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A second straight Cleveland Browns’ recreation is on nationwide tv, and one other Thursday recreation in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 19 was simply flexed out to the next Sunday. This scheduling weirdness actually makes you marvel in regards to the pondering means of TV executives.

Clearly, they can not know the Browns shall be 3-10 getting into Monday’s recreation on the Denver Broncos. However when the NFL stares on the entirety of the schedule earlier than publicly releasing it, you’d suppose somebody may say, “This staff has gained one playoff recreation in 25 seasons; do we actually need them aired nationally thrice in 29 days at this level of the season?”

LeBron, A.D. and the remainder of the Lakers shall be battling the Minnesota Timberwolves. Need to marvel how a lot vitality the Lakers will carry on the second facet of a street back-to-back.

Ranked groups are nowhere to be discovered on Monday’s school basketball slate, so let us take a look at that Ivy League staff (Yale) that produced an enormous March Insanity victory final season.

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS

The Broncos are 7-3 since dropping their first two video games of the season, and a victory in opposition to Cleveland will bolster their AFC wild-card hopes. Denver has a late-season bye after this contest and returns to host the Indianapolis Colts.

The Broncos scored effectively by drafting quarterback Bo Nix with the twelfth general choose, and he has thrown eight landing passes with out being picked off during the last three video games. Nix has helped change the notion of a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs because the 2015 season when Denver gained the Tremendous Bowl behind Peyton Manning.

Cleveland survived horrible climate to slay the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-19 on a Thursday evening in its final recreation and has carried out higher since Jameis Winston changed injured Deshaun Watson. Former Broncos wideout Jerry Jeudy, who was traded to Cleveland after 4 years within the Mile Excessive Metropolis, is salivating to play this recreation.

Cleveland star Myles Garrett had three sacks in opposition to Pittsburgh. However even one other nice effort from Garrett is not going to get the Browns a win this time.

Broncos -6 unfold, -115 (DraftKings)

LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

The Lakers dropped 4 of 5 video games earlier than posting a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday evening. Following was journey from Salt Lake Metropolis to Minnesota to face a staff that hasn’t performed since Friday because it enters the finale of a four-game homestand.

Anthony Davis had 33 factors and 11 rebounds and LeBron James contributed 27 factors and 14 assists in opposition to the Jazz. Austin Reaves (hip) was amongst 4 injured Lakers rotation gamers who missed the sport and depth figures to be an issue in opposition to Minnesota.

The Timberwolves had dropped 4 straight video games and 7 of 9 earlier than beating the Los Angeles Clippers 93-92 on Friday. Anthony Edwards scored 21 factors and has tallied not less than 20 in each recreation this season.

Edwards is simply 24-of-67 capturing (35.8) over the previous three video games, so effectivity is a matter. He had 27 factors on 10-of-25 capturing when the Timberwolves misplaced to the Lakers 110-103 in Los Angeles within the season opener for each groups on Oct. 22.

Timberwolves -6.5 unfold, -110 (DraftKings)

YALE AT RHODE ISLAND

One of many highlights of the primary spherical of final season’s NCAA Event was when John Poulakidas and Thirteenth-seeded Yale shot fourth-seeded Auburn out of the match with a 78-76 victory. No person cares that the Bulldogs have been obliterated by San Diego State within the second spherical, as a result of an Ivy League staff despatched residence a extremely seeded SEC staff.

Poulakidas made 6 of 9 3-point photographs and scored 28 factors to turn out to be a family identify—even when it does not roll off the tongue. He is averaging 20.6 factors this season with 30 treys in eight video games and a low outing of 18 factors.

Rhode Island definitely is aware of slowing down Yale’s long-range bomber is a should to notch a victory. The Rams have been stellar defensively, holding opponents to twenty-eight.3 % from behind the arc whereas permitting 69.4 factors per recreation.

Nevertheless, Rhode Island’s 7-0 begin is a mirage because the schedule is stuffed with softies. Appears to be like for Poulakidas and the Bulldogs at hand the Rams their first defeat.

Yale +4 objectives, -115 (DraftKings)