Brownies can batter broken-down Ravens
Including the 1997-2014 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 523440 (54 percent) against the spread. SATURDAY Northwestern (+7¹/₂) over MICHIGAN: After Utah destroyed the Wolverines, Michigan “rebounded” at home, hobbling Oregon State, UNLV and BYU with 9 a.m. (PDT) kickoffs! Then, they capitalized on Maryland’s shortcomings. Undefeated Northwestern has stuffed Stanford and Duke, QB Clayton Thorson’s improving rapidly, this is Pat Fitzgerald’s best defense — and ’Cats have three years of agonizing fourth-quarter losses to avenge. Go, ’Cats, for one unit. SUNDAY Browns (+7) over
RAVENS: Fabled homefield advantage might yield shaky win, but covering this caliber of number’s unlikely since Ravens are running on fumes. After being handed a gift by Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh’s troops stumble on without Terrell Suggs (the soul of the defense) and Steve Smith (the spark of the offense). Josh McCown gets the ball to Travis Benjamin and Duke Johnson, the stout Brownie offensive and defensive lines do their jobs. Cleveland rocks, for one unit.
LAST WEEK: 2-0 SEASON: 9-2
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