The Cleveland Browns won a coin flip this morning, giving them the right to select ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2007 NFL draft. Both clubs had identical records of 4-12 last year. The normal deciding factor determining draft order if both clubs have identical records, is opponents winning percentage, which just happened to be a tie as well. Tampa Bay GM Bruce Allen called heads and the coin landed tails, hasn’t Allen ever head the saying “tails never fails”?

Tampa Bay will now select 4th in the draft, while Cleveland gets to select 3rd via the coin toss win. Remember to visit Maddux sports for 2007 NFL draft coverage including mock drafts, team needs, and player rankings.

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This season the NFL has added a third matchup to its Thanksgiving slate of games.  Now all football fans are treated to 3 games spanning throughout the holiday, giving bettors a chance to have action while the family is in town.

First up for football fans is a 12:30 ET start as the Detroit Lions welcome the Miami Dolphins to the turf of Ford Field. The bookmakers have installed Miami as a 3-point favorite for this appetizer with the total sitting at 39, as ex-Lions QB Joey Harrington returns at the helm of the Dolphins. After a terrible start to the season – including six losses in their first seven games – Miami has reeled off three victories is a row and is making a run at a postseason berth.

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Even with the NHL dropping the puck on its regular season and day 2 of the MLB baseball playoffs underway, football still gets all the attention from the Maddux Sports Blog Today. While you are waiting for our winning NFL Picks to be finalized, check out the Sunday preview of the 49ers/Oakland game.

After the pounding San Francisco took last week at the hands of the Chiefs, the 49ers have the cure to get back on track with a visit from the lowly Oakland Raiders.

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It is Thursday and with the books opening up week 4 betting lines on Sunday night, we have had a chance to see some early line movement thus far. Professionals and semi-sharp bettors already have bet up a couple road favorites pushing the Indianapolis Colts to -9 (opened 7.5) against the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys to -9 ½ (opened -7) against the Tennessee Titans.

CRIS and Pinnacle opened up a couple other road favorites around the much important key number of 3 this week including the San Diego Chargers -2.5 over the Baltimore Ravens, the Cleveland Browns -3 against the Oakland Raiders and finally the Jacksonville Jaguars are 2.5 point favorites over the Skins.

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Fresh off a wallet stuffing 4-1 Sunday with our members nfl picks, Maddux Sports has released its Monday Night Football members pick and also a free preview of tonights game with a free play included below.

After being destroyed by the massive power of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Superdome will once again be reopen tonight to a sold out capacity of fired up Saint fanatics as the New Orleans Saints host their division rival Atlanta Falcons in the first game since Hurricane Katrina raveled the city.

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