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 Many handicappers make claims of being the best. Ben Burns lets his documented records do the
talking for him. Indeed, Ben is widely recognized as one of the strongest and most consistent
handicappers in the world. Ben enjoyed an extremely successful sports handicapping run during the
early and mid-1990s. After winning a major handicapping contest, he decided to make his picks
available to the public...
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Ben's Guaranteed Selections
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Total Bias - Wild Card Weekend
Both Saturday games are expected to be high-scoring. Atlanta travels to Arizona and Indianapolis
invades San Diego. Most books currently have the over/under lines for both those games at 51, with
some 50.5's popping up on the late game... Sunday's games are expected to see fewer points. Most shops
currently list the Ravens/Dolphins total at 37.5 or 38. The last game of the weekend features Philadelphia
traveling to Minnesota and it's over/under line has fallen to 41.5...
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Burns' Bad Beats: 12/18
I didn't personally play this game and I know that some Steelers fans may disagree that it qualifies
as a bad beat. However, as it was yet another Pittsburgh game with a wild ending, I thought that it
should be included in this week's column... The Ravens, who closed as three point favorites, jumped
on top 3-0 early in the second quarter. By the third quarter, they'd extended their advantage to 9-3.
Baltimore's lead was threatened, about five minutes into the fourth quarter as the Steelers ...
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Burns' Bad Beats: 12/10
The visiting Cowboys entered this game dealing with some important injuries. Running back Marion Barber
stayed in Dallas with a dislocated toe and linebacker DeMarcus Ware, who entered the week leading the
league in sacks, was listed as doubtful. While Ware did end up playing (and recording his 16th sack)
the injuries helped cause the line to climb. The Steelers opened as three point favorites but the
number rose to 3.5 and eventually closed at four. Those with tickets on the underdog ...
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