with Baltimore. But without seeing Burrow play, it's hard
Speaker 1: for me to include them in the picks. Even though
Speaker 1: I thought about it. New Orleans at Miami. Miami is
Speaker 1: laying six points. What a slap in the face to
Speaker 1: New Orleans that the Miami Dolphins are a six point
Speaker 1: favorite against you. But I have no interest in that game.
Speaker 1: We're staying away from it. Excuse me. Houston at Indy,
Speaker 1: Houston getting four and a half. I like Houston in this
Speaker 1: spot extra rest with how well the defense is playing,
Speaker 1: but first came back for Stroud in like a month
Speaker 1: Indy the I think Indy could be teetering and that
Speaker 1: Houston defense is unreal. But having not seen Stroud, I'm
Speaker 1: gonna stay away. But I do like Houston plus four
Speaker 1: and a half. Jacksonville laying six and a half at
Speaker 1: the Titans. Are the Titans going to get another win?
Speaker 1: That is is so are the Titans really going to
Speaker 1: go one in sixteen? Because if they're going to get
Speaker 1: another win, it's either this week or home against the
Speaker 1: Saints in week seventeen. So that made me kind of
Speaker 1: lean Tennessee, but it also might be they're not getting
Speaker 1: another win, will stay away. The Rams laying ten and
Speaker 1: a half at Carolina. I lean Rams there, but this
Speaker 1: feels like a potential backdoor cover by the Panthers and
Speaker 1: a Rams just get out of there with a win,
Speaker 1: so we're staying away. Atlanta laying two and a half
Speaker 1: at the Jets. I don't think Kirk Cousins at this
Speaker 1: point in his career should be laying points on the road,
Speaker 1: so I do lean Jets. But I also don't think
Speaker 1: an Aaron Glenn coach team that I can bet them
Speaker 1: in good conscience getting less than a field goal, so
Speaker 1: I'm gonna stay away there. Buffalo laying four at Pittsburgh.
Speaker 1: I stared at Pittsburgh for quite some time, but the
Speaker 1: uncertainty about who's playing quarterback, plus Buffalo on extra rest
Speaker 1: and Buffalo needing the game was enough for me to
Speaker 1: stay away. But if I was playing aside, it would
Speaker 1: be Pittsburgh getting four. Vegas geting nine and a half
Speaker 1: at the Chargers. Chargers off a by Vegas is in shambles.
Speaker 1: Chargers would be the play, but the Chargers offensive line
Speaker 1: is in such a spot that laying nearly double digits
Speaker 1: with them in an advisual game seems reckless. Denver laying
Speaker 1: six and a half at Washington. I like Denver here
Speaker 1: that defense against Marcus Mariota, particularly Denver off a bye.
Speaker 1: Washington's also off a bye, but I like Denver in
Speaker 1: that spot, but I'm not betting it. I'll be totally honest.
Speaker 1: One of the reasons is because I'll be rooting for Washington,
Speaker 1: so I don't want to have my bet conflict with
Speaker 1: my route. And then the Giants getting seven and a
Speaker 1: half at New England. The play there would be New England,
Speaker 1: but I gotta see how they look given the offensive
Speaker 1: line injuries, so we are staying away. So that leaves
Speaker 1: us with five games. Reminder, all lines are from hard
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Speaker 1: me out because most shops have Kansas City laying three
Speaker 1: and a half, Hard Rock has Kansas City laying three.
Speaker 1: I will jump on Kansas City minus three at Dallas.
Speaker 1: Over the last twenty years, Thanksgiving favorites are fifty one
Speaker 1: and nine straight up and forty and twenty against the spread. Now,
Speaker 1: the Chiefs just played an overtime game and they're on
Speaker 1: the road on a Thursday. That's typically a disaster. The
Speaker 1: counterpoint to that is the Chiefs overtime game ended earlier
Speaker 1: than the Cowboys game because the Cowboys were in the
Speaker 1: late window and the Chiefs overtime game was weird because
Speaker 1: the Colts barely had the ball, so I am I
Speaker 1: am not as concerned about that trend as I maybe
Speaker 1: normally would be. But also it's this, I think the Chiefs,
Speaker 1: whatever issues they have offensively, I think the Chiefs against
Speaker 1: bad secondaries still move the ball at will. I think
Speaker 1: Dallas has a bad secondary. Will take Casey minus the
Speaker 1: three Chicago getting seven at Philadelphia. I just do not
Speaker 1: believe the Eagles deserve to be more than six point
Speaker 1: favorites against good teams right now because the offense is
Speaker 1: so herky jerky. Also, the lane Johnson's absence has been
Speaker 1: a death knell for this team over the last few years. Really,
Speaker 1: and Ben Johnson after that, his hole the tush push
Speaker 1: is not an explosive play jab at Philadelphia that is
Speaker 1: probably a bigger deal on first things first than other shows.
Speaker 1: Knows he better have something ready for Philly. I think
Speaker 1: Chicago could win the game. I like getting the seven points.
Speaker 1: I'll take Chicago plus seven Tampa minus three against Arizona. Typically,
Speaker 1: given the Baker injury, I'd stay away here. But Arizona
Speaker 1: and now am I mad at them for costing me
Speaker 1: my bet this past week? Sure? But Trevor gave him
Speaker 1: the ball four times, including a pick six, and they
Speaker 1: still couldn't win. Those were not like great defensive plays
Speaker 1: by Arizona. Those were Trevor making awful plays. I expect
Speaker 1: Baker to play Marvin Harrison junior. We still don't know
Speaker 1: what's going on with him post appendix removal. Bucky Irving
Speaker 1: finally returns, Tampa pounds the run Tampa minus three. I
Speaker 1: think for the second streight week, my favorite bet of
Speaker 1: the week is Cleveland Cleveland getting six in the snow
Speaker 1: against the Niners. That defense against Brock Purty, fresh off
Speaker 1: those interceptions in the snow. I think this is a
Speaker 1: low scoring, low possession run the ball game, and Cleveland
Speaker 1: Cleveland's defense is so great that at home and inclement weather,
Speaker 1: maybe our first snow game of the year. I'll take
Speaker 1: the six points, and I'll take them happily. And then
Speaker 1: last but not least, I don't know if Cleveland's my
Speaker 1: favorite pick or this one is. I'll lay the points
Speaker 1: even though it bit me. This past weekend again with
Speaker 1: Seattle Seattle laying ten and a half against Minnesota. The
Speaker 1: Vikings are on their third string quarterback McCarthy Wents and now, Gosh, Gosmer,
Speaker 1: what's his name, Sam Bosmer, Gosmer, whatever it is. I
Speaker 1: don't like his chances against Mike McDonald's Seattle defense, and
Speaker 1: so can Seattle get to twenty one? That should be
Speaker 1: enough to cover against the Vikings third string quarterback. I'll
Speaker 1: take Seattle at home, laying the ten and a half,
Speaker 1: So our five picks are as follows the Chiefs laying three,
Speaker 1: thanks to our rock bet for not making this lay
Speaker 1: three and a half at Dallas, Chicago getting seven at Philadelphia,
Speaker 1: Tampa Bay laying three at home against the hated Cardinals,
Speaker 1: Cleveland getting six at home against Rock Perty and the
Speaker 1: Niners in the snow, and Seattle laying ten and a
Speaker 1: half at home against Minnesota. We will get to Demonzi's
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Speaker 1: Demanse's teaser two in a row. Now. Last week he
Speaker 1: had KC getting four and a half not an easy win,
Speaker 1: but a win, Cleveland getting eleven and a half an
Speaker 1: easy win, and Jacksonville getting five and a half sadly
Speaker 1: an easy win. I gave that a B minus. Let's
Speaker 1: check in with Demanse again with the week thirteen teaser.
Speaker 2: All right, y'all back at it again with another three
Speaker 2: team eight point teaser for every week, and my child
Speaker 2: is alive. I want a teaser. Let's see if we
Speaker 2: can continue that street. This might be one of the
Speaker 2: last ones to do for you guys, because I'll be
Speaker 2: back in person soon. But first off, three team eight pointer,
Speaker 2: you know the deal. Kansas City at Dallas, We're gonna
Speaker 2: tease Dallas from plus three to plus eleven. And then
Speaker 2: next we have Arizona at Tampa Bay, gonna be teasing
Speaker 2: Tampa Bay from minus three to plus five. And then Lastly,
Speaker 2: we have Chicago at Philly. The Chicago from plus seven
Speaker 2: to plus fifteen. Let's continue the street and I'll see
Speaker 2: you guys soon.
Speaker 1: Thank you, great job, DeMont. Can't wait to see you tomorrow.
Speaker 1: Teasing through the zero with Tampa. I don't love I
Speaker 1: do love the Chicago leg, and I think I don't
Speaker 1: love the Chiefs leg the Dallas leg because again I
Speaker 1: do think there's the Chiefs wins aside from the Indie
Speaker 1: win have all been double digits. So if you think
Speaker 1: the Chiefs are gonna win, I don't know if eleven
Speaker 1: would be enough. I'm gonna give this a B minus.
Speaker 1: Part of that's for good luck because I gave him
Speaker 1: a B minus last week he won. I gave him
Speaker 1: a half the week before he won. Touchdown Genie. This week,
Speaker 1: gonna stick with the Chiefs Cowboys game. And I could
Speaker 1: go easy and go Travis Kelsey because Kelsey is gonna
Speaker 1: score on Thanksgiving, but that's only plus one fifteen, so
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go big game hunting on touchdown Jeannie Patrick Mahomes.
Speaker 1: They've had some red zone struggles. The Cowboys have been
Speaker 1: susceptible to the quarterback run game. Patrick Mahomes anytime touchdown
Speaker 1: at four to one. The offer last week was Shador
Speaker 1: over one sixty and a half an over one passing
Speaker 1: touchdown that would have cashed. I faded the producers and
Speaker 1: said switch to the Chador under which, by the way,
Speaker 1: that little swing pass if it's six inches more laterally
Speaker 1: that to run, not a pass, and then it cashes.
Speaker 1: This week, the producers are offering me Kareem Hunt over
Speaker 1: thirty three and a half rushing yards and where she
Speaker 1: rice seventy two and a half receiving yards a plus
Speaker 1: two twenty five. Here is the problem, Isaiah Pacheco's back.
Speaker 1: So I do not think cream Hunt's gonna have a
Speaker 1: big game cream Hunt after thirty plus carries three days ago,
Speaker 1: so I would I will again go against the producers.
Speaker 1: I will take that offer, but it's gonna be under
Speaker 1: thirty three and a half rushing yards for Kaream Hunt
Speaker 1: over seventy two and a half receiving yards for a
Speaker 1: shoe rice that will still be plus two to twenty five.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna take that one. Thank you to everyone reminded
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Speaker 1: great Thanksgiving talk to you guys soon. What's right,