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Hondo knows best

Hondo turned in a so-so 7-7-1 record in the Bettor’s Guide compulsories last week, but surged into Best Bet contention with a superb 3-0 mark that has him only a game behind the pair of poseurs currently at the pinnacle.

As for Week 5, the two-time defending BB champ suggests the following:

Giants over Browns: Can’t see the Brownies hashing out a cover, not with 32nd-ranked QB Brandon Weeden running the show. Big Blue is banged up, but its allegedly ferocious pass-rushers — Osi, Tuck and JPP — should be able to make life miserable for Weeden, assuming they are ready to start their season.

Falcons over Redskins: Dr. Diana Williamson of Harlem is using the multiple personality defense — she claims she has 13 — in an attempt to avoid going to jail for selling Oxycontin prescriptions. Hondo hears her problems don’t end there — word is all 13 of her assembled personalities have been backing Blezow’s Best Bets, which means she’s a dismal 39-104 with 13 pushes.

Steelers over Eagles: With Polamalu and Headhunter Harrison back, Hondo expects the Eagles to get buried, although maybe not as badly as Joe “Gaffe Machine” Biden says “the middle class has been buried for the past four years.” Biden is the gift that never stops giving to the Repubs.

Packers over Colts: It’s time for the 10th annual JD’s Football Sunday, which honors 9/11 victim Joey Doyle and will be held at the Z-Two Lounge on Staten Island to raise money for a scholarship fund for students at St. Joseph By The Sea. A huge Packer fan, Joey also pitched for Wagner College and was the go-to guy for fun among friends and family. Along with the free-flow of beverages, events will include a ticket auction for a suite at a Giants or Jets game and a $10,000 raffle. It all kicks off at noon and ends at eight, plenty of time to enjoy the party for the guy who was the life of the party.

Vikings over Titans: Obama finally made good on his promise to unify the country — pretty much everyone, even his allies in the media, agrees he took a thorough 90-minute beating Wednesday night. However, in fairness to the Prez, he probably didn’t have much time to prepare with all of the important meetings he has had lately with such key world figures as the ladies of the The View, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Letterman and DJ Laz, aka The Pimp With The Limp.

Then there’s the John Kerry effect. After practicing against the long-faced lightweight, Obama must have figured: “Hell, if this is what I’m up against, I don’t even have to prepare. I can go out there and make stuff up and stare at my shoes with a bewildered look on my face.”

Bengals over Dolphins: So why did Obama spend half the night looking down as Romney hammered away at him? Some say he was checking his Blackberry for his upcoming tee-times, while others insist he kept looking for the controls to the teleprompter.

Sources say the President doesn’t understand why his rope-a-dope tactic didn’t work on Romney. Apparently, he didn’t realize the technique isn’t effective when it’s the dope who’s on the ropes.

Chiefs over Ravens: A clearly angry Chris Matthews lashed out at Obama during the post-debate wake on MSNBC, proving the old adage that hell hath no fury like a media lapdog who is no longer feeling the thrill up his leg.

Panthers over Seahawks: Bart Hubbuch, having taken the plunge into the basement after going 3-11-1 last week, is the only one in the Bettor’s Guide who knows how Obama felt after Wednesday night’s Mile-High mauling.

Bears over Jaguars: Just days after Katie Couric and Lardy GaGa came clean about their bouts with bulimia last week, Justin Bieber threw up on stage in Glendale, Ariz., and the U.S. Ryder Cup team gagged all over the grounds of Medinah Country Club. It’s all part of Puke-a-palooza 2012!

Patriots over Broncos: Phil Mickelson no doubt caused many Ryder Cup viewers to hurl in their living rooms when he was so eager to congratulate his opponent, Justin Rose, for his late-round heroics. Apparently, the basic “nice putt” wasn’t enough for Phil, who had to play to the cameras by clapping and giving a big thumb up as the US was going down.

49ers over Bills: A transgender named Ida Hammer from Queens (where else) has reached a settlement with an insurance company, which has agreed to pay for the old switcheroo. Had the parties been unable to agree, Ida could have moved to Massachusetts, killed someone, been given a life sentence and then had the state pay for removal of the old parts and installation of new, as per the order of U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf.

Chargers over Saints: So far it looks as if Sean Payton is the front-runner for Coach of the Year Award.

Jets over Texans: Larry Linemaker has given the Jets a significant head start, which should be enough if Rex can convince his wounded troops not to quit on national television.

Closing woofs from BarkingMut: Jets owner Woody Johnson, who’s publicly backing Mitt Romney, says 47 percent of his team is taking money for doing nothing … Regarding Santonio Holmes’ injury: The last time a foot gave Rex so many problems was when the public saw the YouTube video of Rex and his wife.

BEST BETS: Steelers, Bengals, Panthers

LAST NIGHT: Rams (W)

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