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DETROIT FREE PRESS
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081226
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Friday, December 26, 2008
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METRO FINAL
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SPT; SPORTS
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6B
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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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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         
GREEN BAY 9 1/2  over Detroit        1:00 Sunday Fox (Channel 2)  Green Bay    Green Bay    Detroit       
ATLANTA 14 1/2  over St. Louis      1:00 Sunday  -                Atlanta      Atlanta      St. Louis     
Carolina3 over NEW ORLEANS           1:00 Sunday -                New Orleans  Carolina     Carolina      
CINCINNATI 3 over Kansas City       1:00 Sunday  -                Kansas City  Cincinnati   Kansas City   
HOUSTON 2 1/2  over Chicago          1:00 Sunday -                Chicago      Chicago      Chicago       
MINNESOTA 6 1/2  over N.Y. Giants    1:00 Sunday -                N.Y. Giants  Minnesota    N.Y. Giants   
New England 6 1/2  over BUFFALO      1:00 Sunday CBS (Channel 62) New England  New England  New England   
PITTSBURGH 10 1/2  over Cleveland    1:00 Sunday -                Pittsburgh   Pittsburgh   Pittsburgh    
TAMPA BAY 13 over Oakland            1:00 Sunday -                Tampa Bay    Tampa Bay    Oakland       
Tennessee 3 over INDIANAPOLIS       1:00 Sunday  -                Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis  
ARIZONA 6 over Seattle               4:15 Sunday -                Arizona      Arizona      Arizona       
BALTIMORE 12 1/2  over Jacksonville 4:15 Sunday  -                Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville  
N.Y. JETS 3 over Miami              4:15 Sunday  CBS (Channel 62) Miami        N.Y. Jets    Miami         
PHILADELPHIA 1 1/2 over Dallas       4:15 Sunday Fox (Channel 2)  Dallas       Philadelphia Philadelphia  
SAN FRANCISCO 3 over Washington      4:15 Sunday -                Washington   Washington   San Francisco 
SAN DIEGO 8 over Denver             8:15 Sunday  NBC (Channel 4)  San Diego    San Diego    Denver        
Last week                           -            -                 6-10        8-8          4-12          
Season total                        -            -                114-112-6    122-104-6    114-112-6
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football; forecast
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