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Episode 81: NFL – New England at Green Bay

The Ray Rice story continues, as the former Baltimore Raven running back wins his appeal! Meanwhile, the NFL Thanksgiving games happened, so Peter and Joel give you their thoughts on the last quarter of the season. Will the Philadelphia 76ers win an NBA game soon? Also, NCAAF Week 14 picks, NFL Week 13 predictions against the spread, and the Red Sox make some Kung Fu Panda moves.

QUICK HITS

– College Football Top Four Teams: BAMA, ORE, FSU, MSU
– Thanksgiving games
– Ray Rice wins appeal, allowed to sign with another team
– Red Sox acquire Sandoval, Hanley Ramirez
– 76ers start 0-15
– Samaje Perine rush record

RECAP

Peter: NCAAF 7-0, NFL 3-3
Joel: NCAAF 4-3, NFL 2-4

PICK 6

Peter versus Joel
NCAAF WEEK 14
– Michigan at Ohio State (-20.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
Florida at Florida State (-7.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Mississippi State at Ole Miss (+2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Minnesota at Wisconsin (-14.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Notre Dame at USC (-7) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Auburn at Alabama (-8.5) (SAT, 7:45 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Georgia Tech at Georgia (-12) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
— Peter: EXTRA POINT
— Joel: West Virginia at Iowa State (+13) (SAT, 12 PM ET)

NFL WEEK 13
Washington at Indianapolis (-10) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Cleveland at Buffalo (-3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– New Orleans at Pittsburgh (-4.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
New England at Green Bay (-3) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Denver at Kansas City (+1.5) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)
Miami at New York Jets (+7) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 49: NFL – New Orleans vs Seattle

RED ZONE (NFL Thanksgiving Games Edition)
20: Green Bay: 10 – Detroit: 40 (-6)
Make the play: Who wins the NFC North?

10: Oakland: 24 – Dallas: 31 (-10)
Make the play: Will Dallas win the NFC East?

5: Pittsburgh: 20 – Baltimore: 22 (-2.5)
Make the play: Will Mike Tomlin be fined by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 0-7, Joel: 2-5
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf: 34-19
(NFL) Peter: 4-2, Joel: 2-4
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) Decaff78, 36-36

PICK 6Peter vs Joel

NCAAF Week 14
Ohio State at Michigan (+14.5) (12 PM ET)
Alabama at Auburn (+10.5) (3:30 PM ET)
Notre Dame at Stanford (-14) (7 PM ET)
Clemson at South Carolina (-5.5) (7 PM ET)
– Texas A&M at Missouri (-4.5) (7:45 PM ET)
– UCLA at USC (-3.5) (8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Iowa State at West Virginia (-9.5) (4 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP

NFL Week 13
– Tennessee at Indianapolis (-4) (1 PM ET)
Miami at New York Jets (-1.5) (1 PM ET)
Arizona at Philadelphia (-3.5) (1 PM ET)
Denver at Kansas City (+4.5) (4:25 PM ET)
New York Giants at Washington (+1) (8:30 PM ET)
New Orleans at Seattle (-6) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 14: NFL – Philadelphia vs Dallas

RED ZONE
20: Tyrann Mathieu enters NFL Draft
Make the play: What round is The Honey Badger picked in, if selected at all?

10: Suh fined for Thanksgiving Kick II
Make the play: Does Suh get in trouble with the league before the end of the year?

5: Steroid era enters baseball Hall of Fame voting
Make the play: Do Bonds, Clemens, or Sosa get elected this year?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 42-49, Joel 42-49 – (NFL) Peter: 40-32, Joel: 41-31
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 14
– Northern Illinois at Kent State (+6.5) (FRI, 7:00 PM ET)
UCLA at Stanford (-8) (FRI, 8:00 PM ET)
– Alabama at Georgia (+7) (SAT, 4:00 PM ET)
– Texas at Kansas State (-11.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
Florida State at Georgia Tech (+14) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
Nebraska at Wisconsin (+3) (SAT, 8:17 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Boise State at Nevada (+10) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: Kansas at West Virginia (-20) (SAT, 2:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 13
Minnesota at Green Bay (-9.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Arizona at New York Jets (-4.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Tampa Bay at Denver (-8) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– Pittsburgh at Baltimore (-3) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at Dallas (-10.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
New York Giants at Washington (+1) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 13: NCAAF – Michigan vs Ohio State

RED ZONE
20: NHL labor proposal progress
Make the play: Are any games played this season?

10: Maryland and Rutgers head to Big Ten
Make the play: If Big Ten adds two more teams, which do they acquire?

5: NFL Thanksgiving Games
Make the play: Who wins each game?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 39-45, Joel 39-45 – (NFL) Peter: 36-30, Joel: 37-29
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 13
– Michigan at Ohio State (-3.5) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
Oregon at Oregon State (+9.5) (SAT, 3:00 PM ET)
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (-7) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Florida at Florida State (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Stanford at UCLA (+2) (SAT, 6:30 PM ET)
– South Carolina at Clemson (-4) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Notre Dame at USC (+6) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: West Virginia at Iowa State (+1.5) (FRI, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 12
Pittsburgh at Cleveland (0) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Atlanta at Tampa Bay (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
St. Louis at Arizona (-1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
San Francisco at New Orleans (+2.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
Green Bay at New York Giants (-2.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
Carolina at Philadelphia (0) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)