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Las Vegas - Bet that the folks at ESPN are THRILLED with this Monday Night matchup. May I suggest a flex and move the Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway, South Carolina, into this MNF slot. You'll see the Mountaineers from Appalachian State fighting the Mean Green from North Texas, and it's bound to be more competitive than Pitt/Cincy. Maybe. The MBB will be played at Brooks Stadium which is only 15 miles or so from the ocean, and would provide some fabulous background shots.

This is also a piece of history since it's the first-ever Myrtle Beach Bowl. So new it doesn't even have a sponsor. Might I suggest the actual Myrtle Beach Bowl, where they actually BOWL! And DRINK! The drink special this week is 'The Grinch,' which is a mixture of the house rum, Peach Schnapps, Blue Curacao (no idea), Orange Juice and Sierra Mist. And all for only $6 bucks. If you wanna go a little crazy, try 'The Scrooge,' which is made with Fireball Wisky, Jim Beam Peach and Cranberry Juice. Wanna hang around for New Year's Eve, gotcha covered. You can rent your OWN lane for $60 from 10pm - 1am. The $60 bones includes shoes for up to five people, a large one-topping pizza, a pitcher of soda and party favors. But, you MUST consume all alcohol by 11pm. House rules. Don't ask me why. Drop me a line if you need their phone number.

Oh yea, the NFL game, which probably will NOT be moved to a mid-afternoon start. My only question is, what has changed since week nine when Pittsburgh destroyed Cincinnati 36-10? Joe Burrow is GONE! Good news for the Steelers, not so much for the Bengals. The last three scores in this matchup have the Steel on top by an aggregate of 79-23, or 18.6 points per game. A little leery about laying TWO TDs so naturally, we take a drive to Prop City. Gonna bet quarter by quarter. Taking the Steelers to win the 1st Q at -3. If it's tied after one quarter, or Cincy is ahead, DOUBLE UP on the Steel at -4 points in the 2nd Q. If, since this IS 2020, the Bengals are ahead after three quarters, steal all your wife's jewelry, empty the kids college fund, cash in your IRA and bet your LUNGS on Pittsburgh -2.5 points to win the 4th Q!!!

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