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DPD Bettors' Guide: Week 16 Santa's "Lock of Year" Edition

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 3:35 p.m. ET

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While betting on the Cleveland Browns is not the best of moves, there are other games to focus on in this week’s NFL Bettor’s Guide.

I was going to lead this column wise cracking about not getting any bites –not on NFL Ticket Exchange, Stub Hub or even Craigslist –for my two 40-yard-line seats to Saturday’s Browns-Chargers game. Instead, I donated them for use by Cleveland’s underprivileged kids.

As if they haven’t suffered enough…

So after a nice 3-1 Week 15 in which our ‘dogs Carolina and Tennessee proved outright winners (almost the Bears, too) — but before we give you our “If I Were Betting My 2016 Xmas Lock of the Year” — we’ll stick with some live underdogs:

Reformed Gambler Roger’s “Lock of the Year:” like Santa’s best gifts (or the close-out special at Best Buy) come not first thing in the day, but on Xmas Night:

Last week 3-1; Season Record 33-30-3.

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