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New York Jets Nets vs Philadelphia Eagles Free NFL Picks: The New York Jets are just hours removed from playing their Week 3 preseason clash with the New York Giants. Now, Head Coach Rex Ryan and company have to get ready for the Philadelphia Eagles, who fly into town on Thursday night for the preseason finale.

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2011 Dallas Cowboys Free NFL Picks: Things did not go according to script for the Cowboys in 2010. In what was supposed to be a championship run that ended up with a victory in Super Bowl XLV in their home stadium, ended up as a total nightmare with a 1-6 start, a season-ending injury to quarterback Tony Romo, and a mid-season change at head coach.

Team owner Jerry Jones remains confident that everything is back in place for a return to the level of play his team put forth in the 2009 season when Dallas won the NFC East.

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Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints Free NFL Picks: Normally, NFL preseason games are relatively local in nature, but on Sunday night, for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the New Orleans Saints will take the lengthy road trip across the country to tango with the Oakland Raiders.

QB Drew Brees and the starting offense should see at least two quarters of action this week, if not more, as Head Coach Sean Payton tries to assess exactly what his team has to offer this year. However, injuries are definitely starting to mount up for this squad, something that proved to be a major problem in the regular season last year as well.

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Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons Free NFL Picks: The Atlanta Falcons roll into Heinz Field this Saturday night to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Week 3 preseason contest. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) and will be broadcast locally.

Atlanta lost to Miami 28-23 as a two-point home favorite in its first preseason game, but went on the road last Friday night and beat Jacksonville 15-13 as a three-point underdog. The total went over the 33-point line against the Dolphins, but stayed ‘under’ the 36.5-point line in Game 2.

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Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns Free NFL Picks: NFL betting action continues on Thursday night with a preseason clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns from Lincoln Financial Field in the City of Brotherly Love.

The Browns have had some major problems defensively here in the preseason, and those problems really reared their ugly heads this past week against the Detroit Lions. The Lions don’t have the greatest offense in the world, particularly once the starters head off the field, but that didn’t stop them from scoring 30 points against Cleveland in the Dawg Pound.

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Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox  Free Picks: The two best hitting teams in the Majors square-off tonight when the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers kick-off a four-game series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Game time is set for 8:05 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network.

Boston has only managed to win five of its last 10 games but it remains just a half a game in back of New York in the most heated division race in the Majors. The Red Sox are 77-49 overall; 38-24 at home and 39-25 on the road.

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New York Giants vs Chicago Bears Free NFL Picks: Monday Night Football picks are back here at Bang the Book, and we’re here with another great NFL betting showdown to preview in the preseason between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears.

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Seattle Seahawks vs Minnesota Vikings Free Football Picks: New faces will meet their old team on Saturday night at Qwest Field in NFL betting action, as we make our free football picks in the clash between the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks.

To say that the Vikings offense just couldn’t get anything going last week against the Tennessee Titans was a bit of an understatement. The offense accounted for just 248 total yards, and the offensive line had an absolutely abysmal game. The line gave up four sacks, and save for a 20 yard run by RB Lorenzo Booker, the running backs only averaged 2.81 yards per carry.

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Jacksonville Jaguars vs Atlanta Falcons Free NFL Picks: Last week, the Jacksonville Jaguars were embarrassed in NFL betting action. Today, we make our free NFL picks for Friday night’s duel at Ever Bank Field between the Jags and the Atlanta Falcons.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots Free NFL Picks: There might not have been two more impressive teams in Week 1 of NFL betting action in the preseason this year than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots. These two will face off at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday night at 7:30 ET to kick off Week 2.

2011 Free NFL Picks News Pittsburgh Steelers Team Preview and Prediction

Pittsburgh Steelers Free NFL Picks: The Pittsburgh Steelers somewhat unexpectedly won the AFC championship last year for the third time in the last six seasons. But the last couple of times Pittsburgh has played as the defending champs things haven’t gone too well.

Last year most sports books sent the Steelers off at right around 5/2 to win the AFC North and 10/1 to win the AFC, with a regular-season wins over/under of 8.5. Remember, QB Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for the first four games of the season. The Steelers then managed to start 3-1 with Charlie Batch and Dennis Dixon behind center, and finished 9-3 with Big Ben.

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Free NFL Picks News & Notes: Thursday night marks the official start of the NFL preseason with five games on the slate including a possible Super Bowl preview when Baltimore takes on the Eagles in Philadelphia. It remains to be seen how much more time the starters may see in this first round of games given all the preparation time that was lost this offseason due to the prolonged player lockout.

None the less,  this weekend will provide the first glance of all 32 teams in action which may provide at least some insight into how far along (or behind) each team is after the long layoff. You would have to expect to see a good deal of sloppy play during the first few weeks of the preseason, especially on offense where timing is such a crucial issue.

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Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 1 Free NFL Picks: On Friday night, two teams that are coming off of successful regular seasons from a year ago collide in NFL preseason betting action, as the Kansas City Chiefs play host to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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2011 Carolina Panthers Free NFL Picks Preview: Carolina Panthers (2-14 SU, 4-12 ATS, 4th Place in NFC South)

There weren’t many games last year that the Carolina Panthers were tremendously effective, as they were blown out of the water more often than not, as demonstrated by their four covers on the campaign. With some new blood in the water though, things could step in the right direction on Tobacco Road this year.

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2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Free NFL Picks Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6 SU, 10-5-1 ATS, 3rd Place in NFC South)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers really arrived a year beyond scheduled last year when they finished at 10-6 and right on the cusp of the postseason. It’s been a puzzling offseason though, which makes things very questionable for the Pirate Ship this season.

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2011 New Orleans Saints Free NFL Picks Preview: New Orleans Saints (11-5 SU, 7-9 ATS, 2nd Place in NFC South)

The New Orleans Saints were hoping to follow up their Super Bowl victory with another great run in the NFC South. Unfortunately for them, they weren’t able to beat out the Atlanta Falcons for the top spot in the division, and that sent them on the road in the first round of the playoffs.

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2011 Atlanta Falcons Free NFL Picks Preview: Atlanta Falcons (13-3 SU, 11-5 ATS, 1st Place in NFC South)

Last season, the Atlanta Falcons were able to get into the postseason as the top seed in the playoffs. Though they squandered their chance by losing in their first playoff game, the Falcons definitely proclaimed that they are here for the foreseeable future.

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2011 Tennessee Titans NFL Picks Preview: Tennessee Titans (6-10 SU, 8-8 ATS, 4th Place in AFC South)

The Tennessee Titans had a ton of turnover this past year, but there is a real question about whether that turnover is going to be creating a winning nature once again this year.

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2011 Jacksonville Jaguars Free NFL Picks Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8 SU, 9-7 ATS, 2nd Place in AFC South)

Head Coach Jack Del Rio is on the ropes this year with the Jacksonville Jaguars, as this might be a season in which he has to make the playoffs with a lot of question marks surrounding his team.

The Jags have a real problem at the quarterback position that has really existed since the days of QB Mark Brunell. They drafted QB Blaine Gabbert with their first round draft choice this year, but they still have the incumbent, QB David Garrard floating around. Garrard really has never had a fantastic season for Jacksonville, and it really only seems to be a matter of time until Gabbert takes over.

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2011 Indianapolis Colts Free NFL Picks Preview: Indianapolis Colts (10-6 SU, 8-7-1 ATS, 1st Place in AFC South)

The Colts are definitely going to have their work cut out for them if they want to win a third straight division title and to make the playoffs for a 10th straight season. There is a lot of stern competition in this division this season, and the rest of the AFC has seemed to take a heck of a lot of steps in the right direction revolving around stopping the Colts and the New England Patriots.