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23 Oct 2012, 01:14pm by Brian Fremeau

ESPN: Similarity Scores for Top Teams

What is the likelihood of each BCS top-five team remaining undefeated, and which statistics may reveal their vulnerabilities down the stretch?

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20 comments, Last at 17 Apr 2013, 11:25pm by fred

18 Oct 2012, 10:49am by Aaron Schatz

ESPN Upset Watch: Ravens over Texans

ESPN Upset Watch is on a four-game winning streak, but just like last week I don't think the line in this game in particularly wrong. This is less about why the Ravens will topple the Texans, and more about how the Ravens offense can attack the Texans defense in order to overcome the injury issues that the Ravens have on their own defense and outscore Houston. Cover watch looks at the double-digit line on the biggest game of the week, Jets-Patriots. And how do we know it's the biggest game of the week? 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA BE. (These last three sentences are copyright 2012 Sal Paolantonio.)

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5 comments, Last at 22 May 2013, 4:42am by stuart

17 Oct 2012, 12:56pm by Danny Tuccitto

ESPN: Week 7 Fantasy Matchups

This week we look at kickers and fantasy defenses you should try to target or avoid for the stretch run, and recommend you start Ryan Fitzpatrick, Doug Martin, and Denarius Moore, among others.

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3 comments, Last at 22 May 2013, 5:44am by stuart

17 Oct 2012, 12:25pm by Brian Fremeau

ESPN: One-Loss Teams With A Chance

Which current one-loss teams might actually have a chance of running the table the rest of the way and sneaking back into the national championship picture?

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12 comments, Last at 24 May 2013, 6:03pm by Lottery Sam

16 Oct 2012, 01:02pm by Vince Verhei

ESPN: The Falcons' Potentially Fatal Flaws

Atlanta is 6-0, the last undefeated team, so they must be the best team in the NFL, right? We argue not, as the Falcons are a flawed team that can't run or stop the run, and has won close games over poor opponents.

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7 comments, Last at 03 Mar 2013, 2:02am by perruques

11 Oct 2012, 11:50am by Aaron Schatz

ESPN Upset Watch: Packers over Texans

Frankly, not a very good week for Upset Watch, with most lines at three points or less. No game really sticks out as a possible upset, but Green Bay-Houston comes closest because Green Bay really isn't playing like a 2-3 team. (Houston, however, is playing like a 5-0 team, which is why this wasn't the easiest week to pick an Upset Watch.) Cover Watch is Tennessee-Pittsburgh.

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9 comments, Last at 12 Oct 2012, 8:37am by Anonmouse

10 Oct 2012, 04:00pm by Danny Tuccitto

ESPN: Week 6 Fantasy Matchups

Recommended starts this week include Greg Little, Kevin Kolb, and Doug Martin.

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8 comments, Last at 17 Oct 2012, 11:49am by Anonymouse

09 Oct 2012, 04:26pm by Vince Verhei

ESPN: 49ers' Golden Ground Game

The San Francisco 49ers have put together an offense that's nearly on par with their dominant defense, and they've done it with an offensive line that is clearing space in the run game to a historic degree.

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4 comments, Last at 10 Oct 2012, 8:08am by Passing Through

09 Oct 2012, 12:48pm by Brian Fremeau

ESPN: Surviving A Tough Stretch

South Carolina, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Florida, and Mississippi State are in the midst of or about to face the toughest stretches in their regular season schedules. Who will survive?

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04 Oct 2012, 09:54am by Danny Tuccitto

ESPN Upset Watch: Dolphins over Bengals

A closer look shows that the 3-1 Bengals have gotten all the breaks, and the 1-3 Dolphins have not, but the two teams are relatively equal. Plus, Cover Watch looks at the return of Brady vs. Manning.

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1 comment, Last at 03 Apr 2013, 2:45am by Cathedralplumbing