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DETROIT FREE PRESS
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081003
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Friday, October 03, 2008
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METRO FINAL
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SPT; SPORTS
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6C
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Mitch Albom, Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Drew Sharp
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Free Press sports writer
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THE DEN
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Copyright (c) 2008, Detroit Free Press
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<HEADLINE>
THE PICKS
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Sports writers Mitch Albom, Nicholas J. Cotsonika and Drew Sharp take their best shots each week at predicting the NFL's winners and losers. Their choices are made against the Glantz-Culver line. (Home teams capitalized.)

 

THE GAMES                         TIME/DAY     TV                         ALBOM        COTSONIKA     SHARP        
Chicago 3 1/2  over DETROIT       1:00 Sunday Fox (Channel 2), if sellout  Chicago     Chicago       Chicago      
San Diego 6 1/2  over MIAMI       1:00 Sunday -                           San Diego    San Diego     Miami        
GREEN BAY/Atlanta, no line       1:00 Sunday  Fox, if Lions not sellout   -            -             -            
N.Y. GIANTS 7 over Seattle        1:00 Sunday -                           N.Y. Giants  N.Y. Giants   N.Y. Giants  
Tennessee 3 over BALTIMORE        1:00 Sunday -                           Tennessee    Tennessee     Tennessee    
Indianapolis 3 over HOUSTON      1:00 Sunday  -                           Indianapolis Indianapolis  Indianapolis 
CAROLINA 9 1/2  over Kansas City  1:00 Sunday -                           Carolina     Carolina      Kansas City  
PHILADELPHIA 6 over Washington    1:00 Sunday -                           Washington   Philadelphia  Washington   
DENVER 3 over Tampa Bay          4:05 Sunday  -                           Denver       Denver        Denver       
DALLAS 17 over Cincinnati         4:15 Sunday CBS (Channel 62)            Cincinnati   Cincinnati    Cincinnati   
ARIZONA 1 over Buffalo            4:15 Sunday -                           Buffalo      Arizona       Buffalo      
New England 3 over SAN FRANCISCO  4:15 Sunday -                           New England  San Francisco New England  
JACKSONVILLE 4 over Pittsburgh    8:15 Sunday NBC (Channel 4)             Pittsburgh   Jacksonville  Jacksonville 
NEW ORLEANS 3 over Minnesota     8:30 Monday  ESPN                        New Orleans  New Orleans   Minnesota    
Last week                        -            -                           6-7          6-7           7-6          
Season total                     -            -                           28-30-1      33-25-1       29-29-1
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<KEYWORDS>
football; forecast;Lions
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