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Las Vegas - As the GREAT James Taylor sang, "In my mind I'm gone to Carolina." Gonna call Sweet Baby James and let him know that I'm bringing my wallet along but going in the other direction. This is an instant rematch from week 5 in Atlanta. The Falcons closed as a -2 point favorite and wound up on the short end of a 23-16 score, and fired head coach Dan Quinn that night. The total closed at 53.5 and with only 39 points on the board, went WAY Under.
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Las Vegas - Taking suggestions. As you know, we dropped some chips on the underdog Rays to win the series, and now the Dodgers are just a win away from the trophy. So, would you throw a few bucks at Los Angeles to cover the Tampa bet? Take a pass on game six and wait till game seven? Or, drop some change on Blake Snell to extend the series? Not an easy choice in the bunch. I'll await on your responses to my Email, ben@americasline.com.
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Las Vegas - Chicago might be a legit 5-1 team, but the Bears might also be smoke & mirrors. However, there's no smoke & no mirrors with this Los Angeles Rams team that has been MONEY coming off a loss, with a 7-0 PERFECTO against the spread. Also, while it's not exactly a perfecto but rather a solid money maker, the Rams have covered 15 of the last 20 against the NFC. Not totally gaga over L.A.
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Las Vegas - Rolling up to New England and gonna try the 49ers +3 points over the Patriots. Take every single New England stat and trend and throw it in the GARBAGE! The Patriots are 24-4 in their last 28 home games. Throw it in the GARBAGE! The Patriots had a 20 year run of covering around 59% of their games. Throw it in the GARBAGE! The Patriots have won four of the last five against the NFC West. Throw it in the GARBAGE! Every single stat and trend was with Tom Brady running the show.
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