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Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Prediction Game Preview

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the game on Sunday, December 11

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch, Sunday, December 11

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Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Minnesota Vikings (10-2), Detroit Lions (5-7)
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Why Minnesota Vikings Will Win

Oooooooh, the Lions are playing well with four wins over the last five games.

The win at the Giants was strong – the offense was almost perfectly balanced in that and the +3 turnover margin helped. Who else did they beat over the run? Green Bay, Chicago, and Jacksonville teams that should enjoy a nice long offseason, and too much is made out of the close fight with Buffalo – Thanksgiving games always skew things a tad.

Minnesota should be able to run at will on the Lion defensive front that’s been fine, but will give up over 100 yards. The offense isn’t turning it over enough to matter, and …

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Why Detroit Lions Will Win

Jared Goff is about to have a huge day.

He’s playing great lately with 220 yards or more in three over the last four games, the passing attack went off on the Vikings in the first meeting in the 28-24 loss back in Week 3, and it should all keep working against the worst pass defense in the NFL.

Teams keep throwing to try keeping up the pace, and everyone is successful with the last four offenses cranking up 300 passing yards. Minnesota has given up 297 passing yards or more in six of the last seven games, and …

What’s Going To Happen

Ground game, ground game, ground game.

Minnesota ran for 123 yards in the first meeting, and doing that again will settle things down in what should be a wild shootout.

Detroit got ripped up by Chicago’s running game, but it’s 0-7 against everyone else when allowing 107 rushing yards or more, and 4-0 when allowing fewer.

Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison will combine for 120 yards.

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Prediction, Line

Minnesota 27, Detroit 24
Line: Detroit -1.5, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Must See Rating: 3.5

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans Prediction Game Preview

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the game on Sunday, December 11

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Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8), Tennessee Titans (7-5)
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Why Jacksonville Jaguars Will Win

Tennessee games aren’t going to crank up the points.

It wants to try winning with Derrick Henry, a defense that stuffs everyone on key downs, and keeps the big plays through the air to a minimum. The team doesn’t take a lot of chances, and while that limits the turnovers, there aren’t a slew of home runs.

The Jaguars can score, but they’re at their best when they hang around and come through late. They should benefit from a Tennessee attack that can’t and won’t run away and hide with this, but …

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Why Tennessee Titans Will Win

Don’t make too much out of the two game losing streak.

The Titans played Cincinnati tough, and they couldn’t keep up with the best team in the NFL in the 35-10 loss to Philadelphia.

It’s going to be the defense that takes over in this.

Jacksonville’s offense is throwing well, but it hasn’t hit 100 yards on the ground in the last three games, and that’s not going to suddenly get better in Nashville. The Titans lead the NFL in fewest touchdowns allowed and are third overall against the run.

Tennessee has allowed over 100 rushing yards three times and is 1-5 when giving up more than 65 yards …

What’s Going To Happen

Jacksonville might push for 65 yards, but it’s going to be a fight to get the offense moving consistently. The offense and team are improving, but they’re not going to do much of anything on third downs and won’t be able to hold up in the second half.

Derrick Henry will have one of his best games in a while and the D will take care of the rest.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans Prediction, Line

Tennessee 24, Jacksonville 17
Line: Tennessee -3.5, o/u: 41.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans Must See Rating: 3

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Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction Game Preview

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the game on Sunday, December 11

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Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Baltimore Ravens (8-4), Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7)
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Why Baltimore Ravens Will Win

Can the defense and running game pick up the slack with Lamar Jackson out?

The Ravens won ugly against Denver last week thanks to a D that didn’t allow much of anything and an offense that came though when it absolutely had to. Pittsburgh won’t crank up 40 points on the board.

As long as this is kept low scoring, the Ravens will be in their comfort zone relying on third downs on both sides of the ball, clock control, and takeaways.

Pittsburgh is 0-6 when turning the ball over a least once and 5-1 when it doesn’t. However …

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Why Pittsburgh Steelers Will Win

It’s the same thing for the Ravens.

Without Jackson the margin for error is next to nothing. Coming up with takeaways hasn’t guaranteed anything for the Steelers. Baltimore isn’t above turning it over a few times – it gave it up twice or more five times this season – and probably won’t be able to get away with mistakes.

Defensively. Pittsburgh has bigger problems with the high-powered passing teams – that’s not Baltimore without Jackson. The defense has been terrific against the run and should be able to handle Baltimore’s midrange attack that relies on the tight ends.

What’s Going To Happen

Don’t expect a whole lot to happen. Both teams will have to take advantage of their opportunities, both defenses will shine, and neither one will run all that effectively.

The Baltimore defense, special teams, and toughness on third downs will be just enough.

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, Line

Baltimore 16, Pittsburgh 13
Line: Pittsburgh -1.5, o/u: 36.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers Must See Rating: 3

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers Prediction Game Preview

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the game on Sunday, December 11

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 4:25 ET
Venue: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6), San Francisco 49ers (8-4)
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Why Tampa Bay Buccaneers Will Win

Did the Buccaneers find something in that crazy late comeback to beat New Orleans on Monday night? Probably not – the passing game still doesn’t really work and the ground attack continues to be awful – but it’s still all there for the taking.

Atlanta is awful, Carolina is a disaster, and New Orleans has issues. It doesn’t matter how you get in, just get in, and Tampa Bay is rolling towards winning the NFL South and the playoffs. Tom Brady isn’t cranking up 300-yard passing games, but he’s carrying the offense, the defense has been wonderful and it all might just work against the banged up 49ers.

Now that the Bucs have full film on Brock Purdy, maybe …

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Why San Francisco 49ers Will Win

The former Iowa State quarterback was excellent in the win over Miami, and best of all he doesn’t have to do it all by himself.

It’s a simple formula. Get enough out of the running game and all of its parts to handle the work, throw for 200 yards, don’t turn the ball over, and let the No. 1 defense in football handle the rest.

The 49ers might have been torched by Kansas City a few weeks ago, but since then they won five straight and haven’t allowed more than 17 points.

8-1 when giving up 17 or fewer, they’re playing one of the perfect teams for their style. Tampa Bay has a good defense, but it doesn’t force takeaways. It has Tom Brady, but it’s about to be held to about 40 yards rushing. And …

What’s Going To Happen

The points aren’t going to be there for the Buccaneers.

Yeah, the win over New Orleans was great, but there were just three points on the board after 57 minutes for a reason. The San Francisco defense isn’t going to melt down in the final moments.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers Prediction, Line

San Francisco 23, Tampa Bay 16
Line: San Francisco -3.5, o/u: 37.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers Must See Rating: 4

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Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys Prediction Game Preview

Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the game on Sunday, December 11

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Houston Texans vs Dallas Cowboys How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Houston Texans (1-10-1), Dallas Cowboys (9-3)
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Why Houston Texans Will Win

How can the Texans possibly slow down the Cowboy machine?

The offense is struggling, but the defense hasn’t been bad on third downs and just enough takeaways are there to keep most games competitive.

The D held the Cleveland O out of the end zone last week, but the other side of the ball was the problem in the 27-14 loss.

There’s no hope without at least two takeaways and a decent day from Dameon Pierce and the ground game. Get physical right away, try controlling the clock, and …

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Why Dallas Cowboys Will Win

Yeah, Houston can’t keep up.

The league’s worst offense continues to play around with the quarterback situation, Pierce isn’t getting any room to move, and compounding the problems are lots and lots of turnovers – two or more in each of the last five games.

Dallas has been unstoppable on the ground over the last several weeks, with 150 yards or more in each of the last five games, the turnovers and mistakes are overcome with big plays in the passing game, and …

What’s Going To Happen

You think there’s going to be a letdown against the worst team in the NFL? Dallas isn’t going to take the battle of Texas lightly.

Last week Indianapolis got up 10-7 after the first quarter and was hanging around down 21-19 going into the fourth quarter. The 33-point Cowboy avalanche made things look disastrous, but this week the offense will get out to a hot enough start to not need all the big things late.

Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys Prediction, Line

Dallas 30, Houston 16
Line: Dallas -17.5, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys Must See Rating: 2.5

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New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Prediction Game Preview

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New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
How To Watch: CBS
Record: New York Jets (7-5), Buffalo Bills (9-3)
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Why New York Jets Will Win

The Jets continue to play some defense.

This isn’t a rock of a run defense, but the D held the Bills to 317 yards a few weeks ago in the 20-17 win – the fewest gained all year by Buffalo – forced two takeaways, and came up with the plays needed to hold on.

And unlike the first meeting, now it has a quarterback.

He’s wasn’t the second pick in the draft and he has the most bland name possible, but when Mike White plays, Mike White produces.

He stepped in and threw for 315 yards and three scores in the win over Chicago, and he came really, really close to pulling off the comeback in the loss to Minnesota with 369 yards. He’s not perfect, but if Buffalo’s O starts moving, the Jets have a better ability to keep up the pace this time around.

And …

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Why Buffalo Bills Will Win

Mike White is hardly a runner.

For all of the good things the Jets are doing, they have problems when they don’t get the ground game moving. They got 174 yards on the Bills the first time around, and they’re now 5-0 when getting to 120 yards and 7-1 when running for 90 yards or more.

The Bill defense has been a bit hit-or-miss against the run, but it’s better when the other side is throwing to try keeping up the pace. The Bills are now 7-1 when keeping teams to under 100 yards.

But even more than that, it’s about keeping the turnovers to a minimum. The offense is always going to work and crank up the production, but Josh Allen can’t close out drives with mistakes. Those got cleaned up over the last few weeks, and all has been right with the world with just two turnovers in the last three games.

The Jets are 0-2 when they don’t take the ball away and 4-4 when they don’t come up with multiple takeaways.

What’s Going To Happen

Both teams are feeling it.

Buffalo found its groove again, the Jets are playing fixing glitches with a pattern of following a loss with a win over rate last six weeks – it’s due to be on the winning side this week.

Can the Bills hold up on the offensive front? It’s being held together by tape and a few prayers, but the passing game will get going early, the defense will come up with two interceptions, and the redemption will come after the last loss.

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Prediction, Line

Buffalo 24, New York Jets 17
Line: Buffalo -10, o/u: 44
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Must See Rating: 4

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Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks Prediction Game Preview

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Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 4:25 ET
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Carolina Panthers (4-8), Seattle Seahawks (7-5)
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Why Carolina Panthers Will Win

Give this franchise credit for continuing to fight the good fight even after everything melted down.

Baker Mayfield is doing fun things for the Rams, Matt Rhule is getting paid by the University of Nebraska, and still the Panthers have a wild chance at making the playoffs with the team finding ways to win.

The offense might not be doing anything amazing, but Sam Darnold wasn’t bad in the win over Denver last week, the defense forced two takeaways, and now everyone is rested after a week off.

Seattle is having big problems against decent running games, getting off the field is an issue.

Carolina is 3-0 when running for over 170 yards, Seattle is 0-4 when allowing more than 171, and …

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Why Seattle Seahawks Will Win

Carolina can’t win on the road.

It’s been able to battle and ball in Charlotte, but it’s 0-5 on the road. It might be rested, but this is a long trip to deal with an offense that’s got enough of a passing game to keep up the pressure.

Geno Smith and the passing game have to take over with Kenneth Walker hurting, the defense will take the ball away twice – it has done that in every game but two – and there’s no margin for error here. Carolina needs everything to be perfect, and …

What’s Going To Happen

This should be more of a fight than it seems.

Carolina will keep feeding D’Onta Foreman over and over again, and Darnold should at least be competent. It’ll be enough to battle Seattle late, but three turnovers will make all the difference.

The defense won’t be able to hold up against a few big deep plays, and the Seahawks will stay alive in the playoff chase with the showdown against the 49ers next week.

Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks Prediction, Line

Seattle 26, Carolina 20
Line: Seattle -4, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks Must See Rating: 3

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Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Prediction Game Preview

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Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 4:05 ET
Venue: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Kansas City Chiefs (9-3), Denver Broncos (3-9)
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Why Kansas City Chiefs Will Win

Kansas City leads the NFL in scoring and yards, Denver is dead last in the league in scoring, and it’s not going to take much to put this away.

And the Chiefs aren’t all that bad defensively, either.

Denver is moving the ball okay at times, and it’s got the defense to keep the team in games, but it’s just not able to put the biscuit in the basket . It hasn’t been able to get to 17 points in any of the last four games and pushed past it just twice all season.

Kansas City only scored 17 once.

The Broncos aren’t converting on third downs, they’re miserable in the red zone, and the ground attack has stalled. However …

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Why Denver Broncos Will Win

The defense continues to hold up.

Denver lost the last four games and eight of the last nine, but the D only gave up more than 16 points just twice all year. The pass defense is holding up well, it’s great on third downs, and it should be able to keep Patrick Mahomes from getting into a groove with anything down the field.

On the other side, Russell Wilson might be getting hammered on left and right, but he’s improving his accuracy. After not being able to do much of anything for most of the season, he hit 77% of his passes in two of the last three games.

What’s Going To Happen

Denver will rise up at home and keep this close for about a half. The offense will actually click on a few drives, the defense will do its job, and then right at the end of the first 30 minutes …

Boom, boom, book. Patrick Mahomes will hit a few quick strikes to change the tone of the game, and then the points will flow. It’s not going to be an avalanche of scoring, but it’ll be more than Denver can do.

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Prediction, Line

Kansas City 27, Denver 16
Line: Kansas City -9.5, o/u: 43.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos Must See Rating: 3

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Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers Prediction Game Preview

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Miami Dolphins vs Los Angeles Chargers How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 11
Game Time: 8:20 ET
Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
How To Watch: NBC
Record: Miami Dolphins (8-4), Los Angeles Chargers (6-6)
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Why Miami Dolphins Will Win

This is how it was supposed to work.

When you have home run hitters like Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill in the receiving corps, and a quarterback with the upside of Tua Tagovailoa, the offense is going to come up with a lot of big play.

No one in the NFL comes up with more deep plays, and the Charger secondary is getting roasted too easily allowing 230 yards or more in three of the last four games – all losses.

The Dolphins might have struggled in a road loss to a strong San Francisco team, but the offense should pick it back up, there won’t be the four turnovers  like there were in Santa Clara, and the defense should be able to hold up against the Charger running game that’s the second-worst in the NFL.

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Why Los Angeles Chargers Will Win

Brock Purdy went off on the Dolphins.

The former Iowa State starter was good in college, but there’s a reason he was Mr. Irrelevant in the 2022 NFL Draft. He went off for 230 yards in San Francisco’s 33-17 win, and now it’s Justin Herbert’s turn to have some fun.

He finally got to 300 yards for the first time since the win over the Texans in early October, and he should be able to crank it all up again over a Miami secondary that’s been a little bit rocky against a slew of mediocre passing games.

However …

What’s Going To Happen

The Chargers are 1-5 when allowing 370 yards or more of total offense. Miami gets off the bus cranking out over 300 yards hitting 370 or more seven times.

Expect both quarterbacks to go off, both running games to be ignored, and Miami to get more out of its deep plays when needed late.

Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers Prediction, Line

Miami 30, Los Angeles 27
Line: Miami -3.5, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers Must See Rating: 4

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Army vs Navy Prediction Game Preview

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Army vs Navy How To Watch

Date: Saturday, December 10
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Army (5-6), Navy (4-7)
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Why Army Will Win

Both teams do the same thing, but Army does it better, at least on offense.

The Air Force version of the ground game is the strongest among the military academies, but Army’s isn’t all that far off as it stepped up over the second half of the season. It might not be quite as dominant as it’s been over the last few years, but it hit 300 yards in four of the last six games and 400 in two of those, winning them all.

It’s Army, it’s not going to wing it around the yard, but it leads the nation in yards per completion – hitting over 22 yards on the few a game it completes – and that might be just enough.

It’s Army-Navy. It’s going to be low scoring and it’s going to be close. That one play through the air against one of the nation’s worst pass defense might be enough.

However …

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Why Navy Will Win

Navy can hit the big play, too, and it’s much, much stronger and more consistent against the run.

The Midshipmen haven’t allow 100 yards rushing in any of the last four games, and it’s not like it’s done it against a slew of lightweights stuffing Notre Dame, Cincinnati, and UCF over the last three games.

Army doesn’t just have to run to win, it has to explode. It’s been able to get past 200 yards without a problem – that’s great for anyone else – but it needs to get to 320. It’s 5-1 when it does and 0-5 when it doesn’t.

Navy allowed 200 rushing yards in the 13-10 loss to Air Force, and that’s been about it. Houston ran well, and East Carolina and SMU had a few yards, but that’s been about it against the nation’s fourth-best run defense.

But of course …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s Army-Navy. Every Army-Navy game is close and low scoring, and it almost always defies any logic or analysis – a bad Navy team beat a great Army squad 17-13 last year.

2013 was the last time the game pushed past 38 points, and even then it was a 34-7 Army win. 2005 was the last time the two teams combined for 50.

It’s going to be low scoring, and as always it’s going to be as intense and fun as any game of the season. Navy’s defense will be a bit stronger, the offense will hold the ball a bit longer, and it’ll make it two in a row.

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Army vs Navy Prediction, Line

Navy 17, Army 13
Line: Navy -1.5, o/u: 32.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Army vs Navy Must See Rating (out of 5): 4

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