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Gentlemen, we have a huge NFC game to get to between the Los Angeles Rams. They're at home hosting the Detroit Lions. They're 5.5 point favorites. The Rams are at home. We have a huge 54.5 total. The Rams right now are the number 1 seed in the NFC. Right now, the Lions are on the outside looking in. They needed that win last. Thursday night against the Cowboys and need to keep winning in order to push towards the playoffs, Joe. The Rams right now look to be the best team, kind of really for the entire season across not just the NFC but the NFL overall. They're not locked up into the one seed. They still need to win this game. They can, of course, I don't wanna say afford a loss, but a, a loss doesn't sink them. A loss sinks. Lions, essentially. What are your thoughts on this game because we have to look at the uh totality of this week's schedule overall, where the Seahawks are in a very, very winnable game and the Seahawks are only +185 right behind the Rams for the division. So getting the number one seed is huge, Joe. Expectations for the Rams in this one, to me, I say they don't take their foot off the gas and they try and drop 30 points today. Yeah, I mean, that's, you know, you have a quarterback in Matt Stafford playing the MVP like after they lost, uh, a couple of weeks ago to Carolina, he bounced back with a solid effort, 45-17, uh, over a dead Arizona team. They got the rushing attack going along with, uh, Kyron Williams. Blake Coorum had a touchdown last week. So they have multiple players that they could throw at you, but this is a real litmus test for Detroit in this matchup. Last year, they They were the number one overall seed and look what happened. They got abused by Jaden Daniels and Washington, uh, in their first playoff matchup. I actually like Detroit in this ballgame, guys. And when we talk about being able to exploit the LA Rams defense at multiple levels, that's what Detroit possesses. Jamir Gibbs, David Montgomery can both run and, catch the football out of the backfield. You do have Jamison Williams that is a home. Run hitter, Saint Brown, you could throw multiple weapons at LA and really stress that defense. I think it's a big day for Jared Goff. I took him for 275 plus, 2 touchdowns. I expect Williams to be that home run hitter. Not so much Saint Brown. I think Saint Brown could get his catches, but I think it's yards Williams and the anytime touchdown as well. Don't be shocked if Detroit pulls out the outright upset today. All right, George, to you in terms of who do you like in this game and the total, and then, you know, do you have interest in the Seahawks at +185 for the division, knowing that the Rams are in an upset spot right now? Alright, we'll answer the last question first. Uh, do I think the Seahawks could win the division? Sure, I have my problems with Sam Darnold, especially in big games. I mean, he seems a joke. So, uh, that game against the Rams earlier, right, if there were 4 interceptions there, that was ugly. Uh, and the defense of Seattle played great. They kept them in the game despite those 4 interceptions. So that's my buggerbo. Until I see Donald actually do it in a big game, I'm gonna have my doubts. As for the game we're talking about here. Listen, we're not playing any unders in this game, right? It's, it's over. Galore here. Uh, I think, I forget which one of you guys said, uh, I think they, they scored 30 points. The winner had to score 30 points. This is not gonna be 21-17. This is gonna be 34-31, something like that. I think they're gonna get the over. You can go bananas, your over prompts. You're talking about Detroit. Yeah, we know the running backs are great, right? Gibbs is fantastic, maybe one of the best players in the NFL. He's worth the price of admission all by himself, all right? He could stop on the dime. He saw what he made that they're on bland. The Cowboys quarterback looked stupid last week, right? But Gibbs stops and Bland is still running. Uh, both ankles are broken there, so I love watching Gibbs here. I think it was very impressive about the Lions' offense against the Cowboys, and I understand the Cowboys have no pass defense. I get it. But Jason Williams wasn't just a deep threat. All right, it wasn't OK, Jason, go run a fly, go run a post. No, he was running digs, curls, ins, outs here. He looked like a real wide receiver, maybe for the first time here. Since Campbell's taken over the play calling here, he's gotten him more involved here. So I like that. I said, I think you could play. Over props all over the place here. Core many-time touchdown, you know, he's almost splitting the carries with Kyron. Uh, they actually are a team that's serious about wanting to keep Kyron healthy, not overworking him. So Core is getting more and more plays here. Uh, the only thing I'll disagree with Joe about is I'm on the Rams. I think they win the game. I might take Detroit in the points, and this game is not part of any parlays or any teases I have, by the way. It could be a good game, it could be fun. Looking forward to watching it in the 4 o'clock window here. But I think the Rams are the better overall team and they're at home. I'll take the Rams.

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