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1. Dallas Cowboys vs. Was – The Cowboys will roll to an easy win on Monday Night. Typically rivalry games are tricky, but not when the Redskins will be without their top defensive player (Brian Orakpo) and starting 3rd stringer QB Colt McCoy. Look for Dallas to easily cover the point spread and win by double digits.

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2. Cleveland Browns vs. Oak – Last week was embarrassing. The previously winless Jags upset the Browns in their home park. That won’t happen this week. The Raiders are dreadful and will struggle on the road.

3. Miami Dolphins vs. Jax – The Jags lone win will not become a “winning streak” unfortunately. Miami’s D is stout and will stifle the young Jags O. Look for Ryan Tannehill and the offense to put up 27 in the easy win…

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Tier 1

Dallas Cowboys vs. Was – The Boys love seeing Colt McCoy now behind C.

New England Patriots vs. Chi – Chicago is a mess right now.

Denver Broncos vs. SD – Expect the Broncos front to get after Rivers and Co.

Miami Dolphins vs. Jax – This unit will make Bortles struggle tremendously.

Indianapolis Colts vs. Pit – The Colts are a No. 1 D/ST after their recent stretch. Keep playing the hot hand.

Tier 2

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cin – This looks even better if AJ Green is out.

Houston Texans vs. Ten – If Whitehurst plays, they could be a No. 1.

Bust

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Bal – This unit is struggling mightily over the past three games.

Fantasy Sleeper

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Min – A bye week can do a lot of good for a team learning a new D. Facing Teddy Bridgewater helps too.

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Top Pick

1. Dallas Cowboys vs. TB – The Cowboys may be reeling after losing two heartbreaking games, but the Bucs are a mess. They’re 4-9 and HC Raheem Morris is likely on his way out. The team is dysfunctional and has regressed tremendously on both offense and defense.

Look for Dallas to head into Tampa and roll the Bucs thoroughly to keep their Playoff hopes alive.

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2. Arizona Cardinals vs. Cle – The Browns have been especially bad on the road and head into the desert uncertain whether QB Colt McCoy will play (concussion). Even if he does, the Cardinals are tough in their home park and playing to keep their slim Playoff hopes alive.

They’ll rout the Browns and easily cover the point spread (-6.5).

3. New Orleans Saints vs. Min – The Saints have added incentive to keep winning now that they’ve tied the 49ers at 10-3 for the No. 2 seed in the NFC. The Niners have a tough Monday Night match-up vs. the Steelers while the Saints have three winnable games.

However, there’s no question on this one; Drew Brees will help avoid the trap game and come up huge in Minnesota on Sunday.

1. Seattle Seahawks (-3.5) vs. Was – The Seahawks are at home where they’re tough. The Redskins are forced to travel cross country and are coming off an emotional loss to the Cowboys.

Look for Seattle to cover the point spread and win this by more than a TD.

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2. Atlanta Falcons (-9) vs. Min – The Vikings will likely be without star RB Adrian Peterson which will place even more pressure on rookie QB Christian Ponder. That’s not good for the Vikings.

The Falcons are playing for a playoff spot and will win this convincingly.

3. Detroit Lions (+6) vs. GB – The Packers are 10-0 but their last few wins have been close to the end. Green Bay’s D is not playing near as well as they did during their 2010 Playoff run.

The Lions are coming off an impressive come from behind win over the Panthers and will be revved up for this one.

4. Denver Broncos (+6) vs. SD – See Money Line Bet

The Rest

New York Jets (-8.5) vs. Buf – The Bills were already decimated by injury before learning they’d be without stud RB Fred Jackson this week. Now they’re really in trouble.

Expect the Jets, offensive issues included, to rout the Bills when they head to New Jersey on Sunday.

Miami Dolphins (+7) vs. Dal – The Dolphins are winners of three straight and playing exceptionally well. You never know which Cowboys team will show up but we expect it to be the one that keeps games close.

Cincinnati Bengals (-7.5) vs. Cle – Division rivalries are typically close but the Browns are particularly bad without RB Peyton Hillis. And QB Colt McCoy hasn’t been much better. Look for the Bengals to play stout defense and win this one easily.

Money Line Bet

Denver Broncos (+6) vs. SD – The Chargers are losers of five straight and really struggling. The Broncos on the other hand have shortened games with an 80/20 run to pass ratio and a defense which has really stepped up behind rookie LB Von Miller.

Expect the Broncos, winners of three straight and four of their last five, to win on the road this Sunday.

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Must Start

1. Aaron Rodgers vs. Min – No O-Lineman, no problem. Rodgers will light up the Vikings to the tune of 300 yards and 3 TDs in Week 7.

2. Drew Brees vs. Ind – Brees will abuse the Colts secondary all evening long. Expect 300 yards and 3 TDs on Sunday Night.

3. Phillip Rivers vs. NYJ – Rivers and Co. will pass all over a suspect Jets D.

4. Tony Romo vs. Stl – The Rams D gets torched by everyone.

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Ben Roethlisberger vs. Arz – Look for Big Ben to have great success against a depleted Cardinals secondary.

Matthew Stafford vs. ATL – The Falcons D isn’t the Niners. Look for 250+ yards and a few TDs.

Josh Freeman vs. Chi – Freeman found his ’10 form vs. the Saints with a pair of TDs. Expect that to carry over vs. the Bears.

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Joe Flacco vs. JAX – Flacco will find the end zone at least twice on Monday Night.

Matt Ryan vs. Det – The Lions strength is its front 7. Look for Ryan and his receivers to have success on Sunday.

Cam Newton vs. Was – Newton will be a threat both throwing and running vs. the Skins.

Jay Cutler vs. TB – He’s a good fill in if your No. 1 is out. Cutler can do damage against the Bucs.

Colt McCoy vs. Sea – McCoy tossed two TDs vs. the Raiders and faces a much softer pass D this week.

Matt Schaub vs. Ten – The Titans gave up 5 TDs to the Steelers two weeks ago.

Fantasy Sleeper

Kevin Kolb vs. Pit – The Steelers may be without S Troy Polamalu. The Cards are coming off the bye which gave Kolb and his receivers time to clean some things up. This game is at home and he’s a good fantasy sleeper.

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Best Bet

1. Minnesota Vikings (+3) vs. Chicago Bears – See money line bet.

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2. Baltimore Ravens (-7.5) vs. Houston Texans – This is a tall order for the Texans. They’re coming off a crushing defeat which also saw LB Mario Williams lost for the year. Star WR Andre Johnson is also still out.

The Ravens on the other hand are fully rested and will win this by double digits.

3. Oakland Raiders (-6.5) vs. Cleveland Browns – This is the 1^st home game since Al Davis’ passing. Expect the energy level to be high and for the Raiders to run the ball all over the Browns D. Defensively, they’ll attack Colt McCoy en route to covering the point spread with a TD victory.

4. St Louis Rams (+15) vs. Green Bay Packers – 15 points is a TON to give. The Packers are also headed home after a physical Sunday Night win which saw LT Chad Clifton lost for an extended period of time. The Rams are well rested and we think the Packers could overlook this opponent… leading to a much closer finish than the odds makers predict.

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Detroit Lions (-4.5) vs. San Francisco 49ers – The 49ers are playing great ball but this is a tough match-up. The Lions D is flying around and tough on opposing QBs. The offense is starting to click as well which is why the Lions will advance to 6-0 with a 24-17 win.

New Orleans Saints (-4.5) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – The Bucs ’11 version is much different than a year ago. A year ago they were able to sneak up on teams playing a last place schedule; this year, expectations are higher and they’re not measuring up. The Saints on the other hand are playing very well and will head into Tampa and pull out the win by at least a TD.

Miami Dolphins (+7) vs. New York Jets – The Jets are in a tail spin coming off three losses and there’s problems in the locker room. They should win this game, but Miami ALWAYS plays tough in New Jersey, and coming off the bye week we expect that to continue again on Monday Night.

Money Line Bet

Minnesota Vikings (+130) vs. Chicago Bears – The Vikings got their 1^st win last week but are only a few plays away from being perfect on the season. Each loss has been by one TD or less.

This week they get the Bears who could be without standout DE Julius Peppers, which further hurts an already reeling defensive unit. Look for the Vikings to feed the ball to RB Adrian Peterson all evening long and for the offense to put 17 on the board.

Defensively, Jared Allen and Co. will get after Cutler who is standing behind a shoddy line and force the QB into mistakes.

We expect the Vikings to earn their 2^nd win of the season with a 17-14 win.

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Must Start

1. Tom Brady vs. Dal – Brady picks apart everybody and the Cowboys pass D is its weakness.

2. Aaron Rodgers vs. Stl – The Rams D poses little threat to the Packers passing game.

3. Drew Brees vs. TB – The Bucs, and notably their defense, have regressed in ’11.

4. Michael Vick vs. Was – They’re not winning but Vick is still shining in fantasy football.

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Tony Romo vs. NE – The Pats can’t stop the pass and Romo should have a full complement of receivers at his disposal.

Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. NYG – The Giants secondary has glaring weaknesses in pass coverage.

Eli Manning vs. Buf – The Giants passing game has once again become explosive at the expense of no running game.

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Joe Flacco vs. Hou – The Texans DBs are not its strength and the loss of LB Mario Williams hurts their pass rush.

Matthew Stafford vs. SF – The Lions passing attack presents match-up problems for the Niners.

Ben Roethlisbger vs. JAX – Should follow up his 5 TD performance with another solid effort vs. the Jags.

Cam Newton vs. ATL – The Falcons secondary is ordinary at best.

Matt Ryan vs. Car – The Panthers’ D has been kind to opposing passing attacks too.

Josh Freeman vs. NO –The offense is struggling in ’11 but Freeman’s historically performed well vs. the Saints.

Fantasy Sleeper

Colt McCoy vs. Oak – The Raiders strength is their front 7. Look for McCoy to be on the run this afternoon but quietly put up a solid numbers. He’s a good fantasy sleeper in Week 6.

1. Antonio Gates - His foot should feel better and Denver can’t cover. Look for a big evening from the top ranked fantasy football TE in Week 11.

2. Jacob Tamme - There’s been no drop off from Dallas Clark to Tamme. He’ll thrive against the Pats.

3. Vernon Davis - His big game last week brought back images of 2009. He’ll wreak havoc on the Bucs secondary.

4. Jason Witten - Coverage isn’t a Lions specialty.

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Tony Gonzalez - The talented TE will prove a menace to a Rams Secondary focusing on stopping Roddy White.

Kellen Winslow - Look for Josh Freeman and Winslow to hook up plenty in San Francisco.

Brandon Pettigrew - The Cowboys secondary is banged up and Pettigrew is a nightmare to Safeties.

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Zach Miller – The Steelers looked quite vulnerable against TE’s vs. the Pats.

Ben Watson - Look for Colt McCoy to target his speedy TE plenty against the Jags.

Todd Heap - He should catch one TD before the game gets out of hand.

Heath Miller - He’s a Roethlisberger favorite and will see 7-9 balls on Sunday.

Jermaine Gresham – His 9 receptions for 85 yards and a TD were impressive vs. Indy. Look for another big game vs. the Bills.

Tony Moeaki – He’s the No. 2 receiving threat on the Chiefs and will do well vs. Arizona.

Mercedes Lewis - He presents all sorts of matchup problems for the Browns DBs.

Dustin Keller - The Texans can’t cover anybody. Plain and simple.

Aaron Hernandez - Gronkowski last week, Hernandez this? Why not.

Fantasy Sleeper of the Week

Kevin Boss - The injuries to the WRs make Boss more of a focal point in the offense. He’s an excellent fantasy sleeper vs. the Eagles and will reach the end zone for the second week in a row.

1. New York Giants - Put a fork in them, the Cowboys are done. The Giants will destroy Dallas in the New Meadowlands and are the top ranked fantasy football D/ST in Week 10.

2. New York Jets – Something tells us Colt McCoy‘s success will be limited on Sunday. Look for New York to force multiple turnovers and sack the rookie a few times.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers - The Steelers D will be ready to roll on Sunday Night. Expect a big effort out of this unit.

4. San Francisco 49ers - They’re coming off a bye week and facing the Rams at home.  St. Louis is a different team on the road.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Pretty much anyone facing the Jimmy Clausen led Panthers from here on out is a solid start.

Minnesota Vikings - Jay Cutler is a turnover machine waiting to happen.

Philadelphia Eagles – The Eagles tightened up some of their defensive holes last Sunday and know Donovan McNabb‘s weaknesses well.

Rounding out the List

Detroit Lions – The DT Ndamukong Suh led Lions D will harass Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bills in Week 10.

Baltimore Ravens - Expect the Ravens to force a few turnovers on Thursday Night.

Cleveland Browns - Two solid games becomes a 3rd when “the erratic of late” Mark Sanchez comes to town.

St. Louis Rams – The Niners may have won two in a row but they’re hardly setting the house on fire. The improving Rams will force a few turnovers this week.

Kansas City Chiefs – The Broncos implosion continues on Sunday. Expect the Chiefs to get after Kyle Orton.

Fantasy Sleeper of the Week

Washington Redskins - This unit is excellent at forcing turnovers and is coming off the bye week. Expect them to hit Michael Vick hard and keep the scoring down. They’re a good fantasy sleeper in Week 10.