The Fifth Hour: BENNY VS. THE PENNY (Week 8)

with Ben Maller and Danny G. Radio. It is our Friday edition and that means that the Penny makes its triumphant return every Friday during the NFL season until further notice. Benny versus the Penny man versus inanimate object, as we will pick every game against the spread. We picked the Thursday night game on terrestrial radio, and now we're gonna dive into the full card of NFL games. And since the Penny refuses to speak, Danny G. You are the

voice of the Penny. You're the voice of the Penny. Yeah, well, I guess there's not a lot of costume options when you're a penny Bend. But you know, Halloween is upon us and the penny is dressed up as a dime. It's a bad job by the penny man, because you know, you gotta stay true to your roots. You can't be a sell out and become a dime. It's a bad job by the penny. Yeah, that's diarrhea, all right, Well that's actually an improvement by no. But you gotta keep

it real, man, you gotta keep it real. You came as a penny, you can't leave as a dime. That's not that's not right anyway, benny versus the penny. We've been doing this all season. We are now heading into Week eight on the NFL card. Before we look ahead, we must look back. How are we done? Welcome, layers, Welcome, It's time now penny the penny. And you can verify this with Roscoe the Parrot, Robin, Vegas, David and Florida, all the fact checkers that keep track of these picks.

So last week, in Week seven, there were fourteen games on the card, and I went nine and five against the spread. So I was four games over five. Not a bad week. I had a bad beat. I had the Lions. They were covering the game fifty seven minutes into the game, and the final three minutes there are

a couple of turnovers by Detroit. They gave up two touchdowns and so Dallas ended up covering the spread, but fifty seven minutes of the Lions being right there and then they botched it at the end, but at nine and five. So another winning week, and so far I don't want to chix myself. I've had only one losing week overall, betting every game against the spread. That's a last week to sixty three winning percentage the penny. The penny was exactly at five hundred going into week number seven,

but did not go well for the penny. Another losing week for the penny, six and eight against the spread. So overall on the season seven weeks in, I am sixty two forty three and three. That's a five ninety winning percentage. We are nineteen games above five hundred, so that's pretty good the penny because of this past week, two games under five fifty four and two. As we head into the Weeke eight card, no Chiefs, no Chargers

this weekend. They are both for sonna non grata. They have the buy so everyone else is playing and the first game up we'll handicap the early, early, early game. They'll kick this thing off at nine thirty Eastern times six thirty in the West. I'll be sleeping like a baby right through this game. Denver two and five against jackson will not at jackson It was a Jack's home game, but the game has been played in London and temperatures in the sixties at Wimbley Stadium. The game's not even

being broadcast on terrestrial television. It is gonna be an ESPN Plus broadcast with Steve Levy, dan Orlovsky and Lewis Riddick, so they're making the trip to the UK to call this game. Jacksonville opened up a three point favorite. They are currently a two point favorite. Slight lean on the handle the Jacksonville. The Broncos are two and five against the spread with Nathaniel Hackett as the coach. The Jags. If you look at the numbers on this not particularly good.

They're owing four against the spread the last four games. The favorite in London owen two in games this season and eighteen and fourteen all time against the spread. Jacksonville last fifteen games is a favorite there three and twelve. It's only a two point line. I'm gonna take the Broncos here. The Broncos are a hot mess. Dathaniel Hackets hanging on by a thread. But I like that Denver defense. That's legit until they start trading some of these guys away.

And this game should be touch and go. I anticipate it will be decided by a field goal, and we're only getting two points, but because of a missed extra point here, a missed extra point there, it might be to set up even less than that. The Broncos defense should rule the day, as Jacksonville has mastered the bone head play. Both these teams are not fundamentally sound. Denver, though, has an elite defense, and that pass rush is gonna mess with over Lawrence enough to cause him to make

some mistakes. Cough up a few furballs. Broncos seventeen, JAG sixteen the final and an early agreement. The penny also going with the Broncos. All right, so we agree right off the bat. Next up Chicago, fresh off the upset of the Patriots three and four, and they're piping hot right now against Dallas five and two. It's on Fox. Adam Amen and Darryl moose Johnson have the call. The Cowboys opened up a nine and a half point favorite.

It went down to nine for a few days. It's gone back up to nine and a half, and the money a slight leaned to the Cowboys here at a T and T Stadium better known as Jerry's World. And you look at some of the trends here Chicago, they have been a terrible team as an underdog of more than seven points, although they did win on Monday Night and won the game outright, but overall three eleven and

one against the spread. Dallas has been great as a favorite there twelve and three against the gambling number since the start of last season. And I can have paralysis by analysis, throw all kinds of numbers at you, but I want to take the Bears in this game. Justin fields in Chicago actually looked like a professional offense against the Patriots. They did benefit from some sloppy play by

New England, actually tackled pretty well on defense. They didn't self destruct like we've seen from the Bears, who have had some real stickers to begin the year. Mixed in with some games you're like, how did they possibly even win that game? There was the bad weather game with the Niners early in the season, beginning the year, and on a depth chart, the Dallas defense should destroy Chicago.

Michael Parsons and Dallas have the top pass rush in the NFL, that the number two scoring defense, number six in total defense. But there's value with Chicago because any time you get over a touchdown, you gotta take it. I'm Dak Prescott is still working out the kinks. It's not like the Cowboys blew away the Lions. They got a couple of fluky things going their way late last week. So I'm gonna take the Bears plus the nine and a half. Anytime you get over that touchdown, you gotta

take it. Cowboys twenty four, Bears sixteen. The final. The Penny says, you're tripping off a one week fluke by Chicago going with Dallas. No, no, no, no, that's a that's a big number. Nine and a half. It's almost double digits. That's a huge line. Most of these teams are within a touchdown game after game. All right, Next up, game close to the Penny's heart, Las Vegas Writers at two and four and the No. Orleans Saints at two

and five. It's on CBS with Kevin Harlan and Trent Green they have the call the game opened up and pick him. The Raiders are a one and a half point favorite. Slight lean money is pretty even on on the handle slightly into Vegas at the super Dome in New Orleans, so whether or not a factor, although it will be a nice day in the Bayou, temperatures in the low seventies at kickoff. So the bet here is on the New Orleans Saints. I'm not a Dennis Allen fan.

He's been terrible for Gambler sixteen and twenty seven his career, two and five this year. But I simply don't trust the Raiders as a road favorite. I don't the past five seasons Vegas, going back to their days in Oakland, they're one and eight against the spread as a road favorite. Oh in six their last six games as a road favorite. And in his career, Derek Carr four eleven and one against the spread in his career as a road favorite. And so you've got two quarterbacks here that that's scary.

Andy Dalton has been a mistake prone mess. He gave the game away last Thursday for New Orleans. But the Saints offense the last three weeks last month or so, they have the top offense. They're averaging four hundred forty three yards of offense, and they go against the Raiders defense,

which is twenty four in that period of time. So this certainly appears to be a mismatch the way the Saints have been playing lately, in the way the Raiders defense has been playing a toss in Derek Carr and his issues, and I love the Saints win this game out right. New Orleans twenty three, Las Vegas twenty the final. The penny says that it learned from betting against Josh

Jacobs last week, but you didn't going with the Raiders. Yeah, well, keep in mind last week the Raiders were actually losing that game going to the fourth quarter, and Davis Mills was beating the Raiders before the final fifteen minutes. Stands anyway, all right, that's why they play all fourth quarters. Carolina two and five at Atlanta three and four. It's on Fox with Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma. They have the

call Falcons open a touchdown favorite. That line has been bent down before, the Falcons getting a slight lean in their direction on the handle. Gonna be a rainy day in Georgia. Not that it matters the game is being played inside the Mercedes Benz Stadium Dome. Carolina oh in seven their last seven games against teams with a losing record in Carolina overall, OH and six their last six road games, last twenty one road games there four and

seventeen against the spread. But Atlanta has been an underdog in nine straight. This is new territory for them. Second longest active streak in the league that comes to an end this week, longest second longest streaks as an underdog, And this would be the second time, just the second time since Arthur Smith took over as coach, that Atlanta is favored by at least four points. And I don't

get it that both these teams have their issues. Carolina, I'm a little concerned about how they're gonna respond after that big upset of Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, But I'm gonna take the Panthers in this game. The Falcons were absolutely flummixed in Cincinnati. They don't have to worry about playing Joe Burrow this week. But p J. Walker and Carolina they did obviously pretty well last week against the Buccaneers. This is a matchup problem for the guys

from Georgia. Assuming Carolina plays with some focus here. One of the strengths, one of the strengths of the Carolina Panthers defense has been slowing down the running game. That's the one thing the Falcons have to do is to to run the ball. So I'm looking at this matchup and I'm saying to myself, well, I'm getting over a field goal. Most games are decided by a field goal. So I'm gonna take Carolina plus of four points cover the spread. I think the Panthers win this game outright.

Panthers seventeen, Falcon sixteen the final and another disagreement, the penny going with the Falcons, alright, so we disagree on that. Next up, Pittsburgh two and five at Phila Delphia six and oh on CBS with Jim Nance and Tony Romo. The Eagles opened up a ten and a half point favorite, and they are still a ten and half point favorite. And this is one of those games the public thanks free money, free money game. They're just handed out wads

of cash. Of the handle. The latest numbers we have at this point as we are doing Benny versus Penny on the side of Philadelphia sunny mostly Sonny. Temperatures in the high fifties at kick off at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philly, and the Pittsburg Steelers under My Tomlin have been a great underdog play there, nine and four against the spread as a dog, But Mike Tomlin has

only won one game as a double digit underdog. He's one in four as a double digit dog, and this is the four straight game Pittsburgh has been at least a seven point underdog. That is the longest streak since nineteen sixty nine for the Steelers. It ties the longest

streak for Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl era. So that tells you where the gamblers, the point spread makers think the Steelers franchise is right now, and the Eagles have a or the Steelers runn I have a by coming up Philadelphia, coming off some rest and relaxation, but I'm gonna take the Steelers here to get the back door cover.

Eagles twenty eight, Steelers twenty the final, and the penny is going with the Steelers, alright, So the penny in agreement on that game, taking the ten and a half points. Next up for us, we keep the train moving true to on Benny versus de Penny. Next up, Miami four and three at Detroit one and five on the CBS with Andrew Catalan and James loft In, and the Dolphins opened up a three point favorite. They're a three and

a half point favorite at ford Field. Another one of these games where you look at Miami and they're like, hey, everyone's betting on the Dolphins, so almost eighty percent of the money is on the Dolphins side here. They think this is a free money game, as the Dolphins with two a tongue of by lois starting our fifteen eleven fifteen eleven against the spread. Detroit has been brutal of late, and they're oh and seven their last seven games at home in the month of the October. Lions two and

four against the spread under Dan Campbell. When it's not at least a four points spread, there the underdog, they're twelve and four when they're getting at least four points. But this line is at three and a half, so that's obviously the number. I'm taking the Lions in this game. I feel like this is a sneaky good play. Detroit's been absolutely just destroyed the last couple of games. Their defense held the Cowboys to ten points for the first

fifty seven minutes of that game. Then they imploded because of some turnovers the final couple of minutes of the game that gave the Cowboys the back door cover. Miami secondary is battle scared. They've got multiple players dinged up. The Lions are getting Amon ross st Brown back. He had a fake concussion last week. He knocked and got knocked out of the game. They said he had concussion, then they reviewed it and said no, he didn't have a concussion, but they wouldn't let him back in the game.

Dan Campbell got a vote of confidence this week. I say he is rewarded not with a win, but with a cover and keeping my Miami scored only sixteen points last week against the pretty weeks Steeler defense. The Lions defense has come around the last couple of weeks. The offense twenty six, Lions twenty three. Your final and the penny is going with twa. Al Right, be careful, you might get another concussion get knocked out of that game. Next up, Arizona three and four at Minnesota five and one.

It's on Fox with Chris Myers and Mark schlay Rick. The Vikings opened up a six and a half point favorite, and they are favored by three and a half now about six of the handle on the side of the Cardinals. And the numbers that we have at US Bank Stadium in the Twin Cities, sunny, fifty seven degrees, so nice weather, late October weather as we get close to Halloween, and the numbers on this game. Arizona has been an amazing

road team. Their fifteen four and one against the spread with Cliff Kingsbury coach as a road underdog there eight and oh against the spread straight up and in such situations last couple of seasons, and each of the past eight times Arizona has been a road underdog, they've won the game outright. I haven't even needed the points. Arizona ten in two against the spread on the road as a dog than the The overall numbers are just stunning. Minnesota not as nice five and one outright, but just

two and four against the spread. But I'm going against the public. I'm going against the public on this game. I'm gonna take the Vikings here. I am a believer in the Vikings who are arrested. Coming off the bye week, Arizona had a little bit of extra time. They played the Thursday night game last week against the Saints. But we saw some bad blood on the sidelines between the Alligator Arms Murray and Cliff Kingsbury. They got into a

pissing match during the game. And this is really more of a play against Kyler Murray than anything, because he's quietly been a very ace line quarterback or below baseline. Last five games. Alligator Arms Murray four touchdown passes, three interceptions of passer rating eight two point eight. And Minnesota's defense, while they're much maligned with Kirk Cousins, their defense the fifth best pass rush the last three weeks. Arizona has

generated almost no pass rush of late. So that means if that trend continues, I only blitz and they try to get pass But if that trend continues, Kirk Cousins will have time to sit back and find plenty of open receivers. And I'm gonna take the Vikings to win the game and cover the spread. Vikings thirty, Cardinals three the final and the penny going with the Vikings. Okay, so we agree on that. Next up, New England three and four at the j e t s Sucks, Sucks, Suck.

The Jets five and two it's on CBS with Iron Eagle and Charles Davis. The game opened up a pick them. The Patriots are up to a two and a half point favorite at MetLife Stadium in Jersey, Temperatures in the high fifties at kickoff of this game, and a slight lean to the Patriots. Bill Belichick, you look get some of the numbers here, and the Patriots have been favorite twenty one consecutive times against the Jets. That is the longest active street in the NFL. And historically, the Patriots

have always been great coming off a loss. Their twelve and three against the spread after losing the previous game as at least a seven point favorite under Belichick. Overall, Belichick is nineteen games above after his team loses. I'm taking the Patriots in this game. Who England had a clunker against Chicago. They don't have back to back clunkers very often with Belichick. Mac Jones returns as a starter.

Will Bailey's appy get in? Only Bill Belichick knows, but this is a nice bounce back spot for the Patriots, even though the Jets have ave I've in two records and people get all excited about the Jets. Zack Wilson has been trash for the Jets this season. He's a passenger, not a driver. The last four weeks, he's completing only fifty seven percent of his passes, one touchdown pass and

two interceptions, his passer ratings below seventy. The Jets have been able to win in spite and Wilson not because of the Big Buzuka has been this guy, Bryce Hall, the rookie running back. He's out for the year. In his place, James Robinson was picked up from Jacksonville. He takes over the Patriots defense. They've done pretty well when not playing a mobile quarterback. Zach Wilson not the most

mobile quarterback. So I'm gonna take the Patriots and the Jets twenty three the final, and the Penny says, let's ride with Robinson going with the Jets. Yeah, Well, that that jet is not gonna take off. It's gonna have to go back and get some more work done, all right. Next up, late games, the late part of the television schedule. We'll start out with Tennessee four and two at Houston four and one. It's on CBS Sports Talk Radio. Hter Greg Gumbel and Adam arch Aletta have the call. The

Titans open to three and a point favorite. They are favored by two at NRG Stadium in Houston. There's a little baseball game going on in that town this weekend as well a few baseball games. But if you look at Tennessee, all right, you know, I i'men a good team at home having a good team anywhere. The two and eight though against the spread their last ten at home. The one team that they seem to dominate has been

the Tennessee Titans. I I mean the uh, the the or the Houston Texans dominating in Tennessee Titans when I'm trying to Houston the last twenty two meetings sixteen and six against the spread versus the Titans. The Houston Texans are seven and read their last ten with Davis Mills starting, Houston has been an underdog twelve straight games, entering the week longest active streak in the league. I'm taking the Texans here. The Titans have the NFL's worst offense the

last three weeks. Even though they've won four straight games and they've covered four straight games the last three weeks, their offense has sucked. You also have Ryan Tannehill, who hasn't practiced. He was in a walking boot. Is he gonna play? Is he's not gonna play? I expect this game to week close. It's Derrick Henry and that's about it. The Texans have been a great third three quarter team.

They haven't been able to finish games. But if you look at the Texans through the first three quarters, they have the ninth best scoring margin in the entire NFL out of thirty two teams. Their ninth they've outscored their opponents by ten points in the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter they've been outscored by forty one points. That is the second worst in the NFL. Carolina is the the second worst UH past a throwing team in

the NFL. That was the game we mentioned earlier. But the the Tennessee Titans have had They've had their issues at stopping the deep pass. Here they've allowed uh the The Tennessee Titans defense has allowed thirteen of nineteen passes deep passes twenty plus arears to be completed. So that's among the worst of the NFL. There's an opportunity here for Davis Mills to get some chunk plays. So I

think the Texans will win this game out right. There are a small underdog Texans twenty four and the Titans twenty the final and the penny is also a Damien Paris fan going with the Texans, all right. The Texans is the play. Next up the g I A N T S Giants, Giants, Giants, they don't suck to six and one New York and Seattle. Seattle comes in four and three. It's on Fox. This is the only game in this weekend with two teams that have a winning

record going into the matchup. Kevin Coogler and Mark Sanchez have the call, so you can tell that Fox doesn't think this is gonna be a sexy matchup. The Seahawks opened a one point favorite. They are favored by three and the money pretty even. There'll be some rain showers in the forecast at Loumin Field in Seattle as that game kicks off. Brian Dable six and one as the Giants coach, and Daniel Jones has been manna manna many as a starter on the road as an underdog thirteen

and four against the spread. But I'm going the other way. I'm gonna bet against the six and one Giants, and I'm gonna lay the small number with the Seahawks. The Giants have been juggling machetees this week. They finally drop one right on their foot and they failed to pick it up in time. The g Men had the NFL's worst run defense. They're allowing five points seven yards per attempt to lie. Three weeks, it's been even worse six point nine yards pert tempt. That means that Kenneth Walker

this prodigy for the Seattle Seahawks. He's bringing the razmatazz. He's the home run hitter right now for Seattle, and he's gonna get a lot of opportunities to have big plays, keep the ball away from the Giants offense. And the Giants also try to run the ball with se Kwon Barkley. But we're hoping that Geno Smith continues to wear the glass slipper, that it does not break. At some point that's gonna fall apart. It hasn't so far. It's been smooth sailing. But I'm gonna say it happens again here.

Seahawks six Giants twenty. As Seattle gets to five and three and the Giants are gonna fall to six and two, and the penny says Daniel Jones for m v P. I'm not sure if it's kidding or not, but going with the Giants m v P. If he goes back to Duke, he might win the m v P. Next Washington three and four at Indianapolis three, three and one. It's on Fox with Brandon Gotden and Robert Smith on the call. The Colts opened a six point favorite. They

are a three point favorite in this game. The thing that scares me a little bit on the matchup everyone betting on Washington almost eighty percent of the money be a rainy day and Indie, but inside the dome it will be perfect weather at Lucas Oil Stadium, and I am gonna take Washington in this game. With Taylor Heineke at quarterback, the Colts the big headline here. They benched Matt Ryan, the washed up Matt Ryan. Sam Ellinger takes over. Who can't be any worse? Right, he can't be any worse.

But Ellinger was a he was a six round pick a few years ago. He hasn't thrown a pass in the regular season of an NFL game, So there's a great unknown. You know, maybe he's good, maybe we're completely wrong and this guy can play. But the smart money says no quarterbacks making their first career start since twenty ten are eight and twelve against the spread. There's six and eleven against the number overall since the start of

last season. So the trend is to bet against the first time starter and anticipate he's gonna poop the bed at some point, and not that Taylor Heineke is all that great, but I do trust him more. I know what you're getting with Heineke. He's an average baseline quarterback. So I'll take Washington to win the game out right. The team formerly known as the Redskins seven and the Colts the old Baltimore Colts twenty three the final and the penny copying you on this one with no nys

going with the Commandos. Alright, the Commandos. It is next up, the last game in the late television window. It is saying Francisco, the San Francisco treat three and four and the l I R I am s at three and three. It's on Fox. This is the A game and Fox Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen have the call. The Rams. Originally we're two and a half point favorites, but they are now a one point home dog as the forty

Niners are favored. Most people think this is another one of those free money games, betting on the give or take on the side of the Niners. Seventy five agreews it's so far stadium, not a dome, not a dome, So seventy five and sunny, typical day in the hood in Inglewood. And where do we go with this game? Where do we go? Well? The obvious Komodo Dragon room.

Kyle Shanahan nine in three against the spread against Sean McVeigh, including the playoff loss, with six straight covers, you know, excluding that playoff game, the last six the Niners have been money, money, money, and the Rams have not been a good home dog of seven or less. They're one in six in that spot. Jimmy Garoppolo seven and one in his last eight against the l A Rams, and the Niners have covered eight of the last ten matchups in Los Angeles against the spread. But I am going

to be a contrarian. I'm gonna take the Rams here. The forty Niners. They scooped up Christian McCaffrey from under the nose of the Rams on the trade market. Now he plays against Sean McVeigh for the second time in a month. The Rams killer is Deebo Samuel. He's got a bad hammy. He's expected to play as we're doing this, But how effective he'll be, we don't know. We do know that Kyle us Check, the fullback, is gonna miss

this game. He's out. The big issue is the forty Niners, uh you know, rushing Matthew Stafford and and Stafford is now the king of mistakes with matt Ryan bench and that obviously scares me a lot. But the Rams got absolutely embarrassed by the forty nine. Is the last time they played on Monday night. It was a display and how not to tackle, you'd think any I'm a professional pride and this goes across the board, coaching and players, and the Rams have gotten some more guys back since

that game that you know, what are you doing? I mean, you're a pro team and it's an absolute embarrassment the way they played in that game. So I expect a much better effort here and I think the Rams bounce back and get the rare wind, the rare wind over the team that has haunted them from the Bay Area. Rams twenty three twenty. I'm betting against the public and looks like the penny is a big fan of McCaffrey's girlfriend going with the Niners. Oh the Instagram model, Yeah,

she's a former Miss Universe. Well now she's an Instagram model though at this particular moment. Next up, we moved to the Sunday night football card, Green Bay three and four at Buffalo. Here we go, Buffalo five and one. It's on and be you see with Mike Tariko and Chris Collinsworth the line on this game. The Bills opened an eight point favorite. They are favored by eleven. The Packers have been stuck in gridlocked traffic all year. They

have not been able to get going. And another one of these games where the public is all over Buffalo. It's free money, free money, free money, free money. On a Sunday Bills getting over of the money. Mostly clear, not bad weather at all in Buffalo, Temperatures in the fifties at high Mark Stadium. And the big stat here, the mother of all stats in this game, Aaron Rodgers has never been more than in an eight and a half point underdog in his career. That's two hundred and

thirty four career starts regular season and the playoffs. We are told that is the most by any quarterback to never be a double digit underdog in any point in the Super Bowl era. It's the longest streak to begin a career in the Super Bowl era, and so Rogers getting eleven points here green Bay oh and four against the spread their last four games. That matches the longest

losing streak against the spread of Aaron Rodgers career. Josh Allen has been great as a double digit favorite, but I'm going where the value is, and the value is on the side of the cheese heads, So I'm gonna take the Packers in this game. This has all the ingredients for a trap game for Buffalo. We're gonna take advantage of green Bay getting those points, the public being down on the Packers. The Bills are absolutely colabboring people.

For the most part, the Packers have been pointing their finger at each other, Aaron Rodgers calling out his teammates. Buffalo is coming off a statement win over the Chiefs. They've got a bye week, so that makes this a trap game where the guys are planning their vacation. Green Bay is not that good right now. It is a primetime game, but you got one foot into the airport waiting to leave town. Bills will win, but the Packers is the right side of the bed here. That's too

many points. Bills thirty one, Packers twenty four. The final and the penny going with the mafia alright, so the penny go in the other direction. Next up for US final game on the card, the Monday night football game, the Monday night game Sincecinnati at four and three at Cleveland two and five. It's on ESPN with the old Fox guys. They took the money and ran Joe Buck

and Troy Aikman. The ben Gals opened up a three point favorite, their favorite bite three and a half and a lot of the money almost seventy going on the side of Cincinnati. The Bengals have been straight cash HOMEI They've covered five straight games for the first time since twenty nine. Cincinnati has not covered in six straight games since nineteen three, the last time the Bengals covered in

six right games. They do that if they win and cover on Monday Night First Energy Stadium, the site temperatures in the low sixties, high fifties. As this game progresses through the nighttime hours, I'm gonna take the Browns here. We don't expect the Browns to to be blown out. I don't think that that will happen. The Bengals did blow out the Falcons last week. Cleveland has lost by a combined nine points in four of their five loss so they've been right there, neck and neck, separated by

a hair here, a hair there, a hair everywhere. Joe Burrow, feeling good Player of the week, sliced up the dirty Birds last week. But Cleveland has a much better pass rush. Atlanta was ranked thirty second in pass rush. The Browns are the middle of the pack. Uh. That being said that, there's a stat here that really opens your eyes to how dominant the Bengals have have been the first team since nineteen fifty to not allow an offensive touchdown in

the second half of their first seven games. So Rick, regardless of all that, we we believe in zigging when everyone else zags is a winning formulas. So everyone's thinks Cincinnati Cincinnati three and a half. I'll take the hook and the Browns the right side here. Cincinnati seven, Cleveland the final and the penny dressed up as a time for Halloween, says look Out for more borrow bombs. Going with the ben Gals. All right, so that is it.

The final game is in the books. Good luck. Remember money management, money management, don't you shouldn't bet every game. I would be I would be a little concerned if you did. But we do have a winning record if you've bet every game this year. As we said back at the beginning of the podcast, but pick your spots, money management, and you've gotta be willing. You gotta put your neck out and be willing to bet on bad teams because the teams that are getting all the money.

There's a reason the sports make money year after year after year. It's because they bet against public perception. So that said, good luck to you, and we'll be back. We have a full weekend of podcast. We've got the exclusive postgame show on the Halloween party from last weekend. Nobody else has that content. We're the only show that has that in podcasting and in radio, nobody can give you the kind of information that we can. I know you're dying to know about a Halloween party that was

held in the north Woods. So we've got that on the agenda. Have a great, wonderful the rest of your day and we'll talk to you then Asta pasta population