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Sunday's sure bets

I picked two games (flawlessly, I might add) last week, so I might as well pick two more this week. Remember, these are for fun. I do not advocate gambling (every day).

New England at Cleveland (7.5): I guess maybe the reason the Browns are getting so few points is because they've played some good teams tough at home this year. They lost by three to Philadelphia and the Jets, and beat Baltimore in their season opener.

That won't matter this weekend. I think it's entirely possible that the Browns will not score an offensive touchdown Sunday. Take the Patriots giving the 7.5.

Dallas at Seattle (-7.5): Everyone's down on the Seahawks, with good reason. They just don't seem to care at times. They lose to teams with inferior talent (see Buffalo last week). They don't run the ball at people, despite having one of the league's best running backs.

But this week they will not only win, they will blow out the Cowboys. Dallas is a terrible road team (losses on the road by 18 at Minnesota, 21 at Green Bay, 23 at Cincinnati (!) and 20 at Baltimore) and Vinny Testaverde is a sorry excuse for a NFL quarterback. Julius Jones won't run with nearly the same success he did last week - ignore what you saw from Willis McGahee against Seattle last Sunday.

Seattle covers the 7.5 with no trouble.

posted by Patrick @ 5:40 PM