Lang's MNF

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15 DIME, 2-TEAM TEASER - BALTIMORE & OVER - 2-TEAM 6-POINT TEASER RAVENS (-5) and OVER (32 1/2)

Only one way to go in this game tonight and it's Baltimore.

Most of the time you start getting into weeks 9 and 10 in the NFL and you see teams improving.

Look at the 1 win Rams taking the Saints to the wire yesterday. How about Tampa Bay doing the same to Miami.

However, you look at the Browns and you don't see improving. You see implosion everywhere. From the front office down to the coaching staff, this team is so finished this year all that is left is what the final record will be.

The last 2 weeks before their bye week they have gotten destroyed by Green Bay 31-3 and the next week at Chicago 30-6.

Do you really think a week off will make any difference at all facing a Ravens team that just dominated them 34-3 in the first meeting? I don't.

Do I think Cleveland can make it competitive? Sure. Just like they did against the Giants on Monday night last year.

Cleveland was coming out of their bye week and caught the undefeated Giants in a perfect let down spot and beat them 35-14 as 8 point underdogs.

However, the Browns are not playing an NFC opponent in this spot but an angry and proud Ravens team that will not take this game lightly in front of a national tv audience.

Ray Lewis has flat out too much pride along with Ed Reed to allow a SU loss to a inferior opponent like the Browns on Monday night.

However, laying double digits with anybody on Monday night is always a risky proposition but so is backing the Browns and sitting back and watch them get blown out and then asking yourself why you took a shot with such a bad team.

In their 8 games this year the Browns have been competitive in only 2. At home in week 4 versus the Bengals losing 23-20 in perhaps their best played game of the year and the following week at Buffalo getting their first win 6-3.

I'm sorry folks but the clear cut right side of this game is the Ravens and to protect myself from any Monday night madness, or backdoor scenario's, I am going to play a 2-team 6-point teaser.

I did this with Central Michigan over Toledo last Wednesday, and never had to sweat it at all and although I feel the same way with the Ravens tonight, I am going to do what I feel is the smart move when dealing with a double digit road favorite.

Let's take the Ravens from -11 down to -5 and bring the over/under down to 32 1/2 and roll with the over.

Wouldn't suprise me if this game fell in the neighborhood of 27-10, or 27-13, or even 27-20 with a Browns backdoor or kick return or punt return for a touchdown by Joshua Cribbs.

Ravens and over 6-point teaser style.

5 DIME - ATLANTA HAWKS - Love Atlanta in this spot.

Bottom line is you don't start rolling into Boston as a double digit road dog and beat the Celtics by double digits unless you are playing your best basketball of the year.

Fact of the matter is the Hawks are rolling and rolling large, and I really don't think this Blazers team is going to stop them.

Atlanta is on a tear since their double digit loss at Charlotte, a game I had the Bobcats as a 5 dime winner.

In fact, with exception of that no show by Atlanta, they have covered every single game this year. Think about that folks.

Atlanta has won their 4 home games this year by 11 over the Pacers, 11 over the Wizards, 25 over Denver and 23 over the Hornets.

They took care of the Blazers in Portland and I feel they will take care of them here as well.

Yes, the Blazers have played well on this road trip, but against who? Charlotte, New Orleans who lost Chris Paul in the first half, Minnesota and Memphis.

I don't see any teams in there the caliber of the Hawks now do you ?

Exactly. Atlanta is the play tonight.

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