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BRONCOS (-9 1/2) over Ravens: The Broncos went into Baltimore just a few weeks ago and scored a dominating 34-17 win. Now they had a week of rest while Baltimore played Sunday, must travel and play the first game on Saturday while also dealing with the altitude issues. The Ravens will not be able to come close to matching the emotion Ray Lewis brought to last week’s game.
Packers (+3) over 49ERS: The 49ers gave the Packers their only home loss of the season. In the rematch, Aaron Rodgers gets to face the same defense again while Colin Kaepernick faces the Packers blitzing defense for the first time. The Packers also love the underdog mentality. When they are getting up to 3 1/2 points, they are 8-2 against the spread and have pulled the outright upset six times. Make it seven!
LAST WEEK (NFL): 2-0. SEASON: 23-11-2.