ben and lively

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Las Vegas - Tempted to grab Brazil +27.5 points against the USA, but the plan is to keep it real light. The Brazilians are not the best team in the final eight, but they do have a tenacious D. No, not Jack Black's music group. They have allowed an average of 82 points per game and while the Stars & Stripes will go higher than 82, it might not be a blowout. The USA beat Serbia 110-84 (26 points), South Sudan 103-86 (17 points) and Puerto Rico 104-83 (21 points). Gimme a tiny little splash on the kids from Rio.

Step lively. Or, step to Ben Lively. Big Ben has been quite a find for Cleveland's thin pitching rotation. Lively has a solid 10-6 record and has not given up more than two earned runs since early July. The Guardians have been MONEY at home, with the best record (35-17) in MLB. Bank of Benj is open in CLE! Just found out that Arizona is gonna start Eduardo Rodriguez. So, if you wanna wash the bet, feel free.

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