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DETROIT FREE PRESS
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081031
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Friday, October 31, 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 writers
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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 12 1/2  over Detroit         1:00 Sunday Fox (Channel 2)  Detroit      Chicago      Detroit      
MINNESOTA 4 1/2  over Houston        1:00 Sunday -                Minnesota    Minnesota    Houston      
TENNESSEE 5 1/2  over Green Bay     1:00 Sunday  -                Green Bay    Tennessee    Tennessee    
BUFFALO 5 1/2  over N.Y. Jets        1:00 Sunday -                N.Y. Jets    Buffalo      Buffalo      
Arizona 3 over ST. LOUIS             1:00 Sunday                  Arizona      St. Louis    Arizona      
CLEVELAND 1 1/2  over Baltimore     1:00 Sunday  -                Baltimore    Cleveland    Baltimore    
Tampa Bay 8 1/2  over KANSAS CITY    1:00 Sunday -                Tampa Bay    Tampa Bay    Kansas City  
Jacksonville 7 1/2  over CINCINNATI  1:00 Sunday -                Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville 
DENVER 3 1/2  over Miami            4:05 Sunday  CBS (Channel 62) Denver       Denver       Denver       
N.Y. GIANTS 9 over Dallas            4:15 Sunday Fox (Channel 2)  N.Y. Giants  N.Y. Giants  N.Y. Giants  
Atlanta 3 over OAKLAND               4:15 Sunday -                Oakland      Atlanta      Atlanta      
Philadelphia 6 1/2  over SEATTLE     4:15 Sunday -                Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia 
INDIANAPOLIS 6 over New England      8:15 Sunday NBC (Channel 4)  New England  Indianapolis New England  
WASHINGTON 2 over Pittsburgh        8:30 Monday  ESPN             Pittsburgh   Pittsburgh   Pittsburgh   
Last week                           -            -                 5-8-1       7-6-1        5-8-1        
Season total                                                      55-54-4      62-47-4      58-51-4
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football; forecast
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